yajvan
24 July 2007, 02:21 PM
Hari Om
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Namaste,
This post is a continuation of Nakshastra's, posted on HDF :http://www.hindudharmaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1736 (http://www.hindudharmaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1736)
Sarabhanga's contributions are of great value to this subject. Please consider reading these posts: http://www.hindudharmaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1746 (http://www.hindudharmaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1746) and http://www.hindudharmaforums.com/showpost.php?p=13845&postcount=2 (http://www.hindudharmaforums.com/showpost.php?p=13845&postcount=2)
If you wish to find your birth nakshatra, this site will assist you as long as you know your birth information:
http://www.prokerala.com/astrology/nakshatra-finder/index.php?Day=17&Month=7&Year=1952&Time=4&country=-6&type=1&ZHour=0&ZMin=6&LonDeg=&LonMin=
We continue the conversation…
Nakshatra or these moon constellations , some call asterisms, are owned by the moon. The moon, Chandra is the Karaka of the mind, emotions. Hence, it is important to note this. Vedic Jyotish uses Nakshatra's to explain more subtle things , the impulses of the mind , that directs our actions. We have a thought, some thoughts we act on some we do not. So these Nakshatra are tightly coupled with our mind, our actions, our direction in life.
It is key to remember that at the core of one's janma kundali (ones birth chart) the key drivers are the sun , the moon, and the Lagna. These , my teacher calls the tripod of life. The Luminaries are responsible for life as we know it. And the Lagna is the life-principle that arrives in you , in your 'ascending' to life. The Sun is the Natural Atmakaraka ,the King in ones chart, as Parashara muni points out.
The moon then is the Minister, the one the King depends on. This Minister is called the Amatyakaraka. We can see the role the moon plays, and how important the Nakshatra's are to ones life - the relationship of the mind, the body and all of creation. We will add more on this matter along the way.
This 28th Nakshatra - What is this?
We have discussed briefly that there are 27 Nakshatra based upon 27 days for the moon to transit the sidereal zodiac (Bha Chakra) if we take 360 degrees and divide it by 27 we arrive at 13° 20'. So each Nakshatra = 13° 20' of an arc.
Hold that thought because if we time the moon, it really takes 27.3229 days to complete one 360° trip. That is 27 days 7 3/4 hours. The Nakshatra is made of this = 13° 20' of an arc, yet we have an extra 7 3/4 hours to account for. This is done by the 28th Nakshatra called Abhijit.
Where does this 28th Nakshatra reside? It's in Uttarasadha Nakshatra. And where is that? It straddles Sagittarius and Capricorn. Abhijit takes up 4°14'13" of an arc in this Nakshatra. How would you see it? It is the famous star Vega.
What is it's significance here? Uttarashadha is of great import. The owners of this Nakshatra and space is the Vishadevas. It primary attribute is sattvic, and secondary is that of Moksha . It is the place in akasha, in space, that our whole solar system is moving to. Like that, we as human beings are moving from the individual to the universal. So is the impulses of the VisvaDeva's, who bring Universal qualities to the mind of beings.
Placing Abhijit there symbolizes the goal and purpose of the unfoldment of the human being. What would be the influence you would experience from this Nakshatra - both Abhijit and Uttarashadha? The urge to merge! To go from the individual to the Universal. There are the influences of Jupiter ( Guru) here as he owns the sign of Sagittarius. The influence may be of mantra shastra, japa, worship ( as Sun owns this 21st Nakshatra).
One will find lots of adjustments here. For now lets say there's lots of activities and influences from the Vishvadeva's, Sun, owner of the Nakshatra, Jupiter owner of the sign, and now enter Sani ( Saturn) owner of Capricorn where 3/4th's of this Nakshatra resides. Usually, Nakshatra's are not this complex, yet when we deal with where the whole solar system and us ( body, mind and spirit) are heading, it tends to increase the complexity of the field in question.
Keep one thing in mind - this direction of the Abhijit and Uttarashadha, is the unfoldment of the natives core being, it universality. It is of great interest to me that Ketu, the mokshakaraka, is considered at home in Sagittarius, and owns the nakshatra of Moola , the 19th Nakshatra. Being of moksha, he is right a home with the other impulses of universality.
pranams,
~~~~~
Namaste,
This post is a continuation of Nakshastra's, posted on HDF :http://www.hindudharmaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1736 (http://www.hindudharmaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1736)
Sarabhanga's contributions are of great value to this subject. Please consider reading these posts: http://www.hindudharmaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1746 (http://www.hindudharmaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1746) and http://www.hindudharmaforums.com/showpost.php?p=13845&postcount=2 (http://www.hindudharmaforums.com/showpost.php?p=13845&postcount=2)
If you wish to find your birth nakshatra, this site will assist you as long as you know your birth information:
http://www.prokerala.com/astrology/nakshatra-finder/index.php?Day=17&Month=7&Year=1952&Time=4&country=-6&type=1&ZHour=0&ZMin=6&LonDeg=&LonMin=
We continue the conversation…
Nakshatra or these moon constellations , some call asterisms, are owned by the moon. The moon, Chandra is the Karaka of the mind, emotions. Hence, it is important to note this. Vedic Jyotish uses Nakshatra's to explain more subtle things , the impulses of the mind , that directs our actions. We have a thought, some thoughts we act on some we do not. So these Nakshatra are tightly coupled with our mind, our actions, our direction in life.
It is key to remember that at the core of one's janma kundali (ones birth chart) the key drivers are the sun , the moon, and the Lagna. These , my teacher calls the tripod of life. The Luminaries are responsible for life as we know it. And the Lagna is the life-principle that arrives in you , in your 'ascending' to life. The Sun is the Natural Atmakaraka ,the King in ones chart, as Parashara muni points out.
The moon then is the Minister, the one the King depends on. This Minister is called the Amatyakaraka. We can see the role the moon plays, and how important the Nakshatra's are to ones life - the relationship of the mind, the body and all of creation. We will add more on this matter along the way.
This 28th Nakshatra - What is this?
We have discussed briefly that there are 27 Nakshatra based upon 27 days for the moon to transit the sidereal zodiac (Bha Chakra) if we take 360 degrees and divide it by 27 we arrive at 13° 20'. So each Nakshatra = 13° 20' of an arc.
Hold that thought because if we time the moon, it really takes 27.3229 days to complete one 360° trip. That is 27 days 7 3/4 hours. The Nakshatra is made of this = 13° 20' of an arc, yet we have an extra 7 3/4 hours to account for. This is done by the 28th Nakshatra called Abhijit.
Where does this 28th Nakshatra reside? It's in Uttarasadha Nakshatra. And where is that? It straddles Sagittarius and Capricorn. Abhijit takes up 4°14'13" of an arc in this Nakshatra. How would you see it? It is the famous star Vega.
What is it's significance here? Uttarashadha is of great import. The owners of this Nakshatra and space is the Vishadevas. It primary attribute is sattvic, and secondary is that of Moksha . It is the place in akasha, in space, that our whole solar system is moving to. Like that, we as human beings are moving from the individual to the universal. So is the impulses of the VisvaDeva's, who bring Universal qualities to the mind of beings.
Placing Abhijit there symbolizes the goal and purpose of the unfoldment of the human being. What would be the influence you would experience from this Nakshatra - both Abhijit and Uttarashadha? The urge to merge! To go from the individual to the Universal. There are the influences of Jupiter ( Guru) here as he owns the sign of Sagittarius. The influence may be of mantra shastra, japa, worship ( as Sun owns this 21st Nakshatra).
One will find lots of adjustments here. For now lets say there's lots of activities and influences from the Vishvadeva's, Sun, owner of the Nakshatra, Jupiter owner of the sign, and now enter Sani ( Saturn) owner of Capricorn where 3/4th's of this Nakshatra resides. Usually, Nakshatra's are not this complex, yet when we deal with where the whole solar system and us ( body, mind and spirit) are heading, it tends to increase the complexity of the field in question.
Keep one thing in mind - this direction of the Abhijit and Uttarashadha, is the unfoldment of the natives core being, it universality. It is of great interest to me that Ketu, the mokshakaraka, is considered at home in Sagittarius, and owns the nakshatra of Moola , the 19th Nakshatra. Being of moksha, he is right a home with the other impulses of universality.
pranams,