Astrology and Its Connection with Vedanta
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A ST R O LO GY A N D I T S CONNECTION WITH VEDANTA c; V E N KA T A m o, A cting T a luk Sheris tadar of ‘ Ra adru Bellar D isz riof y g, y , W PART I 51 E D I T I O 5 5 N . ( 100 0 C epies ) Printed b D V . KRI ST N A N C y , c . , A T T H E RA MA V I L A SA P R E SS , BE L L A R Y. 189 9 . A ll ri hts f s g e erved. E R R A T A . RE AD . 13 nifi i n fi P r efa c e be c al be e cial . 7 10 12th January to 12th A pril to 12th January 12th A pril . PRE FACE . Num erous pamphlets in E nglish o n H indu As tro n a n a ea e a e th e u a n s logy , h vi g pp r d of l t , p blic tio of thi Edi t ion seem s to be a superfluity and calls for a word o f n e xpl a ation. Almost all the w o rks extant tr eating abo ut Astro are m e ess v er ba tim ans a ns th e i logy , or or l , tr l tio of or gi ' n l T h student is as Sim to n e a sanskrit w orks . e ked ply ot down the m ethods of calculatio n without any explanations a s to what the various figures in the calculatio ns represent I nstances are no t a few in w hich an Astrologer h as been able to prepare calendars fo r a series o f years by m erely h e w orking o ut the formulae w itho ut him self knowing t n n n the b enificial m ea i g of an intercalary m o nth . O e of esu s the a an e o f e u a n h n as o ne o f r lt of dv c d c tio as bee , t h e eminent civilians presiding at a priz e distribution in a e e a e sa to m a e m en n u s t e in it es coll g l t ly id , k i q i i iv s b t en n s se . E glish students o f Astrology often com e in c o n tact with technical words and m ethods of calculation e ven when they take u p the most elem entary book s o n Astrology so m uch so that an elementary knowledge o f t he arrangem ent of the heavenly bodies and Astronomy is a bs u e essen ol t ly tial . V a u s s u en s e an a av a un a in rio t d t of V d t h e lso fo d , th t th e study of the creat ion of th e w orld and other m at ters c nne e w the n u e em n o ct d ith Hi d c r o ies a. knowledge of A s and s n m 1s ne essa h trology A tro o y c ry . T e obj ect of t s , w 1s m the fi s a s es i e e e hi book hich to for r t of eri , s th r for , c iefl e a h y, to giv brief description of the various t echni l c a ities w u in e e w o n and t e hich occ r v ry ork Astrology, h s p ns o f the ane s etc in as n u as o itio pl t , simple a la g age n e n a n possible avoidi g t ch ic l term s . I doing so the author d oes no t aim at any display of scholarly knowledge of e e n u s n m ith r Hi d A trology or Astro o y . A s a z ealous stu dent o f the subj ect for som e years having him self ex p er ienced great difficulties in understanding the subj ect he has en u e u sh the w n a es w a e v t r d to p bli follo i g p g ith hop , that they m ay serve as a guide to others sim ilarly circum stanced who m a a e a an the su e and t m , y h v f cy for bj ct ye ay have given Up its study for w ant of suitable books which h n I ea I explain t e tech icalities . f r m ay b e criticised as e n u n u a us in a em n at u a n w b i g d ly c llo tt pti g p blic tio , ith b ut a smattering knowledge in the language as w ell as th e subj ect b ut I close my preface with the following words of C ardinal Newm an which I hope will fully meet th e public criticism es m e as u n n is as a r n e has Whol o p blic opi io p i cipl , it in mm n w all n s um an ea m e e ns and co o ith thi g h , gr t i p rf ctio ' ” k n m m a esfm a y istakes . I f I am ch arged with b eing shallow o n the o ne p art o ff- an o n the e I m se ee a as us or h d oth r , if y lf f l th t f tidio n s at m o wn a em s I s a ns e m se w es y tt pt , h ll co ol y lf ith ‘ the reflectio n that life is no t long enough to do more than o ur es w a e e a m a b e a e who are e er b t, h t v r th t y th t th y v taking aim m ake no hits ; that they who never venture never gain that to b e ever safe is to be ever feeble and that to do som e substantial good is the compensation fo r m uch accidental p erfection . T he app earance of this book has been rendered prac ‘ i iana aram ticable only through the help of M . R . Ry . V j g K ristna Ro w Garu of Bellary and the author cannot thank him m u too ch . h T e A uthor . A ST R O L O GY A N D I T S C O N N E C T I O N V E D A N T A . W I T H . “ w . “ C H A PT E R 1 . d Astrology and A stronomy formed a favourite stu y n w e e th e sub of the H indus in ancient days . A k o l dg of u n e s an the a a Brahm am . j cet w as found essential to d r t d P r ams au a es the V ed It forms o ne of th e sixang or xili ri of and in a w h u a n w e e antic literature, f ct it o t k o l dg of n th e V e as es e a the A strology some portio of d , p ci lly n to as m a no t b e e un e s . Mantr , y corr ctly d r tood Accordi g ha n n 16 theED harm asastras ev ery individu al s to e ter i to m his n w n ene a stages of life commencing fro birth , k o g r l ” ’ r 35 56 0 0 0 0 the m s im ly as the Sho dasax Ka ma ) o t a portant of which are the Thread - m arriage or th e Upanay e n a e at n ese nam and Marriage . E v ry V edic Ma tr r l i g to th a m as na e en the a u n th e B a m an K r , y, v d ily abl tio s of r h a known as the Sa-ndhya has a reference to the constell s n s a s the una and S ar m ns th e ane , tio of t r , L r ol otio , pl t nd a u n n n w e e a lso to deities r li g the fiv e elem e ts . A k o l dg “ he of th ese is therefore necessary to correctly know t e n n s h s kn w m a i g of t e; Mantrams and it is to attain thi o ledge the H indus have recou rse to the Jyo thish a S astra and no t u oses u e no r u ses u si for p rp of l cr , for p rpo of c rio ty 2 T he ' V e an a n e asses .