tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34425553396677705892024-03-19T12:41:00.259+05:30Jayasree SaranathanThis blog aims at bringing out the past glory and history of India, Hinduism and its forgotten values and wisdom. This is not copyrighted so as to reach genuine seekers of these information. Its my prayer that only genuine seekers - and not vandals & plagiarists - come to this site.Jayasree Saranathan http://www.blogger.com/profile/01048252011566427834noreply@blogger.comBlogger2179125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post-18292423457933828392024-03-16T18:00:00.002+05:302024-03-16T18:00:00.131+05:30What happened to Krishna's descendants after destruction of Dwarka (my talk in Satyameva Jayate)<p><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Part -2: </span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">What happened to the survivors of the Dwaraka- flood after the Vrishnis killed each other? The brief account of it given in the Epilogue of my book 'Mahabharata 3136 BCE' is narrated with additional inputs in the 2nd part of the Dwaraka series released by</span><span class="white-space-pre" color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: pre;"> #SatyamevaJayate </span></p><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><a class="app-aware-link" data-test-app-aware-link="" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=satyamevajayate&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7173679215861518336" style="background-color: var(--artdeco-reset-link-background-color-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); font-weight: var(--font-weight-bold); line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); overflow-wrap: normal; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); position: relative; text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none); touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); word-break: normal;"><span class="visually-hidden" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(0px, 0px, 0px, 0px); display: block; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); height: 1px; line-height: inherit; margin: -1px; outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; text-wrap: nowrap; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); width: 1px;">hashta<span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"></span></span></a><a class="app-aware-link" data-test-app-aware-link="" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=satyamevajayate&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7173679215861518336" style="background-color: var(--artdeco-reset-link-background-color-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); font-weight: var(--font-weight-bold); line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); overflow-wrap: normal; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); position: relative; text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none); touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); word-break: normal;"><span style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><span aria-hidden="true" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">#</span>SatyamevaJayate</span></a></span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)">.</span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">The video begins with a description of the route taken by Arjuna leading the survivors of the flood to safe regions, as given in the MB. Satyaki-clan was settled on the banks of Saraswati and Kritavarman-s in Mehgrah. The Sindhu region was with the descendants of Jayadratha. I go on to show how the date matches with Early Harappan. The settlements along the Saraswati appear only during the Early Harappan coinciding with MB description of settling Dwaraka survivors in the same region. By 1300 BCE settlers dispersed. Development of Bet Dwaraka coincided with it.</span><span class="white-space-pre" color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: pre;"> </span><div><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><span style="white-space: pre;"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit;" /></span></span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">A group of the later-day descendants of Dwaraka survivors (Satyaki- clan) moved from the Saraswati region to TN. They must have set up the Parthasarathy temple in Triplicane because that is the only temple having Satyaki in the Garbhagriha. The Utsva murti was made and worshiped by Vyasa as per the Sthala purana.</span><span class="white-space-pre" color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: pre;"> </span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit;" /></span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">That the Harappan was peopled with the post- Mahabharata people is reinforced by the fact that all the top animal symbols in Harappan seals were the emblems of the losers of the MB war. Horse symbol is missing in the Harappan seals because no king of Bharat of those days had horse as his insignia. I also show how the Varaha symbol of the Harappan was seen among various dynasties including the Vijayanagara kings, bull by Pallavas who descended from Aswatthama and Nakula's Sarabha is seen in Gandaberunda of Mysore kings (now state symbol of Karnataka), but also found in Mesopotamia and beyond.</span><span class="white-space-pre" color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: pre;"> </span></div><div><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><span style="white-space: pre;"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit;" /></span></span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">2 migrations of Krishna clan: 1st from Mathura to Dwaraka and then to Harappan after Krishna left in 3101 BCE. 2nd to Bet Dwaraka and S. India at the decline of the Harappan around 1500 BCE. Almost all the excavations in TN are of these migrants. Eg: Vajra in Porunthal potsherd is the name of Krishna's great grandson. The migrants were 18 kings related to Krishna, 18 sections of Velirs & Aruvalar as per Tamil sources. Their presence seen from Maharashtra to down south in 3 States. Till 1000 years ago they remembered their origins. Today merged with others. For details watch</span></div><div><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DsMEkYni3Fg" width="320" youtube-src-id="DsMEkYni3Fg"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div>Jayasree Saranathan http://www.blogger.com/profile/01048252011566427834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post-17388510558565747052024-03-15T22:07:00.001+05:302024-03-15T22:07:08.403+05:30Where was Krishna's Dwaraka (My talk in Satyameva Jayate clubhouse) <p> <span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Part 1 of my talk on the location of Krishna's Dwaraka. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">At first, I am discussing the feasibility of Bet Dwaraka in the Kutch region and the marine excavations in the Cambay region for being Krishna's Dwaraka. They don't match with Krishna's date of leaving the world in 3101 BCE. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Then I start finding its location from the details given in Harivamsa. Dwaraka was an island off the coast of Prabhas, i.e., Somnath. The nimitta-s noticed before the Dwaraka flood are discussed to know the nature of the calamity that befell on Dwaraka. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The last moments of the Vrishni-s and the nature of 'grass' that was used to kill each other are also analysed. The causes for the sinking of Dwaraka are traced to the submarine slide called '</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: red;">Nataraja slide</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">' happening for ages in that region. The prospects of locating the lost Dwaraka also discussed. There was a question - answer session at the end.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vutKkImBcYA" width="320" youtube-src-id="vutKkImBcYA"></iframe></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><p></p>Jayasree Saranathan http://www.blogger.com/profile/01048252011566427834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post-43498106774023785032024-03-13T23:33:00.008+05:302024-03-14T22:56:36.933+05:30List of my books published so far.. (looking for sellers)<p>Here is the list of my books published so far. </p><p>1. Mahabharata 3136 BCE (English)- <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://jayasreesaranathan.blogspot.com/2021/11/published-my-new-book-mahabharata-3136.html&source=gmail&ust=1710437867675000&usg=AOvVaw214Khn2QIpvPK0lDRB2VbV" href="https://jayasreesaranathan.blogspot.com/2021/11/published-my-new-book-mahabharata-3136.html" style="color: #4285f4; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">https://jayasreesaranathan.<wbr></wbr>blogspot.com/2021/11/<wbr></wbr>published-my-new-book-<wbr></wbr>mahabharata-3136.html</a> (Rs. 450)</p><div>2. Ramanuja Itihasa (English)- <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://jayasreesaranathan.blogspot.com/2022/04/chapter-wise-content-of-my-new-book.html&source=gmail&ust=1710437867675000&usg=AOvVaw3WVNVlOOkELhA_NGxSRAql" href="https://jayasreesaranathan.blogspot.com/2022/04/chapter-wise-content-of-my-new-book.html" style="color: #4285f4; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">https://jayasreesaranathan.<wbr></wbr>blogspot.com/2022/04/chapter-<wbr></wbr>wise-content-of-my-new-book.<wbr></wbr>html</a> (Rs. 400)</div><div><br /></div><div>3. Ramanuja Itihasa (Tamil) - Rs. 380</div><div><br /></div><div>4. 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(My talk in Twitter Spaces)<p>Should we in India need a special day for women, namely, the <span style="color: red;">International Women's day</span>? </p><p>This question might sound provocative, particularly after I received a citation honouring me on the Women's Day. I am very much agreeable to honoring the hard work and contribution of any one - irrespective of being a woman or man. But thinking of the underlying concept of the International Women's Day, I have certain reservations.</p><p>The International Women's Day was adopted by the UN sometime in the 80s with specific goals such as gender equality, reproductive rights and to stop violence and abuse against women. While I am in complete agreement with the last two, the idea of gender equality is misleading. Man and woman are unique in their own ways and cannot be made equal to each other. By gender equality, the woman is made to do works that men do, in addition to the works that she alone can do as a woman. The woman is brainwashed to think that she can be a Super Woman and a Super Mom which in reality increases the burden on her. </p><p>The Women's day was conceived in the western society where women were not treated well. They lacked the voting right even in places like Switzerland until 1971. In India, women were worshiped as Goddesses for any kind of prosperity. Moreover, if we monetise the work they do as mothers and home-makers, that runs into trillions of dollars. They are responsible for creating the future generations of the country. </p><p>With such thoughts in my mind I suggested a title, 'Should we need to celebrate the Women's Day?' when I was invited to be the guest speaker in Twitter Spaces on the evening of 10th March, 2024. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6IrV23RigRHCTl9Q9T1ejUpk8sruiBg146olpuLeBiR3v0hhwuxDD4mF-4uIxiK7yyMxa1_PKcJRItzpmVwqKr-_Z6q9UgrsL7usjT3p3jco2g4J6AyZgRoFnm1kSpkLkQVGxwQMdOsTAeGPUu0tTswHC3efJh2-CMCgEWkzSR4S7-l3PC5yyplBQjfo/s1415/Women's%20day%20Spaces.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1415" data-original-width="1073" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6IrV23RigRHCTl9Q9T1ejUpk8sruiBg146olpuLeBiR3v0hhwuxDD4mF-4uIxiK7yyMxa1_PKcJRItzpmVwqKr-_Z6q9UgrsL7usjT3p3jco2g4J6AyZgRoFnm1kSpkLkQVGxwQMdOsTAeGPUu0tTswHC3efJh2-CMCgEWkzSR4S7-l3PC5yyplBQjfo/s320/Women's%20day%20Spaces.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><p>Many women and men joined the discussion. <b>Smt. Uma Anandan,</b> the BJP councilor of T. Nagar constituency also joined towards the end of the discussion. Interestingly, none voiced against this view given by me. All those who participated talked along with the same lines as mine. The recorded version of the session can be accessed here: </p><p><a href=" https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1PlKQDkVONkxE?s=20" target="_blank"> https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1PlKQDkVONkxE?s=20</a><br /></p><p><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: red;">Related article:</span></p><p><a href="https://jayasreesaranathan.blogspot.com/2016/09/housewives-worth-trillion-dollars-says.html" target="_blank">Housewives worth a trillion dollars - by Prof. R. Vaidhyanathan </a><br /></p>Jayasree Saranathan http://www.blogger.com/profile/01048252011566427834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post-27096547776376727362024-03-09T22:39:00.010+05:302024-03-09T22:39:56.169+05:30 ஆழ்வார்கள் வாக்கில் செங்கோல்<p><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">பரம
காருணிகனான ஸர்வேச்வரன், மாந்தர் எவ்வாறு நடந்து கொள்ள வேண்டும், என்ன செய்ய வேண்டும்
என்பது போன்ற பல விஷயங்களையும் அறிவிக்க சாஸ்திரங்களை ஸ்ருஷ்டித்து, அவற்றின்படி நடக்க
வேண்டும் என்ற ஆஜ்</span><a name="_Hlk136977748" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">ஞை</a><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">யையும் பிறப்பித்துள்ளான். அந்த ஆஜ்ஞையின்
உருவகமே செங்கோல்!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">செங்கோல்
குறித்து பலவிதமாகக் கேள்விப்படும் இந்தக் காலக்கட்டத்தில், அதிலும், மன்னர்தம் கையில்
மாண்புடன் இருக்கும் செங்கோல், மக்களாட்சிக்கு எதற்கு என்றும் மக்கள் கேட்கும் இந்த
நேரத்தில் நாம் நினைவு கூர்வது நீள்மதிள் அரங்கத்தாமானின் கையில் இருக்கும் நீண்ட செங்கோல்தான்.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">ஆள்பவன்
எவனோ அவன் தண்டதாரியாக இருக்க வேண்டும் என்று பீஷ்மர், பாண்டவர்களிடம் சொல்வார். பிரபஞ்சத்தையே
ஆளும் பகவான் கையில் செங்கோல் இருப்பது மிகவும் பொருத்தமானது. அதையே தர்ம-தண்டம் என்று
பீஷ்மர் பலவிதமாக விவரித்துள்ளார். திருவள்ளுவனாரும் அந்தணர் நூற்கும் அறத்திற்கும்
ஆதியாய் நிற்பது மன்னவன் செங்கோல் என்கிறார். எனில் அமரருக்கும் மன்னனான ஆதிபிரான்
ஏந்தியிருக்கும் செங்கோலின் பெருமையை என்னென்று சொல்வது? அப்படிப்பட்ட செங்கோலைப் பற்றி
ஆழ்வார்கள் எங்கேனும் சொல்லியிருக்கிறார்களா என்ற ஆர்வம் எழுவது இயற்கைதான். அவ்வாறு
தேடும் போது, பன்னிரண்டு இடங்களில் செங்கோல் பற்றின விவரம் கிடைக்கிறது.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">ஆண்டாள்
கண்ட செங்கோல்<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">திருவரங்கத்துச்
செல்வன் வரவை எதிர்பார்த்துக் காத்திருக்கும் ஆண்டாள் நாச்சியார், அவன் கையில் சங்கு,
சக்கரம் ஆகியவற்றுடன் செங்கோலும் இருக்கிறது. அவற்றுடன் பிரிவாற்றாமையால் கழன்ற தனது
கை வளையும் அல்லவோ இருக்கிறது என்று அரற்றும் போது, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">“<b>செங்கோலு</b>டைய
திருவரங்கச் செல்வனார் <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">எம்கோல்
வளையால் இடை தீர்வர் ஆகாதே?”</span></i><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> (நாச்-திரு: 11-3)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">என்கிறாள்.
தன் வளையல் கழலும் அளவுக்கு பிரிவாற்றாமை என்னும் நோயைக் கண்ணன் கொடுத்தால், அவன் செங்கோல்
சிறந்தது என்று சொல்லவா முடியும்? இதையே நம்மாழ்வார், திருவிருத்தத்தில் 25 -ஆவது பாசுரத்தில்,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">“எம்
கோல் வளை முதலா கண்ணன் மண்ணும் விண்ணும் அளிக்கும்<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">செங்கோல்</span></b><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> வளைவு விளைவிக்குமால்”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">என்கிறார்.
தலைவியின் துயரத்தைப் பற்றிப் பேசும் இடத்தில், நியாயம் தவறாமல் இருக்க வேண்டிய செங்கோல்,
பகவானின் திருத்துழாயின் தண்மையை எதிர் நோக்கியிருந்த தலைவிக்குக் குளிர் காற்றுக்குப்
பதிலாக உஷ்ணக் காற்றடித்து, தலைவியைக் கண்ணீர் விடச் செய்தது. அதனால் அவளது நிறமே மாறி
விட்டது என்கிறார். இதைச் சொல்லும் போது, செங்கோலை நினைவுபடுத்துகிறார் நம்மாழ்வார்.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">“பனிப்பு
இயல்வாக உடைய தண் வாடை இக்காலம் இவ் ஊர்ப்<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">பனிப்பு
இயல்பு எல்லாம் தவிர்ந்து எரி விசும் அம் தண்ணம் துழாய்ப்<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">பனிப்புயல்
சோரும் தடங்கண்ணி மாமைத் திறத்துக்கொலாம்<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">பனிப்புயல்
வண்ணன் <b>செங்கோல்</b> ஒருநான்று தடாவியதே</span></i><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">” (திருவிருத்தம்: 5)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">பக்தைக்கு
அருள் பாலிக்காமல் நோகடித்த பனிப்புயல் வண்ணனான மேக வர்ணக் கண்ணனது செங்கோல் வளைந்தது.
தவறிழத்தவர்களைத் தண்டிக்கும் போது செங்கோல் நிமிர்கிறது. ஆனால் அன்பனாய்த் தன்னை அடைந்தவரை
அரவணைக்காதபோது அவன் செங்கோல் வளைகிறது. ஆனால் அப்படி அவன் வளையவிட மாட்டான் என்பதுதான்
இங்கு உள்ளிடைப் பொருளாகக் காட்டுவது. என்றுமே அவன் செங்கோல் வளையாதது.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">இந்த
மூன்று இடங்களைத் தவிர பிற இடங்களில், மன்னர்தம் செங்கோலாகவும், வேறுவிதமாகவும் அருளிச்
செயல் காட்டுகிறது. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">செங்கோலும்,
மன்னர் நீதியும்<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">நான்காவதாக
நாம் காட்டும் செங்கோல், பரமேஸ்வர விண்ணகரம் பணிந்த, பல்லவர் கோன் ஏந்தின செங்கோலாகும்.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">வெண்
குடை நீழல் <b>செங்கோல்</b> நடப்ப<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>விடை வெல் கொடி வேல்-படை முன் உயர்த்த<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">பண்பு
உடைப் பல்லவர்-கோன் பணிந்த<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>பரமேச்சுரவிண்ணகரம்-அதுவே</span></i><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">(பெரிய
திருமொழி: 2-9-6)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">செங்கோல்
ஏந்தினாலும், மண்ணுலகாளும் மன்னன், பரமேஸ்வரன் முன் பணிவான். <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">ஐந்தாவதாக
நாம் பார்க்க இருப்பது, கண்ணன் தூது சென்றபோது துரியோதனாதியர் செங்கோலோச்சி வீற்றிருந்த
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>தகைமையைத் திருமங்கையாழ்வார் சொன்ன பாங்கு.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">“<i>போது
ஆர் தாமரையாள் புலவி குல வானவர்-தம்<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">கோதா
கோது இல் <b>செங்கோல்</b> குடை மன்னர் இடை நடந்த<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">தூதா
தூ மொழியாய் சுடர்போல் என் மனத்து இருந்த<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">வேதா
நின் அடைந்தேன்-திருவிண்ணகர் மேயவனே</span></i><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">(பெரிய
திருமொழி: 6-2-9)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">குற்றமில்லாத
செங்கோலுடைய மன்னர் என்று துரியோதனாதியரைச் சொன்னது, கண்ணனது தூதுச் செய்திக்கு நியாயமான
பதில் கிடைக்கும் என்ற எதிர்பார்ப்பில்தான். <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">ஆறாவதாக
நாம் பார்க்க இருப்பதும் செங்கோல் ஏந்திய அரசன் ஒருவன், இறைவன் தாள் பணிந்தான் என்பதே.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">“<b>செங்கோல்</b>
வலவன் தாள் பணிந்து ஏத்தித் திகழும் ஊர்-<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">நம்
கோன் நறையூர்-நாம் தொழுதும் எழு நெஞ்சமே</span></i><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">(பெரிய
திருமொழி: 6-4-3)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">நீதி
வழுவா அரசனும், எல்லோருக்கும் நீதிமானான ஸர்வேஸ்வரனைப் பணிவன் என்பதைக் காட்டும் வண்ணம்,
செங்கோல் தரித்தமை காட்டப்பட்டுள்ளது. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">இனி
நாம் காட்டும் விவரங்கள் எல்லாம் திருவிருத்தத்தில் காணப்படுவன. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">திருவிருத்தத்தில்
செங்கோல்<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">‘தடாவிய
அம்பும்’ எனத்தொடங்கும் 6-ஆவது பாசுரத்தில், ‘<i>மதன <b>செங்கோல்</b>’</i> என்று சொல்லப்பட்டுள்ளது.
மதன செங்கோல் என்றால் காமதேவனாகிய மன்மதனுடைய <a name="_Hlk136977783">ஆஜ்ஞை</a> என்று
அர்த்தம். செங்கோல் என்பது ஆஜ்ஞையைக் காட்டுவது என்றே உரையாசிரியர்கள் கூறியுள்ளார்கள்.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">யார்</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">ஆஜ்<a name="_Hlk136978897">ஞை</a> செய்கிறார்களோ அவர்கள்
செங்கோல் ஆள்வதாகக் கொள்ளவேண்டும் என்பதைத் திருவிருத்தம் 13-ஆவது பாடலில் காண்கிறோம்.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">“தனி
வளர் <b>செங்கோல்</b> நடாவு தழல் வாய் அரசு அவிய<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">பனி
வளர் <b>செங்கோல்</b> இருள் வீற்றிருந்து பார் முழுதும்</span></i><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">வெப்பத்தைப்
பரப்பும் சூரியன் பகலில் செங்கோல் ஓச்சுகிறான். குளுமையைப் பரப்பும் இருள் இரவில் செங்கோல்
ஓச்சுகிறான். <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">திருவிருத்தம்
33- ஆவது பாசுரத்தில் சுவாரசியமான ஒரு விவரம் வருகிறது. அருள் தரும் திருச் சக்கரத்தால்
ஆகாயத்தையும், பூமியையும், அந்தகாரமான அஜ்ஞானம் என்னும் இருளையும், பாவங்களையும் கெடச்
செய்யும் செங்கோல் எங்கிறார் ஆழ்வார்.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">“<i>அருள்
ஆர் திருச் சக்கரத்தால் அகல் விசும்பும் நிலனும்<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">இருள்
ஆர் வினை கெட <b>செங்கோல்</b> நடாவுதிர்</span></i><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">சக்கரத்தையும்
செங்கோலையும் சேர்த்துச் சொல்லவே, செங்கோலின் அமைப்பில் சக்கரம் இடம்பெற்றிருக்குமோ
என்னும் எண்ணம் வருகிறது. இறைவனது ஆணையின் வெளிப்பாடாகத் திகழும் செங்கோலில், அவனது
ஆணையைச் செய்யும் திருச் சக்கரம் உச்சியில் வீற்றிருப்பது பொருத்தமே.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">திருவிருத்தப்பா
77-இல் செங்கோல் என்ற சொல் சூரியனது ஆஜ்ஞை என்ற பொருளில் வருகிறது.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">“<i>திங்கள்
அம் பிள்ளை புலம்ப தன் <b>செங்கோல்</b> அரசு பட்ட<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">செங்
களம் பற்றி நின்று</span></i><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">திங்கள்
என்னும் சந்திரன் புலம்பும் வண்ணம் சூரியன் தன் செங்கோல் ஓச்சினது என்று இந்தப் பாசுரம்
கூறுகிறது. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">அடுத்து
80-ஆவது பாசுரத்தில், செங்கோல் கொண்டு அரசாளும் மன்னர் சிலகாலம் கழித்து மறைவர், சூரியன்
மறைவது போல என்கிறார் நம்மாழ்வார். <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">“சீர்
அரசு ஆண்டு தன் <b>செங்கோல்</b> சில நாள் செலீஇக் கழிந்த<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">பார்
அரசு ஒத்து மறைந்தது நாயிறு</span></i><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">என்றுமே
அழியாத செங்கோல் பகவானது செங்கோல்தான்.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">அந்த
எண்ணம்தான் மன்னராட்சியிலும், மக்களாட்சியிலும் ஓங்கி இருக்க வேண்டும். சூரியன் மறைந்து,
தோன்றுவதைப் போல, மக்களை ஆள்பவர்களும், மறைந்தும், மாறிக் கொண்டும் இருப்பர். ஆனால்
மாறாமல் இருப்பது சர்வேஸ்வரனுடைய செங்கோல். எங்கு, யாருக்கு, எதை, எப்படித் தருவது
என்பது அவனது செங்கோலுக்கு மட்டுமே தெரியும். 25-ஆவது திருவிருத்தப்பாவில் சொல்வது
போல குளுமையைத் தராமல் உஷ்ணத்தைத் தந்தாலும், எதற்கு நாம் தகுதியோ அதைத்தான் பகவான்
தருவான் என்பதை ஆழ்வார் நமக்குக் காட்டுகிறார். <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">வ்ருஷபம்
என்னும் தர்ம தேவதை <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">அந்தச்
செங்கோல் சக்கராயுதம் போல நீதி தவறாதது. அது ஒரு வ்ருஷபத்தைக் கொண்டிருக்கலாமோ என்று
கேட்பின், பாகவத புராணத்தில் பரீக்ஷித் மஹாராஜா தர்ம தேவதையின் உருவில் இருந்த வ்ருஷபத்துடன்
உரையாடினதை நினைவிற்குக் கொண்டு வருவோம். தர்ம தேவதை வ்ருஷபத்தின் உருவில் நான்கு கால்களில்
நிற்கக்கூடியது. ஆனால் கலி யுகத்தில் மூன்று கால்கள் அடிபட்டுப் போய்விட்டன. அடிபட்டு
விழுந்த வ்ருஷபம் எழுந்து நிற்க பரீக்ஷித் தர்மத்தை நிலைநாட்டினான். அதைத்தான் எக்காலத்திலும்
ஆள்வோரும், மக்களும் கடைபிடிக்க வேண்டும். அதுவே தெய்வத்தின் ஆஜ்ஞை என்பதே செங்கோல்
பற்றி ஆழ்வார்கள் காட்டும் கருத்தாகும். <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Jayasree Saranathan http://www.blogger.com/profile/01048252011566427834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post-12982654993238465692024-03-09T22:30:00.005+05:302024-03-09T22:30:28.717+05:30இராமாயண காலத்தை அறுதியிடும் தொல்லியல் சான்று<p> My article in Geethacharyan in January, 2024 issue</p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">பக்தர்கள் அனைவரும்
வணங்குவதற்கு வழி செய்யும் விதமாக, ஸாகேதபுரி எனப்படும் அயோத்தி மாநகரில் ஸ்ரீராமசந்த்ர
பிரபுவின் ஜன்மஸ்தானத்தில் கோயில் அமைக்கப்படும் இந்தத் தருணத்தில், அங்குதான் இராமர்
பிறந்தார் என்று உறுதியாகச் சொல்வதற்கு ஏதுவாகத் தொல்லியல் சான்றுகள் இல்லை என்பதுதான்
உண்மை என்பது சற்று உறுத்தலாக இருக்கிறது. ஆழ்வார்கள் மங்களாசஸனம் செய்வித்த இராமர்
இருந்த இடமா அது என்பதற்கும் எந்த ஆதாரமும் இல்லை; ஏனெனில் அயோத்தி முழுவதுமே நூற்றுக்
கணக்கில் இராமர் கோயில்கள் உள்ளன. இவற்றுள் எது அவர் ஜனனம் எடுத்த இடம் என்பதில் அபிப்பிராய
பேதங்கள் உள்ளன. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">ஜன்மஸ்தானம்
என்று இப்போழுது கட்டப்பட்டுள்ள கோயில் இருந்த இடத்தில் ஏற்கெனெவே கோயில் இருந்து இருமுறை
அழிக்கப்பட்ட அடையாளத்தைத்தான் தொல்லியல் காட்டுகிறது. 1976-77-இல் முதன் முதலில் அங்கு
தொல்லியல் துறை ஆராய்ந்தபோது, அது மசூதியாக இருந்தது. அதில் 12 தூண்கள் ஹிந்துக் கோயில்
தூண்களாக இருந்தன. பூர்ணகலசம், மகர நீர் வாய் போன்ற அமைப்புகளும் இருந்தன. பிறகு, மசூதி
இடிக்கப்பட்ட பிறகு பூமிக்கு அடியில் இருக்கும் அமைப்புகளைப் பார்க்கும் வண்ணம் ஆய்வுகள்
நடந்தன. அவற்றின் மூலம், ஐம்பதுக்கும் மேற்பட்ட தூண்களது அடிப்பகுதிகள் பதினேழு வரிசைகளில்
இருப்பது கண்டுபிடிக்கப்பட்டன. கோயில் சிற்பங்கள் பலவும் உடைந்து புதைக்கப்பட்டிருந்தது
தெரியவந்தது. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">இவற்றின் தொன்மை
இரண்டாயிரம் வருடங்கள் வரையில், அதாவது, குஷானர்கள், பிறகு, குப்தர்கள் காலம் வரையில்
மட்டுமே சொல்லும் வண்ணம் இருக்கின்றன. அதாவது கோயில் இருந்தது. அதைக் கொண்டு இராமன்
காலத்தைச் சொல்லும் வண்ணம் ஆதாரம் கிடைக்கவில்லை. ஆனால் இந்தக் கோயில் இருந்த இடம்
தான் மீண்டும், மீண்டும் அழிக்கப்பட்டு, கட்டப்பட்டிருக்கிறது. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">இராமாயண காலத்திலிருந்து
தேடினால், அண்ட சராசரங்களையும் இராமன் வைகுந்தத்துக்கு ஏற்றிக் கொண்டு போனபின் அயோத்தியில்
யாருமே இல்லை. இராமனது மகன் <b>லவன்</b>, ஸ்ரவஷ்டியைத் தலைநகரமாகக் கொண்டு ஆட்சி புரியலானான்.
<b>குஸன்</b>, விந்தியமலைப் பகுதியிலுள்ள குஷாவதியிலிருந்து ஆள ஆரம்பித்தான். ஜைனர்களது
முதல் தீர்த்தங்காரரான ரிஷப தேவரது காலம் வரை அயோத்தியாவில் மக்கள் நடமாட்டம் இல்லை
என்று சொல்லப்படுகிறது. அதற்குப் பிறகு, அங்கு இராமன் பிறந்த மற்றும் வாழ்ந்த இடங்களைக்
கோயிலாக்கி வணங்கி இருக்கிறார்கள். குறிப்பாக விக்ரம சஹாப்தத்தைத் துவங்கின விக்கிரமாதித்த
அரசன் காலம் முதல், அயோத்யா பழம் பெருமையையும், புகழையும் அடைந்ததது என்கிறார்கள்.
ஜன்மஸ்தானத்தில், விக்கிரமாதித்தன் அதி அற்புதமான கோயிலைக் கட்டியிருக்க வேண்டும்.
ஆழ்வார்கள் கண்ட இராமர் கோயில் இந்தக் காலக்கட்டம், மற்றும் இதற்கு <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>முந்தினதாகத்தான் இருந்திருக்க வேண்டும். <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">அந்தக் கோயில்
11-ஆம் நூற்றாண்டில் <b>ஸாலர் மசூத்</b> என்பவனால் அழிக்கப்பட்டது. இந்த ஸாலர் மசூத்,
சோமநாதபுரத்தை அழித்த கஜினி முஹம்மதுவின் தங்கை மகன். இவனது கூட்டாளிகள்தாம், மேல்கோட்டையை
அழித்து, இராமப்பிரியனைக் கவர்ந்து சென்றவர்கள். அவர்களே தொண்டனூர் கோயில்களையும் சூறையாடியவர்கள்.
அந்த ஸாலர் மசூத்தை, ஸ்ரவஷ்டியைச் சேர்ந்த <b>சுஹேல் தேவ்</b> கொன்றான். அதன் பிறகு,
ஜன்மஸ்தானக் கோயில் மீண்டும் கட்டப்பட்டது. கோயில் அழிவுற்று இருந்த போதும், மக்கள்
அந்த இடத்தில் இராமனை வழிபட்டிருக்கிறார்கள். இதுவே, இந்தக் கோயில் ஜன்மஸ்தானமாக இருந்திருக்க
வேண்டும் என்பதற்குச் சான்று என்கிறார்கள். <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">11-12 நூற்றாண்டுகளில்
<b>அயனசந்திரன்</b> என்னும் கஹர்வால் அரசன் அதே இடத்தில் இராமர் கோயிலை உன்னதமான முறையில்
கட்டினான். அதற்கான கல்வெட்டு ஆதாரம் பாபர் மசூதியை இடித்த போது கிடைத்தது. அதில் பெருமாள்
பெயர் <b>‘ஹரி விஷ்ணு’</b> என்று குறிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. வாலியையும், தசானனனையும் கொன்ற
ஹரி விஷ்ணுவின் கோயில் என்று எழுதப்பட்டுள்ளது. இந்தக் கோயிலின் இருப்பிடமே இராமர்
பிறந்த இடம் என்று மக்கள் கொண்டாடுவதாகவும், வழிபடுவதாகவும், அன்றைய முகலாய சரித்திர
ஆய்வாளர்களும், வழிபோக்கர்களும் எழுதியுள்ளனர். சீதையின் சமையலறையின் மீதுதான் பாபர்
மசூதி கட்டப்பட்டதாக, மிர்ஜா ஜன் என்பவர் எழுதியுள்ளார். இராமன் பிறந்த அரண்மனையை அழித்து
மசூதி கட்டப்பட்டதாக இன்னொரு முகலாய எழுத்தாளர் எழுதியுள்ளார். <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">பெர்ஷிய மொழியில்
எழுதப்பட்டுள்ள ஒரு நூலில், இராமனது அரண்மனைப் பகுதிகள் விரிவாக எழுதப்பட்டுள்ளன. அதன்
மூலம், ஆதியில் எழுப்பட்ட கோயில், இராமனுடைய அரண்மனையின் பகுதிகளை அப்படியே தக்க வைத்துக்
கொண்டு எழுப்பப்பட்டிருக்கிறது என்று தெரிகிறது. முகலாயர்கள் அதை ஆக்கிரமித்தபோது,
அங்கு மூன்று கோயில்கள் இருந்தனவாம்: அவை <b>ஜன்மஸ்தானம்</b>, <b>ஸ்வர்கத்வாரம்</b>
எனப்பட்ட ராமரது <b>தர்பார்</b> மண்டபம், <b>த்ரேதா கா தாகூர்</b> என்னும் ராமர் கோயில்.
இவை அனைத்தையும் அழித்து, ஜன்மஸ்தானத்தில் பாபர் மசூதி எழுப்பப்பட்டது. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">அவை அனைத்தையும்
இழந்த நாம் மீண்டும் அதே இடத்தில் இராம ஜன்மஸ்தானக் கோயிலைக் கட்டுகிறோம். இராமன் வாழ்ந்த
காலத்தைக் காட்டும் தொல்லியல் சான்று இன்றுவரை அயோத்தியில் கிடைக்கவில்லை. ஆனால் அப்படிப்பட்ட
சான்று ஒன்று தமிழ்நாட்டில்தான் இருக்கிறது. அது இராமர் கட்டிய சேதுவில் கிடைக்கிறது.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">இராமர் சேது:
செப்பேட்டு ஆதாரம்<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">தனுஷ்கோடியையும்,
மன்னார் பகுதியையும் இணைக்கும் இராமர் சேது, இராமரால் கட்டப்பட்டது என்ற செய்தியை,
இராஜேந்திர சோழனது திருவாலங்காடு செப்பேடுகள் தெரிவிக்கின்றன. தன்னுடைய தகப்பனான இராஜராஜ
சோழனைப் பற்றிச் சொல்லும் போது, இவ்வாறு எழுதியுள்ளான்.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">“"இராகவர்களின்
தலைவன் (அதாவது, இராமன்) சமுத்திரத்தின் குறுக்கே<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>திறமையான வானரர்களைக் கொண்டு பாலம் கட்டி, கடலைத் தாண்டி, இலங்கை மன்னனைக்
(இராவணனைக்) கொன்றான்.” (80-ஆவது வரி)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">அதே பகுதியை,
அருள்மொழிவர்மன் (இராஜராஜ சோழன்) கப்பற் படையைக் கொண்டு கடந்து சென்று இலங்கை மன்னனை
அழித்தான் என்று எழுதியுள்ளான். எனவே இராமர் சேதுப் பகுதி, இராமர் கட்டிய அணைப் பகுதியே
என்பதே வழிவழியாக சொல்லப்பட்டு வந்து, செப்பேட்டிலும் இடம் பெற்றிருக்கிறது. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">இராமர் சேதுவில்
புவியியல் ஆய்வுகள்<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">வானர சேனைகள்
பல கற்களையும், மரங்ககளையும் அடுக்கி, அணையை உருவாக்கினார்கள் என்று வால்மீகி இராமாயணம்
கூறுவதால், அங்குள்ள கற்களையும், நில அமைப்புகளையும் புவியியல் சோதனை செய்தால் அதன்
காலத்தைக் கண்டுபிடிக்க முடியும். அதன் மூலம், இராமாயண காலத்தையும் கண்டு பிடிக்கலாம்
என்று 2007 ஆம் ஆண்டிலேயே ஆய்வுகள் நடந்தன.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">அவை காட்டிய
முக்கிய விவரம், பாரதமும், ஸ்ரீலங்கையும், நிலத்தால் இணைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன என்பதே. அதாவது,
ஸ்ரீலங்கை, பாரதத்தின் நிலநீட்சியே. ஆனால் இந்த நில இணைப்பு தற்சமயம் நீருக்குள் முழுகி
இருக்கிறது. ஒரு காலக்கட்டத்தில் அது கடல் நீருக்கு மேலே இருந்திருக்கிறது. அப்பொழுது,
மக்கள் அதன் மீது நடந்து சென்று கடந்திருப்பார்கள். பாலம் கட்ட வேண்டிய அவசியம் அப்பொழுது
இல்லை. அப்படிப்பட்ட காலம் இராமாயண காலத்துக்கு முன் இருந்திருக்க வேண்டும். கடல் மட்டம்
உயர்ந்து, அது நீரில் முழுகின பிறகுதான் இராமாயணம் நடந்திருக்க வேண்டும். பாலம் அமைத்து
அதைக் கடக்க வேண்டிய அவசியம் இராமாயண காலத்தில்தான் ஏற்பட்டிருக்க வேண்டும். எனவே கடல்
மட்டம் உயர்ந்த கால விவரத்தைக் கண்டுபிடித்தால் நம்மால் இராமாயண காலத்தைச் சொல்லிவிட
முடியும்.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">கடல் மட்ட ஆய்வுகள்,
இன்றைக்கு 18,000 ஆண்டுகள் வரை அளவீடுகளைத் தருகின்றன. கடுமையான பனி யுகம் இருந்த நேரம்
அது. அப்பொழுது கடல் மட்டம் இன்றைய அளவைவிட 130 மீட்டர் குறைவாக இருந்தது. அப்பொழுது,
நில இணைப்பு இயற்கையாகவே ஒரு பாலம் போலப் பயன்பட்டது. இன்றைக்கு 18,000 ஆண்டுகள் முன்பிலிருந்து,
பனியுகம் மறைய ஆரம்பித்து, வெப்பம் பரவ ஆரம்பித்தது. இதனால், பனி உருகி, கடல் மட்டம்
கொஞ்சம் கொஞ்சமாக உயரத் தொடங்கியது. இதன் காரணமாக, இன்றைக்கு 7200 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன்
ஆரம்பித்து, 6800 ஆண்டுகள் வரை, இந்த நில நீட்சி கொஞ்சம் கொஞ்சமாக நீருக்குள் மறைய
ஆரம்பித்தது. அந்த சமயத்தில்தான், நீருக்கு அடியில் மறைந்த நிலநீட்சியின் மீது, பாறாங்கற்களைப்
போட்டு அதன் உயரத்தை அதிகப்படுத்த வேண்டியிருந்தது.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">இந்தக் கணக்கின்படி,
இராமாயணம் 7000 வருடங்களுக்கு முன்னரே நடந்திருக்க வேண்டும். இரண்டாம் தமிழ்ச் சங்கத்தின்
தலைநகரமான கவாடத்தின் உச்சபட்ச காலமும் அதுவே என்று முந்தின கட்டுரையில் காட்டியிருந்தோம்.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">இனி இந்தப் பாறாங்கற்களைக்
கொண்டு செய்த ஆய்வுகளைக் காண்போம். National Institute of Ocean Technology என்னும்
ஆய்வுக் கழகம், மத்திய அமைச்சரவையின் கீழ் இயங்குகிறது. இந்தக் கழகம் மேற்கொண்ட ஆய்வில்,
இராமர் சேதுவின் மீது பத்து இடங்களில் துளைகள் போடப்பட்டன. ஆறு மீட்டர் ஆழம் சென்றவுடன்,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>கடல் மண் தென்பட்டது. மேலும் துளைத்தபோது, நான்கு
முதல் ஐந்து மீட்டர் ஆழம் வரை, கடினமான படுக்கையாக கற்களும், பவழப்பாறைகளும் தென்பட்டன.
மேலும் துளையிட்ட போது, அந்தப் பவழப்பாறைப் படுக்கைகள் கடல் மணல் மீது இருப்பது தெரியவந்தது.
கடல் மணலை மேலும் துளைத்தால், கடினமான நிலமே தென்பட்டது.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">இதில் தெரியவந்தது
என்னவென்றால், அடித்தளமான நிலநீட்சியின் மீது, கடல் மணல் பரப்பப்பட்டு, அதன் மீது,
4 -5 மீட்டர் உயரத்துக்கு பவழப்பாறைகள், பலவிதமான கற்கள், மரத்துண்டுகள் ஆகியவை அடுக்கப்பட்டிருக்கின்றன.
அவற்றின் மீது கடல் மணல் பரப்பப்பட்டிருக்கிறது. அதற்கு மேலே கற்கள், மண் என இவை அழுத்தமாகப்
படிந்திருக்கின்றன. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">இதில் ஆச்சரியம்
என்னவென்றால், பவழப்பாறைகள் கடல் மணலில் உருவாகாது. பவழப்பாறைகள் இராமேஸ்வரம், தனுஷ்கோடி
போன்ற இடங்களில் இயற்கையாகக் கடலோரத்தில் காணப்படுகின்றன. அவை உடைக்கப்பட்ட அமைப்பிலும்
இருக்கின்றன. அவற்றை உடைத்து, நில நீட்சியின் மீது கடல் மணலைப் பரப்பி, அதன் மீது யாரேனும்
போட்டிருந்தால்தான் பவழப்பாறைகள் அங்கு வரமுடியும். இன்று சேதுவுக்குச் செல்பவர்கள்
‘மிதக்கும் கல்’ என்று கொண்டு வருகிறார்களே அவை இந்த பவழப் பாறைக் கற்களே. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">மேலும், இந்த
அமைப்புகளை ஆராய்ந்த விஞ்ஞானிகள் மேலேயுள்ள கற்களும், பவழப்பாறைகளும் 7000 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு
முந்தையவை என்று கண்டுபிடித்தார்கள். ஆனால் அவற்றுக்குக் கீழே உள்ள கடல் மண் படுக்கை,
4000 வருடங்களுக்கு முந்தையது என்கிறார்கள். இரண்டு முறை கடல் வெள்ளம் ஏற்பட்டிருக்கிறது
என்றும் கண்டு பிடித்திருக்கிறார்கள் – 7000 வருடங்களுக்கு முன்பும், 4000 வருடங்களுக்கு
முன்பும். <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">வெள்ளத்திலிருந்து
பாலத்தை உயர்த்த பழைய கற்கள் அடியிலும், புதிய கற்களும், மணலும் மேலாகவும் இருக்க வேண்டும்.
ஆனால் இங்கு மாறி இருக்கிறது. இதைச் சொல்லும் வெளி நாட்டு விஞ்ஞானிகளுக்கு இது வியப்பாக
இருக்கிறது. ஆனால் நமக்கு வியப்பே இல்லை. 7000 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன், முதல் முறையாகப்
பாலம் போடப்பட்டிருக்கிறது. இராமன் கடற்கரைக்கு வந்த போது ஓரிரு அடி ஆழத்தில் நில நீட்சி
இருந்திருக்கிறது. அதற்கு முன் வரை ஆங்காங்கே நில நீட்சி வெளியே தெரிந்திருக்கும்.
சூர்ப்பனகை, மாரீசன் போன்றவர்கள் நடந்தே வந்திருப்பார்கள். <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">ஆனால், இராமனது
வன வாசம் முடிக்கும் போது, கடல் பொங்கியிருக்கிறது. நில நீட்சி நீரில் அமிழ்ந்து இருக்கிறது.
அதை உயர்த்த கடல் மணலைப் போட்டு ஒரு தளம் அமைத்து அதன் மேல் பவழப்பாறைகளையும், மரம்,
கல் போன்றவற்றையும் நான்கிலிருந்து ஐந்து மீட்டர் உயரத்துக்கு அடுக்கி இருக்கிறார்கள்.
இந்தப் பாலம் இன்றைக்கு 4000 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன் வரை நீருக்கு மேலேயே இருந்திருக்கிறது.
ஆய்வின்படி, 4000 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன் கடல் மட்டம் மீண்டும் உயர்ந்திருக்கிறது தெரிய
வருகிறது. அப்பொழுது இராமர் கட்டின சேது முழுகி விட்டது. அந்த சமயத்தில் வாழ்ந்த மக்கள்,
அதன் புனிதத்துவத்தைக் கருதி, அப்படியே அந்தக் கற்களை எடுத்து, புதிதாக மணல் பரப்பி,
அதன் மீது பழைய கற்களை அடுக்கி, பாலத்தைக் கட்டியிருக்கின்றனர். இதனால், 4000 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு
முந்தைய மணல் அடியிலும், அதன் மீது, 7000 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முந்தைய கற்களும் <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>அமர்ந்திருக்கின்றன. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">இந்த மாறுபட்ட
கால அமைப்பைக் கொண்ட மணல் மற்றும் கற்கள் இராமர் சேதுவின் காலத்தை நிரூபிக்கும் காரணிகளாக
இருக்கின்றன. 7000 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன் இராமர் சேது கட்டப்பட்டிருக்கிறது என்பதற்கு இராமர்
சேதுவே தொல்லியல் ஆதாரமாக இருக்கிறது. நான்கு மைல் அகலத்துக்குக் காணப்படும் சேதுப்
பாலம் ஆயிரம் ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன் வரை சோலைகளும், மரங்ககளும் கொண்டதாக இருந்திருக்கிறது.
10- ஆம் நூற்றாண்டைச் சேர்ந்த அல்பெரூனி என்னும் முகலாய சரித்திர ஆய்வாளர் சேதுப் பாலம்
ஆங்காங்கே கடலால் அரிக்கப்பட்டிருந்தது என்றும், அங்கு வானரங்கள் பல இருந்தன என்றும்
எழுதியுள்ளார். அந்த வானரங்களுக்கு மக்கள் உணவு படைப்பார்கள் என்றும், ராம ஜபம் செய்தால்
அவை அமைதியாகக் கேட்டுக் கொண்டிருக்கும் என்றும் கூறியுள்ளார். வழி தெரியாமல் தடுமாறுபவர்களை
அவை வழி காட்டிச் செல்லுமாம். <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">கடல் அரிப்புகள்
ஏற்பட்டாலும், அவ்வப்பொழுது அவற்றைப் பழுது பார்த்திருக்கிறார்கள். 1480 வரை மக்கள்
இராமர் சேதுவை, ஒரு தரை வழிப் பாலமாகப் பயன்படுத்தி இருக்கின்றனர். அதற்குப் பிறகு
புயல்களால் சேதம் ஏற்பட்டு, அன்னியர் ஆட்சியும் வந்த பிறகு, அதன் முக்கியத்துவமும்,
பயன்பாடும் மறக்கப்பட்டு விட்டது. இராமாயண காலத்துக்கு முக்கியத் தொல்லியல் சான்றாக
இருக்கும் அதனைக் காத்து, பழையபடி இராமர் அமைத்த கற்களால் அமைக்க வேண்டியது நமது கடமை.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">இந்தப் பாலம்
காட்டும் 7000 வருடத் தொன்மை, இராமர் பிறந்த த்ரேதா வருடத்துக்கு எவ்வாறு பொருந்தும்
என்பதை இனி காண்போம்.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><span style="font-size: x-small;"> ***</span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Jayasree Saranathan http://www.blogger.com/profile/01048252011566427834noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post-76230345377269285322024-03-09T22:27:00.000+05:302024-03-09T22:27:00.282+05:30Received International Women's day Award <p>This is to share with my readers that I was honoured by<span style="color: red;"> Swadeshi Jagran Manch</span>, Chennai Chapter, on the International Women's Day, 2024. In a function conduced at the Kamakoti Hall in Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, T.Nagar, they honored women from different fields. I express my thanks to whoever have nominated my name for this award. It is an acknowledgement of my research work towards serving Sanatana Dharma and is truly motivational. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0qplqpOiiCWBbOWvwYlm76tS-Ww_uf_Fe5I-TAlVsVY6pS6JsQQBfTOhHpeHLHP8pmhiB9pi982xohHLkySooSvC0X147eyutViP-QWvs5PWlOMviMzkxC9KcdaBDtoxAC_XwFVAW6XIayfeK5uIC9yrU2Jw05QYRwrVZDRpG66KherdK9Hjh_AOiuO8/s896/Jayasree%20Womans%20day%20award.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="896" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0qplqpOiiCWBbOWvwYlm76tS-Ww_uf_Fe5I-TAlVsVY6pS6JsQQBfTOhHpeHLHP8pmhiB9pi982xohHLkySooSvC0X147eyutViP-QWvs5PWlOMviMzkxC9KcdaBDtoxAC_XwFVAW6XIayfeK5uIC9yrU2Jw05QYRwrVZDRpG66KherdK9Hjh_AOiuO8/s320/Jayasree%20Womans%20day%20award.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Me receiving the citation from Dr. Usha Sriram, Mr. Murali and Smt. Lakshmi Menon</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBtT26dhdeddVXKGDswwK3YRiyA3bpmcuNqO2slCSANbOGJ-pOazPAZMiSKsECwonxeHaivnONXU3xlZiOLNgLTbPgwDGjWe5lsfVjALH1HQeSwzzuGMgJm4QFd1HuSik_o0k10YMi4vKlutgJt-WQj-7z3I9evn-3Fyw540TJv6NoYewaK5QdyPKjtk/s683/Jayasree%20womans%20day%20plaque.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="676" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBtT26dhdeddVXKGDswwK3YRiyA3bpmcuNqO2slCSANbOGJ-pOazPAZMiSKsECwonxeHaivnONXU3xlZiOLNgLTbPgwDGjWe5lsfVjALH1HQeSwzzuGMgJm4QFd1HuSik_o0k10YMi4vKlutgJt-WQj-7z3I9evn-3Fyw540TJv6NoYewaK5QdyPKjtk/s320/Jayasree%20womans%20day%20plaque.jpg" width="317" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Jayasree Saranathan http://www.blogger.com/profile/01048252011566427834noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post-61267391936819083502024-03-07T22:58:00.006+05:302024-03-07T22:58:51.558+05:30Ramayana – 16: Did Rama live in Treta Yuga lakhs of years ago? <p> There is an opinion that Rama lived lakhs of years ago because he was
supposed to have lived in Treta Yuga which was running some twelve lakh years
ago. Those who believe this, must think for a moment the implications of this
view. If this view is true, then we cannot find traces of Rama's life. It is
impossible to pinpoint a place saying that he was born in that place. The
landscape would have changed over lakhs of years. Even mankind would have
changed over such a long period, giving a nagging doubt on whether mankind with
developed cultural and linguistic traits had existed so long ago. There is also
the issue of how an elaborate story of Rama could have been retained and
transferred through lakhs of years. Insistence on such an old time for Rama
will at best be rejected as a myth or an imagined story. But we say that
Ramayana was a true story, accurate to the core because it is an Itihasa which
by its very meaning implies – ‘it happened thus’. So, there must be something
more than what meets the eye in interpreting Rama’s birth in Treta Yuga.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXznVarLGOHsZCVMVaTm-tcBMtMKo6C8LzP_Jdzs-v0Csz4-1pEgLtU5KUYrwqbD7-z_ay-EKhyphenhyphenTwv269UAfEZ91xFyTVeKARF6dvGUaqTDYyL04veyYzGtLiIsMvvNqEq76woJvBYLemUE3VJ-gaPU6pHbd1sOOnfIuw_8Oi_7n2w6mK3qAmqdYNQZLw/s690/Rama.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="690" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXznVarLGOHsZCVMVaTm-tcBMtMKo6C8LzP_Jdzs-v0Csz4-1pEgLtU5KUYrwqbD7-z_ay-EKhyphenhyphenTwv269UAfEZ91xFyTVeKARF6dvGUaqTDYyL04veyYzGtLiIsMvvNqEq76woJvBYLemUE3VJ-gaPU6pHbd1sOOnfIuw_8Oi_7n2w6mK3qAmqdYNQZLw/s320/Rama.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Treta Yuga is three times the duration of Kali Yuga. The duration of Kali
Yuga is 4,32,000 years. The previous yuga, namely, Dwapara Yuga was two times
the duration of Kali Yuga. It was 8, 64,000 years long. Treta Yuga was present
before Dwapara Yuga. At present, 5,124 years have passed in Kali Yuga. Adding
the duration of Dwapara Yuga, 8,69,124 years elapsed before Treta Yuga ended.
If Rama lived before that, surely it would not be possible to find traces of
Rama's time. If the Ramayana was written that long ago, then many unanswered
questions will arise as to what was spoken then, whether it was spoken only in
Sanskrit and how it was preserved. The story of what is said to have happened
at that time cannot be true but only hearsay. No place called Rama’s Janmasthan
can be claimed as the birthplace from such a period. There can be no such thing
as a bridge (Setu) built then. The Ramayana itself will be considered a myth.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>However, it has been told in the texts that Rama lived in Treta Yuga. <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">Can the Rishis who have told so
be wrong?</span> To know the truth, we must check the contexts to see what the
rishis have told. In the Mahabharata, sage <b>Suta</b> narrates the Ramayana
period to the sages in Naimisharanya. He does not directly mention the period
of the Ramayana but talks about the destruction of the Kshatriyas by <b>Parashurama</b>,
a contemporary of Rama. Sage Suta says that Parasurama destroyed the Kshatriyas
at <b>Samantapanchaka</b> in Kurukshetra at the junction of Treta and Dwapara
Yuga. (MB: 1-2-3). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the same
conversation, he continues to say that the Mahabharata war took place at the
junction of Dwapara and Kali Yuga at the same place called Samantapanchaka (MB:
1-2-9). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Samantapanchaka refers to five tanks filled with the blood of the Kshatriyas
killed by Parashurama. It is in <b>Kurukshetra</b> where the Mahabharata war
had taken place. The presence of Samantapanchaka in the Mahabharata period
shows that there is not much time difference between the time of Parashurama
and the Mahabharata. But the sage has called Parasurama's period as
Treta-Dwapara junction and Mahabharata period as Dwapara-Kali Yuga junction. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Correspondingly, there is a mention about Parashurama in the Tamil Epic poem
called <b>Manimekalai.</b> The Chola king felt threatened by the furious pledge
of Parashurama to annihilate the kshatriyas, that he installed his son born to
a concubine on the throne and fled to the abode of sage Agastya in the western
ghats taking refuge in his ashrama. Only in that period, river Kaviri started
flowing. Agastya was none other than the same sage who met Rama during his exile.
This kind of cross-reference indicates that the story of Parashurama hunting
the kshatriyas was true. The incident written in the Tamil Epic was not about an
event in the remote past but in a recognisable past. Linking it with Suta’s
version, this Chola history had happened in Treta- Dwapara sandhi period
(junction). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Kali Yuga in Ramayana.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p>It seems that we have not properly understood the application of the word
Yuga. Yuga is mentioned in many places depending on the dharma of the age. For
example, in the Ramayana, which was supposed to have occurred in Treta yuga, it
is said that Kali Yuga was running then. On hearing about Rama having reached
Lanka after crossing the ocean, <b>Mālyavān,</b> the maternal grandfather
Ravana rebuked Ravana with harsh words.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-DwafY6UvNvOK75Fy3_pgnzE7M1Qypt7czZqugVVZ2OWLTfxVvVbPe40oxWUZCD3Xp_v2n8oUg2Be71M99u_MwnWtdKUi5kmH6q4nc8PBIaQQMlVqmU-I6IjJhQDBH4sPQ26q1EKCVmld-JXxPleQwOJ6SZ66WOHfZr5tponxDd1MR9-2nVxY35olts/s538/Malyavan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="538" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-DwafY6UvNvOK75Fy3_pgnzE7M1Qypt7czZqugVVZ2OWLTfxVvVbPe40oxWUZCD3Xp_v2n8oUg2Be71M99u_MwnWtdKUi5kmH6q4nc8PBIaQQMlVqmU-I6IjJhQDBH4sPQ26q1EKCVmld-JXxPleQwOJ6SZ66WOHfZr5tponxDd1MR9-2nVxY35olts/s320/Malyavan.jpg" width="320" /></b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Malyavan rebukes Ravana</b></div>
<p>He said that when dharma swallows adharma, Krita yuga would occur. When
Adharma swallows Dharma, Kali Yuga would occur. Mālyavān continued that
wherever Ravana went, there adharma had sprung up. That this conversation had
occurred in Treta Yuga must make us realise that a Yuga is dependent on Dharma.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Another well-known character is Nala who also lived in Treta Yuga, the yuga
when Rama lived. Kali entered Nala’s s life and caused numerous troubles. How
could that be possible if it was Treta Yuga? Similarly in the Mahabharata we
come across verses by Vyasa saying that Dwapara lived with Duryodhana and Kali
lived with Shakuni. In another context of the Mahabharata, Krishna told Karna
about change of Yugas based on dharma. Krishna said that in a war, there would
be no Krita, no Treta, no Dwapara; only Kali would be there. If the age in
which he lived was Dwapara Yuga, how come he say no Krita, no Treta etc, since
the time was not of Krita or Treta at all? <o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWoPiX9eV-6mYscG4Vbw002jEJZCW_qvqjLePR11yAOorq8r9ThfkBvFbwwks5e5-xmKV6FSMrh-43EjnDb7hDGXnvsCxdYEkt8nYqIBFbErQ25YIE2jiNX0_ZiA1Vscgw0FwlMjkO0YHHN_JSSpVLak2a3WxQmcxQQhsKsDECs7hi8O_XCBkAggPvHhw/s602/Krishna%20to%20Karna.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="337" data-original-width="602" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWoPiX9eV-6mYscG4Vbw002jEJZCW_qvqjLePR11yAOorq8r9ThfkBvFbwwks5e5-xmKV6FSMrh-43EjnDb7hDGXnvsCxdYEkt8nYqIBFbErQ25YIE2jiNX0_ZiA1Vscgw0FwlMjkO0YHHN_JSSpVLak2a3WxQmcxQQhsKsDECs7hi8O_XCBkAggPvHhw/s320/Krishna%20to%20Karna.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Krishna to Karna </b></div>
<p>Similarly, after Krishna disappeared and Kali Yuga started, it is said that Kali
tried to enter during the reign of Parikshit. How could it happen if Kali yuga
was already running? The story goes that Parikshit stopped Kali from entering
his country. When Kali Purusha insisted that he should be given a place because
it was his Yuga, Parikshit allowed Kali to reside in five places, says Srimad
Bhagavatam. This story reveals that there is a distinction between Kali as a calculatable
period and Kali as a dharma. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>From the words of Mālyavān and the references found in the Mahabharata, it
is known that if the king is a righteous person, there will be Krita Yuga.
Ravana was not righteous and therefore there was Kali Yuga in his place whereas
we say that Rama, his contemporary lived in Treta, because he was righteous. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kunti also says the same thing in the
Mahabharata – that the yuga depends on the king, on whether he is righteous or
not. Bhagavatam describes this by the story of a cow standing on four legs wherein
the cow is a metaphor for Dharma. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>If the cow stands on all four legs, it is called Krita Yuga. It means that
there is a full-fledged fourfold dharma. It is also called the Satya Yuga. If
one leg is injured and it stands on three legs, it means that there is Treta
Yuga with three-fourths of the Dharma. If two legs are injured and it stands on
two legs, Dwapara Yuga takes place; It means that dharma is only half. If three
legs are injured and the cow stands only on one leg, it means Kali Yuga. There
is only one-fourth of dharma. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>This kind of yuga based on amount of Dharma is discussed in detail in the <b>Vayu
Purana</b> and the <b>Brahmanda Purana</b>. The measure of dharma can be found
in many ways. For example, if people are Saatvik, it is Krita Yuga; if seen
with Rajasic qualities, it is Treta Yuga. If Rajasa and Tamasa are combined, it
is Dwapara Yuga. If there is only Tamasa, it is Kali Yuga.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>In this scale, Rama was born at the end of the Treta Yuga, when Rajasa was
high. Parasurama destroyed the kings because they were overpowered with Rajasic
tendencies. The Dwapara Yuga that followed was mixed with Tamasa. When kings committed
many mistakes with tamasic nature, like, staking the wife in a dice game,
disrobing cousin’s wife and turning a Nelson’s eye to the humiliation done to
the daughter-in-law in the open court, Dwapara gets stained by Tamasa that it becomes
a junction period between Dwapara and Kali yuga. At that period, the
Mahabharata war took place. Both in the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, we find
only such kind of dharma based yugas getting mentioned. For example, when
Bheema met Hanuman in the Mahabharata, Hanuman explained him the nature of the
four Yugas in terms of Dharma only. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The Dharma based Yuga consists of two parts, namely, <b>Yuga Sandhi</b> and <b>Yuga
Sandhyamsa</b>. When the character of a yuga begins to decrease to such a level
that the Dharma of that yuga becomes one- fourth, the Yuga- sandhi or junction
is said to have begun. For example, the Dharma of Treta yuga becomes a quarter
of itself in Treta Sandhi. That will go on for some time. Rama lived in Treta
sandhi when Rama himself was sent out of country by a greedy stepmother and Sita
was seen with suspicion by the people for no fault of hers. There was early
death of children without proper causes. All this happened in Treta- Dwapara Sandhi
period. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When one-fourth of Treta Yuga
dharma at the Sandhi period further deteriorated to become one sixteenth of
Treta Yuga dharma, then it is said that Yuga Sandhyamsa had set in. This
becomes the yuga dharma of Dwapara Yuga. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>When that Dwapara dharma is weakened and becomes a quarter part itself,
there brings in Dwapara- Kali Sandhi. During such a period the Mahabharata war
had taken place. There was an increase in Tamasa in such Yuga sandhi. After 35
years of the war, Krishna went to Vaikuntha. From that day ‘<b>Kali Maha Yuga’</b>
began. This Maha Yuga is known through planetary combinations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The planetary conjunction on the day of
Krishna's departure to Vaikuntha will repeat only after 4,32,000 years. That is
why it is used as a time calculator and a calendar. The age of Rama's birth is
not mentioned in this account. <o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6cQYKTkqQqPvUWK6ko-b0_8q8AFYdJ_1kLns5oXBS97LpUkDdzVsYAAN06SUb7ckR13dQOy1bDb9fLfCEQ9high-2yhGCf1bTYkX6RXz7g8yCGYLVBPEOz3Uvy7xq5irsbKHiPW2asa9WKgrUbxUBo15EcuE2DGO2OzE3cyJhx0r4RS5JsuF05RtdlD8/s246/Krishna%20left.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="212" data-original-width="246" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6cQYKTkqQqPvUWK6ko-b0_8q8AFYdJ_1kLns5oXBS97LpUkDdzVsYAAN06SUb7ckR13dQOy1bDb9fLfCEQ9high-2yhGCf1bTYkX6RXz7g8yCGYLVBPEOz3Uvy7xq5irsbKHiPW2asa9WKgrUbxUBo15EcuE2DGO2OzE3cyJhx0r4RS5JsuF05RtdlD8/s1600/Krishna%20left.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Krishna left and Kali Maha Yuga began </b></div>
<p>Moreover, the very concept of this kind of Maha Yuga is discussed in the
Mahabharata only and not in the Ramayana. Only the 5-year Yuga was in vogue in
the Ramayana period and the Yugas were mentioned in terms of Dharma only. The planet-based
Yuga calculations seemed to have been perfected only after Krishna’s departure
when the sages had seen for the first time in the memory of mankind, the
congregation of all the planets at the beginning of Aries. Using that as a marker,
they extrapolated to past in such a way that even Brahma Deva’s life span is expressed
in terms of this planet-based Yugas when planets and solar system had not yet come
into existence. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>We should also remember that though Kaliyuga began on the day Krishna left, <b>Parikshit</b>
was able to stop Kali Dharma. At that time the Dwapara-Kali junction was going
on. It should deteriorate further to 1/16<sup>th</sup> for Dwapara Sandhyamsa to
set in. Only after that Kali Dharma Yuga had begun. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Beginning of Kali Dharma Yuga<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p>The Bhagavata Purana clearly mentions that when the <b>Nanda dynasty</b>
started ruling this country, Kali Purusha entered completely. In the same
context it also says that Kali Maha Yuga began when Krishna left this world. Thus,
there are two different calculations of yugas. Kali Maha Yuga started in the year
3101 BCE when Krishna left. However, by repeating that Kali dharma began in the
time of the Nandas, the Bhagavatam makes it clear that the Kali Dharma Yuga is
different from the Maha Yuga measured by the planets. Kali Dharma yuga started in
<b>575 BCE</b> implying that Dharma is standing on only one leg. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Kali Yuga will transform into Kali-Krita Sandhi when Kali Dharma (adharma) becomes
one-fourth. This means reduction in adharma and increase in Dharma. There is no
time limit for when this will happen. The message of the Mahabharata in many
places is that if the king (ruler) is good, if the administration or justice system
is good, then Krita Yuga will be born. Based on this one gets the impression
that the period of the <b>Alwars </b>was mentioned in Dharma Yuga scale. For
example, we find the word '<b>Mamallai'</b> in the verse sung by <b>Bhoothathalvar
</b>(Thiruvandhadhi 2 - 70) which was named after a Pallava king, indicating
that this Alwar lived in the beginning of the Common Era. But the Guru Parampara
accounts put his time in Dwapara Yuga. This must be based on the rulership of
the Pallavas which was high on Dharma than what one finds in Kali Dharma yuga. <o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrz_aJIJLF6hNiH2HQRnVIiE6C5z10Qp1ihIUbwZ8SB4KnPYGql9NFwuHoN0I4G_2rNotkTq06eB6Xg0QHwY3V1VryQs7Skcv2Tyw6umiDc1Y3YeUYfDtW4xbwJTfo2Epx-rbJnh9TnrpYqy8srvoTSNYDFczg1331vshmbqPysSq6jpaVb7jqWSlGW4E/s345/Bhoothathaalwar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="345" data-original-width="213" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrz_aJIJLF6hNiH2HQRnVIiE6C5z10Qp1ihIUbwZ8SB4KnPYGql9NFwuHoN0I4G_2rNotkTq06eB6Xg0QHwY3V1VryQs7Skcv2Tyw6umiDc1Y3YeUYfDtW4xbwJTfo2Epx-rbJnh9TnrpYqy8srvoTSNYDFczg1331vshmbqPysSq6jpaVb7jqWSlGW4E/s320/Bhoothathaalwar.jpg" width="198" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Bhoothaththalwar</b></div>
<p><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Dharma Yuga and Maha Yuga.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p>The <b>Brahmanda Purana</b> (1-2-230) and the <b>Vayu Purana</b> (1-8-79)
state that the <span style="color: red;">Treta Yuga began with the arrival of
rains.</span> Research suggests that the monsoon occurred 10,000 years ago
after the end of Ice Age and when the current period called Holocene began. Agriculture
was started and Kshatriyas were formed to protect the produce. The rivers of
the Deccan plateau had just been formed. It was during this period that the
snow melted, and the Ganga was formed. It was only after that that Rama was
born. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>A major difference between Dharma based Yuga and Planet based Yuga is that a
Dharma Yuga is followed by Sandhi and Sandhyamsa. In comparison, Maha Yuga has
only Sandhi period, which occurs before and after the Yuga. It is always 10% of
the previous Yuga. That is, Dwapara Yuga of 8,64,000 years has the sandhi
period of 10%, i.e., 86,400 years. In the Maha Yuga, there are no accounts of Sandhi
and Sandhyamsa. Only in the case of Dharma Yuga, Sandhi and Sandhyamsa of that
Yuga occurs. With rainfall being a marker to start a cycle of Yugas, we can
understand how 28 cycles of Yugas have occurred. Scientific data shows that the
world had passed through Ice ages periodically. There will be no rainfall
during the Ice age. Only after insolation starts, monsoon winds will be stirred.
In this way 28 cycles of Yugas have come up. This is not possible in Maha Yuga
calculations that come in millions of years. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The Ramayana did not take place in such an age. Rama was born in Treta Yuga in
terms of Dharma. The evidence of Ram Setu coming up 7000 years ago and presence
of Kavatam, the capital of the second Sangam Age with an upper limit at 5500
BCE, we can be sure of Rama’s Treta Yuga on the 6<sup>th</sup> millennium BCE
only. Correspondingly, we got the birth time of Rama on January 9, in the year
5114 BCE.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The Mahabharata took place almost 2000 years later. The <b>Tiruvalangadu
plates of Rajendra Chola</b> also give such the Dharma Yuga classification
while mentioning the list of past Chola kings. In that, Treta Yuga ended with
Suraguru and Vyaghraketu. Suraguru was <b>Nabhaga</b>, the great-grandfather of
Rama. Dwapara Yuga ended with Uparicaravasu. These copper plates refer to the
beginning of Kali Yuga with Perunarkkilli. This is in tune with the Kali Dharma
Yuga that started from the Nanda period. The rainfall period coming after the
Ice Age is found to be classified into Treta, Dwapara and Kali Dharma Yugas. In
other words, the present period of Holocene is divided into Treta, Dwapara and
Kali. Rama was born in Treta Yuga of this period. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>(Concluded) <o:p></o:p></p>Jayasree Saranathan http://www.blogger.com/profile/01048252011566427834noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post-1553265993866835202024-03-06T22:07:00.008+05:302024-03-17T20:39:21.689+05:30Ramayana – 15: Timeline of Ramayana and some musings. <p>As one having validated the date of the Mahabharata war and now Rama’s life
events, I noticed some similarities and some glaring differences as well between
the Mahabharata and the Ramayana in the way the dating features are expressed. To
date the events, we need to have the <b>planetary</b> as well as <b>Panchanga </b>features.
The Panchanga features are the decisive factors for precise dating. The
Panchanga features are present in the Itihasa-s to a reasonable extent that it
is possible to connect the dots. However, the planetary features are very much
limited in the Ramayana.</p><p><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Difference between Ramayana and
Mahabharata <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p>There is a glaring difference between the Ramayana and the Mahabharata in
the case of planetary features. In the Ramayana period, they seemed to have relied
more on <b>Tara bala</b> – the efficacy of the stars in deciding or predicting
events. In the Mahabharata, the focus has shifted to planetary effects that we
hardly come across reference to star related predictions. Perhaps horoscopy was
well developed by the Mahabharata time. <b>Sage Parasara</b> whose magnum opus continues
to be used till date belonged to the Mahabharata period. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>In the Mahabharata, there are many tough references about certain unnatural
events experienced at that time, that made Vyasa to demand Lord Ganesha to
write only after understanding them. To make sure what he meant by those
difficult verses, <u>he had written them <b>twice</b> in the Itihasa</u>.
Almost all the incomprehensible information were stated at two different places
enabling us to cross-check. The most incomprehensible information is the
occurrence of <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">Amavasya in
Trayodasi tithi</span>! <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Without Mahabharata, Ramayana dating not
possible.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p>An amazing connection with the Ramayana comes up in such a way that without
comprehending that change of tithi, one cannot date the Ramayana! Our present
Time-features are the continuation of the change of tithi that happened before
the Mahabharata war. All our extrapolations on Time to remote past contain that
changed alignment. This makes Rama’s date of birth <b>a tithi less</b>. So,
unless we understand the change of tithi, highlighted in my book ‘<span style="color: red;">Mahabharata 3136 BCE’</span>, Rama’s date cannot be produced
correctly. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Thus, both the date of the Mahabharata and the Ramayana are linked in such a
way that without getting the date of the Mahabharata right, one cannot get the
correct date of the Ramayana.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Same verse in Ramayana and
Mahabharata <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p>A glaring similarity is seen in the expression of the same kind of verse in
both the Itihasa-s. That appears in the way moon is mentioned. When moon is
afflicted, both Valmiki and Vyasa were reminded of the suffering to mankind.
This brings to their mind the Vedic Lord Prajapati who happens to be the lord
of the star Rohini. And Rohini’s planetary lord is moon. So, both the poets recognise
moon as the lord of the Prajapati’s star.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>In the Mahabharata, when the fateful comet fell and caused misery, Vyasa
wrote,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>“Prajaapayam hi nakshatram graha” (MB: 5-141-7)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Valmiki also uses the same kind of expression when Rama was terribly
assaulted by Ravana in the war by saying,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>“Prajaapatyam ca nakshatran rohiniim shashina priyaam” (VR: 6-102-33)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Valmiki expresses openly that he was referring to the moon, whose beloved is
Rohini, the star of Prajapati. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>I was astounded to read this explicit reference to moon by Valmiki because
the similar verse in the Mahabharata where it is just said the ‘graha’ of
Prajapati’s star, everyone except me deciphered it as Rohini only. I only was
able to understand that <u>Vyasa was referring to the graha, i.e., moon,</u>
the lord of Prajapati’s star. Similarly, in another verse, the sun was
expressed as the graha of Krittika (MB: 6-3-26) which everyone except me
treated it just as Krittika. <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>So, it calls for <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">astrological
acumen and knowledge to date the Itihasa-s</span>. Even the planetary and star
related references are not straight out of the simulator-kind but requires
decipherment astrologically. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Moon analogies<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p>Moon related analogies are several in the Ramayana, compared to the Mahabharata.
Considering the way such analogies were mis-interpreted by Oak as astronomy
references, let me have a separate chapter in my upcoming book on analogies in
the Ramayana to help readers not to get fooled into thinking that they are astronomy
references. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Two travels to the seashore in two
different routes<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p>The dating also helped in revealing some unknown factors. For example, the Vanaras
headed by Hanuman and Angada had taken <b>two months</b> to reach the seashore
after meeting <b>Sampati</b>. That is a clear indication of Hanuman crossing
the sea at southern most part of India and not at Mahendragiri of Orissa. The
description of the Vanaras seeing the image of the land on the water as they
moved, shows that they had walked through the <u>east coast of peninsular
India. <o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p>In contrast, Rama moved to western ghats from Kishkindha and turned eastward
to the sea. This also confirms my derivation of the location of Kishkindha in
my Mahabharata book that Kishkindha / Sugreeva’s cave (Rama stayed near that
region) was in <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">Belagavi (originally known as Vaali Guhe) and not in Hampi.</span> Situated on the foothills of Sahayadri, the easier
route for Rama was to climb the Sahaya range from Belagavi. He continued to
move through Malaya Mountain in Kerala and entered somewhere south of Madurai
to reach Rameswaram. He has taken nearly <b>25 days</b> to reach the seashore. <o:p></o:p></p><p>The <span style="color: red;">Ramar-paadam </span>in Kodiyakarai is out of way
in this route that Rama had taken through Sahayadri and Malaya Mountain to
Rameswaram. Kodiyakarai was on the route of the Vanaras coming through the
coastal stretch. Their first stop would have been at Kodiyakarai to look for feasibility
to go over to Sri Lanka from there. Then they further walked through the shores
and crossed Rameswaram and then reached Kavaatam (now submerged; 2000-year-old
map will be produced in my book to show that islands existed in this stretch of
Gulf of Mannar south of Kanyakumari. The now submerged Kavaatam and Mahendra
Hill to its east were likely to be located south of Kanyakumari and opposite to
Kelaniya / Kalani (Vibheeshana’s place) from where Lanka was nearby. Hanuman
jumped the sea in this section.<o:p></o:p></p><p>
</p><p>On their way to the now submerged Mahendra hill, the Vanaras might have earmarked
Rameswaram as a feasible location for Rama’s army to cross the sea. That is why
Rama’s army reached Rameswaram without any deviation. The travel of Rama to Rameswaram
given by Valmiki appears as a pre-planned route which was possible if it was
inspected and decided during the first trip of Hanuman and Angada with other
Vanaras. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Pushpaka Vimana.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p>The return trip to Ayodhya by Pushpaka Vimana was not a swift one. The dates
revealed by the Panchanga tithi-s show that it took nearly <b>a month</b> to
reach Ayodhya. If the Pushpaka Vimana was really an aircraft, why had it taken
so much time? This, in spite of Rama rushing out of Lanka with an excuse that he
was running out of time to reach Bharata. Midway, they dropped in Kishkindha to
pick up the Vanara women. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The Pushpaka Vimana appeared to be a complex carrier that moved on land as
well as on air, but it was not completely an aircraft like vehicle. I will
write more about it in my upcoming book, by incorporating its description when
Ravana used it.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>Agni Pravesha<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p>While systematically dating the events, I was at a loss to locate the date
of Sita’s agni Pravesha. When did it happen? Why were there no hints on the
time she was brought from Ashoka Vana? In normal course, <u>we would expect her to
be relieved from Ashoka Vana soon after Ravana was killed.</u> But no, she was not
relieved immediately. Sugreeva’s coronation took precedence and only after
that she was brought out of Ashoka Vana. Such delay and laxity do not match
with the severity of the situation that was palpable in searching for Sita and
in waging a terrible war. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The Agni Pravesha scene had <u>less to do with Sita but more to project Rama as
a Supreme God</u>. It appears to me that it was added by Valmiki to give a divine
tinge to Rama and Sita. The exile of pregnant Sita later in Uttara Kanda must
be true. Perhaps in view of the gossip about her confinement in Lanka, Valmiki
as an after-thought created the Agni Pravesha event when he decided to end up
the story of Rama with Pattabhisheka. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>He initially named it after Sita only, thinking of the entire story
(including Uttara Kanda). But at some point, he might have decided to stop it
with the coronation of Rama and added Agni Pravesha. It served twin purpose of
absolving Sita of a blame and projecting the couple with extraordinary
divinity. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I never thought that I will
derive this kind of inference until I deciphered the dates. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>This kind of derivation is feasible considering the fact that Valmiki has not
said certain things openly. For example, the appearance of Samudra Bhagavan when
Rama was waiting to cross the ocean was in a <b>dream</b>, according to the
Mahabharata version of the Ramayana. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Similarly, Sita’s <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">agni
pravesha is not mentioned</span> in the narration of Ramayana by sage
Markandeya found in the <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">Mahabharata</span>.
She only swore by the Five elements of Nature such as Agni, Vayu, water,
space and earth that if she had erred let her be punished. The lords of these
elements and Brahma emphasized that she was faultless. It was accepted. There was
no trial by fire in real terms. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>This was checked by me in the Mahabharata after I grew doubtful on agni pravesha
and was happy to know that I guessed it right. More about it in my book.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>For now, I am giving the Timeline of the Ramayana and the Dasa Bhukti lords
for important events in Rama’s life.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>I will conclude with another article to remove the confusion on the Treta
yuga when Rama was born.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Ashoka Vana and the strength of Ravana, Rama started moving out of Kishkindha at
Abhijit Muhurta (midday) (VR:6-4-3) on the day of Uttara Phalguni in the month
of Magha in the year Subhanu. It was Krishna Pancami. The corresponding Gregorian
date was 25<sup>th</sup> October, 5077 BCE.</p><p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">Twice it is mentioned that they were heading
towards ‘<b>Dakshinam Disham’</b>. This is noted <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>here to remove any doubts on the location of
Lanka. (There are references from Azhwars that Lanka was to the South of
Srirangam. So, readers need not be influenced by versions that Lanka was
somewhere in Central India). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">Rama was carried by Hanuman and Laskhmana by
Angada. Though they started the journey at mid-day, they seemed to have
travelled during night. Generally, travels were undertaken at night time and pre-dawn
and early hours of the day before the day became hot. This can be noticed in
the references made by Lakshmana on the celestial sightings. Lakshmana said the
following verse: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">उशना</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">च</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">प्रसन्न</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">अर्चिर्</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">अनु</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">त्वाम्</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">भार्गवो</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">गतः</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> || </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">६</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">४</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">४८</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="color: red; font-size: 10pt;">ब्रह्म</span><span style="color: red; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="color: red; font-size: 10pt;">राशिर्</span><span style="color: red; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="color: red; font-size: 10pt;">विशुद्धः</span><span style="color: red; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="color: red; font-size: 10pt;">च</span><span style="color: red; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="color: red; font-size: 10pt;">शुद्धाः</span><span style="color: red; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="color: red; font-size: 10pt;">च</span><span style="color: red; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="color: red; font-size: 10pt;">परम</span><span style="color: red; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="color: red; font-size: 10pt;">ऋषयः</span><span style="color: red; font-size: 10pt;"> |<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">अर्चिष्मन्तः</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">प्रकाशन्ते</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">ध्रुवम्</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">सर्वे</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">प्रदक्षिणम्</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> || </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">६</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">४</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">४९<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">(<b>Meaning:</b> The planet (Venus) born of
Bhargava is following behind. Brahma Rashi (another name for Abhijit) becoming
clear and bright. And the great sage (Parama rishi-s – a reference to
Saptarishi Mandala) are pure. Together they circumambulate the Dhruva
nakshatra) (VR: 6-4-48 & 49)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">This verse has been misinterpreted by some that
the Brahma Rashi <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Abhijit) was the
Dhruva nakshatra. Abhijit also known as Vega can never be a pole star in Vedic
concept of the cosmos. Only the western astronomy simulators which tuns the
zodiac 360 degrees will show it to be so 14,000 years ago. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">But, the verse clearly differentiates between Brahma
Rashi as a separate star and along with the Para rishi-s it was circumambulating
the Dhruva nakshatra. The verse shows that Polaris, the Dhruva Nakshtra was the
pole star in Rama’s times. So, apart from the month- seasons being the same,
the Pole star also was the same in Rama’s times indicating without doubt that
we are looking at the same part of the sky as Rama had seen. This is possible
in the limited oscillatory model explained in part 12.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">The verse also says that Venus was following. Since
they were proceeding towards the South, this could not mean that Venus was
coming behind them. Venus would appear in the western sky in the evenings and eastern
sky at pre-dawn. Thus, it can no way be said that it was coming after them who were going towards South. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">When we look at the sky map at that time, it
showed that Venus was behind the Sun. It was in the eastern sky and had risen
before sunrise. <o:p></o:p></p>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWycffLQ-E29VfOKWoF4O5Z6WNkkAHKW7Jm5NoVOhQu1H2cfhsAr2yW-6cLQcjVlKzpji5mGYaRWZZDnNsDIVJicTYah6VoRUP4YRHOXb5Xy5fTlCLTUSv75LMWAI9eBbwqQW1olDE_3l2FbLq7onQjIqKqCzMt7GROA6yYoe-0UhWCXlJidawxwSO4o/s665/Rama%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="665" height="401" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWycffLQ-E29VfOKWoF4O5Z6WNkkAHKW7Jm5NoVOhQu1H2cfhsAr2yW-6cLQcjVlKzpji5mGYaRWZZDnNsDIVJicTYah6VoRUP4YRHOXb5Xy5fTlCLTUSv75LMWAI9eBbwqQW1olDE_3l2FbLq7onQjIqKqCzMt7GROA6yYoe-0UhWCXlJidawxwSO4o/w551-h401/Rama%201.jpg" width="551" /></a><br />
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><b>Venus towing behind the Sun when they started.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">The above shows the day they started off. Venus can
be seen behind the sun. If they had been travelling at late night, they would
have seen Venus-rise and this made them say that Venus was following. Lakshmana
had also looked at the northern sky to say that Abhijit and sapta Rishi mandala
were circling Dhruva.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">Lakshmana also looked at the southern end and
remarked that the parental ancestor, Ikshvaku and his preceptor (Vishvamitra) were
shining in his front. (VR: 6-4-50) <o:p></o:p></p>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgemYALp4M4G_M14oQiBmv6RUotJdPCgLpsEad5XOlWecfUjU2T-X88aBqaesi2aMXka4QBrOfyySN47DXOtEpx-QPuk3EKvnAHuZEwmBsaAmLaN_EiAuMrUx-B3B0BrPBL5BKfKfZxMpl5q0meMPMPO3MKWQAmBvmSmyVPnqkRqe2ZAYGKYkytxb1Teu8/s540/Rama%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="540" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgemYALp4M4G_M14oQiBmv6RUotJdPCgLpsEad5XOlWecfUjU2T-X88aBqaesi2aMXka4QBrOfyySN47DXOtEpx-QPuk3EKvnAHuZEwmBsaAmLaN_EiAuMrUx-B3B0BrPBL5BKfKfZxMpl5q0meMPMPO3MKWQAmBvmSmyVPnqkRqe2ZAYGKYkytxb1Teu8/s320/Rama%202.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">This is also evidence for the same month- season as they are now. Only from Magha to Caitra, Trishanku will be seen at night right in front
of the observer facing South. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">Lakshmana also says that Vishakha, the Kula
nakshatra of the Kosala kingdom (Ikshvaku) was shining clearly. (VR: 6-4-51).
Vishakha rises past midnight (or pre-dawn) in Magha. These verses therefore
make us understand that they were travelling at early hours before dawn. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Comet in Moola
star<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">Lakshmana also refers to a comet (Dhuma Ketu) in
the Moola nakshatra in the tail of Scorpio, but which is part of the
Sagittarius constellation. (VR: 6-4-52). Moola lorded by Nirruti portends trouble
for Rakshasa-s. Though I will write about this comet in my upcoming book, Comet
Kohoutek having 6+ years of orbital revolution passes through Moola in its
path. So far, no other comet has been found to go through that region. Normally
comets take more or less the same orbital route. Comet Neowise also has an
orbital span of more than 7000 years. It is likely to have been sighted by
Ramayana people. Anyway, I am not committing anything now. Just indicating. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Reached the
shore<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">Finally the troop reached the shore. The
description shows that it was a Full Moon Day or nearing the Full Moon. There
is a mention that “ocean surged when the moon rose. The image of moon was
reflected limitlessly in it.” (VR: 6-4-114).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">But the systematic calculation of days after this
show that they might have reached the shore on Shukla Trayodasi or so when the
moon would be near full causing the sea surge. I am however, showing here the
Full Moon day of Magha to know the days of travel. <o:p></o:p></p>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHVALERSZ0BKc7iOLcAwH4XOQ9gWgMAkFz3ivAujwQabsYcDox-JW7E4yzEB2DbsoItsjaEEHfuuhgGlEXCYC5teUSUcE-QlOaiERxbzwra6nwCORaEC8qMs8X8PBV7RV3H5tlJstcqzQTfcgk83aZJuSmCKU7ktk4hRcuTRJegJA7lUZjZIM-Kb9zLYY/s707/Rama%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="707" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHVALERSZ0BKc7iOLcAwH4XOQ9gWgMAkFz3ivAujwQabsYcDox-JW7E4yzEB2DbsoItsjaEEHfuuhgGlEXCYC5teUSUcE-QlOaiERxbzwra6nwCORaEC8qMs8X8PBV7RV3H5tlJstcqzQTfcgk83aZJuSmCKU7ktk4hRcuTRJegJA7lUZjZIM-Kb9zLYY/w515-h364/Rama%203.jpg" width="515" /></a><br />
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">They left on Krishna Pancami on Magha (25<sup>th</sup>
October, 5077 BCE) and reached the shore 19<sup>th</sup> November 5077 BCE. The
new month was <b>Adhika Phalguna</b>! <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">Taking the above date as the maximum time taken to
travel, it is seen that they had travelled for 25 days. It could have been less
than that, but the moon description makes me bring it up to Pournami. But there
is no explicit reference to Pournami in the text. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Getting ready to
cross the sea.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">Probably, the next day Vibhishana arrived. (20<sup>th</sup>
November, 5077 BCE)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">On his advice, Rama did penance by lying down on a
bed of Darbha grass for 3 nights. Let us assume that he started the penance on
the same night of Vibhishana’s arrival. (night of 20<sup>th</sup>, 21<sup>st</sup>
and 22<sup>nd</sup>)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">With no response from Varuna Bhagavan, he decided
to shoot at him on the 4<sup>th</sup> day. (24<sup>th</sup> November, 5077 BCE)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">Varuna Bhagawan appeared and advised Rama to build
the Setu.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">Setu was built in 5 days. From 24<sup>th</sup> to
28<sup>th</sup> November, 5077 BCE. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">Totally 8 days were over by now. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">Immediately they moved to Lanka.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">So, by 29<sup>th</sup> November 5077 BCE, they
landed in Lanka.<o:p></o:p></p>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWfcUDlHEfhRw2NYKdaj18_SrUqtCWipOKpxuKRWzfUvsmb7brrjyR3Vp6Prd9E2Y8PiGeHat8jhzb2znwrLf8POiXYYOUlKh0t1D-20FT726ceOWTNyVOWV-E64YVmj_F65XK_xbNbJJdOcFKOfsnNnh1a1Ar2GXzrqKYTsEB0uRfWI_ea5IE0OKIqsY/s877/Rama%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="636" data-original-width="877" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWfcUDlHEfhRw2NYKdaj18_SrUqtCWipOKpxuKRWzfUvsmb7brrjyR3Vp6Prd9E2Y8PiGeHat8jhzb2znwrLf8POiXYYOUlKh0t1D-20FT726ceOWTNyVOWV-E64YVmj_F65XK_xbNbJJdOcFKOfsnNnh1a1Ar2GXzrqKYTsEB0uRfWI_ea5IE0OKIqsY/w535-h388/Rama%204.jpg" width="535" /></a><br />
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">This is a probable date of landing in Lanka. Any
difference can happen if we reduce the travel period from Kishkindha to the sea
shore. Let me emphasise that there is no clue on how long they travelled, but
they travelled for days together. On the assumption that they reached the seashore
on a Full Moon Day we have constructed the date as above. Apart from the moon related
descriptions, Rama expressing how he missed Sita on arrival at the seashore makes
me think that the Full Moon tormented him on the loss of his wife. Earlier too,
Rama lamented that he could not enjoy the rainy season with his wife like other
couples. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Death of
Indrajit<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">It seems war started immediately on reaching
Lanka. Rama reached on Krishna Ekadasi on Adhika Phalguna. Only the death day
of Indrajit is being told in Ramayana. It was <b>Krishna Caturdasi</b> day!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">On hearing the death of Indrajit, Ravana got
furious and ran to kill Sita. At that time, his minister by name Supaarshvan stopped
him and told him to avenge Rama instead. At that time he said that it was
Krishna caturdasi day. The next day was Amavasya. Ravana must kill Rama on
Amavasya.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">अभ्युत्थानं</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">त्वमद्यैव</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="color: red; font-size: 10pt;">कृष्णपक्षचतुर्दशीम्</span><span style="color: red; font-size: 10pt;"> |</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">| </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">९२</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">६</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">६६</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">कृत्वा</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">निर्याह्यमावास्यां</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">
</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">विजयाय</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">बलैर्वृतः</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> |<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">(Meaning: “Making yourself ready today itself, the
fourteenth day of the dark half of this month, you along with the armies, sally
forth tomorrow, the moonless day, to victory.”) (VR: 6-92-66)</p><p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyw8VEpuJnjpb1uVhhOQVUj8_sleAH2D5CM7uyQObQg_NC8vK9ehKAHzKpaqw0HM-5CvpCCKAdInkJWmYyipbDtjBznpYP8WZE4khV5UMFAqnCJgBdtIn6Rh9ogdjBO_88MhqV_2Uh1qf8_Rv66B0WMTvraq22Ex7IpOLG8269uPo4ocp8VCH-c0YEl3o/s1114/Indrajit%20death.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1114" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyw8VEpuJnjpb1uVhhOQVUj8_sleAH2D5CM7uyQObQg_NC8vK9ehKAHzKpaqw0HM-5CvpCCKAdInkJWmYyipbDtjBznpYP8WZE4khV5UMFAqnCJgBdtIn6Rh9ogdjBO_88MhqV_2Uh1qf8_Rv66B0WMTvraq22Ex7IpOLG8269uPo4ocp8VCH-c0YEl3o/w536-h382/Indrajit%20death.jpg" width="536" /></a></p><p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><b>Death of Indrajit</b></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">Ravana heeded his advice and went to the battlefield
the next day, the day of Amavasya. This was the Amavasya of Adhika Phalguna. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Ravana started
the war with Rama<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">The war started on Amavasya, the day after
Indrajit’s death. The corresponding Gregorian date was 3<sup>rd</sup> December,
5077 BCE. It was a Wednesday, Shatabhishak Star. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">At sunrise on that day a terrible war broke out,
but Rama killed many rakshasas within three hours (one eighth of the day) (VR: 6-93-30).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">This infuriated Ravana who started killing many Vanaras.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">At that time many ill-omens were seen. They were
in the nature of meteor showers only. We will see the important descriptions
verse-wise. I am skipping animal behaviour and only highlighting seismic, atmospheric
and celestial sightings. This appears in Sarga -95<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><span style="color: red;">Verse 38</span>: Sun lost its radiance. The earth trembled.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><span style="color: red;">Verse 39</span>: The cloud rained blood. Horses tumbled.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><span style="color: red;">Verse 42</span>: A meteor with a sound similar to a
thunder, fell down from the sky (Ulaka = meteor)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">War intensified.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">Ravana fought like mad. It was so terrible that
Valmiki made a significant statement as follows:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">विषेदुर्देवगन्धर्वा</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">दानवाश्चारणैः</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">सह</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> || </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">६</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">१०२</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">३१</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">राममार्तन्</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">तदा</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">दृष्ट्वा</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">सिद्धाश्च</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">परमर्षयः</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> |<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">व्यथिता</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">वानरेन्द्राश्च</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">बभूवुः</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">सविभीषणाः</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> || </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">६</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">१०२</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">३२</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="color: red; font-size: 10pt;">रामचन्द्रमसन्</span><span style="color: red; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="color: red; font-size: 10pt;">दृष्ट्वा</span><span style="color: red; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="color: red; font-size: 10pt;">ग्रस्तन्</span><span style="color: red; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="color: red; font-size: 10pt;">रावणराहुणा</span><span style="color: red; font-size: 10pt;"> |<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">(Meaning: “Seeing Rama afflicted, the gods,
Gandharvas the celestial musicians, Charanas the celestials bards along with
the demons, as also Siddhas the demi-gods and the great sages felt dejected. <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">Seeing the moon in the shape of
Rama eclipsed by Rahu in the shape of Ravana,</span> the monkey-chiefs too,
along with Vibhishana, felt perturbed.”) (VR: 6-102-31 & 32)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">He continues to say in the next verse:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">प्राजापत्यन्</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">च</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">नक्षत्रन्</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">रोहिणीं</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">शशिनः</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">प्रियाम्</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> || </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">६</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">१०२</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">३३</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">समाक्रम्य</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">बुधस्तस्थौ</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">प्रजानामशुभावहः</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> |<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">(</span>Meaning: “Prajapati’s
star Rohini is the beloved of the Moon. Mercury is assaulting him causing fear
to people”) (VR: 6-102-33)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">There are two info given in this verse. The moon in
the shape of Rama (Ramachandramasam) caught by RavanaRahuna is not an analogy. Similarly,
in the next verse, Mercury is afflicting the Moon. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">There is another info in the same sarga that Mars
was afflicting Vishaka, the Kula nakshatra of the Ikshvakus.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">कोसलानान्</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">च</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">नक्षत्रन्</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">व्यक्तमिन्द्राग्निदैवतम्</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> || </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">६</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">१०२</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">३६</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">आक्रम्याङ्गारकस्तस्थौ</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">विशाखामपि</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">चाम्बरे</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> |<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">(</span>Meaning: “The
planet Mars stood assailing in the sky, the constellation Vishakha, presided
over by the gods Indra and Agni (the god of fire), which is adorned by the
kings of Kosala.:) (VR: 6-102-36)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">Analysing all these together, the first day of
direct war between Rama and Ravana was an Amavasya. Only in Magha a lunar
eclipse occurred indicating that the nodes were in Sagittarius – Gemini axis.
Now just a month had passed, and Adhika Phalguna was running. By now another eclipse
could not have happened because the movement of the nodes is in anti-clockwise
direction and therefore Rahu which caused the lunar eclipse in Sagittarius would
have moved in the direction of Scorpio and not Pisces. So, there is absolutely no
chance for an eclipse on that day. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">The expression must be either descriptive or about
something else. The sky map on that day is produced to check what it conveys.<o:p></o:p></p>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_uxW85EJvVDnICootsttn8P1czWVm0SVPn3N4zpzgCy2zOxoy14lwg4Uw3RRHbLlkq3VOT6cohGWJcXFwQeaVeFs6BDWBWKTyBTAOvXmNMRaYEaU6xuSjDHEvB33qJNx74srVCWCLHXD_rgjDmPq9mewvsU-qcNOp6meiAcHb04ZQCPwByP3qt_3TOs/s1124/Rama%20Ravana%20yuddha.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="808" data-original-width="1124" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_uxW85EJvVDnICootsttn8P1czWVm0SVPn3N4zpzgCy2zOxoy14lwg4Uw3RRHbLlkq3VOT6cohGWJcXFwQeaVeFs6BDWBWKTyBTAOvXmNMRaYEaU6xuSjDHEvB33qJNx74srVCWCLHXD_rgjDmPq9mewvsU-qcNOp6meiAcHb04ZQCPwByP3qt_3TOs/w496-h356/Rama%20Ravana%20yuddha.jpg" width="496" /></a><br />
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><b>Rama- Ravana Yuddha </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">Sun and the moon were together afflicted by Mars
and Saturn. Rahu like Ravana afflicted Moon like Rama. This is possible by the
11<sup>th</sup> aspect of Rahu on Aquarius. Rahu aspects 3<sup>rd</sup> and 11<sup>th</sup>
house as well. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">Vishaka is not directly affected by Mars. But
Vishaka being the star of the Ikshvakus, Mars (the warrior) is said to affect if we take the rules of horary (prasna) astrology into account. These rules apply to the moment of the event.
Rahu receives the evil aspect of Mars by its 11<sup>th</sup> aspect and
transfers it to Libra where Vishaka is located. This is known as <b>Yamaya yoga</b>.
When there is no aspect between two lords (planetary / stars), the slower
planet in between them will receive the aspect of the faster planet in the
front and transfers it to the planet / star behind it. <o:p></o:p>By that concept, the evil effect of Mars was taken
by the slower moving Rahu by its 11<sup>th</sup> aspect which transferred it to Vishakha in the 3<sup>rd</sup>
house from behind Rahu.</p><p><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">Mercury also affected Moon. It was at 30 degrees
from the moon. Moreover, in the next few days, Mercury started retrogression
and moved towards Moon. Let me produce that also.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCzjrm4RUpUjbiDQfzOL52MTSf-E010_eFMchIIKgntWr91kKhTLN06pWk463o4mR7VOxAuUU4-qxTFfpHtivR-ix9bxlwsNe7XglRt35_7FPuvH9dmISf8wrZnDnLo0qp4FIyCTPdn5eYFvdqcYcfKKumS7-cT1MYPgyF5Qj_ZrjT1vaxYfDGF3gOP0/s804/Rama%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="586" data-original-width="804" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCzjrm4RUpUjbiDQfzOL52MTSf-E010_eFMchIIKgntWr91kKhTLN06pWk463o4mR7VOxAuUU4-qxTFfpHtivR-ix9bxlwsNe7XglRt35_7FPuvH9dmISf8wrZnDnLo0qp4FIyCTPdn5eYFvdqcYcfKKumS7-cT1MYPgyF5Qj_ZrjT1vaxYfDGF3gOP0/w470-h342/Rama%205.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">On 6<sup>th</sup> December, i.e., Shukla Tritiya,
just two days after the war began, moon shifted to Pisces and Mercury afflicted
moon by moving towards it. Mercury was debilitated at that time as it was in Rama’s
natal horoscope. Mercury dasa sent Rama to exile. Therefore, Valmiki made a
mention of how Mercury continued to trouble him.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">The war continued. Ravana was almost beaten on the
first day. His charioteer drove back to safety and was rebuked by Ravana who
wanted to come back to the war field. So the charioteer entered the war field
and the war continued. Meanwhile sage Agastya met Rama and offered the upadesa
of Aditya Hridaya. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">The war resumed the next morning but bad omens
started appearing which resemble the after effects of a<span style="background-color: #fcff01;"> meteor shower</span>. Let me
point them out. This is from 106<sup>th</sup> sarga.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><span style="color: red;">Verse 21:</span> Rains poured <span style="color: red;">blood</span> on Ravana’s chariot. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><span style="color: red;">Verse 24</span>: Large <span style="color: red;">meteors</span>, along with lightnings
fell with great noise (Ulka is the word used to indicate meteor)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><span style="color: red;">Verse 25</span>: Earth trembled.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><span style="color: red;">Verse 26</span>: the rays of the sun appeared coppery,
yellow, white and dark, like mineral ores on a mountain.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><span style="color: red;">Verse 29</span>: Even without the appearance of clouds,
thunderbolts fell<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><span style="color: red;">Verse 30: </span>All the quarters and intermediate points
of the compass became covered with darkness and due to outpourings of dust, the
sky became difficult to be seen.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">These descriptions indicate meteor shower.</p><p><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Two meteor-hits
in two consecutive years<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">
</p><p>There was a terrible meteor shower at the
beginning of war with Khara. The year was 5078 BCE. We found that the impact of
that hit on global temperature level was found imprinted in the GISP2 graph. It
is reproduced again.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvLwjV-xnKIx5G1fmNwHCBWEvh9KFbBtQzvUoZZ-RLatb5prLZnoKp4tUf7KxUJcqdtBOGphH8eyOweX9NLt4yxGnfJEOmWxg15WWFOX7RqcHy47t5843lvLRNhAgkv46-_g1qLaD4uhfXW4Hjecte8YQ7AaIwHgE3XdQOQRmAFj55Wipxh4_Txl4BoQ/s1116/Meteor%20-%20Khara%20closeup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="826" data-original-width="1116" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvLwjV-xnKIx5G1fmNwHCBWEvh9KFbBtQzvUoZZ-RLatb5prLZnoKp4tUf7KxUJcqdtBOGphH8eyOweX9NLt4yxGnfJEOmWxg15WWFOX7RqcHy47t5843lvLRNhAgkv46-_g1qLaD4uhfXW4Hjecte8YQ7AaIwHgE3XdQOQRmAFj55Wipxh4_Txl4BoQ/w400-h296/Meteor%20-%20Khara%20closeup.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><o:p></o:p></p><p>Almost a year later in 5077 BCE, meteor-showers
accompanied with red blood rainfall were reported during the war with Ravana. The
above graph shows a continuous fall from 5078 BCE indicating that the 5077 BCE
meteor-hit didn’t alter the rate of reduction in the temperature. There is no fresh
drop in the graph immediately following the fall in 5078 BCE. This implies that
the impact was not as severe as it was in 5078 BCE. In concurrence with this observation,
the description in the text is also restricted to the region of Ravana. The
physical impact of the meteor shower was on where Ravana was moving and on
Lanka. In contrast, they were absent where Rama was standing. (VR: 6- 106-34).</p><p><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">War resumed <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p>The war resumed and went on for 7 days (VR: 6-107-65)
It is said 'sapta raatram'.</p><p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">On the 8<sup>th</sup> day morning, Matali, the
charioteer of Rama wondered why Rama was not using the Brahmastra. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">Rama used it and Ravana was killed. The day was Shukla
Shashti in Nija Phalguna. The date was 9<sup>th</sup> December 5077 BCE. The
star was Bharani. The day was Tuesday. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFwqgkA2Bu-aLnsK7_XGy4Rb4DN6YZJNjT6NZkOCzpMxgCr4C7kBgXM2s-qtNHFXrpQ0KbE-tzTaTrsZBSfMU3Ss3gWP39IIDmB7JJPylY0y-HZPt5ZnHB2_b7m9F5Us1mHR1SKZ1Iv_PVLnM1S1qXvTotgd0HU_af2naQ3qmxMAuJ1xPiyH9htzUkNOg/s1128/Ravana's%20death.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1128" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFwqgkA2Bu-aLnsK7_XGy4Rb4DN6YZJNjT6NZkOCzpMxgCr4C7kBgXM2s-qtNHFXrpQ0KbE-tzTaTrsZBSfMU3Ss3gWP39IIDmB7JJPylY0y-HZPt5ZnHB2_b7m9F5Us1mHR1SKZ1Iv_PVLnM1S1qXvTotgd0HU_af2naQ3qmxMAuJ1xPiyH9htzUkNOg/w543-h385/Ravana's%20death.jpg" width="543" /></a></div><br /><o:p></o:p><p></p><p><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><b> Ravana's death </b></span></p>
<p>From the death time, I am constructing the horoscope of Ravana based on the
old Tamil verse that Jupiter was in the 12<sup>th</sup> house of Ravana’s moon
sign when he died. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">ராவணன்</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">முடி</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">பன்னிரண்டில்</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">விழ்ந்ததும்<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p>To have Jupiter in the 12<sup>th</sup>, his moon sign must have been
Scorpio. Rahu in 2<sup>nd</sup> and Ketu in 8<sup>th</sup>,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the 5<sup>th</sup> lord Jupiter in the 12<sup>th</sup>
did him in. Note Saturn and Mars combination in the 4<sup>th</sup> house. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Rama returned.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p>The next mention of date appears only when Rama landed in Bharadwaja
ashrama. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>We all believe that Rama returned quickly in a day to Ayodhya, but the date
shows that it was not so. Though he used the Pushpaka Vimana, it was not as
fast as it is believed to be. From Shukla Shashti in Nija Phalguna to Shukla
Pancami in Caitra there was nearly a month. But by then he had completed his
exile. This is told in a verse,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="background: yellow; font-size: 10pt; mso-highlight: yellow;">पूर्णे</span><span style="background: yellow; font-size: 10pt; mso-highlight: yellow;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="background: yellow; font-size: 10pt; mso-highlight: yellow;">चतुर्दशे</span><span style="background: yellow; font-size: 10pt; mso-highlight: yellow;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="background: yellow; font-size: 10pt; mso-highlight: yellow;">वर्षे</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">पञ्चम्यां</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">लक्ष्मणाग्रजः (VR: 6-124-1)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p>(Meaning: “Having completed 14 years, Rama arrived on a <b>Pancami</b>”)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The reference to Pancami appears again when Hanuman went to meet Guha to
inform about Rama’s arrival. Then he said that Rama had arrived on Shukla
Pancami in Bharadwaja’s ashrama. (VR: 1-125-24).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>It was <span style="color: red;">Tarana year, Caitra Shukla pancami</span>, Jan 7<sup>th</sup>, 5076 BCE Wednesday,
Rohini star. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Then Hanuman reached Nandigram to inform Bharata. There he said that Rama
would come the next day when Pushya would be running. So, we can make out the
difference in time between meeting Guha and Bharata, which indicates the
distance too. It also shows that <u>the 14 year period was counted from Caitra Pushya to the Caitra Pushya after 14 years. </u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The people of Ayodhya reached Nandigram on hearing the news of Rama's return. The next morning,
when Pushya was running, Rama, Sita and Lakshmana along with others arrived at
Nandigram. From there Rama proceeded to Ayodhya and was coronated on the same
day. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b> Date of coronation of Rama </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>It was <span style="color: red;">Tarana, Caitra Shukla Navami, Pushya</span>, Monday, 12<sup>th</sup>
January, 5076 BCE.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Thus ended my small effort to date Rama’s life.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The series ends here, but I will post a Time line for quick reference and
the Dasa-Bhukti of Rama for different events in his life. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Following that I will post a write-up on the yuga issue during Rama's time that many are
asking.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>(Cont’d)</p><br />Jayasree Saranathan http://www.blogger.com/profile/01048252011566427834noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post-47504264520651356302024-03-04T21:28:00.005+05:302024-03-16T23:37:52.843+05:30Ramayana – 13: Lunar eclipse when Hanuman landed in Ashoka Vana<p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">After getting rebuked by Lakshmana for the absence of any
efforts to search for Sita, Sugreeva sprang into action. He sent the Vanaras in
all the four directions with a strict deadline that they should find Sita </span><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">within
a month</b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> (VR: 4-40-70, 4-41-47 and 4-42-52). The Vanaras who went to east,
north and west returned empty handed within a month (VR: 4-47-6). Only those who
went southward could not return in time. This group headed by Hanuman and
Angada were lost in the Riksha cave till the end of the month stipulated by
Sugreeva.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Later they managed to come out but were worried about
having exceeded the time limit of one month. In that context, Angada made a
significant observation about the month they started the search. He said,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">“वयम्</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">आश्वयुजे</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">मासि</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">काल</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">संख्या</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">व्यवस्थिताः</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> |”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">“We were sent out scheduling time calculating from the
month of <b>Aswayuja</b>” (VR: 4-53-9).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">By 9<sup>th</sup> July 5077 BCE, Aswayuja month was
over. The description of the glowing moon in the 30<sup>th</sup> sarga on autumn
season by Rama, must have taken place after the Saama Upakarma in Bhadrapada month.
The description must have been done on the Full moon day of the Aswayuja month.
Sugreeva started the search immediately after that. The search parties must
have spread before 9<sup>th</sup> July 5077 BCE in the <b>waning phase of Aswayuja.</b>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The search parties to east, North and West must have
returned by the <b>Amavasya of Karthika</b>, i.e., before the waning phase
ended. But Angada and Hanuman did not even finish the search by the end of
Karthika. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Proceeding towards the ocean <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Margashira started on the day after the Amavasya of
Karthika. The discussion about how to face Sugreeva must have taken place in Margashira.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The meeting with <b>Sampati</b> must have taken place
in Margashira. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">After being told by Sampati that Sita was abducted by
Ravana and imprisoned in Lanka, the Vanaras started off to the south. In that
context it is said, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">अभिजित्</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">अभिमुखाम्</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">दिशम्</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">ययुः</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">जनक</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">सुता</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">परिमार्गण</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">उन्मुखाः</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> || </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">४</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">६३</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">१५<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Meaning:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> “In search of Janaka’s daughter, they (the Vanaras) proceeded towards
the direction opposite to Abhijit” (VR: 4-63-15)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Here it is given ‘<i>Abhijit abhimukhaam disham’</i>.
The website valmikiramayan.net deciphers this as Abhijit lagna. But it is further
said, Abhimukhaam <b>disham</b> by indicating the direction. It is not about
the direction of Abhijit which is in the northern sky. Lanka was in the South,
and they were proceeding towards the southern direction. Why then, the
reference to Abhijit which is in the north? One reason could be they, who were
supposed to be heading south, had gone to the Vindhyas, north of Kishkindha. So,
they decided not to go towards north any longer and went in the opposite
direction. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">They had Abhijit as a marker for the direction and went
opposite of it, which is what ‘Abhi’ means. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Abhimukha refers to the opposite face of
Abhijit. That is the southern direction. The meaning taken from the Sanskrit dictionary
is shown below: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In the month of Margashira, the Vanaras started moving
towards the Southern Ocean. They could have started by the Full Moon of Margashira.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">There is an opinion among some researchers that
Hanuman jumped from where they met Sampati. That place was in the Vidhya
Mountain. So, according to some, Hanuman jumped <u>right away from the Mahendra
Mountain in Orissa, near the Vindhyas.</u> But the dates show that the Vanaras
had walked for two months to reach the shore. The date is what we get from the
description of the moon when Hanuman reached Lanka. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lunar eclipse when Hanuman reached Ashoka Vana.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In the 5<sup>th</sup> sarga of Sundara Kanda, there is
a description of the moon seen by Hanuman. The sarga begins with stating that
Hanuman saw the moon looking like a bull in the middle of the sky (VR: 5-5-1).
The description continues with the 5<sup>th</sup> verse indicating that it was a
Full Moon. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">रराज</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">चन्द्रह्</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">परिपूर्णशृङ्गः <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The moon shone with ‘<i>paripoorna shringa’</i>. (VR:
5-5-5)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Shringa means horn. The tips of the moon are mentioned
as horns in the olden texts that describe Vedic astronomy (like Surya Siddhanta
and Siddhanta Shiromani). Only the crescent moon has horns (tips) known as
Shringa. The Full Moon has no horns because the lunar disc is complete. Paripoorna
shringa means the horns are complete, that is, they are close to form the
disc. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The next verse is a description of eclipse and how the
marks on the moon appeared after the eclipse.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">विनष्टशीताम्बुतुषारपङ्को</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> |<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">महाग्रहग्राहविनष्टपङ्कः</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">|<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">प्रकाश<span style="color: red;">लक्ष्म्या</span>श्रयनिर्मलाङ्को</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> |<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">रराज</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">चन्द्रो</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">भगवान्</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">शशाङ्कः</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">
|| </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">५</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">५</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">६<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(<b>Meaning:</b> Bhagawan Chandra who lost the cool
mark on being caught by Mahagraha started shining bright such that the mark (looking
like the hare) shone brilliantly.) (VR: 5- 5-6).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The dark spots on the lunar disc are known as lakshma.
The same expression appears in the Mahabharata too (“somasya lakṣma vyāvṛttaṃ”
(MB: 5.141.10 and MB: 6.2.32).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">They appear in the shape of a hare. The verse says the
spots (hare) which were caught (eclipsed) by the Mahagraha, are now shining
brilliantly. That means, the Mahagraha had left its grip on Bhagawan Chandra.
The eclipse was over. The Mahagraha signifies the node (Rahu / Ketu) that was
hiding the spotted region of the lunar disc. It was a partial eclipse with the
spotted region eclipsed. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir0-Xuy5DPmRlk4KxlXWk0JvvTzp1CUyfF8cVoUJouhjIOFKTycYVqDCdRaDQRSVd9I_mEoM-HDB1loi9p1iU2N3h2EqqjDwenjYH0W7LjLZJfJLT1zYh7oD2ksoVWDvr6KOZ8m7Cv7cx4gUO4m9hMyVWrCrMZBv1tynFxUSNCiO7H_sTYXKbbx4CyKlc/s832/Full%20moon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="811" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir0-Xuy5DPmRlk4KxlXWk0JvvTzp1CUyfF8cVoUJouhjIOFKTycYVqDCdRaDQRSVd9I_mEoM-HDB1loi9p1iU2N3h2EqqjDwenjYH0W7LjLZJfJLT1zYh7oD2ksoVWDvr6KOZ8m7Cv7cx4gUO4m9hMyVWrCrMZBv1tynFxUSNCiO7H_sTYXKbbx4CyKlc/w260-h267/Full%20moon.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;"> The spots on the Full Moon look like a hare.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The expression <i><span style="color: red;">“Mahagraha
graaha vinashta pangka</span></i>” indicates that the moon was eclipsed. But by
the time Hanuman reached the city of Lanka the moon was shining bright in the
middle of the sky indicating that the eclipse was over and nighttime had
advanced. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">So, our search is to locate the month after Margashira
when the moon was eclipsed. Only in the month of <b>Magha</b>, <u>moon came
closer to Ketu within 13 degrees on the Full Moon</u> day to get <b>eclipsed. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrTHjlbwG81-muk7OHTxC6lir35w531ofU9r_tC47XxjSku8-c2xhRzLntIC5O3lxkTDCctnPkEoPZZZhXSNX6oEW1ao8addK_O12VNE1A7lc1MtDH-VVyXDIHbn89_ekErAr6yW4iXM5PqL-EXudfHVE8-bpX-VDoC1gBqXeZTcQ0QcWYSdREsoXa_hU/s1122/Lunar%20eclipse%20Hanuman.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="1122" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrTHjlbwG81-muk7OHTxC6lir35w531ofU9r_tC47XxjSku8-c2xhRzLntIC5O3lxkTDCctnPkEoPZZZhXSNX6oEW1ao8addK_O12VNE1A7lc1MtDH-VVyXDIHbn89_ekErAr6yW4iXM5PqL-EXudfHVE8-bpX-VDoC1gBqXeZTcQ0QcWYSdREsoXa_hU/w533-h378/Lunar%20eclipse%20Hanuman.jpg" width="533" /></a><br />
<p><b> Lunar eclipse when Hanuman entered Lanka.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p>On the same night, he found Sita languishing in Ashoka Vana. On the same
night, Ravana came to see Sita and gave a deadline of <b>two more months</b>
for her to decide. Counted from Caitra in Subhanu when she was abducted, ten
months were over. So, two more months were left in the total time of twelve
months given by Ravana. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Sita was abducted on a Krishna Tritiya in Caitra. On the Pournami of Magha,
ten months (short of two tithi-s) were over. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The simulation of the lunar eclipse matching with the description of the
same in the Ramayana confirms that we are proceeding on the right lines. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>It also shows that the Vanaras had taken <u>two months to reach the shore</u>.
This <b>rejects</b> the version of some people that Hanuman jumped from the
Mahendragiri hill in Orissa soon after meeting Sampati in the Vindhyas. The
Mahendragiri from where Hanuman jumped was beyond <b>Kavaatam,</b> the capital
of the 2<sup>nd</sup> Tamil Sangam Age (VR: 4- 18 to 21). Both Kavaatam and the Mahendra Giri next to that were
long gone. More about it will be written in my book.</p>
<p><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Rama started the march of his army.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p><span style="color: red;">Hanuman met Sita: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a name="_Hlk160478411">October 20,
5077 BCE (Subhanu, Magha month, Pournami, Punarvasu, Monday)<o:p></o:p></a></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160478411;"></span>
<p><span style="color: red;">Hanuman burnt Lanka on the next day: </span><a name="_Hlk160476990">October 21, 5077 BCE (Subhanu, Magha month, Krishna
Pratipat, Pushya, Tuesday)<o:p></o:p></a></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160476990;"></span>
<p><span style="color: red;">Hanuman returned to Mahendragiri: </span>Same day. October
21, 5077 BCE (Subhanu, Magha month, Krishna Pratipat, Pushya, Tuesday)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="color: red;">Hanuman met Rama</span>: October 24, 5077 BCE
(Subhanu, Magha month, Krishna Caturthi, Purva Phalguni, Friday)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="color: red;">Rama marched with the army of Vanaras<a name="_Hlk160478463">: </a></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160478463;">October
25, 5077 BCE (Subhanu, Magha month, Krishna Panchami, Uttara Phalguni, Saturday)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160478463;"></span>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgatb5OH87wMwU5arvMtua98QvhYszaCOflusgnhyphenhyphenC_dyKOYaVsIId0KQSDCeQVwcklCXEuyRe_4jzjRN8MeQztVK3vZkEFke4YwMAPlBj1ZxVaPdx0GBjed25-YB4ny1qi5N6W-HVkiK8ukh7gzsKyhO5_YHINFtPZWFVqhNdyWeUQ4D6frNnC30ds60Q/s1113/Uttaram%20starting%20off%20for%20war.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="808" data-original-width="1113" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgatb5OH87wMwU5arvMtua98QvhYszaCOflusgnhyphenhyphenC_dyKOYaVsIId0KQSDCeQVwcklCXEuyRe_4jzjRN8MeQztVK3vZkEFke4YwMAPlBj1ZxVaPdx0GBjed25-YB4ny1qi5N6W-HVkiK8ukh7gzsKyhO5_YHINFtPZWFVqhNdyWeUQ4D6frNnC30ds60Q/w534-h387/Uttaram%20starting%20off%20for%20war.jpg" width="534" /></a><br />
<p><b> Date of Rama starting from Kishkindha to Lanka<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p>In the 4<sup>th</sup> sarga of Yuddha Kanda, Rama, after hearing all the
details from Hanuman decided to march on the day of Uttara Phalguni because the
next day Uttara Phalguni joined with Hasta. (VR: 6-4-5) Uttara Phalguni was the 6<sup>th</sup>
star from his birth star making it an auspicious one. The mention about <u>Uttara
Phalguni joining Hasta the next day</u> shows that Uttara Phalguni should have
continued at sunrise making it the star of the day but was followed by Hasta
soon after. Since Hasta remained for most part of the day, Rama didn’t prefer
that day. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>When this was checked in Jhora, it was found to be true. Uttara Phalguni was
present until 7-07 am in the morning and Hasta started rising after that. The simulation
is re-produced below to show how meticulously the details are matching with our
derivations. <o:p></o:p></p>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMXaxtlwN9C5cP3K44d_xIBAzGlaPaHleNKNO-fiOfYsdCi16nmc62MZDvzFa4WWGFrIG7-hulAEQRwxt8YolSmuuveqXzN9YHMfajT29z8NdVnKMXwzoOlv0ffW2FcRqa61Goxg5Ym4ckPShcLk4xPVssp0NkRUYqeNr5WVW0EMQdEyH9RLJX2Gvcxk/s1122/U-Phal-%20Hasta.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="811" data-original-width="1122" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMXaxtlwN9C5cP3K44d_xIBAzGlaPaHleNKNO-fiOfYsdCi16nmc62MZDvzFa4WWGFrIG7-hulAEQRwxt8YolSmuuveqXzN9YHMfajT29z8NdVnKMXwzoOlv0ffW2FcRqa61Goxg5Ym4ckPShcLk4xPVssp0NkRUYqeNr5WVW0EMQdEyH9RLJX2Gvcxk/w554-h400/U-Phal-%20Hasta.jpg" width="554" /></a><br />
<p><b>Uttara-Phalguni joined with Hasta the next day. <o:p></o:p></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p>
<p><b><span style="background: aqua; font-size: 14pt; mso-highlight: aqua;">Nutshell</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p><span style="color: red;">Vanaras started the search</span>: Aswayuja month in
Subhanu.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="color: red;">Vanaras met Sampati: </span>Margashira.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><span style="color: red;">Time taken by the Vanaras
to reach the shore</span>: Two months. <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><span style="color: red;">Hanuman reached Ashoka
Vana</span>: October 20, 5077 BCE (Subhanu, Magha month, Pournami, Punarvasu,
Monday)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><b><span style="background: yellow; color: red; mso-highlight: yellow;">Lunar eclipse</span></b>: October 20, 5077 BCE (Subhanu,
Magha month, Pournami, Punarvasu, Monday)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;"><span style="color: red;">Rama started from
Kishkindha to Lanka: </span>October 25, 5077 BCE (Subhanu, Magha month, Krishna
Panchami, Uttara Phalguni, Saturday)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="tab-stops: 338.6pt;">(Cont’d)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Jayasree Saranathan http://www.blogger.com/profile/01048252011566427834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post-74256869030215031522024-03-03T18:00:00.035+05:302024-03-16T23:21:26.603+05:30Ramayana - 12: Why Ramayana shows the same Month- Season as it is now? <p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">After the death of Vaali, Rama retired to a cave in Mt. Prasavana and stayed there for four months when the rainy season was on. It was the month of <b>Shravana</b> when it rains even in the current times. Rama described the rainy season in the 28th sarga of Kishkindha Kanda and the Sharad season (autumn that followed the rainy season) in the 30th sarga of the same Kanda. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">The description of rainy season by Rama gives important
revelations on the month-season of those times. Those who use western astronomy
simulator for dating Ramayana have turned the zodiac halfway. According to them
the month of </span><u style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Caitra occurred in Sharad season</u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> because the simulator
shows so, but Ramayana says in many verses that Caitra was associated with
spring (Vasanta) season only. Similarly, the rainy season started in </span><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Shravana</b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
only.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Rama, after killing Vaali did not start the search
operation to find out Sita. He told Sugreeva,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">पूर्वो</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">अयम्</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">वार्षिको</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">मासः</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">श्रावणः</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">सलिल</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">आगमः</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">
|<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">प्रवृत्ताः</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">सौम्य</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">चत्वारो</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">मासा</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">वार्षिक</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">संज्ञिताः</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> || </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">४</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">२६</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">१४</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Meaning: “The <b>four-month</b> period specified for <b>rainy
season</b> has commenced, oh gentle Sugreeva, and this is <b>Shravana,</b> the
first month of rainy season that brings many showers.” (VR: 4-26-14)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">He also asked him to wait till <b>Karthika month</b>
when the rainy season would be over (VR: 4-26-17, 18a)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Saying this, Rama went to a cave on the mountain of
Prasavana which was high on the west and slopy on north and east and thus avoided the entry of the
monsoonal rains inside the cave! (VR: 4-27-12).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">This will prevent rainfall entering the cave from the south west.
Even today, the monsoon rains are realized from Southwest monsoon in Shravana in
Karnataka where Kishkindha is situated. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The <b>Catur Masya Vrata</b> followed by the Vedic people is also
mentioned by Rama. This vrata covers the period of rainy season starting from Ashadha
Shukla Ekadasi and ending on Karthika Shukla Ekadasi. In this period, Bhagawan
Vishnu is said to be sleeping (Yogic sleep). Vishnu is said to start
His sleep on Ashadha Shukla Ekadasi which is recognized as “<b>Vishnu Shayana
Ekadasi</b>” even today. Rama refers to this in his description of the rainy
season.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">निद्रा</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">शनैः</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">केशवम्</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">अभ्युपैति</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">“These days <span style="color: red;">sleep is slowly
getting closer to Vishnu (Kesava)</span>, rivers are rapidly getting closer to
oceans, cranes are gleefully getting closer to clouds, and women are
passionately getting closer to their beloveds.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(VR: 3-28-25)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In the month of Bhadrapada in the rainy season, <u>Saama
Vedic people perform upakrama</u> even today. The same is said by Rama. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">मासि</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">प्रौष्ठपदे</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">ब्रह्म</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">ब्राह्मणानाम्</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">विवक्षताम्</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> |<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">अयम्</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">अध्याय</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">समयः</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">सामगानाम्</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">उपस्थितः</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> || </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">३</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">२८</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">५४<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Meaning: “The month of <span style="color: red;">Bhaadrapada</span>,
is the time for learning the singing of <span style="color: red;">Sama Veda</span>,
and this is the time that has come for those Brahmans who concern themselves
for learning the singing of Sama Veda.” (VR: 3-28-54)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">This verse enables us to date this event because Saama
Upakarma is performed on Hasta nakshatra in the month of Bhadrapada. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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exile</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Rama was speaking about Saama Upakarma in the 14<sup>th</sup>
year of his exile (5077 BCE) while he was waiting for the rainy season to end.
The year was Subhanu. Hasta nakshatra in that month occurred on 15<sup>th</sup>
May, when it was Shukla Panchami.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">This occurs on Shukla Caturthi in some years when we
celebrate Ganesh Caturthi. (Ganesh Caturthi was initiated during Krishna’s
period after he was absolved of the blame for the loss of Syamanthaka gem.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In the very next verse Rama mentioned that Bharata
must have undertaken the Catur Masya Vrata on the Full Moon day of Ashadha (VR:
3-28-55)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Analysis of the verses of the 30th chapter shows that sharad season (autumn) had started. This season has Aswayuja and Karthika months. The eulogy of the Sharad season by Rama must have taken place in Aswayuja month because later we find Angada stating that the Vanaras started the search for Sita in Aswayuja month. In this sarga Rama talked about the stoppage of rains and the bright moon illuminating
the sky. His description of the shining moon rising at twilight confirms that
it was the Full moon in Aswayuja month. The date is decipherable as follows: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Rama’s talk on Aswayuja Full Moon<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The date was 23<sup>rd</sup> June, 5077 BCE, Subhanu, Aswayuja Pournami. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Rama grew impatient as there was no sign of Sugreeva
taking steps to search for Sita. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Lakshmana rebuked Sugreeva and Tara pacified
Lakshmana.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Sugreeva apologized and started the search operations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Though I planned to end this part here, I thought I need
to do some explanation on the similarity of month-season in Rama’s time. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Vedic theory of to and fro oscillation of the
equinoxes<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Western science believes that the earth’s axis is
precessing continuously. This is not so according to Vedic Thought which is expressed
in many Siddhanta-s including <b>Surya Siddhanta</b>. Today, many enthusiasts attempt to decipher the calculations given in Surya Siddhanta believing that they
are applicable for all ages but conveniently ignore an important concept given
in the Siddhanta-s that the equinox doesn’t precess forever; it moves forward and
backward for a distance of 27° on each side of the midpoint of the zodiac which
is the beginning of Aries. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It also says that the planetary positions are to be
located with reference to the midpoint of the zodiac. Whenever the equinox
moves backward as it does now – going to Pisces, the distance it travelled from
the midpoint must be deducted from the current location of the equinoctial sun.
Whenever the equinox is on the other side of the midpoint the difference from
the midpoint must be added. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The difference known as ‘<b>Ayanamsa’</b> is deducted even
now for all utilities of planetary positions – be they for constructing
horoscopes or fixing the ritual days. People easily call this deduction as <b>‘Nirayana’</b>
and the western zodiac as ‘<b>sayana’</b> (with ayanamsa because ayanamsa is not deducted)
without realizing the implication of it or why we should do it. In a continuously
precessing equinox, there is no need to deduct the difference (ayanamsa)
because how long one will be deducting is a question. Western astronomy assumes that the
equinox goes round for 360°; deducting the difference for all the period looks
idiotic because at one time one will be deducting 360° !!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It is unfortunate that it is rare to come across an
Indian to think why should we deduct the difference unless the movement is for
limited duration. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The limited duration of 27° on either side of the
midpoint of the zodiac results in less difference in the season. For example,
the zodiac will appear as follows when the equinox is at the mid point.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">At this time, the month-seasons will be like this:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Caitra and Vaiśāka = Vasanta<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Jyeṣṭha and Āṣāḍha = Grīṣma<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Śrāvaṇa and Bhādrapada = Varṣa <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Aśvina and Kārtika = Śarada<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Mārgaśira and Puṣya = Hemanta<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Māgha and Phālguna = Śiśira<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">When the equinox is at the western end as it is now:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The month- season will be like this: There will be
early spring starting in Pisces and cold season will be short such that there is no Shisira ritu <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Phālguna and Caitra = Vasanta<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Vaiśāka and Jyeṣṭha = Grīṣma<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Āṣāḍha and Śrāvaṇa = Prāvṛiṣ <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Bhādrapada and Aśvina = Varṣa <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Kārtika and Mārgaśira = Śarada<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Puṣya and Māgha = Hemanta<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">When the equinox is on the other side of the midpoint,
the zodiac will look as follows:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFHprXee2OJW38oLPrvMinVbMzYH5ayHo8HyYHCbCUm_VPMOnr3tDN602aQ1HuA43BYtQDamX08e_sHWcoGS1qUdTXykCmuYW2NB2Pv4WTw2U0vfPw5HgbDInReBQwDbo-W4ZTduQhWw-a78RC42l5E0c3_61_3p9yEBWuU39Eh9nSo6ONGgXxhYHtRk/s309/Pic%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="276" data-original-width="309" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFHprXee2OJW38oLPrvMinVbMzYH5ayHo8HyYHCbCUm_VPMOnr3tDN602aQ1HuA43BYtQDamX08e_sHWcoGS1qUdTXykCmuYW2NB2Pv4WTw2U0vfPw5HgbDInReBQwDbo-W4ZTduQhWw-a78RC42l5E0c3_61_3p9yEBWuU39Eh9nSo6ONGgXxhYHtRk/s1600/Pic%203.jpg" width="309" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"> The equinox at 27° to the eas</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">t of Aries<o:p></o:p></span></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The month- season will be as follows then: Spring
season will begin in Vaishakha and there will be extended winter with Hemanta and
Shishira being cold months.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Vaiśāka and Jyeṣṭha = Vasanta<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Āṣāḍha and Śrāvaṇa = Grīṣma<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Bhādrapada and Aśvina = Varṣa <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Kārtika and Mārgaśira = Śarada<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Puṣya and Māgha = Hemanta<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Phālguna and Caitra = Śiśira<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">So, the gradual change is from early spring as it is
now to late spring in Vaishakha. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Of the three configurations<u>, the middle illustration that is
running now was also running in Rama’s time</u>. It takes 3600 years for the
equinoctial sun to reach from one end to another end. To come back to the same
end it takes 7200 years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">7200 years ago Rama lived when the equinox was at the western
most end of the equinoctial path. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Today we are in the same point as where Rama was. That
is why we find the same seasonal months in the Ramayana.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">We are seeing the same pole star as Rama saw. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Today we are seeing Polaris as the northern pole star.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Rama also had seen the same.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It was known as <b>Dhruva nakshatra. </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The three positions are shown in the following diagram.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-62KLDcGaqNjhjiYC7CV7ItlqhSI-swLm0q-zuGotp9fbh5zqMzCEjnGwhO8PuNScO6Z5HQJ3YA8ssRsWSqi4nQmDgwlH2Wj2YbFW9YJ4O85GrAU-012RlADHuXHRS4lYDFlrrdqouVWresqqYeq2iG75Ia0xeLKjXowoEdaRwD9cVj1JWEm6Y-IiXw/s534/Pic%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="455" data-original-width="534" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-62KLDcGaqNjhjiYC7CV7ItlqhSI-swLm0q-zuGotp9fbh5zqMzCEjnGwhO8PuNScO6Z5HQJ3YA8ssRsWSqi4nQmDgwlH2Wj2YbFW9YJ4O85GrAU-012RlADHuXHRS4lYDFlrrdqouVWresqqYeq2iG75Ia0xeLKjXowoEdaRwD9cVj1JWEm6Y-IiXw/s320/Pic%204.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Dhruva seen by us today was also seen by Rama which we
will discuss in another part.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Meanwhile, request the readers to have clarity about
the way equinoxes move and how the month-seasons do not change greatly. They did
not change during Ramayana period because the sun and the earth were facing the
same part of the sky then as they are now.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">If anyone continues to say that Caitra was in Sharad season in
the Ramayana, tell them the truth.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">With this we are moving on to the next part in the search for Sita.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(Cont’d) <o:p></o:p></span></p>Jayasree Saranathan http://www.blogger.com/profile/01048252011566427834noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post-46727796258825723342024-03-03T00:06:00.009+05:302024-03-16T23:04:19.096+05:30Ramayana – 11: Vaali Vadha and Sugreeva’s coronation <p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">The abduction of Sita having taken place in the waning
phase of Caitra in the 14</span><sup style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;">th</sup><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> year, we come across definite clues on time,
only from the time of Sugreeva’s coronation. There is no direct reference to
the date of Vaali’s death. It must be inferred from the coronation date of
Sugreeva.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The time of coronation also is a little tricky because
it throws up are two probabilities: one, immediately after cremating Vaali because
the country could not go headless and two, after the 13-day ceremony for Vaali.
It is simply said that the Vanara leaders surrounded Sugreeva whose clothes were
still wet from having done the rituals for Vaali. And with him they approached Rama
to permit them to go to the kingdom of Kishkindha, besides inviting Rama to the
kingdom. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The important information on time was given by Rama in
his reply to the Vanara-s. He said that the <b>four-month rainy season</b> had
just commenced, and it was the month of <b>Shravana</b> (VR: 4-26-14)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Rama continued to say that it was not right on his
part to enter cities or villages due to his exile-status but asked Sugreeva to
go ahead with the coronation ceremony (VR: 4-26-15).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Rama said further, “On the advent of <b>Karthika
month,</b> say post-rainy season, you shall do your best in the cause of
Ravana's elimination, and this is our covenant, and hence oh, gentle Sugreeva,
for now enter your mansion, be enthroned in kingdom as well, and exhilarate
your friends.” (4-26-17, 18a). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then, Rama
along with Lakshmana went to a cave on Mt. Prasavana to spend his time during the
four-month long rainy season. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On reading these verses, we get an impression that
Vaali was killed after the month of Shravana started. Three months have gone in
between the abduction of Sita and the killing of Vaali.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Let us reconstruct the events of this period:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Rest of Caitra: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Rama and Lakshmana were searching for Sita. In this period,
they met Jatayu and cremated him on his death. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Encounter with Kabandha: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">in Vaishakha (probable time)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Meeting Shabari</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">: in Vaishakha (probable time)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Meeting Sugreeva</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">: in Jyeshta (probable time)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">First encounter with Vaali: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">in late Ashadha <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Second encounter with Vaali</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">: Early Shravana<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Killing of Vaali<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In the case of Vaali also, his death time is indicated
in an old Tamil song on Jupiter’s transit. We already pointed out that Jupiter was
in the Janma rasi of Rama when he was exiled; it was in Sita’s Janma rasi when
she was confined. In the same way, the verse says that Jupiter was in the 8<sup>th</sup>
house from Vaali’s Janma rasi (moon sign) when he was killed. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">எட்டினில்</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">வாலி</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">பட்டமிழந்ததும்<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">This means from the location of Jupiter in the horoscopic
re-construction of his death, we can find out his Janma rasi (moon-sign). From
that we can check whether the planetary positions were indicative of death for him.
So, I started checking the dates from the time Shravana month started in
Subhanu year (5077 BCE). In that month, Jupiter was in Virgo (Kanya rasi). Virgo
was the 8<sup>th</sup> sign from Aquarius (Kumbha rasi). This means Aquarius
was his moon sign. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">From there, the 12<sup>th</sup> sign (death related) had
Rahu and Saturn together. They were casting a direct aspect on the 6<sup>th</sup>
house which signifies enmity, fear from enemies etc. The 7<sup>th</sup> is the
Maaraka sign (indicating death) which was occupied by the lords of 3<sup>rd</sup>,
4<sup>th</sup> and 5<sup>th</sup> which also happened to be the lords of 8<sup>th</sup>,
9<sup>th</sup> and the 10<sup>th</sup>. The 3<sup>rd</sup> lord signifies
longevity. It was owned by Mars. Mars was also the lord of the 8<sup>th</sup> from
the 3<sup>rd</sup> house. Its position in the 7<sup>th</sup> indicates mortal
fear. Jupiter was the lord of another important Maaraka house, namely the 2<sup>nd</sup>,
and it was in the 8<sup>th</sup>. So, the planetary positions were indicative
of serious trouble to Vaali. Now positioning the moon will determine the most
probable day of death. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8I7P-SjZxz1l43Kt6Kbars4c42PfzPRtK90yVRlgaEX9lzKeEkbSMBUnzA_9pZS1gVPXbwbhGFHsvjzsL_fAL8URqA7Qo8qxO177FuI65dCZr8wz59mG4q__tdc_f2-_I6UAWZtUki7m3CG7NH5PqrCubMdpDotaUU_le1CnBXDkooeoYz0gJ5JwLkEg/s1127/Vaali's%20death.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="1127" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8I7P-SjZxz1l43Kt6Kbars4c42PfzPRtK90yVRlgaEX9lzKeEkbSMBUnzA_9pZS1gVPXbwbhGFHsvjzsL_fAL8URqA7Qo8qxO177FuI65dCZr8wz59mG4q__tdc_f2-_I6UAWZtUki7m3CG7NH5PqrCubMdpDotaUU_le1CnBXDkooeoYz0gJ5JwLkEg/w510-h360/Vaali's%20death.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><b style="text-align: center;"> Vaali’s death</b></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><!--EndFragment-->On 12<sup>th</sup> April, the month
of Shravana started. So, after that only, Vaali must have died. On 12<sup>th</sup>
April, the 8<sup>th</sup> lord Mercury was in the process of transiting to Leo
(7<sup>th</sup> house). At that time the moon was in Gemini, the 5<sup>th</sup>
house. That was not an afflicted position. On 13<sup>th</sup> and 14<sup>th</sup>
April, the moon was in the 6<sup>th</sup> house, joining the 7<sup>th</sup>
lord, Sun. So, moon in Kataka was a probable time for death of Vaali. I picked
out 14<sup>th</sup> April when the moon was in Aslesha, in the star of Mercury,
the lord of the 8<sup>th</sup> house. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Coronation of Sugreeva<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Looking at the planetary positions, the ideal day for
coronation would have been when the moon joined Jupiter. If the coronation
lagna had Jupiter, that would make it an auspicious one. I zeroed in on 17<sup>th</sup>
April when Uttara Phalguni was running. 18<sup>th</sup> April with Hasta was
also probable day, but I picked out the very next day; Uttara Phalguni also
scores over Hasta. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeARmMFMQ1GiMi1sVYuInWrn9T8hb0uFXdGlFoJUvASsIJwBzkSz1AxkvBcOOigIvJe0ud4Ccypo4FayXwZTnLbH2PfZPaIgpD1gWztFNW6c6FpoEJN2dn1lP-6C4bTR1Vks0fpT3Ni4iP3uptscavokgWk8dIZusSsSBrs2QY1YCSvvS-Sw_AHEuJVv8/s1129/Coronation%20of%20Sugreeva.jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="808" data-original-width="1129" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeARmMFMQ1GiMi1sVYuInWrn9T8hb0uFXdGlFoJUvASsIJwBzkSz1AxkvBcOOigIvJe0ud4Ccypo4FayXwZTnLbH2PfZPaIgpD1gWztFNW6c6FpoEJN2dn1lP-6C4bTR1Vks0fpT3Ni4iP3uptscavokgWk8dIZusSsSBrs2QY1YCSvvS-Sw_AHEuJVv8/w531-h380/Coronation%20of%20Sugreeva.jpg" width="531" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"> Coronation of Sugreeva</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The sequence goes like this:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Vaali’s death: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">14<sup>th</sup> April, 5077 BCE (Subhanu, Shravana,
Shukla Tritiya, Aslesha, Monday)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Cremation: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">14<sup>th</sup> or 15<sup>th</sup> April<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Discussion with Rama</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">: 16<sup>th</sup> April<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Coronation of Sugreeva</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">: 17<sup>th</sup> April, 5077 BCE (Subhanu, Shravana,
Shukla Shashti, Uttara Phalguni, Thursday)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(Cont'd)</span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br />Jayasree Saranathan http://www.blogger.com/profile/01048252011566427834noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post-82445491354942636342024-03-02T00:39:00.004+05:302024-03-16T22:42:15.266+05:30Ramayana – 10: Abduction of Sita<p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">After Rama eliminated Khara, Dushana and Trishira along
with 14,000 demons, the terrible news about this carnage was delivered to
Ravana. Ravana approached Mareecha for advice, but Mareecha turned him back.
Now Surpanakha on her part provoked Ravana to avenge Rama by bringing Sita and
marrying her. Ravana thus provoked, went back to Mareecha again. Mareecha’s
saner counsel fell into the deaf ears of Ravana. After Ravana threatened him,
Mareecha agreed to go in disguise as a golden deer to lure Rama away from Sita
so that Ravana could abduct her when she was alone.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Through all this, there is no clue available to find
out when the abduction took place. However, the probable time can be deduced
from the later dates. For example, after confining Sita to the Ashoka Vana, Ravana
offered her a period of 12 months to make up her mind (VR: 3-56-24). Further
information found in Sundara Kanda shows that Hanuman met Sita in Ashoka Vana at the expiry of 10 months of confinement of Sita. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Month of abduction deduced from the Lunar eclipse when
Hanuman met Sita. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">When Hanuman reached Ashoka Vana to meet Sita, Ravana
also came there and tried to persuade Sita. In that context, Ravana said that
two more months were left for her to take a decision (VR: 5-22-8 & 9). We must
find out in which month she was abducted and when the 12-month period was going
to end.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">While looking for an answer, we can spot a verse in Sundara
Kanda soon after Hanuman landed, stating that a <b>lunar eclipse</b> was just
over at that time (VR: 5-5-6). <u>The hare-like spots on the moon were eclipsed
(partial eclipse) and they became visible when Hanuman reached the city of
Lanka</u>. He saw the moon in the middle of the sky (VR: 5-5-1) when he arrived
at the city. When I checked the Jhora simulator, it did show a lunar eclipse in
the month of <b>Magha</b>, in the year Subhanu which was the 14<sup>th</sup>
year of exile. In tune with adding a tithi to the simulated date, the date was <b>20<sup>th</sup>
October, 5077 BCE</b>. We will discuss this eclipse in detail while writing
about Hanuman’s flight to Lanka. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The major input for our current discussion is the month,
Magha, by which time 10 months of Sita’s confinement were over. From this, we
can deduce the month of abduction. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The remaining two months are counted from the day
Ravana spoke about it to Sita. Hanuman was also present in the scene, hiding
behind the trees. And we know that it was a Full Moon Day (because moon was
eclipsed in the early part of the night). By Caitra 2 months would be completed.
This helps us to derive the month of abduction as the previous Caitra. That is,
Sita was abducted in Caitra of Subhanu year. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Time of abduction indicated by Jatayu.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The time of abduction was told by Jatayu to Rama. This
appears in the 68<sup>th</sup> sarga of Aranya Kanda when Rama found Jatayu
badly injured when Jatayu tried to stop Ravana from taking away Sita. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Jatayu
said, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">“</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">येन</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">याति</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">मुहूर्तेन</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">सीताम्</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">आदाय</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">रावणः</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> |<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">विप्रनष्टम्</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">धनम्</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">क्षिप्रम्</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">तत्</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">स्वामि</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">प्रतिपद्यते</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> || </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">३</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">६८</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">१२</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">विन्दो</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">नाम</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">मुहूर्तो</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">असौ</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">स</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">च</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">काकुत्स्थ</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">न</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">अबुधत्</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> |”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(Meaning: The Muhurta in which Ravana had taken away
Sita, known as ‘<b>Vinda</b>’ will cause the lost property to return to the
possessor (that is Rama). Ravana was not aware of it) (VR: 3-68-12 & 13a)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">There is a discussion in valmikiraayan.net about this
verse, giving the names of the 15 diurnal Muhurta-s without stating the source.
A Muhurta contains 2 Naadi (Nazhigai), i.e. 48 minutes (1 naadi = 24 minutes).
The daytime and the nighttime are divided into 15 equal parts each, such that
there are 15 diurnal and 15 nocturnal Muhurta-s. Muhurta-s can be auspicious or
inauspicious </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">and the choice of a muhurta to do a particular work
depends on the nature of the Muhurta. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Jatayu said that Ravana </span><u style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">abducted Sita in Vinda Muhurta</u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> which
would not benefit him because whatever was stolen in that Muhurta would be ultimately recovered by the owner.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">When we checked the list of 15 Muhurta-s given on that
website, they appear different from what are in vogue today. The names of the Muhurta-s
can be read in the book ‘<b>Muhurta</b>’ by <b>Dr. B V Raman</b>. <b>Vinda</b>
is <b>not </b>present in the currently known list of Muhurta-s. When I compared
the present list with the one given on the website, I found a few of them
matching in the same order (order of sequence of Muhurta-s is very important).
For example, Maitra Muhurta and Vishvadeva Muhurta appeared in the correct
order as the 3<sup>rd</sup> and the 7<sup>th</sup> diurnal Muhurta. This gave
me the confidence that I can rely on the order of sequence for Vinda given in
the website. It was the 11<sup>th</sup> Muhurta. The 11<sup>th</sup> in the present
list is known as ‘<b>Vahini</b>’. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Vahini, the 11<sup>th</sup> Muhurta is an inauspicious
Muhurta particularly on a Tuesday. (Certain Muhurta-s are considered bad on
certain days. Even Abhijit Muhurta, which is considered very auspicious, is bad
on a Wednesday).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">This gives us the clue that Sita could have been
abducted on a Tuesday when Vinda Muhurta was on. This Muhurta runs between 2
and 3 pm every day. So, we can say that Sita was abducted between 2 and 3 pm on
a Tuesday in <b>Subhanu </b>year. Since the talk of the remaining two months was
done by Ravana on Magha Full Moon, we can gauge the day of abduction around the
Full moon of Caitra. It should be a Tuesday, close to the Full Moon in Caitra. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Such a date was searched for in Jhora and we got <b>31<sup>st</sup>
December, 5078 BCE</b>, Krishna Tritiya in Caitra with Tuesday running then. The
previous Tuesday was on 24<sup>th</sup> December, when Shukla Dasami was
running. Compared to that, 31<sup>st</sup> December with Krishna Tritiya was
closer to Caitra Full Moon. The planetary / horoscopic details of 31<sup>st</sup>
December appear more suitable for a bad event such as abduction, than on 24<sup>th</sup>
December. The horoscopic details are shown below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjopwJa0kXxWExt792kvGRv35nF_SlYyi_gm46jIQC_-xeahsHXZE9bbtJlnTu_pZUif5f0JD-MGGO6DdW7K_pG027cylBUS71Vh6-mIZ6aBw2cRythQeQaVMeIMcbwxFUOBGzTougCRZQJP5pndMr0u8OycwJ_N2IKdhD9xO7RdaSoV9F8nY1F_KW6TkU/s1123/Sita%20abduction%20date.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1123" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjopwJa0kXxWExt792kvGRv35nF_SlYyi_gm46jIQC_-xeahsHXZE9bbtJlnTu_pZUif5f0JD-MGGO6DdW7K_pG027cylBUS71Vh6-mIZ6aBw2cRythQeQaVMeIMcbwxFUOBGzTougCRZQJP5pndMr0u8OycwJ_N2IKdhD9xO7RdaSoV9F8nY1F_KW6TkU/w557-h397/Sita%20abduction%20date.jpg" width="557" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Abduction date</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In Caitra Shukla Paksha of Subhanu year, the 13th year
ended (The software shows the previous year Chitrabanu by default until
December. It shows Subhanu from 1<sup>st</sup> January). Swati was the star of
the day indicating that the 14th year of exile had started by then. This shows
that <u>the abduction took place in the beginning of the 14th year.<o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">An important revelation from this horoscopic
combination is that it helps us to decipher the birth star of Sita!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Sita’s birth star<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The position of Jupiter in Sita’s Janma rasi (moon
sign) at the time she was kept in confinement is part of ancient folklore /
poetry.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">"</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">ஜென்ம</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">ராமர்</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">வனத்திலே</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">சீதையை</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">சிறை</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">வைத்ததும்<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It says that Rama went to the forest when Jupiter was transiting
his Janma rasi; similarly, Jupiter was in Sita’s Janma rasi when she was kept
under confinement at Ashoka Vana. We found it to be true in the case of Rama;
so, it must be true for Sita too. Looking at the abduction time horoscopy,
Jupiter was in Leo (Simha) indicating that one among Magha, Purva Phalguni or
Uttara Phalguni must have been her birth star.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Before going into those details, let us examine the
validity of the planetary combinations for abduction assuming that her moon-sign
was Leo. The lord of the sign, Sun had gone to the 8<sup>th</sup> house while
the 8<sup>th</sup> lord Jupiter had been transiting the sun’s house. Thus,
there is parivartana between the 1<sup>st</sup> and the 8<sup>th</sup> lord
with the 8<sup>th</sup> lord positioned in the 1<sup>st</sup> house (moon-sign)
in retrogression. This is a sure sign of death-like calamity at that point of
time. Moreover, the 8<sup>th</sup> house and the Janmesa (Sun) are receiving cruel
aspects from the enemy planets Saturn and Rahu. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">12<sup>th</sup> house indicates confinement. It was
occupied by Ketu (though Ketu’s position cannot be true as written earlier, it
would however continue to be in the 12<sup>th</sup> house looking at its degrees). The 12<sup>th</sup> house is aspected by Saturn (6<sup>th</sup>
and 7<sup>th</sup> lord) joined with Rahu thus perpetuating confinement. The 12<sup>th</sup>
lord Moon is in <b>Kemadruma Yoga</b> (bereft of planets in the company of or both
sides of the moon) and is receiving the 10<sup>th</sup> aspect of Saturn. It
causes a complete change in her status from being a princess to a prisoner (in
this context). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">With so many indicators in support of the trauma she
underwent then, we are sure that the date is correct. When checked for next and
the previous month, planetary combinations were not indicative of the trouble
she faced.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Having established that the Moon sign was true (noted by
the Janma Guru), we must deduce her birth star. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Throughout Ramayana, we find importance given to stars
only, particularly to <b>Tara Balam.</b> The star of the marriage day has been clearly
stated in Valmiki Ramayana. It was <b>Uttara Phalguni</b> which is one of the stars positioned
in Leo. It could not be the birth star of Sita because marriage is not
conducted in one’s birth star. Of the remaining two stars, namely, Magha and Purva
Phalguni, Magha does not match with Rama’s Punarvasu. Only Purva Phalguni
matches with Punarvasu as, Punarvasu is the 6<sup>th</sup> star in the 3<sup>rd</sup>
paryaya of Purva Phalguni. In other words, Sita’s Purva Phalguni matches with
Rama’s Punarvasu. Therefore, Purva Phalguni must have been Sita’s birth star.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">At the time of exile, Saturn was transiting her moon
sign, but at the time of abduction Jupiter was transiting her moon sign. Additionally,
it was in retrogression (vakra). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="background: aqua; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-highlight: aqua;">Nutshell:</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Abduction of Sita </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">deduced from the <span style="color: red;">lunar eclipse
</span>when Hanuman came to meet her in the Ashoka Vana.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Abduction date</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">: 31<sup>st</sup> December, 5078 BCE, Subhanu year,
Caitra Krishna Tritiya, Tuesday.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The exile year during abduction: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">14<sup>th</sup> year of exile <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The time of abduction</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">: Vinda Muhurta (between 2 and 3 pm) as told by Jatayu.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Jupiter at the time of abduction: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In Sita’s moon sign. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Sita’s birth star: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: yellow; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-highlight: yellow;">Purva Phalguni</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 71.5pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(Cont’d)</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Jayasree Saranathan http://www.blogger.com/profile/01048252011566427834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post-70534949633427601662024-02-29T19:17:00.004+05:302024-03-17T18:20:25.378+05:30Ramayana – 9: Asteroid-hit indicated by bad omens before the war with Khara<p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">A few days after Bharata left with his sandals, Rama found
the sages living in that region move out, apprehending trouble from the demon,
Khara. In their absence, he also decided to move out of the Chitrakoota. Rama went
to the hermitage of sage Atri where Anasuya, the wife of the sage offered her jewels,
apparel, and garlands to Sita.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Then, Rama shifted to Dandaka Forest and <i>“stayed
there for nearly ten months at some place, elsewhere for one year, at somewhere
else for four months, and for five and six months at elsewhere, even at
somewhere else for more than a month, and for more than one and half months
elsewhere.”</i> (VR: 3-11- 24 to 26). Thus, <b>ten years</b> of exile elapsed
(VR: 3-11- 26b, 27b). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Counted from the year Pramoda when he was exiled, he <u>completed
<span style="color: red;">ten years </span>by the month of Caitra <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <b>Vikrama</b> year</u>. The year was <b>5080
BCE.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">After the lapse of ten years, Rama shifted to <b>Panchavati
</b>on the advice of sage Agastya. This was the <b>11<sup>th</sup> year</b> in
exile. He met <b>Jatayu</b> soon after, i.e., in the 11<sup>th</sup> year of
exile. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Rama lived in a Parna-shala in Panchavati for some
time, says Ramayana (VR: 3-15-31). How long they lived here is not mentioned.
From the later events we deduce that they lived peacefully for two full years
and certain events started in the 3<sup>rd</sup> year, i.e., in the 13<sup>th</sup>
year of their exile. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Hemanta ritu in the 13<sup>th</sup> year.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The talk between Rama and Lakshmana on a morning of Hemanta
ritu in the 13<sup>th</sup> year of exile is detailed in the next sarga after describing
how they settled down in Panchavati (VR: 3-16).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It is stated in the 1<sup>st</sup> verse of this sarga
– “<i>sharad vyapaaye Hemanta ritur pravartate</i>” With the Sharad ritu passing
off, the Hemanta ritu has set in. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The nature of Hemanta ritu is described in several
ways by Lakshmana of which two features stand out, enabling us to deduct the probable
date of that talk. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The context was pre-dawn time on a day in the Hemanta
Ritu when Rama, Sita and Lakshmana were walking towards river <b>Godavri </b>to
have bath and do the morning rituals. During the walk, Lakshmana was describing
the scenes around which are commonly found in Hemanta ritu. The sun was cool
and continued to be in the direction of Yama (means South), therefore in <b>Dakshinayana</b>
(VR:3-16-8). This information along with the mention of the offer of the first produce
(<span style="color: red;">aagrayana - </span></span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">आग्रयण</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">) do indicate the month as <b>Margashira</b> (VR:3-16-6).
This was not Makara sankaranti (Valmikiramayan.net says so) as Aagrayana is a
ritual done when the first harvest is done after the rainy season. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The full moon was already over (VR: 3-16-4), indicating
that they were in the waning phase of Margashira. The moon was lusterless due
to foggy nights (VR:1-16-13). The lotus ponds were seen with only the stalks of
lotuses with their petals withered and aged (VR: 3-16-26). Thus, the change
from Karthika to Margashira is beautifully expressed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The time was the <b>waning phase of Margashira</b> which
started from <b>3<sup>rd</sup> September in 5078 BCE</b>. The year was <b>Chitrabhanu</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Rising of the Pushya star at night<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In that conversation, Lakshmana talked about the rise
of the star Pushya in the early night which however could not be seen due to
foggy atmosphere. It was Margashira in the first half of the Hemanta ritu when
the sun used to rise in Sagittarius and set in Gemini (Mithuna). The star
Pushya is in the sign Kataka, that appears after Gemini. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The sun was in the beginning of Sagittarius when the
waning phase of the moon had set in. Daylight could last for about ten and a
half hours in that month. Sunset in that month used to occur at the early part
of Gemini and Pushya will rise 2 hours after sunset. By the time Pushya was
rising, a blanket of fog had spread, and it appeared as though Pushya was in a
deep sleep. When the fog cleared Pushya had moved well into the sky and there
was chilly weather thereafter for three ‘yaama-s’ until the time they were
walking towards the river. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">निवृत्त</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">आकाश</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">शयनाः</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">पुष्यनीता</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">हिम</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">अरुणाः</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> |<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">शीता</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">वृद्धतर</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">आयामः</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">त्रि</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">यामा</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">यान्ति</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">सांप्रतम्</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> || </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">४</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">१६</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">१२<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(Meaning: Completely enveloped with tawny coloured
fog, the star Pushya had gone to sleep. Chillness continued for three Yaama
until now.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The Yaama gives the clue that there was indeed foggy
weather in the early part of night sometime after sunset. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">One Yaama is equal to 2 hours and 24 minutes. Three
Yaama-s make 7 hours and 12 minutes.</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">After sunset at around 6.30 pm in their location in
Panchavati, Pushya must have risen after 8 pm. But by then it became foggy.
Assuming that the fog cover was seen from 8 to 10 pm when Pushya’s sign of
Kataka was rising, it is indicative of <i>Mun-pani</i> season, i.e., early
night fog. It would clear soon, and the night would continue to be cold.
Suppose the early night fog cleared by 10 pm, then for the next 7 hours and 12
minutes there was chilly weather. This lasted till 5-30 in the morning. By 5-30
am, it was pre-dawn and Lakshmana, Rama and Sita had woken up and started
walking to the river. On this walk, Lakshmana was describing how foggy it was
that they could not see Pushya rising and how cold it was for the rest of the
night. The description about ‘sleeping’ Pushya and the cold night are depicted
in the illustration. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">This talk occurred sometime between <a name="_Hlk160125800"><b>3<sup>rd</sup> September and 16<sup>th</sup> September 5078
BCE</b> </a>when the waning phase of Margashira was running. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Almost in the same phase, <b>Surpanakha</b> entered
their hermitage and was humiliated when she pounced on Sita with an intention
to kill her. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Surpanakha complained to her brother <b>Khara</b>.
Khara sent 14 demons to attack Rama. Rama killed all the 14 demons. On hearing
this, Khara himself decided to take 14,000 demons to attack Rama. At that time horrible
portents appeared. Ramayana refers to them as <b>Utpaata</b> (VR: 3-23-18 &
19). A full chapter is about the utpaata witnessed by Khara (VR: 3- 23)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">An Utpaata is an omen or portent which is sudden, unusual
and unexpected indicating a calamity. There is no mention of any planetary position
in this chapter, but scholars like <b>Pushkar Bhatnagar</b> have interpreted
the utpaata as <span style="color: red;">solar eclipse</span>! Let us check verse by verse to know what was being
described.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">This is from the 23<sup>rd</sup> chapter of Aranya
Kanda.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Verse 1: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Clouds poured <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">blood</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Verse 2: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The horses of Khara’s chariot tottered in a trice even
though the surface was even and smooth.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Verse 3: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: yellow; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-highlight: yellow;">Dark red halo</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> surrounded the sun (the halo is called Parivesha)
while the sun appeared like a <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">fireball</span>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Verse 4</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">: An awful eagle perched on the flag of Khara’s
chariot. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Verse 5</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">: Cacophonous and carnivorous predators and vultures
took over the nearby places of Janasthaana.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Verse 6</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">: Jackals looked towards the sun and howled.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Verse 7</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">: Sky filled with mountain like clouds having <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">blood.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Verse 8</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">: There was no brightness but <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">sudden darkness</span> of abominable, cataclysmic,
hair-raising nature.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: red;">Verse 9:</span> The twilight glistened with the colour <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">of blood-red.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: red;">Verse 10:</span> Female jackals howled in front of Khara’s
army.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: red;">Verse 11</span>: Near the sun, a club-like object was hanging
like a headless body (Kabandha). <u>It <span style="background: aqua; mso-highlight: aqua;">appeared</span> that the sun was eclipsed by Rahu out of season.<o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: red;">Verse 12:</span> <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">Wind blew,</span> and the sun appeared sheen less. <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">Stars appeared</span> like fireflies
though it was <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">not night.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: red;">Verse 13:</span> At that moment fishes and waterfowls stood
still in lakes, lotuses have dried up, flowers and fruits have dropped from
trees as though it is night.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: red;">Verse 14</span>: Without any puffing of wind dust in <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">brownish red colour</span> is
heaved up. Songbirds screamed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: red;">Verse 15</span>: </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="background: yellow; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-highlight: yellow;">उल्काः</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">च</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">अपि</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">स</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">निर्घोषा</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">निपेतुः</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">घोर</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">दर्शनाः
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Ulkaa means meteors. <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">Meteors</span> looking horrible
fell down with thunderous sound. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: red;">Verse 16:</span> The earth with its mountains and forests <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">quaked</span> shakily.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: red;">Verse 17:</span> Khara’s left shoulder <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">quivered</span> excessively (bad omen for men), and
his voice was shaky.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: red;">Verse 18:</span> Tears shed from his eyes for no reason, his
head ached, and he could not be steady in his steps.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Until the 18<sup>th</sup> verse, only the omens were
mentioned. Thereafter Khara was described as ignoring these omens and
proceeding to attack Rama.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In the next chapter, Rama is described as expressing the
same kind of omens.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">VR: 3-24-4: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Reddish grey clouds are pouring <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">blood.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">VR: 3-24-7</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">: Rama’s right hand repeatedly throbbed (good omen for
men)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Inference:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The entire description revolves around just one kind of
Utpaata, namely an asteroid-hit or a meteor shower. Red-coloured appearances
such as the rain of blood and dust in reddish hue are associated with NOx
created by a meteor-fall. The NOx mixed with any water content turns it red,
like blood. This kind of description was found in the Mahabharata too in the fall
of a Dhumaketu. All the associated occurrences in a meteor-fall as expressed in
the Mahabharata are found in the Ramayana too in this context. The earth
quaked. The whirls of winds blew. The rising dust dimmed the sunlight making the sun
appear dark reddish with a halo around it and a Kabandha next to it. Darkness
appeared in the daytime making the stars visible. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The description of the sun perhaps made scholars think
that there was a solar eclipse. It is specifically said in that context that it
was ‘<b>aparvani’</b> – ‘out of season’ - which means there was no Amavasya
then for a solar eclipse to happen. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">जग्राह</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">सूर्यम्</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">स्वर्भानुः</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">अपर्वणि</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">महाग्रहः<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Swarbhanu refers to Rahu. <u>The dullness of the sun gave
the impression that Rahu captured the Sun though it was not the time to capture
(means not Amavasya).</u> Looking at the other description, it is understood
that the darkness was caused by the meteor hit, because no solar eclipse is
regarded as a Utpaata and no solar eclipse is associated with rains of blood,
bloody dust, whirls of wind, earthquakes and strange behavior of animals. The
Kabandha like cloud or the dark patch of atmospheric dust near the sun made Valmiki
compare it with Rahu capturing the sun.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Moreover, we can check with the GISP2 maps to check
whether a meteor or asteroid had fallen that year (5078 BCE) causing
considerable impact. A cosmic impact must/will/is always FOLLOWED by a <b>decrease</b> in global temperatures, and then rebound to higher temperatures
compared to the impact date. When I checked the GISP2 graphs for the period between 4050
BCE to 6050 BCE, a sudden and steep drop is found in the year 5078 BCE.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The close-up of the event period is shown below:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It is seen that exactly in the year 5078 BCE, the graph
shows a sudden and steep fall indicating a global drop in temperature. The steepness
shows that it was indeed a terrible impact. The exact location of the impact
might be elsewhere, but <b>meteors had fallen in the Panchavati region</b>, and the effects
had been substantial as known from rainfall in blood red colour. Such clouds
are induced by the cosmic impact and are considered as important markers for a
meteor or asteroid fall.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="background: lime; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-highlight: lime;">Nutshell</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Exile started</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">: Pramoda year, Caitra Shukla Ekadasi, Pushya, Monday,
18<sup>th</sup> December, 5091 BCE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Completed 10 years in Dandaka</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">: Vikrama year, Caitra, 5080 BCE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Met Jatayu: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">11<sup>th</sup> year, 5080 BCE.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Started life in Panchavati: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">11<sup>th</sup> year, 5080 BCE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Encounter with Surpanakha </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">: 13<sup>th</sup> year, waning Margashira (between 3rd
September and 16th September 5078 BCE)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Encounter with Khara</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">: </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">13<sup>th</sup>
year, Hemanta ritu (may be Pushya month) 5078 BCE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Meteor- hit</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">
5078 BCE (after September 5078 BCE)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(cont’d) <o:p></o:p></span></p>Jayasree Saranathan http://www.blogger.com/profile/01048252011566427834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post-82728357275201428292024-02-27T21:25:00.006+05:302024-03-16T21:21:58.478+05:30Ramayana – 8: Bharata’s return from Kekaya and bringing back Rama’s sandals.<p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">The death of Dasaratha sometime during the night of the
6</span><sup style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;">th</sup><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> day of Rama’s exile was known to others only in the morning of
the 7</span><sup style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;">th</sup><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> day. There is no reference to planetary or Panchanga details
in the events following the death of Dasaratha. However, a different kind of
clue is found later when Bharata went to meet Rama in Chitrakoota. On the way to
Chitrakoota, Bharata offered oblations to his departed father in the river
Ganga. On the 3</span><sup style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;">rd</sup><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> day after that, Rama offered pindam to his father.
Pindam could not be given on any day. The three-day difference between Bharata
offering oblations in the Ganga and Rama offering Pindam could mean the 27</span><sup style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;">th</sup><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
and the 30</span><sup style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;">th</sup><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> day ritual done to the departed ancestor. I checked the
days and dates in those lines to see if the sequence matches.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">We will begin counting the days from the day of
Dasaratha’s death. By that morning, Caitra Krishna Pratipat had started. Let us
take it as the first day. The overnight lunar eclipse ended some time in the
night at the end of the Pournami. After that Krishna Pratipat started which
continued at daybreak. Hence, <b>Krishna Pratipat</b> could have been
considered as the tithi of Dasaratha’s death.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1<sup>st</sup> day of death</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">: The body of the king was immersed in oil for
preservation because none of his sons were present to do the final rites. Date
was 24<sup>th</sup> December, 5091 BCE, Pramoda Caitra Krishna Pratipat,
Sunday, Hasta.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">2<sup>nd</sup> day: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Vasishtha instructed messengers to proceed to Kekaya
to bring back Bharata. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Messengers
started on the same day. Dec 25, 5091 BCE. Caitra Krishna Dwitiya. Monday,
Chitra star.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">3<sup>rd</sup> day: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">There is no mention of how many days they travelled.
It is just said that they reached Kekaya at night and met Bharata in the
morning. From the later details about oblations, it seems that the messengers travelled
for 3 days and reached Kekaya on the night of the 3<sup>rd</sup> day. This means
they reached on the 4<sup>th</sup> day of Dasaratha's death. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">4<sup>th</sup> day: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The messengers reached Kekaya at night. Dec 27, 5091
BCE. Caitra Krishna Caturthi, Wednesday.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">5<sup>th</sup> day: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The
messengers met Bharata the next morning. Dec 28, 5091 BCE. Caitra Krishna
Panchami, Thursday, Anuradha star.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">6<sup>th</sup> day</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">: Bharata and Shatrughna started from Kekaya. Dec 29, 5091
BCE, Caitra Krishna Shashti, Friday, Jyeshtha. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">They travelled for 7 nights and reached Ayodhya on the
morning of the 8</span><sup style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">th</sup><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> day. The long delay may be because he took a different
route, and he was accompanied by an army and many carriages of gifts from his
grandfather’s home. In contrast, the messengers seemed to have taken the
shortest route and had gone through forests and streams.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">6<sup>th</sup> night to 12<sup>th</sup> night –
Bharata was travelling. Krishna Shashti to Krishna Dwādaśī. Till the night of 4<sup>th</sup>
January 5090 BCE Bharata was travelling. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">13<sup>th</sup> day: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Bharata reached Ayodhya. Jan 5, 5090 BCE, Caitra
Krishna Trayodaśī, Friday, Purva Bhadrapada.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">13<sup>th</sup> day: </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Cremation of Dasaratha</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> by the evening. Jan 5, 5090 BCE, Caitra Krishna Caturdaśī,
Friday.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Next 12 days, rituals for the departed father. 25 days
were over by then. Till Vaishakha Shukla Ekādaśī. Jan 17, 5090 BCE. Wednesday,
Magha star. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">26<sup>th</sup> day: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">13<sup>th</sup> day ceremony done. Jan 18, 5090 BCE, Vishakha
Shukla Dwādaśī, Thursday, Purva Phalguni.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">27<sup>th</sup> day: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Pathway to reach Ganga was laid. Jan 19, 5090 BCE. Vaishakha
Shukla Trayodaśī, Friday, Uttara Phalguni. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">28<sup>th</sup> day: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Bharata started off to see Rama. Jan 20, 5090 BCE. On
reaching the river Ganga, <u>Bharata stopped the journey and started giving water
as oblations to his departed father</u>. (VR: 2-83-24). This looks odd. Looking
at the tithi, it was <b>Shukla Caturdaśī</b>, and the day was the 28<sup>th</sup>
day of death. There is a ritual called “<b>Oona Maasya</b>” done between the 27<sup>th</sup>
and 30<sup>th</sup> day of death. On reaching the sacred Ganga capable of
giving salvation, Bharata probably decided to offer water oblations, though not
a full-fledged Oona Maasya. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On the same day Bharata met Guha. He saw the tree
under which Rama and Sita slept. It moved him so much that he pledged to live like
Rama and sleep on grass and stay in the forest if Rama refused to come back. Spent
the night on the banks of the river Ganga. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The date was Jan 20, 5090 BCE, Vaishakha Shukla Caturdaśī,
Saturday, Hasta. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">29<sup>th</sup> day: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Bharata reached Bharadwaja ashram. Stayed in the Ashram
for the night. Vaishakha Paurṇamī, Sunday, Chitra. Jan 21, 5090 BCE. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">30<sup>th</sup> day: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Proceeded
towards Chitrakoota. Searched for Rama and found him. Rama offered <span style="color: red;">Pindam to his father. </span>This happened on the <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">death tithi of Dasaratha</span>.
It was <b>Shukla Pratipat</b> in the month of Vaishakha. <u>The first Maasya
ritual was done by Rama</u>, on the death tithi of Dasaratha coming after a
month. The date was <b>Jan 22, 5090 BCE</b>, Pramoda, Vaishakha Shukla
Pratipat, Monday, Swati star. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">This correlation endorses our deduction of 3 days of
travel to Kekaya by the messengers. For that part alone, we didn’t have a
precise information in the Ramayana. All the other events before and after that
travel of the messengers were well documented in the Ramayana. The water
oblations by Bharata and the offer of Pindam by Rama helped us to construct the
dates for the sequence of events. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">30<sup>th</sup> day: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On the same day, the mothers arrived at the leaf-hut
of Rama. Talks went on to persuade Rama to return. There is no clue on whether Bharata
and others spent the night with Rama. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">At the end of the discussion, Bharata requested Rama
to mount with his feet on the wooden sandals adorned with gold. It seems they
were brought by Bharata. Rama must have walked barefoot since he left Ayodhya. Rama
obliged. <span style="color: red;">Those sandals were carried by Bharata </span>on
his head as he left Chitrakoota for Ayodhya. This could have happened on the 30<sup>th</sup>
day itself or on the 31<sup>st</sup> day. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">The date of <b>carrying the Paaduka</b> could have been either </span><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">Jan 22 or Jan 23, 5090 BCE</b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">, Pramoda, Vaishakha Shukla Pratipat, Monday, Swati star or Shukla Dwitiya, Tuesday, Vishakha star. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglYm6fHn7xVuArWG2_Ju6lWryNO82hvo7YchI3yFKFRQfxwYrkU8qFOhEmLmPXNsTVvu7eSOJa_9wu8eiCr5dvSUhX4xM9J01ClM4u4PEwLjwmDf1U6cOFsr5-WnKPwT2arvxID20jo2OulM4ryF2XRAKvD0oQrBOn6Ot6YKLyJ6UaI7tbJ5QjXoNPRlM/s4552/Bharata%20sandals.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3269" data-original-width="4552" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglYm6fHn7xVuArWG2_Ju6lWryNO82hvo7YchI3yFKFRQfxwYrkU8qFOhEmLmPXNsTVvu7eSOJa_9wu8eiCr5dvSUhX4xM9J01ClM4u4PEwLjwmDf1U6cOFsr5-WnKPwT2arvxID20jo2OulM4ryF2XRAKvD0oQrBOn6Ot6YKLyJ6UaI7tbJ5QjXoNPRlM/s320/Bharata%20sandals.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Olden commentators have opined that Bharata, and others stayed for two to three days in the company of Rama.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Bharata returned with the sandals and installed them on
a royal throne. He started living outside the city in Nandigrama. All these must
have happened in the Shukla Paksha of Vaishakha month of Pramoda year, that is,
in the first one and a half months of Rama’s exile. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(Cont’d)<o:p></o:p></span></p>Jayasree Saranathan http://www.blogger.com/profile/01048252011566427834noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post-58288696590623780902024-02-26T18:00:00.003+05:302024-03-16T20:49:52.848+05:30Ramayana – 7: From exile to the death of Dasaratha<p> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">The coronation was planned for Pushya day in the month
of Caitra in Pramoda year when Rama entered his 25</span><sup style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;">th</sup><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> year. Rama was
informed of the Pattabhisheka the previous day, i.e., on the day of Punarvasu. He
and Sita conducted the necessary rituals for the function. The night passed by.
That was when Kaikeyi made her dreadful demands to Dasaratha. As a result, the
next day (when the coronation had to take place) Rama was informed that he must
leave the country and live in the forest like an ascetic for 14 long years.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Lakshmana decided to join Rama in exile. Sita insisted
that she too would join. Rama’s mother Kausalya was inconsolable. She expressed
something that contains a clue on Rama’s age at that time. She said,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">दश</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">सप्त</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">च</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">वर्षाणि</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">तव</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">जातस्य</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">राघव</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">
|<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">असितानि</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">प्रकान्क्षन्त्या</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">मया</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">दुह्ख</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">परिक्षयम्</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> || </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">२</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">२०</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">४५<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(Meaning: “Oh, Rama! I have been waiting for <b>seventeen
years</b> after your birth with the hope that my troubles will disappear at one
time or the other.") (VR: 2- 20-45)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">As one who had been waiting to see her son taking the
crown, it was difficult for Kausalya to accept that he had to renounce the
crown and go to the forest. In this context she said she waited for 17 years
since his birth to see the day he was crowned. She said,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">“<i>dasha sapta ca varSaaNi tava jaatasya raaghava</i> |” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The word Jaatasya has been debated by scholars as to
whether it refers to his birth or second birth during Upanayana. If it is taken
to mean birth, 17 years of age doesn’t fit with other inputs we have seen so
far. Rama was married for 12 years at the time of exile. If he was only 17
years old at the time of exile, it means that he was married in his 6<sup>th</sup>
year. The age difference with Sita being 7 years (as told by Sita to Ravana
that she was 18 and Rama was 25), Sita was not even born when he was married!! Such
an absurd derivation will have to be made if we assume that Kausalya meant his
age as 17 years at the time of exile.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Moreover, there are two contexts (discussed earlier)
on his age as 25 at the time of exile. We also had an input from Sita’s version
that he was exiled on the 13<sup>th</sup> year of his marriage. There is also
the version from Mareecha on his age when Vishvamitra brought him to the forest
to destroy the demons.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The year of Rama’s Upanayana<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Taking all this into consideration, we must understand
that Kausalya was referring to his second birth, i.e., Upanayana time. Already
we know that Rama completed 24 years as of Caitra Punarvasu when he was
informed of the coronation. Deducting 17 years from that, we get the year 7 as
completed age when he had upanayana. In other words, his upanayana was done on
his 8<sup>th</sup> year. This was <b>Pramādi</b> or <b>Ananda</b> year, corresponding
to <b>5106 BCE.</b> In Caitra Pramādi Rama completed his 7<sup>th</sup> year. In
Caitra Ananda he completed his 8<sup>th</sup> year. In between these two years
his Upanayana took place. In the absence of information on the month we are not
able to give the exact date.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Exile date</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;">. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;">On the morning of Pushya in Caitra Rama
was informed of the exile. He immediately informed his mother, Kausalya and
obtained her permission. Then he informed Sita and tried to persuaede her to
stay back but relented after she insisted that she would accompany him. Then
Lakshmana also decided to join. Rama distributed his wealth to rishi-s. The
sequence of these events appear to have happened on the same day. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;">By that evening, Rama departed to the
forest. In that context, the planetary positions are mentioned. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;">त्रिशन्कुर्</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;">लोहित</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;">अन्गः</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;">च</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;">बृहस्पति</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;">बुधाव्</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;">अपि</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;"> |<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;">दारुणाः</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;">सोमम्</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;">अभ्येत्य</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;">ग्रहाः</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;">सर्वे</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;">व्यवस्थिताः</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;"> || </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;">२</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;">४१</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;">११</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">{Meaning: <b>Trisanku, Lohintanga, Brihaspati</b> as
also <b>Budha</b> and all other planets assumed a menacing aspect and got
stayed with the moon. (VR: 2-41-11)}<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The day being Pushya, the Moon was on Kataka (cancer).
It was joined with Mars (Lohintanga) and Jupiter (Brihaspati). The simulation also
shows the same confirming that we are proceeding in the right way of
decipherment. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Rama’s exile <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Budha (Mercury) was the 12<sup>th</sup> lord in his
natal horoscope. The 12<sup>th</sup> house indicates exile. The Lord of that
house, namely, Mercury was just crossing into Aries in the star of Ketu. It was
in 0 degree of Aries which is recognized as Baalya avasta signifying trouble.
The star lord Ketu was in the 12<sup>th</sup> to Mercury (which was the 10<sup>th</sup>
house from the 12<sup>th</sup>) and was in the star of Mercury, namely Revati.
Thus, there was mutual parivartana of the 12<sup>th</sup> lord and the 12<sup>th</sup>
from the 12<sup>th</sup> lord which aggravates the 12<sup>th</sup> house significance
of confinement and exile. This is indicated by Valmiki in the above quoted verse.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Other planets also assumed a menacing aspect, says Valmiki.
Saturn was in Saade Sati. Rahu casts its aspects on Kataka (It is also likely
that Rahu joined Saturn as the simulation doesn’t show the exact position of
the nodes). Venus, the 4<sup>th</sup> lord signifying home was in the 8<sup>th</sup>
in the star of Jupiter. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Trisanku is not a star of the zodiac, but in summer (Caitra
month) month it will be visible in direct south after sunset. It must have shone
brightly as though it was casting a menacing aspect. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In the next verse it is said that Vishakha appeared in
the sky, veiled in the mist (VR: 2-41-12).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Vishakha is in line with Trisanku in the south. It
will appear overhead in the latitudes of India while Trisanku will appear in
direct south of it. This combination can be seen even today in the summer
months, confirming our contention that we are looking at the same part of the
sky as it was during Rama’s time. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Vishakha was the Kula-nakshatra of the Ikshvaku-s (VR:
6-102-36). That is the reason its appearance has been specifically mentioned.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1<sup>st</sup> day night</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">: They stayed on the banks of <b>Tamasa River</b>.
Rama didn’t eat anything and took water only. The next morning, he deceived the
residents and went to the forest.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">2<sup>nd</sup> day: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">After travelling a long distance in the chariot driven
by Sumantra, Rama crossed the rivers, Vedasruti, Gomati and Syandika. By that night
he crossed Kosala city. Rama stayed under a fig tree on the banks of river Ganga on that night. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Rama met Guha</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> on the banks of Ganga (near Shringaberapura). The date was <b>19<sup>th</sup>
December, 5091 BCE</b> (Pramoda, Caitra, Aslesha, Shukla Dwadasi.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">3<sup>rd</sup> day: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Crossed the river Ganga with the help of Guha. That
night was spent on the base of a tree. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">4<sup>th</sup> day: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Reached <b>Bharadwaja ashrama</b> at the confluence of
Ganga and Yamuna. The date was <b>21<sup>st</sup> December, 5091 BCE</b>. It
was Pramoda year, Caitra Shukla Chaturdasi, Purva Phalguni star. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Spent the night at the ashrama. The rishi told Rama
about Chitrakoota, located at 60 miles from the Ashrama. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">5<sup>th</sup> day: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Crossed the river Yamuna and stayed on the banks of
Yamuna. Sumantra left for Ayodhya after hearing from Guha that Rama departed
for Chitrakoota.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">6<sup>th</sup> day: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Rama p</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">roceeded to Chitrakoota and built a Parna shala and
entered it. The day was 23<sup>rd</sup> December, 5091 BCE. Pramoda, Caitra
Pournami in Hasta nakshatra. That night the <b>Full moon was eclipsed</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">That night <b>Dasaratha passed away</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The fear about the dreadful combination came true.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On the night (December 24<sup>th</sup> early morning)
in 5091 BCE, <u>Dasaratha died at the time of Lunar eclipse while Rama along
with Sita and Lakshmana was sleeping in the newly built leaf-hut in Chitrakoota.<o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Reproducing the time that he feared very much.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Dasaratha’s
death time<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Here I have not changed the tithi to the next one
because, in Caitra, Full moon is possible in Hasta nakshatra. Since Dasaratha
spoke about affliction to his birth star by Rahu, eclipse is indicated. In the
absence of knowledge of the exact position of Rahu, we must deduce that the
moon was eclipsed when it passed close to Rahu. The eclipse could have lasted
for a few minutes and was partial. Since eclipse has to be indicated I picked
out 2 am when the Pournami was still running and moon was at a distance when
eclipse was possible.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(Cont’d)<o:p></o:p></span></p>Jayasree Saranathan http://www.blogger.com/profile/01048252011566427834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post-4724905952576576302024-02-25T18:00:00.002+05:302024-03-16T20:41:10.001+05:30Ramayana - 6: Deciphering Dasaratha’s birth star and his decision to crown Rama.<p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">In the month of Caitra, king Dasaratha decided to perform
the coronation of his beloved son, Rama (VR: 2-3-4). He called his son to convey
his desire. In that context he talked about his fearful dreams, the
dur-nimitta-s of thunderous meteors (ulkaa) falling in the country and the astrological
prediction about affliction to his birth star.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">अवष्टब्धं</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">च</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">मे</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">राम</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">नक्षत्रं</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">दारुणैर्ग्रहैः</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> |<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">आवेदयन्ति</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">दैवज्ञावः</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">सूर्याङ्गारकराहुभिः</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> || </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">२</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">४</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">१८</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">"Oh, Rama! Astrologers are informing me that
fearful planets like <span style="color: red;">Sun, Mars and Rahu </span>are
encroaching on my birth star."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">We need to check this combination to make sure that we
are proceeding with the correct findings. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">We know that Rama completed 24 years of age when he
was exiled (explained in the previous article). In the year Pramoda, he completed
his 24 years and started his 25<sup>th</sup> year. On the day of his birth star
(Punarvasu in Caitra), the above conversation took place. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Around the time of his birthday, his father’s star was
afflicted by three planets, namely Sun, Mars and Rahu. The reference to Sun and
Rahu raises a doubt whether he meant an eclipse – impending or just over – afflicting
his birth star. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Since it was the time of Caitra, the Sun could be
expected to be in Pisces (Meena rasi) or Aries (Mesha). When I checked the
dates from Amavasya to Pournami coming before and after Rama’s birthday on
Punarvasu, I found that the Pournami coming closely after Rama’s birthday was going
to be eclipsed. The combination of planets show that Dasaratha could have been
born in <b>Revati star</b> with <b>lagna in Gemini (Mithuna</b>). Mercury was
the lord of both Revati and Gemini lagna. Mercury was badly afflicted by the
planets he mentioned. The horoscope of the day of Pournami (coming after Rama’s
birthday) is shown below. (The exact time of Full Moon could have been earlier.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">For Gemini lagna, 2<sup>nd</sup> and 7<sup>th</sup>
houses are the Maaraka houses (death signifying). Jupiter is the lord of the 7<sup>th</sup>
and 10<sup>th</sup> and also suffers from Kendra Adhipatya dosha. It has gone
to the 2<sup>nd</sup> house (Maaraka sthana) and is in retrogression. It is
joined with the 6th lord Mars in debility signifying a life-threatening health
issue. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The 10<sup>th</sup> house is occupied by Sun, Venus
(12<sup>th</sup> lord signifying death) and Ketu. Mercury, the lord of his
birth star is in retrogression and moving to occupy Revati. Sun and Ketu are
transiting Revati. Rahu is aspecting this combination from the 4<sup>th</sup> house
whose lord is once again Mercury. (The 4<sup>th</sup> house signifies home.
Trouble from the home-front indicated). Mars and Jupiter are transiting the star
of Mercury in the 2<sup>nd</sup> house. The Full Moon of that month is going to
be eclipsed by Rahu in the sign opposite the star Revati. (For the lunar
eclipse to take place, the node (Rahu or Ketu) must be within 13 degrees of the
Full Moon. It was so in this horoscopic combination)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Keeping all this in mind, Dasaratha’s astrologers
expected some trouble from the home-front leading to life-threatening problems for
the king. Expecting a sudden adverse end to himself, the king decided to crown
Rama as soon as possible and before the eclipse occurred. The decision to crown
him when Bharata was away from home seemed to have been triggered by the
expected lunar eclipse in the 4<sup>th</sup> house of his horoscope. He did
expect objection from Kaikeyi which was reflected in his version that he wanted
the coronation function while Bharata was away (VR: 2-4-25)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The king didn’t want to lose any more time and fixed
the immediate date – the day of Pushya- to crown Rama. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Why did Dasaratha wait till Rama’s 25<sup>th</sup>
year?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">One of the complaints against Dasaratha was that he
was delaying the coronation of Rama. Dasaratha was aging but there was no sign
of him transferring the mantle to Rama. Suddenly on the 25<sup>th</sup> year of
Rama he decided to crown him– but after getting bad dreams, dur-nimitta-s and bad
combination of planets. It seems he would have delayed further if these reasons
were absent. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Why should he delay the transfer of the crown to his
beloved son?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Looking at the planetary combinations, Rama was
undergoing the seven-and-a-half-year transit of Saturn through his Janma rasi
for more than five years by then. It must have started in his 19<sup>th</sup>
year or so. Additionally, Saturn Maha Dasa was running. Saturn, though exalted,
would not give positive results because it was aspected by (and aspecting)
another exalted planet, namely, Sun. Sun stands for crown and authority (the
ruler); Saturn for subjects (the ruled). When they are exalted in signs opposite
to each other and are aspecting each other, there will be conflict between the
two. The reason Rama had to sacrifice his wife (during Agni Pariksha and while
she was pregnant) fearing a bad name from his subjects, was because of this
combination.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Keeping it in mind, the astrologers would have advised
Dasaratha not to give the crown during Rama’s Saturn Maha Dasa. By his 20<sup>th</sup>
year Saturn started transiting his 12<sup>th</sup> sign and then the Janma
rasi. This also made them postpone the coronation. By then, Jupiter entered his
Janma rasi which also made them not to advise the king to crown his son.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">But the prospect of death for his own self – indicated
by dreams, nimitta-s and planets – made Dasaratha to ignore the adverse
features for Rama and made him go ahead with coronation for the sake of the
country to have a ruler in case something happened to his own self.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The planetary indicators assuring us that we are
proceeding in the right direction, let us now look at the date of exile. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(Cont’d) <o:p></o:p></span></p>Jayasree Saranathan http://www.blogger.com/profile/01048252011566427834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post-29990006097152926962024-02-24T18:00:00.014+05:302024-03-16T20:34:09.147+05:30Ramayana – 5: Deciphering the age of Rama at the time of marriage<p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">The age of Rama at the time of leaving Ayodhya with
Vishvamitra must be found out to decipher his age at the time of his marriage
with Sita. Let us begin with the inputs we gathered. Rama was below 12 years of
age at the time of accompanying Vishvamitra. Four days were spent on travel and
the next 6 days and 6 nights were spent on guarding the Vedic ritual done by
Vishvamitra and other sages. After that Rama and Lakshmana were taken to
Mithila. It took four days to reach Mithila. Counted from the time Rama left
Ayodhya along with Vishvamitra, Rama went to Mithila and broke the Shiva
Dhanush on the 14th day of his travel with Vishvamitra. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">On the 23</span><sup style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;">rd</sup><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> day the parents of Rama
and Sita finalized the marriage proposal. On the 25</span><sup style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;">th</sup><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> day, Rama
married Sita. That day had both Purva Phalguni and Uttara Phalguni stars. With
this information, we will proceed to decipher Rama’s age at the time of
marriage.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">His age at the time of exile is given by Sita in
Aranya Kanda. While speaking to Ravana in Aranya Kanda, Sita said that Rama’s
age was 25 when they left for exile. She was 18 years old then.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">मम</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">भर्ता</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">महातेजा</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">वयसा</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">पंच</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">विंशकः</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">
|| </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">३</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">४७</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">१०</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">अष्टा</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">दश</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">हि</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">वर्षाणि</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">मम</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">जन्मनि</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">गण्यते</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">
|<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">mama bhartaa mahaatejaa vayasaa pa.nca vi.mshakaH ||
3-47-10<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">aSTaa dasha hi var.hSaaNi mama janmani gaNyate |<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(Meaning: "My great-resplendent husband was <b>twenty-five
years of age</b> at that time, and to me <b>eighteen years</b> are reckoned up
from my birth. [3-47-10b, 11a]).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">There is yet another clue in Sundara Kanda when Sita
told Hanuman that she stayed in Rama’s house for <b>12 years after marriage</b>.
On the <b>13<sup>th</sup> year, they were exiled</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">समा</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">द्वादश</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">तत्र</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">अहम्</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">राघवस्य</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">निवेशने</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">
|| </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">५</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">३३</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">१७</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">भुन्जाना</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">मानुषान्</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">भोगान्</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">सर्व</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">काम</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">समृद्धिनी</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> |<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">samaa dvaadasha tatra aham raaghavasya niveshane ||
5-33-17<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">bhunjaanaa maanuShaan bhogaan sarva kaama
samR^iddhinii |<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(Meaning: "I stayed in Rama's house there for <b>twelve
years</b>, enjoying the worldly pleasures belonging to humankind and fulfilling
all my desires.")<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">ततः</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">त्रयोदशे</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">वर्षे</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">राज्येन</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">इक्ष्वाकु</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">नन्दनम्</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> || </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">५</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">३३</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">१८</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">अभिषेचयितुम्</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">राजा</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">स</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">उपाध्यायः</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">प्रचक्रमे</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> |<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">tataH trayodashe varShe raajyena ikShvaaku nandanam ||
5-33-18<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">abhiShecayitum raajaa sa upaadhyaayaH pracakrame |<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(Meaning: "Thereafter, in the <b>thirteenth year</b>,
King Dasaratha along with his preceptors started to perform anointment of the
kingdom to Rama, a celebrity of Ikshvaku dynasty.")<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">From these verses, it is known that Rama completed 12
years of marriage as of the day he was exiled. An interesting feature is that he
was informed of his exile on his birthday, i.e., Caitra Punarvasu.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">We have a doubt here whether the previous year (of his age) included
Caitra Punarvasu, or the new year started on Caitra Punarvasu. But it is
certain that he had completed 12 years of marriage by then. Another doubt is how
many years he has completed by then – 24 years or 25 years? This question
arises because we are not sure about what Sita meant by ‘Vayasa’ – the completed
age or the running age. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">This makes me look for other clues, mainly the oft
repeated information about transit Jupiter in his Janma rasi at the time of his
exile. For example, Pulippaani Siddhar says, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">பாரப்பா</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">யின்னமொன்று</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">பகரக்</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">கேளு</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">பரமகுரு</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">சென்மத்தில்</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">வந்த</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">போது</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">கூறப்பா</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">கோதண்டபாணி</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">வீரன்</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">கொற்றவனே</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">குடியேறிப்</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">போகச்</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">செய்தார்
(verse 187) </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">When Jupiter came to Janma rasi, Kodandapani (Rama)
had to leave (out of the country). There is also a popular verse in Tamil which
says that when Guru came to Janma rasi, Rama had to leave for the forest; this
verse also says that Janma Guru made Sita to be confined (in Lanka).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">"</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">ஜென்ம</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">ராமர்</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">வனத்திலே</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">சீதையை</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">சிறை</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">வைத்ததும்</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Jupiter was in his Janma rasi at Rama’s birth. It
completes one cycle around the zodiac in 12 years. So, in 24 years, it must
come back to its natal position, which was Kataka, Rama’s Janma rasi. So, I
counted 24 years from his birth year Parābhava (Caitra month), to see if it
came back to the Janma rasi of Rama. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In Caitra Punarvasu of the year <b>Pramoda,</b> Rama
completed his 24 years. Simulation showed that Jupiter was in his Janma rasi at
that time. The date was <b>17<sup>th</sup> December, 5091 BCE</b> (Pramoda
year, Caitra Punarvasu). (Simulator shows by default the same year (Sukla) for
the entire Gregorian year from January to December. Sukla year ended in
Phalguna before Chaitra. Pramoda started in Caitra.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Jupiter is in retrogression in the above simulation,
but it came out of retrogression a fortnight after this date. Both debilitated
Mars and Jupiter were in the Janma rasi of Rama in Pramoda year when he
completed his 24<sup>th</sup> year. Saturn in seven-and-a-half-year sojourn
through his Janma rasi added to the woes. It was in retrogression in the 2<sup>nd</sup>
house to his Janma rasi. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I checked for the next year too (5090 BCE) when Rama completed
25 years. Jupiter was not in Janma rasi. It was in the second house. That year
not fulfilling the Janma Guru position, it is dropped from reckoning. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: medium;"><b>Marriage date of Rama- Sita</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Now the next cross-check involves counting 12 years
backward from Pramoda year to see if it matches with his marriage date having
both Purva Phalguni and Uttara Phalguni on the same day. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Counted from Pramoda-Caitra, I checked 12 years
backward and zeroed in on two years Kālayukti and Pingala – one of it the
likely year of marriage- coming 12 years before Pramoda- Caitra. Twelve years
of married life having been completed on Caitra Punarvasu (when Dasaratha
proposed coronation), I checked the Caitra month in Kālayukti and Pingala for the
presence of both Purva Phalguni and Uttara Phalguni on the same day.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In Pingala year, Purva Phalguni was present at sunrise
and ended at around 9-30 am. After that Uttara Phalguni started. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In Kālayukti year, (5102 BCE) the two stars were
present on 2<sup>nd</sup> January, but Uttara Phalguni started after 4 pm in
the evening and continued in the next morning. Evening is an odd time for marriage.
Moreover, in the discussion on the 23<sup>rd</sup> day, king Janaka referred to
Uttara Phalguni only as the star of the marriage day. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">This makes me zero in on <b>Pingala year</b> as the
year of marriage of Rama when Purva Phalguni was at sunrise and Uttara Phalguni
started shortly thereafter. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">We can safely locate the time of <b>Rama-Sita Kalyanam</b>
on <span style="color: red;">Pingala year, Caitra Shukla Trayodaśī, with Uttara
Phalguni from 9-30 am onwards, on a Thursday.</span> The Gregorian date was <a name="_Hlk159542047"><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">January
12, 5103 BCE.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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counted from his birth year, Parābhava.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">So, <u>Rama’s marriage took place in his 12<sup>th</sup>
year</u>. Counted from Pingala Caitra when Rama’s 12<sup>th</sup> year started,
12 years of married life (as told by Sita), ended in <b>Caitra </b>of<b> Sukla
year</b>. Counted from his birth year (Parābhava), 23 years were over by Sukla
Caitra.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">His 24<sup>th</sup> year was between Sukla Caitra and Pramoda
Caitra. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On Pramoda Caitra Punarvasu, Dasaratha proposed the
coronation. This was the 13<sup>th</sup> year of their marriage. By then the 24
years of Rama was over. (This gives the revelation that the year ended with the
birth star Punarvasu. Next year started only in the next star, Pushya)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: center 225.65pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The next day was Caitra Pushya when the 25<sup>th</sup>
year of Rama started. He started his exile on that day. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">With the 7-year difference between Rama and Sita, <b>Sita
was 5 years old</b> at the time of marriage. She must have been in her 6th year then. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Rama’s age when he left Ayodhya.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The marriage took place on the 25<sup>th</sup> day
after Rama left Ayodhya. It was on the 13<sup>th</sup> tithi after the New year
started (Pingala Caitra Shukla Trayodaśī) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">This means he left Ayodhya in the previous year, that
is, <b><u>Nala varsha</u></b><u> when he had completed only 10 years and was
running his 11<sup>th</sup> year</u>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Counted backwards
from Uttara Phalguni at the time of his marriage, here are the dates for each
day of his travel: (12 pm is the time taken)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1<sup>st</sup> day of leaving Ayodhya </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">– Nala year, Phalguna month, Star Vishakha, Krishna Chaturthi,
Monday, <a name="_Hlk159542080"></a><a name="_Hlk159541994"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk159542080;"><b>Dec 19<sup>th</sup>, 5104 BCE</b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk159542080;">.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">2<sup>nd</sup> night </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">halt at a hermitage between Sarayu and ganga – star
Anuradha, Krishna Shashti, Tuesday, <b>20<sup>th</sup> Dec, 5104 BCE </b>(Krishna
Panchami was present at sunrise, but Shashti started by noon)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">3<sup>rd</sup> day </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">– <b>Tataka vadha</b> – star Jyeshtha, Krishna Saptami,
Wednesday, <b>21<sup>st</sup> Dec, 5104 BCE<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">4<sup>th</sup> day </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">– reached Vishvamitra’s hermitage – star Moola,
Krishna Ashtami, Thursday, <b>22<sup>nd</sup> Dec, 5104 BCE<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">5<sup>th</sup> day </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">– ritual started – star Pūrvāṣāḍhā, Krishna Navami,
Friday, <b>23<sup>rd</sup> Dec, 5104 BCE.</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 253.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">6 days and 6 nights guarded the ritual. <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">5<sup>th</sup> to 10<sup>th </sup>day</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">– guarded the ritual – From Krishna Navami -Pūrvāṣāḍhā
to Krishna Caturdaśī-Purva Bhadrapada (<b>Dec 23<sup>rd</sup> to 28<sup>th</sup>
night</b>, <b>5104 BCE</b> ) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">11<sup>th</sup> day </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">– started for Mithila, Nala, Phalguna, Krishna Caturdaśī,
Purva Bhadrapada till afternoon, Thursday, <b>29th Dec, 5104 BCE<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">12th day </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">– Nala, Phalguna, Amavasya, Uttara Bhadrapada, Friday <b>30th
dec, 5104 BCE <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">13th night </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">– stayed at Vishaala – star Revati. <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">Pingala (New year)</span> Caitra
Shukla Pratipat, Saturday, <b>31st Dec 5104 BCE<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">14th day </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">– reached Mithila – Pingala Caitra Shukla Dwitiya, Ashwini,
Sunday, <b>Jan 1, 5103 BCE<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">14th day </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">– <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">Ahalya
Shapa Vomocana</span> – Pingala Caitra Shukla Dwitiya, Ashwini, Sunday, <b>Jan
1, 5103 BCE<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">14th day </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">– <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">Rama
broke the <span style="color: red;">Shiva Dhanush</span></span><span style="color: red;"> </span>– Pingala Caitra Shukla Dwitiya, Ashwini, Sunday, <b>Jan
1, 5103 BCE<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">15th, 16th and 17th </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">– Messengers travelled to reach Kosala. <b>2nd Jan to
4th Jan 5103 BCE</b>, Bharani to Rohini <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">18th day </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">– Message of Rama’s feat and marriage informed to
Dasaratha. Pingala, Caitra Shukla Shashti, Mrigashirsha, Thursday, <b>5th Jan
5103 BCE<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">– Travel of Dasaratha’s troupe to Mithila. Morning
Mrigashirsha, then Arudra, next day, Punarvasu, Pushya, Aslesha <b>6th Jan to
9th Jan 5103BCE</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">23rd day </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">– marriage talks – Pingala, Caitra Shukla Ekādaśī, <b>Magha
star</b> from 1 pm, Tuesday, <b>Jan 10, 5103 BCE<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">25th day </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">– <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">Sita
Kalyanam</span>. Pingala, Caitra Shukla Trayodaśī, Uttara Phalguni from 9-30 am
onwards, Thursday, <b>Jan 12, 5103 BCE</b> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="background-color: #01ffff;">Nutshell:</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Rama left with Vishvamitra = Rama completed 10 years,
running the 11<sup>th</sup> year. Year name Nala.</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Dec 19th, 5104 BCE</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Rama’s marriage = Rama completed 11 years, running his 12<sup>th</sup>
year. Year name Pingala<b>.</b></span><b><span lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">January 12, 5103 BCE. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Rama was running <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">Venus Bhukti in Saturn Maha Dasa</span> at the time of
his marriage.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Rama and Sita married for 12 years – From
Pingala to Sukla <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Rama completed 24 years of age – Caitra Pramoda<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Coronation announced in the 13<sup>th</sup> year of their marriage –
Pramoda year. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(cont’d) <o:p></o:p></span></p>Jayasree Saranathan http://www.blogger.com/profile/01048252011566427834noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post-69080854347568814262024-02-23T18:00:00.012+05:302024-02-23T18:00:00.120+05:30Ramayana – 4: Vishvamitra takes Rama and Lakshmana to the forest.<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">After describing the birth of
Rama and his boyhood, Valmiki introduces sage Vishvamitra. The sage came to the
court of king Dasaratha asking him to send Rama with him for just 10 days of
the Vedic ritual that he was going to do in the forest (VR: 1-19-18a). Dasaratha
was greatly perturbed that he resisted by saying that Rama was less than 16
years of age, and he could not see warring aptitude in him (VR: 1-20-2).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">This raises the scope to determine the age of Rama
when he accompanied Vishwamitra. It is also important to know his age at this
time because soon he was going to marry Sita. Dasaratha doesn’t say his exact
age but only made it known that he was less than 16 years. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Cross-referentially, there is another context in which
we get a clue on his age when he was with Vishvamitra. This appears in Aranya
Kanda when Mareecha was trying to discourage Ravana from abducting Sita. While
describing the valour of Rama, Mareecha told Ravana how Vishvamitra asked Dasaratha
to send Rama with him for which Dasaratha replied that Rama was less than 12
years of age (VR: 1-38-6). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In support of this, Mareecha also said that Rama had
not yet developed the signs of adulthood at that time such as moustache – which
could not be so if he was close to 16 years. Therefore, Mareecha’s version of
Rama’s age as less than 12 is reliable. But how old he was at that time is not
clearly stated in these two contexts. Let us reconstruct the events after Rama
left with Vishvamitra to know if any information of date is available. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEindnOePoVrzGiE_gwLbCyoWT-XX9IpPJsQ2JrJF8ZQrtkljRCv7DrOCgwGHPJh4f-uXccCCeNIOuQxf2ARM84fiqP1tR-qTWTb1OXlu_nQfAyR_UUaFHRrvXcK1B2OdwE7lEXhkiunvGdgVI42U6VDUnNxYWtUkO32x8s2t4li9O9YtvAq2pvRJOGCfsQ/s636/Rama%20Lakshmana%20with%20Vishvamitra.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="636" data-original-width="463" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEindnOePoVrzGiE_gwLbCyoWT-XX9IpPJsQ2JrJF8ZQrtkljRCv7DrOCgwGHPJh4f-uXccCCeNIOuQxf2ARM84fiqP1tR-qTWTb1OXlu_nQfAyR_UUaFHRrvXcK1B2OdwE7lEXhkiunvGdgVI42U6VDUnNxYWtUkO32x8s2t4li9O9YtvAq2pvRJOGCfsQ/s320/Rama%20Lakshmana%20with%20Vishvamitra.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The sequence of days after leaving Ayodhya<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Let us first list down the sequence of the days since
Rama left with Vishvamitra. This travel culminated at Mithila where he broke
the Shiva Dhanush. In that context, the proposed star of the marriage day was
mentioned. This gives us the limit from which we can trace backwards the days
and dates of Rama’s travel with Vishvamitra. For that we must first list down
the sequence of days.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">After
leaving Ayodhya, the sage and the two princes spent the 1<sup>st</sup> night on
the banks of river Sarayu.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The
second night was spent between Sarayu and Ganga. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On
the 3<sup>rd</sup> day, they crossed the river Ganga when Vishvamitra told Rama
about Tataka. On reaching the forest of Tataka on the 3<sup>rd</sup> day, Rama
killed her. That night they slept in the forest.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On
the 4<sup>th</sup> day they reached Siddhashrama, the hermitage of Vishvamitra.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">From
the morning of the 5<sup>th</sup> day the Vedic ritual of Vishvamitra started.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It
went on for 6 days and 6 nights. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">By
the time the ritual ended, the 10<sup>th</sup> night of the stay of the Princes
outside Ayodhya was over.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The
next morning, i.e., on the 11<sup>th</sup> day, they all started for Mithila.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On
the 11<sup>th</sup> night they stayed on the banks of the river Sona.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On
the 12<sup>th</sup> day, they continued the travel when Vishvamitra told the
story of Ganga, Kartikeya and Sagara.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On
the 13<sup>th</sup> day they crossed the river Ganga and reached a city called
Vishaala.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">They
were greeted by king Sumati of Vishaala.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On
the 14<sup>th</sup> day, they reached Mithila.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On
the same day, Rama stepped into the hermitage of sage Gautama and redeemed
Ahalya from the curse.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On
the same day, they were received by king Janaka of Mithila.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On
the same day, (14<sup>th</sup> day), Rama broke the bow of Shiva.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Messengers
were sent to Ayodhya to inform Dasaratha. The messengers travelled for three
nights.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">This
can be construed as the night of 15<sup>th</sup>, 16<sup>th</sup> and 17<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On
the 18<sup>th</sup> day morning the messengers delivered the happy news.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Dasaratha
started and travelled for 4 days. This can be counted as the 19<sup>th</sup>,
20<sup>th</sup>, 21<sup>st</sup> and 22<sup>nd</sup> days.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On
the 23<sup>rd</sup> day the two kings exchanged pleasantries and informed each
other of their respective lineages. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On
the same day, after this talk, king Janaka said that the day was <b>Magha</b>. The
marriage could be conducted on the third day from that day, i.e., on <b>Uttara
Phalguni</b> day (VR: 1-71-24). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">This is the most crucial input to decipher the date. In
the next sarga, king Janaka refers to the star of the wedding day that both
Purva Phalguni and Uttara Phalguni were present on that day.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">उत्तरे</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">दिवसे</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">ब्रह्मन्</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">फल्गुनीभ्यां</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">मनीषिणः</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> |<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">वैवाहिकं</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">प्रशंसन्ति</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">भगो</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">यत्र</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">प्रजापतिः</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> || </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">१</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">७२</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">१३<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(Meaning: Oh, Brahman, the savants acclaim that part
of the day as the best for wedding ceremonies when <span style="color: red;">both
of the pre-Phalguni and post-Phalguni stars are available</span>, and on such a
time where post-Phalguni is ruling, for which Bhaga is the presiding deity for
progeny..." So said Janaka to the marriage party. [1-72-13])<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The presence of Purva Phalguni at the beginning of the
day and of Uttara Phalguni following it during the day is a pre-condition to
locate the day of wedding of Rama and Sita.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">How to find it out? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(Cont’d) <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Jayasree Saranathan http://www.blogger.com/profile/01048252011566427834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post-91799105791990880372024-02-22T18:00:00.006+05:302024-03-16T19:21:51.429+05:30Ramayana – 3: Birth of Rama<p>There is ample evidence in Valmiki Ramayana stating that Rama was born in Spring season (Vasanta
ritu) which coincides with the month of Caitra. Here is a sequence of events
starting from Vasanta ritu three years before Rama was born. The sage
Rishyasringa was brought to the kingdom by Dasaratha. When Vasanta ritu
started the preparation for the Aśvamedha yajna was also started.</p><p><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">ततः</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">काले</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">बहुतिथे</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">कस्मिंश्चित्सुमनोहरे</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> |<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">वसन्ते</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">समनुप्राप्ते</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">राज्ञो</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">यष्टुं</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">मनोऽभवत्</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> ||</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">१</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">१२</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">१</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p>{Meaning: After a lapse, some time when the spring season has come the king
Dasaratha desired to perform the Vedic ritual (1-12-1)}<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The preparation went on for a year at the end of which the ritual of the Aśvamedha
was started. This also happened in the Vasanta ritu, says Ramayana.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">पुनः</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">प्राप्ते</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">वसन्ते</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">तु</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">पूर्णः</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">संवत्सरोऽभवत्</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> |<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">प्रसवार्थं</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">गतो</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">यष्टुं</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">हयमेधेन</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">वीर्यवान्</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> || </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">१</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">१३</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">१</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p>{Meaning: On completion of one full year another springtime arrived, and
then Dasaratha a determined one to beget progeny by performing the Horse
Ritual entered the ritual hall. (1-13-1) <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The ritual of letting out the horse went on for a year at the end of which
the horse returned to the ritual hall.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">अथ</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">संवत्सरे</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">पूर्णे</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">तस्मिन्</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">प्राप्ते</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">तुरंगमे</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> |<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">सरय्वाश्चोत्तरे</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">तीरे</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">राज्ञो</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">यज्ञोऽभ्यवर्तत</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">
|| </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">१</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">१४</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">१</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p>{Meaning: Then after the completion of one year and on regaining the ritual
horse, the emperor Dasaratha commenced his Vedic Ritual on the northern banks
of River Sarayu. (1-14-1)}<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>By now the next Vasanta season had commenced when the final Yajna was done
for three days. By that yajna Dasaratha got rid of his sins (1-14-58) and
commenced the <b>Putrakameshti </b>yajna performed by Rishyasringa. The Yajna
Purusha appeared from that yajna and offered a vessel of <span style="color: red;">“Pāyasam”.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The narration further continues with how the Pāyasam was distributed among
the three queens of Dasaratha. All these had happened in immediate succession
in the Vasanta ritu. (Aśvamedha, Putrakameshti and the drinking of Pāyasam by
the three queens of Dasaratha).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Upon completion of the yajna (Putrakameshti) six ritu-s passed by and in the
twelfth month which happened to be Caitra month, Rama was born. From the
previous Vasanta ritu when the yajna was done and the Pāyasam was drunk, six
ritu-s had gone by. Once again it was the time of Vasanta ritu. That is the
deduction from Ramayana.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">ततो</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">यज्ञे</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">समाप्ते</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">तु</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">ऋतूनां</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">षट्</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">समत्ययुः</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> |<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">ततश्च</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">द्वादशे</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">मासे</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">चैत्रे</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">नावमिके</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">तिथौ</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> || </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">१</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">१८</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">८</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p>{Meaning: On completion of the ritual, six seasons have passed by; then in
the twelfth month, i.e., in Caitra masa, and on the ninth tithi of that Caitra
month (1-18-8)}<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Valmiki continues to say,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">नक्षत्रेऽदितिदैवत्ये</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">स्वोच्चसंस्थेषु</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">पंचसु</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> |<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">ग्रहेषु</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">कर्कटे</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">लग्ने</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">वाक्पताविंदुना</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">सह</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> || </span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">१</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">१८</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-</span><span face=""Nirmala UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">९<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p>{Meaning: The star was that of Aditi Devata; five planets were in their own
exalted positions; the planet Jupiter known as Vākpati (Lord of Speech) was
with the Moon in the rising lagna of Karkataka (Cancer lagna) (1-18-9)}<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>In such a combination, Bhagawan Jagannatha was born to Kausalya. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Punarvasu was the star of Aditi. Kataka lagna indicates noon time for the
month of Caitra. ‘<i>Svocchasamtheshu pancasu’</i> indicates that five planets
were in their respective exalted positions. Of them, Jupiter is singled out as
the Lord of Speech joining Moon in Kataka. The specific mention of Jupiter is
perhaps to emphasise Gaja Kesari Yoga formed by the conjunction of Jupiter and
the Moon. This yoga is indicative of wisdom and power. By specifically
mentioning Jupiter as Vākpati, Valmiki seems to emphasize Rama’s special ability
to speak cleverly and correctly. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Sun, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, and Venus were the five planets exalted in the
horoscope of Rama which is produced below. The two left out planets were
Mercury and Moon (leaving alone the nodes) of which Moon occupies its own house.
Mercury’s position is not mentioned, but the simulated horoscope shows it in
debility and also its recovery from debility by having joined the exalted Venus
which causes <b>Neecha Bhanga Raja Yoga</b> for Mercury. In traditional
discourse, Mercury is placed in Aries along with the Sun. Ketu was in the 12<sup>th</sup>
according to elders, which means Rahu was in the 6<sup>th</sup> house. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As written earlier, the exact position of Rahu
and Ketu (the lunar nodes) cannot be simulated due to the change in their
positions at the time of comet-hit in 3136 BCE. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>The year was Parābhava and the weekday was Monday. The Sun was exalted in
the 10<sup>th</sup> house (Aries). Moon in Punarvasu in Kataka indicates that
it was in the 4th pada of Punarvasu.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>From the birth details, it is deduced that Rama was born in <b>Mars</b> <b>Bhukti in Jupiter
Maha dasa</b>. Four years of Jupiter Maha dasa were remaining at his birth. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The peculiar reference to six seasons in pre-natal state looks odd but
appears resolved once we look at the simulation. He was born in <b>Nija māsa</b>, with
an additional Caitra having gone by as Adhika māsa. The Yajna rituals and the
drinking of Pāyasam have occurred in the first month of Vasanta ritu.
Conception might have taken in the second month of the Vasanta ritu. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This leaves out five seasons (10 months) for
pregnancy- term. The Adhika māsa also got added towards the end of the term. On
the 12<sup>th</sup> month, which was Nija Caitra, Rama was born at Abhijit
Muhurta (noon time in Ayodhya) in Kataka lagna. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Birth of brothers of Rama<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p>Next day morning, when Pushya was running, <b>Bharata</b> was born in Meena
lagna (VR: 1-18-15). This lagna appears before sunrise in Caitra māsa. So, the
weekday was Monday, as it was for Rama. Meena lagna was occupied by exalted
Venus and debilitated Mercury. All the planets were in the same houses as were
for Rama, but interpretation will vary as the lagna varies. The birth star was
Pushya, making <b>Saturn Maha Dasa</b> as his birth time dasa. He was born in <b>Moon Bhukti.</b> His birth date was 10<sup>th</sup> January, 5114 BCE. Parābhava was
the year of birth and the tithi was Shukla Navami only. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The twins of Sumitra, namely, <b>Lakshmana and Shatrughna</b> were born at
noon time on the day after Rama’s birth in the star of the serpents (Aslesha)
in the sign occupied by them (Kataka lagna) in Shukla Dasami (VR: 1-18-15). Simulation
shows that it was 10th January, 5114 BCE on a Tuesday.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Simulation also shows Simha lagna (Leo) when Aslesha began, but it was
Kataka lagna as per Valmiki Ramayana. This simulation is based on “Swiss
ephemeris” and the observations of modern planetariums. Lagna advancing quickly
from Kataka to Simha in the simulation for the year 5114 BCE means the software
treats the point of Kataka – Simha as perihelion in 5114 BCE. That it was not
so is the message from Ramayana of Kataka lagna when the moon had entered
Aslesha. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Today this region in the zodiac marks the aphelion of the earth’s orbit;
perihelion is at Sagittarius and Capricorn. The earth (lagna) moves slowly in Kataka-
Simha (aphelion) but faster in Dhanush and Makara rasi (perihelion). The same
pattern had existed in Rama’s time is what we understand from the birth of the
twin brothers of Rama in Aslesha in Kataka lagna. <u>The simulation showing
advancement in lagna by one and a half hours is the result of <b>continuous
precession</b> used by the simulators by which the earth’s orbit itself rotates
completely. In reality it is not so, is the revelation from this input from
Valmiki Ramayana. </u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="color: red;">(I wrote what I understood of the motions in lagna. Any
other scientific explanation for why the simulator fails to show the birth of
the twins in Kataka lagna in Aslesha is welcome.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p>The date of birth of Lakshmana and Shatrughna was 10<sup>th</sup> January,
5114 BCE, in Parābhava year. They were born in <b>Mercury Bhukti in Mercury
Maha Dasa.</b> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The Maha Dasa period (approximate to the extent of
difference of few months) is as follows for the brothers:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Rama:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> Jupiter Maha Dasa till 4 years of age. After that Saturn Maha Dasa
until his 23<sup>rd</sup> year. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Bharata</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">: Saturn Maha Dasa till 12 years of age. After that Mercury Maha Dasa
till 29th</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> year. </span><o:p style="font-size: 12pt;"></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Lakshmana and Shatrughna:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> Mercury Maha Dasa till 17 years of age. After that Ketu Maha Dasa till 24 years of age.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The brothers experienced a joyful boyhood time until
sage Vishvamitra entered their life.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(Cont’d) <o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Jayasree Saranathan http://www.blogger.com/profile/01048252011566427834noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post-18072183514019354622024-02-21T18:00:00.032+05:302024-03-16T19:05:00.637+05:30Ramayana -2: Loss of a tithi before the Mahabharata war reflected in the mismatch of Rama’s tithi-star<p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">The present-day alignment between tithi and star did
not exist before the Mahabharata war commenced. Some strange observations were
made by Vyasa on the shift in the Amavasya in the month of Karthika and the Full
Moon occurring for the second consecutive month in the Krittika star. The breaking
away of a comet (Dhumaketu) on the day of Pushya in Karthika month resulted in
the fragments hitting the earth and the moon simultaneously. The impact on the
moon was tremendous that its orbit got disturbed with the nodes shifting their
locations.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The above illustration represents how the change of
tithi occurred. It occurred on 2<sup>nd</sup> September, 3136 BCE, in the Karthika
month before the war. Vyasa referred to “<b>Dhumaketur mahaghorah Pushyam
Akramya tishtathi</b>” (MB: 6-3-12b). On the day of Pushya, a comet afflicted.
The anointment of Bhishma as the commander-in-chief of the Kauravas got
affected due to the rain of fragments and associated changes in the atmosphere with
the excess release of NOx from the cosmic impact causing everything red in the
surroundings. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The affliction to the moon is mentioned as <b>“Somasya
lakshma vyavrittam</b>” (5.141.10 and 6-2-32). It means the dark spot on the disc
of the moon changed its position. This was a reference to the appearance of a
fresh spot on the spotless region of the moon of Krishna Shashti. When they saw
the moon rising around midnight, it appeared like Saptami moon! In other words,
Shashti became Saptami. The change in Karana (Karana is half of tithi) is also
mentioned in the Mahabharata indicating the abrupt change of tithi. As a result,
the moon joined the Sun to cause Amavasya on Trayodaśī tithi itself. This change
is also immortalized into a story that many Tamil speaking people are aware of
(<i>in the context of Krishna starting to do Tarpan well before Amavasya by which
the Sun and the Moon arrived early to ask Krishna why he was doing tarpan even
before they joined for Amavasya. This episode is included in the Tamil movie “<b>Karnan</b>”.
This episode is mentioned in Jyothish texts in the context of how Bodhayana
Amavasya started</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The change of tithi became possible because of the change
in the orbit of the moon hit by the comet. Rahu (ascending node) shifted in the
opposite direction as a result. Rahu and Ketu (known as nodes representing the ascending
and descending nodes in the lunar orbit) move in an anti-clockwise direction in
the zodiac whereas all the planets including the sun and the moon move in the clockwise
direction. The hit on the moon caused a tremble in the lunar orbit in such a
way that Rahu shifted towards the Sun in clockwise direction thereby causing the
Moon to move to a forward position quicker than normal. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In the illustration, the lunar orbit is shown in red
colour. After getting hit by the comet-pieces from the direction of Cancer
(Kataka where Pushya is located), the orbit got disturbed in such a way that
Rahu (R-1) got shifted to R-2 in the clockwise direction (dotted circle in blue). The moon, thus pushed
into a newer position was closer to the sun in its orbit than normal and
reached Amavasya position on Trayodaśī tithi itself. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">This caused the loss of one tithi. What was Trayodaśī
was Amavasya! Thereafter the new position and alignment caused the Amavasya to occur
a little earlier at least three or four times in a year. This was codified by <b>Bodhayana
Maharishi</b> such that this earlier Amavasya came to be recognized as Bodhayana
Amavasya. When the Amavasya starts on the evening of Caturdaśī tithi and ends
before sunset on the Amavasya tithi, that is called Bodhayana Amavasya. The
missed tithi during the comet-hit has made this earlier occurrence of Amavasya every
now and then even now. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Today, past dates are simulated by extrapolating the
current alignment backwards. The mismatch between tithi and star as it exists
today will be reflected in the date of Rama, that came before the Mahabharata
date. Shukla Navami coinciding with Punarvasu in the month of Mesha can never
be simulated with our software due to the loss of tithi suffered during the
Mahabharata time. Certainly, it will be one tithi less for the birth date of
Rama. This is palpable when I tried to simulate the Panchanga features and
planetary positions as well in Jhora simulator. The combinations did exist
together on <b>9<sup>th</sup> January, 5114 BCE</b> with the only exception to Navami
tithi. It was one tithi less.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The simulation showed that the month was Nija Caitra (following
Adhika Caitra) with the Sun well inside the Mesha rasi close to the degree of
exaltation with other planetary positions exactly as told by Valmiki. The Lagna
was simulated for mid-noon (Abhijit Muhurta) in Ayodhya for that day and it
perfectly showed Punarvasu having entered Kataka rasi, in its last Pada. Sun,
Mars, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn were in exalted positions. Saturn in opposition
to the Sun will be in retrograde motion. It was indeed so in Vrischika Rasi
(Scorpio). In astrological terms we consider retrogression as having made the
planet move to the previous sign. By this, Saturn is deemed to be in Libra, its
sign of exaltation. Valmiki had meant that only. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">If on the other hand, someone insists that Saturn
should have been in Libra to fulfil the version of Valmiki, it means that Saturn
is in Kanya rasi (Virgo) which is not a sign of exaltation. Therefore, Saturn
in Scorpio was the original position at Rama’s birth which was treated as having
regressed into Libra. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The position of the nodes also got changed due to the
mishap on the moon before the Mahabharata war. The impact caused the nodes to</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"> shift to a new position</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> in a clockwise direction. (Thereafter, they however continued with their anti-clockwise motion). How much they moved forward on that fateful day is not known. So, the original
location of the nodes at Rama’s birth must have been a little backward in the
zodiac. In the traditional version of the analysis of Rama’s horoscope taught
to students (including me) was to place Ketu in Gemini (12</span><sup style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">th</sup><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> house)
and Rahu in Sagittarius.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The only major deviation is Shukla Ashtami – the causes
for it have already been explained. Shukla Ashtami must be taken as Shukla
Navami. Every tithi simulated in the period of Rama must be added with an extra
tithi. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">For Shukla Navami to occur on 9<sup>th</sup> January,
5114 BCE, the Sun was in 29<sup>th</sup> degree of Pisces (Revati) when the
Amavasya took place. The 1<sup>st</sup> tithi was on the 30<sup>th</sup> degree
of Pisces (Revati last degree), 2<sup>nd</sup> tithi in Ashwini and so on. By
the time the moon entered Punarvasu, the Sun also had entered Mesha. The tithi
on Punarvasu appears as Ashtami because this was extrapolated from the
current tithi-star alignment with a loss of a tithi 5000 years ago. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>The tithi-star mismatch in Rama’s date offers a remarkable proof for the
later day loss of a tithi. For all the dates of Ramayana to be simulated in the
upcoming parts, the simulation must be done for the previous tithi so that it
will be the desired tithi in the analysis. For example, Indrajit was killed on
a Krishna Caturdaśī as per Valmiki. I will be simulating the Krishna Trayodaśī
as that will be Caturdaśī.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>A word on the ayanamsa used. Both the planetary and Panchanga combinations
for Rama’s date appeared only with Drik Siddhanta blended with Lahiri ayanamsa.
The Surya Siddhanta model did not produce the results though the Surya Siddhanta ayanamsa was
almost close to what we have now. So, it confirms my deduction from Tamil sources <o:p></o:p>on the date of Ramayana coinciding with the end of the 1<sup>st</sup> Sangam
age and the beginning of the 2<sup>nd</sup> Sangam Age. Kavātapuram, the capital
of the 2<sup>nd</sup> Sangam Age finds mention in Valmiki Ramayana (VR:
4-41-19)</p><p><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>It also shows that in the oscillatory model of Surya Siddhanta, we are on
the same side of the oscillation, facing the same part of the sky, particularly
the same Northern Star, namely, Dhruva Nakshatra (Polaris) in the Shishumara
(Ursa Minor) constellation, as it were during Rama’s time; Equinox at almost
the same part of the sky and the seasons like how it is now. Rama Rajya started
almost around the same time in the previous cycle; It is repeated now with the re-establishment
of Rama’s abode in Ayodhya! <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Back to dating work, having explained the major issue in finding the birth
date of Sri Rama, let me start giving the timeline of events based on the
inputs in the Ramayana.</p><p> (Cont'd)</p><br />Jayasree Saranathan http://www.blogger.com/profile/01048252011566427834noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post-49780155722101402802024-02-20T20:18:00.009+05:302024-02-21T15:03:36.615+05:30Ramayana -1: The issue of mismatch of tithi and birth star of Rama<p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">A major difference between dating the Ramayana and the
Mahabharata is that the year of the Mahabharata war is very much etched in our
system of Time whereas Ramayana is not. The year of Krishna leaving his mortal
coils forms the cut-off year as that year forms the beginning of Kali Yuga –
the Time scale we continue to follow. 5124 years having gone by the month of
Mesha (Aries) in the Gregorian year 2024 CE, the year of Krishna leaving the
world is easily calculated to be 3101 BCE. The Mahabharata war occurred 35 years
before that, as is known from Gandhari’s curse of destruction of the Vrishni-s
on the 36</span><sup style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;">th</sup><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> year after the war. In four contexts, this duration has
been mentioned in the Mahabharata thereby making it very clear that the war took
place in 3136 BCE, thirty-five years before Krishna left.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The year name of the war is deduced as Krodhi – being the
36<sup>th</sup> year before the first year of Kali Yuga (Pramathi). The
Janamejaya grant found in the possession of the Bhimanakatte Mutt further
reiterates the first year of Kali Yuga as Pramathi. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">This advantage of cross referential inputs either by the
year name or the year number is not available in the case of Ramayana. However,
Valmiki gives valuable information on the location of six planets besides the
name of the month, tithi and the star of the day and even the lagna of birth. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Of these, the month and tithi will join every year.
The star also will join once in a few years and not every year because the time
taken by the moon to cross a tithi differs from the time taken to cross a star.
A tithi is slightly longer than a star. By the time the moon completes a round of
the zodiac, the sun also has moved at the rate of one degree a day. It crosses
a star in 13 days and 8 hours (approximately). By the time the moon completes
one round around 27 stars, the sun would have crossed two stars. When the moon
comes around to catch up with the sun, two stars are thus crossed additionally.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">As a result, the star – tithi match of a particular combine
will be different month after month. For example, Rama was born in Shukla
Navami with the moon in the star Punarvasu. This combination will change in the
next month with the same tithi advanced by two stars. Therefore,<u> the month is
important for a combination of tithi-star to be the same.</u> The month is
determined by the position of the Sun. The Sun was exalted at the time of Rama’s
birth as per Valmiki, which means it was in Mesha (Aries). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The foremost crucial input from Ramayana is the
combination of Shukla Navami tithi in Punarvasu with the Sun in Aries. In
reality, it is impossible to see this combination.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The problem in tithi-star combination with the Sun in
Aries</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">To understand the problem, let us know the terminologies
used. The birth time tithi was Shukla Navami which means the Moon was in the 9<sup>th</sup>
tithi after Amavasya in that month. The moon joined Punarvasu on the day of
Rama’s birth. Counting backwards to know when the Amavasya occurred in that scenario,
we can know the position of the sun. Amavasya means conjunction of the sun and
the moon. Once the moon leaves the sun (the disc of the sun is the limit), the
1<sup>st</sup> tithi called Pratipat starts. Each tithi will cover each star
though it need not be from the beginning of the star. A star means a span of 13
degrees and 20 minutes. A tithi crosses a little more of this span in a day. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">When we count back the Navami tithi (9<sup>th</sup>
tithi) from Punarvasu star, the Amavasya must have occurred in Purva Bhadrapada.
That means only if the Sun and the moon meet at Purva Bhadrapada, can the Navami
tithi in Shukla paksha (waxing phase) coincide with Punarvasu star. This is
shown in the following illustration. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7i7hQw7WYw8Ffi-yJw_50U1GPGUQCFt6oJWJ-ULGWto941g1APJ1497UAZD44SLgM3R-7RbXT45D0CYh2l125ip1W8GeVRj-o-VZqqZ8dAgRbjQbQ8fnR7AOXu6P6e4rHPf5DQIYa9yqSmlZCrmcfK30FBOgLzse1Xox5U1BTdjve8l4WUE4ofLHU3GM/s1292/Rama%20date%20problem%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="1292" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7i7hQw7WYw8Ffi-yJw_50U1GPGUQCFt6oJWJ-ULGWto941g1APJ1497UAZD44SLgM3R-7RbXT45D0CYh2l125ip1W8GeVRj-o-VZqqZ8dAgRbjQbQ8fnR7AOXu6P6e4rHPf5DQIYa9yqSmlZCrmcfK30FBOgLzse1Xox5U1BTdjve8l4WUE4ofLHU3GM/w531-h136/Rama%20date%20problem%201.jpg" width="531" /></a></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><!--EndFragment-->In the above illustration, the
topmost row represents the zodiacal signs. I have named only three signs which are
relevant to our discussion. The second row shows the 27 stars. I started with
Purva Bhadrapada because that is where the Amavasya occurred so that Shukla
Navami can join Punarvasu (Pv). These two (tithi and star) are circled and
highlighted. The Sun in Purva Bhadrapada or its further movement to Uttara
Bhadrapada by the day of Shukla Navami – <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>makes it to be in Meena rasi (Pisces) only and
not in Mesha rasi as told by Valmiki. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Assuming that the Sun was in the last degree of Purva
Bhadrapada at the time of Amavasya, it would move 9 degrees in 9 days, i.e., at
the time of Shukla Navami. That brings the Sun to the 9<sup>th</sup> degree of
Uttara Bhadrapada only. Four more degrees are there in Uttara Bhadrapada and 13.20
degrees are there in Revati, (the next star) which makes the Sun take 17 days
to enter Mesha.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">When we move the moon across the tithi-s, the next
conjunction (Amavasya) occurs in Ashwini star, when the Sun will be very much
in Mesha as stipulated by Valmiki, but the 9<sup>th</sup> tithi doesn’t
coincide with Punarvasu. Shashti will be running on Punarvasu and the star Magha (Ma) will coincide with Navami. (This combination appears in 2024 when the Sun will be in Mesha but Punarvasu will start in the afternoon of Shashti and end in Saptami.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">This is the issue. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">To have the Sun Mesha at the time of Rama’s birth, we
can’t have the tithi-star alignment. The alignment happens in Meena even now
which has made people celebrate <b>Sri Rama Navami</b> in Meena month (Panguni)
and not in Mesha (Chiṭṭirai). Seeing the impossibility to get the alignment, <b>Sri
Rangam temple</b> observes the birth star of Rama in the month of Mesha. In many other
places the Navami- Punarvasu combination in Meena maasa is treated
as Rama’s birth date. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The issue is why this discrepancy is taking place. How
did the alignment happen in Rama’s time and not now? If the alignment cannot be
reproduced, how can we reproduce the exact date of Rama’s birth?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Readers would have seen many writers suggesting a date
of Rama’s birth, claiming that they got it from the simulators. Ask them to
show the tithi -star alignment with the Sun in Aries; they can’t show it because
all of them use the western astronomy simulator which does not consider the
tithi-star alignment. Almost all of them looked at the simulators to see the placement
of the planets and suggested a date. But those in the know of astrology will understand
that even a small change of a planetary position will give wrong time. This is
the converse of the theory that if the birth time differs a little from the
original, the resultant planetary position will not be correct. The Panchanga
features such as tithi, star, weekday and lagna further tighten the time that one
cannot suggest some date. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The question, however, remains why the tithi-star alignment
does not happen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(Cont’d)<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Jayasree Saranathan http://www.blogger.com/profile/01048252011566427834noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post-44238943106740784832024-01-26T23:46:00.006+05:302024-01-26T23:53:57.335+05:30 The Nyaya / Vaisheshika Darshanas (Guest post by R. Ramanathan)<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Nyaya & Vaisheshika darshanas are <span style="color: red;">astika </span></span><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="color: red;">darshanas</span> (That agree with Vedic authority)
that used “Realism” to explain worldly phenomenon and also provided solution as
to how does one attain <b>Moksha</b> (known as Apavarga) from worldly life. Other
darshanas like <b>Sankhya Yoga</b> etc used “idealism” to explain worldly
phenomenon.</span><span style="font-family: times;"> </span><span style="font-family: times;">Sage <b>Gautama </b>wrote the Nyaya
sutras on which the Nyaya darshana or what is called as “<b>Prachina Nyaya</b>” or
“Ancient Nyaya”, was formalized. The Vaisheshika darshana was established on
the <b>Vaisheshika</b> sutras were written by Sage <b>Kaanatha.</b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Nyaya darshana</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 107%;">This is more concerned with <span style="color: red;">epistemological analysis (Sources of right
knowledge), </span>or<span style="color: red;"> “Pramana Shashtra”. </span>There are <b>4 pramanas</b> or valid sources of
knowledge as per Nyaya<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 107%;">Pratyaksha (Direct perception)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 107%;">Anumana inference<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 107%;">Upamana(Comparision)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 107%;">Oral testimony (Shruti or statements of trustworthy
people)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Moksha according Nyaya
was attained via correct knowledge and removal of delusion</span>. This resulted in
acquiring the correct knowledge of the “Atman “or self. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gautama also in the Nyaya sutras recommends
Yogic practices to attain self-knowledge or Atma saakshatkaara (Nyaya sutras
4.2.46). <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Nyaya does not accept of the existence of a bliss in Moksha.
</span><span style="color: red;">Naiyayikas accept god and have tried to use logic to prove the existence of
god.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">The main contribution of
Nyaya is the 5-part Syllogism called <b>“Pancha Avayava Nyaya</b>”. They are,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 107%;">The Pratijna (Proposition)</span> <span style="line-height: 107%;">Nyaya Sutr. 1.1.33<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 107%;">The Hetu (Reason or middle term)</span> <span style="line-height: 107%;">Nyaya Sutr. 1.1.34 and 35<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 107%;">Udaharanam (Example)</span> <span style="line-height: 107%;">Nyaya Sutr. 1.1.36 and 37<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 107%;">Upanayah (Application) Nyaya Sutr. 1.1.38<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 107%;">Nigamanam (Conclusion)</span> <span style="line-height: 107%;">Nyaya Sutr. 1.1.39<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">We will see this in
detail in the subsequent article.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span>Vaisheshika
darshana</span> </b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">This deals more with the physical world and can be called “<b>Pada
Shastra</b>” or the science of categories.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The Vaisheshika school postulates one of the most ancient “<b>Atomic
theory</b>”. This school accepts that matter especially, the first 4 pancha
bhootas, air, fire, water and earth are composed of atoms. The smallest
indivisible atom being called a paramaanu which is eternal. This paramaanu
combines to form “Dvyanu” or a diad of atoms, “Tryanu” or triad and so on.
Also, it deals with many physical phenomena like the absorption of water in the
stem of a plant and so on. Vaisheshika accepts only<b> 2 pramanas</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 107%;">Pratyaksha (Direct perception)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 107%;">Anumana(Inference)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Vaisheshika too accepts
and Ishvara, who is the arranger of atoms (Note, not the creator of atoms).
<span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Moksha in Vaisheshika as per the Vaisheshika sutras is atma sakshakaara through
correct knowledge and removal of delusion.</span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: red;">The difference between Moksha in Nyaya and
Vaisheshika’s is that Vaisheshikas accept an experience <b>“</b></span><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><b>Bliss” in Moksha</b></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: large;">Similarities between Nyaya and Vaisheshika</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l4 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 107%;">Both accept and logically prove god as creator of
world<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l4 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 107%;">Both accept Vedic authority but argue that the <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Veda is
not eternal but have an author</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l4 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 107%;">Both accept ignorance as cause of all suffering<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l4 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 107%;">Both believe the individual self is eternal, pervasive
and infinite<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l4 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 107%;">Both believe in plurality of Jivatmas<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l4 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 107%;">Both believe in moksha for the Atman<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l4 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: large;">Differences between Nyaya and Vaisheshika</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 107%;">Nyaya accepts 4 pramanas, Vaisheshika accepts 2
pramanas<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 107%;">Nyaya deals with pramana shastra and logic.
Vaisheshika with ontology or Padaarthas<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Prachina Nyaya is very
abstruse and difficult to understand an apply. Thus, In the 13<sup>th</sup>
century <b>Gangesha</b> in his work “<b>Tathva Chintamani”</b>, <span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><b>fused both Nyaaya and
Vaisheshika</b></span> to originate what was called “<b>Navya Nyaya</b>”. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Later <b>Raghunatha
Shiromani, Gadhadhara Bhattacharya, Vasudeva Sarvabhauma </b>etc all formalized
this school. Navya Nyaya was really a versatile tool and it could be used to
solve problems using inference and logic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>No wonder many other fields were affected by this. This approached
spawned of a “<span style="color: red;">Navya Vyaakarana</span>” and a “<span style="color: red;">Navya Mimamsa”</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This even spread to Kavya, alankara shastra
etc.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">The <b>Dvaita vedanta </b>school
of <b>Madhvacharya</b> started adopting navya nyaya to formalize their schools.
<b>Vyasatheerta</b> an acharya of the Madhva sampradaya, wrote <b>Nayaymruta</b> that
condemned Advaita. It was almost shaken to its roots until <b>Madhusudhana
Saraswati</b> of Bengal, using the same Navya Nyaya gave a rebuttal to the
Nayamrutaa, with his work “<b>Advaitasiddhi”.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">So, for the purpose of
this article we will be discussing Navya Nyaya only as the praachina Nyaya
sutras and Vaisheshika sutras are too abstruse and complex to understand now. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>Annam Bhatta</b> around the
17<sup>th</sup> century composed a work called “<b>Tarka Sangraha”,</b> a very simple
book based on Navya Nyaya, intended as per his Mangala shloka, “To teach Nyaya
very comfortably to children”. “<span style="color: red;">Tarka” is another synonym for Nyaya</span>. Generally,
the word means “Debate”, “logic”, “Inference” etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the book that is currently taught as
a beginner’s text and so the concepts referenced in this article are from that
book.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: medium;">To be continued…</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> (<b>PS</b>: Click the tag 'R. Ramanathan' in the side bar to read other articles by Sri. R. Ramanathan)</span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>Jayasree Saranathan http://www.blogger.com/profile/01048252011566427834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post-52385357106611345352024-01-26T19:52:00.006+05:302024-01-26T19:52:40.635+05:30Ramar sannidhi existed in Chidambaram Natarajar temple (My talk in Galatta channel) <p> In an interview to Galatta Channel, I spoke about Rama and his temples in Tamilnadu. In that context I quoted the Prabhandam verse of <b>Kulashekara Alwar</b> on Rama referring to the presence of <span style="color: red;">Rama with Maruti</span> (Hanuman) in that temple. This Prabhandam of ten verses enshrine the entire Valmiki Ramayana including the Uttara Kanda. The temple and its location was known as <b>Chitrakootam</b> in these verses and also in the inscriptions. </p><p>Today there is the sannidhi of <b>Govindaraja Swamy </b>having the Moolavar on the bed of Adisesha and the Utsavar in standing position. Readers may recall the information about my book <a href="https://jayasreesaranathan.blogspot.com/2022/04/chapter-wise-content-of-my-new-book.html" target="_blank">Ramanuja Itihasa</a> in which the 12th chapter is about the removal of Govindaraja Swamy Sannidhi by Kulottunga -II and the transfer of the Utsava Murti to Tirupati. The Moolavar was thrown into the sea and not recovered till date. But the Utsavar was brought back by <b>Achyuta Raya</b> who built the sannidhi for Govindaraja in the same place in the Natarajar temple and re-consecrated the deity which can be read <a href="https://jayasreesaranathan.blogspot.com/2023/08/re-installation-of-lord-govindaraja-in.html" target="_blank">in this blog</a>. </p><p>A sannidhi for Rama also had existed when the Alwar visited the temple. It must have been removed by Kulottunga-II. I am talking these details in this interview and also about how the kshetra was Chitrakootam, in memory of Rama and how the Deekshitars arrived at that kshetra with Nataraja Swamy. I am putting forth a suggestion to <b>consecrate Rama in Pattabhisheka</b> appearance within this shrine as a way to get relief from the problems the Deekshitars are facing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/THYTDD18K5o" width="320" youtube-src-id="THYTDD18K5o"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jayasree Saranathan http://www.blogger.com/profile/01048252011566427834noreply@blogger.com0