Journal of Vedic Astrology 2004

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Journal of Vedic Astrology 2004 - Contents

1. Preface
2. Veda, Vedic Astrology, Modern Science and Welfare of Society
3. Swar Shastra
4. Sarvatobhadra Chakra and its interpretation
5. Jamini Sutras – Longevity Deremination
6. Jamini Sutras – demystification of Co-borns and Progeny – Part I – Co-borns
7. Jamini Sutras – demystification of Co-borns and Progeny – Part II – progeny
8. Vedic Astrology versus Western Astrology 

Journal of Vedic Astrology 2004 - Editorial

The IIVA has taken up research projects on subjects - knowledge of which has been obscure or was held by few hidden in mystery and enigma. They were not made explicitly clear to astrologers.

Sarvatobhadra Chakra, with 81 cells, is the Trailokya Deep with lights the all three Lokas and is the most auspicious of all the charkas and charts. Kavi Narpati recorded it in Narpatijayacharyaswarodaya in the 12th century. In the same book Kavi Narpati described Swar Shastra through 20 Swar charkas and detailed the method of their use for prediction.

The knowledge of Swarodaya was one of the most secretly guarded secrets, kept in the minds of the Maharishis. Kavi Narpati put them into Sanskrit shlokas in the 12th century for the first time. The translation of these shlokas was also in Sanskrit and it took an effort of about two years of research to bring clear meanings to them, which enabled in the writing of a paper on the same with three case studies. These papers on Sarvatobhadra Chakra and Swar Shastra Jyotish were later on published in the Journal of Astrology.

Updesa (Jaimini Sutras) are riddled with certain degree of mysticism partly because the Maharishi Jaimini chose to write in indicative Sutras couched in Katapayadi language for signs and houses and partly they have some gaps here and there giving rise speculation or of import of predictive knowledge from Parashara to fill in the gaps. This has given rise to number of conflicting commentaries by number of eminent scholars, who in their wisdom gave best possible explanations of the Sutras. Though they provide a powerful predictive tool in the hands of astrologers, these conflicting commentaries caused confusion, even in the minds of discerning readers.

The Jaimini research project attempted to delineate the essence of Jaimini Sutras after a careful and holistic study of commentaries on Jaimini Sutras. The number, sex and sequence of children and co-borns are some the important questions posed to an astrologer. Jaimini Sutras provide methodology for the same. Two papers entitled ‘Jaimini Sutra – Demystification of Co-borns and progeny’ Part I on co-borns and Part II on progeny published with ten case studies each to corroborate the method proposed.

Longevity of a native has also attracted the attention of the astrologer quite often. Parashara provides general dasha/antardasha methods and also various mathematical methods for longevity determination. However, there are wide variations of results, when compared from actual, in various methods. Jaimini Sutras provide four powerful methods of longevity determination. For timing, it also provides four Ayur dashas, namely Navamsha, Sthir, Brahma and Niryan Shoola Dashas.

After a deep study of the Jaimini Sutras coupled with different commentaries, a holistic and integrated technique have been proposed for the exact applicability of longevity methods of Jaimini Sutras in the paper on ‘Jaimini Sutras and Longevity Determination’.  It includes determination of Brahma and Maheshwara and Rudra for native and his relatives; maraka dasha/antardasha and calculation of Navamsha, Shoola, Sthir and Brahma dasha/antardasha with large number of case studies.  

I hope these papers will fulfill the long felt need in different areas of Vedic Astrology for day-to-day use by the astrologers and also by those who wish to learn these techniques.