Monday, April 6, 2015
Saturday, March 21, 2015
Lunar eclipse on 04 - April - 2015
There is a lunar eclipse coming up on the 4th of April, 2015. The timing varies from place to place. The timings in the metros are :
Mumbai - 18:56 to 19:15
Delhi -18:42 to 19:15
Calcutta - 17:53 to 19:15
Chennai- 18:22 to 19:15
Those born in the following rashis and nakshatras are affected by this eclipse.
Rashis.
Vrishabha, Mithuna, Simha, Kanya, Tula, Makara and Kumbha.
Nakshatras
Rohini, Sravana and Hasta ( very severe ).
The importance of eclipse is of dual nature. It is considered that impurity similar to one observed at childbirth is present during this period.
One should not be taking food from nine hours prior to the commencement of eclipse till its end. Food cooked before eclipse should not be consumed afterwards.
The eclipse period is considered very auspicious for ritual bath, and daanam.
While taking a dip at Ganga is most auspicious , the dharmashastra says that every source of water has presence of Ganga in it during eclipse. Try to take a dip if you are close to any of the sacred rivers.
It is also said that all brahmins are like Brahma during eclipse ( irrespective of their merit ) and all daanam is equivalent to bhumi daanam .
One who does not take bath during eclipse will be born a leper in the next seven births.
All acts performed at the beginning of the eclipse acquire punya a hundred thousand times. Take bath as soon as the eclipse starts. All acts performed during the eclipse acquire merit a crore times. Spend the entire duration by chanting mantras in which you are initiated like Shiva Panchakshari. Acts performed at the end of eclipse bring endless punya. Perform daanam at the end after taking bath again.
Those who are affected by the eclipse should especially perform daanam to ward off its ill effects. A statue of naga made in gold weighing 8/4/2 grams is what is prescribed.
The following is a prayer used while taking bath and performing daanam.
योऽसौ वज्रधरो देव आदित्यानां प्रभुर्मतः ।
सहस्रनयनश्चन्द्रग्रहपीडां व्यपोहतु ॥
मुखं यस्सर्वदेवानां सप्तर्चिरमितद्युतिः ।
चन्द्रोपरागसंभूतामग्निः पीडां व्यपोहतु ॥
यः कर्मसाक्षी लोकानां यमो महिषवाहनः ।
चन्द्रसूर्योपरागोत्थां ग्रहपीडां व्यपोहतु ॥
रक्षोगणाधिपस्साक्षात् प्रलयानिलसन्निभः ।
करालो निरृतिश्चन्द्रग्रहपीडां व्यपोहतु ॥
नागपाशधरो देवो नित्यं मकरवाहनः ।
सलिलाधिपतिश्चन्द्रग्रहपीडां व्यपोहतु ॥
प्राणरूपोहि लोकानां वायुः कृष्णमृगप्रियः ।
चन्द्रोपरागसंभूतां ग्रहपीडां व्यपोहतु ॥
योऽसौ निधिपतिर्देवः खड्गशूलधरो वरः ।
चन्द्रोपरागसंभूतां कलुषं मे व्यपोहतु ॥
योऽसौ शूलधरो रुद्रश्शङ्करो वृषवाहनः ।
चन्द्रोपरागजं दोषं विनाशयतु सर्वदा ॥
Pitrutarpana during grahana should be performed during the grahana itself before moksha.
For the rationalists and "scientists" - We also know that it is not a snake swallowing Moon and statements like " Rahu and Ketu are not even planets", " There can't be any poison in the atmosphere during eclipse since it can not be proved scientifically". Keep your excitement to yourself.
This is a religious matter. Leave it there.
Mumbai - 18:56 to 19:15
Delhi -18:42 to 19:15
Calcutta - 17:53 to 19:15
Chennai- 18:22 to 19:15
Those born in the following rashis and nakshatras are affected by this eclipse.
Rashis.
Vrishabha, Mithuna, Simha, Kanya, Tula, Makara and Kumbha.
Nakshatras
Rohini, Sravana and Hasta ( very severe ).
The importance of eclipse is of dual nature. It is considered that impurity similar to one observed at childbirth is present during this period.
One should not be taking food from nine hours prior to the commencement of eclipse till its end. Food cooked before eclipse should not be consumed afterwards.
The eclipse period is considered very auspicious for ritual bath, and daanam.
While taking a dip at Ganga is most auspicious , the dharmashastra says that every source of water has presence of Ganga in it during eclipse. Try to take a dip if you are close to any of the sacred rivers.
It is also said that all brahmins are like Brahma during eclipse ( irrespective of their merit ) and all daanam is equivalent to bhumi daanam .
One who does not take bath during eclipse will be born a leper in the next seven births.
All acts performed at the beginning of the eclipse acquire punya a hundred thousand times. Take bath as soon as the eclipse starts. All acts performed during the eclipse acquire merit a crore times. Spend the entire duration by chanting mantras in which you are initiated like Shiva Panchakshari. Acts performed at the end of eclipse bring endless punya. Perform daanam at the end after taking bath again.
Those who are affected by the eclipse should especially perform daanam to ward off its ill effects. A statue of naga made in gold weighing 8/4/2 grams is what is prescribed.
The following is a prayer used while taking bath and performing daanam.
योऽसौ वज्रधरो देव आदित्यानां प्रभुर्मतः ।
सहस्रनयनश्चन्द्रग्रहपीडां व्यपोहतु ॥
मुखं यस्सर्वदेवानां सप्तर्चिरमितद्युतिः ।
चन्द्रोपरागसंभूतामग्निः पीडां व्यपोहतु ॥
यः कर्मसाक्षी लोकानां यमो महिषवाहनः ।
चन्द्रसूर्योपरागोत्थां ग्रहपीडां व्यपोहतु ॥
रक्षोगणाधिपस्साक्षात् प्रलयानिलसन्निभः ।
करालो निरृतिश्चन्द्रग्रहपीडां व्यपोहतु ॥
नागपाशधरो देवो नित्यं मकरवाहनः ।
सलिलाधिपतिश्चन्द्रग्रहपीडां व्यपोहतु ॥
प्राणरूपोहि लोकानां वायुः कृष्णमृगप्रियः ।
चन्द्रोपरागसंभूतां ग्रहपीडां व्यपोहतु ॥
योऽसौ निधिपतिर्देवः खड्गशूलधरो वरः ।
चन्द्रोपरागसंभूतां कलुषं मे व्यपोहतु ॥
योऽसौ शूलधरो रुद्रश्शङ्करो वृषवाहनः ।
चन्द्रोपरागजं दोषं विनाशयतु सर्वदा ॥
Pitrutarpana during grahana should be performed during the grahana itself before moksha.
For the rationalists and "scientists" - We also know that it is not a snake swallowing Moon and statements like " Rahu and Ketu are not even planets", " There can't be any poison in the atmosphere during eclipse since it can not be proved scientifically". Keep your excitement to yourself.
This is a religious matter. Leave it there.
Sunday, March 8, 2015
Yet another masterpiece from Sanskrit poetry !!
दाददो दुद्ददुद्दादी दादादो दूददीददोः ।
दुद्दादं दददे दुद्दे ददाददददोऽददः ॥
In this shloka from Shishupalavadham of Magha, only the letter 'da' is used.
The meaning goes like this - ( Sri Krishna ), the giver ( of boons etc.) the tormentor of the wicked, the one who gives purity, whose hands annihilate the cruel, provider to both charitable and uncharitable, shot his pain inflicting weapon at the enemy.”
For Sanskrit enthusiasts -
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Sunday, March 1, 2015
Unmatched Sanskrit poetry !
Yet another masterpiece of sanskrit poetry. Bhojaraja places the letters on the eight petals of the lotus.
and composes a shloka following the sequence -
1 - 2 - 3 - 2 1 - 4 - 5 - 4 1 - 6 - 7 - 6 1 - 8 - 9 - 8 1 - 10 - 11 - 10 1 - 12 - 13 - 12
1 - 14 - 15 - 14 1 - 16 - 17 - 16
The flow starts from the center of the lotus, goes into the petal on top returns to the center, goes into the petal on right of it returns to the center and so on ................
The shloka is -
न शशीशनवे भावे नमत्काम नतव्रत ।
नमामि माननमनं ननु त्वानुनयन्नयम् ॥
न(1) श (2) शी (3) श (2) न (1) वे (4) भा (5) वे (4) न (1) म (6) त्का (7) म (6) न (1) त (8) व्र (9) त (8) ।
न (1) मा (10) मि (11) मा (10) न (1) न (12) म (13) नं (12) न (1) नु (14) त्वा (15) नु (14) न (1) य (16) न्न (17) यम् (16) ॥
For Sanskrit enthusiasts -
The meaning is -
" I am not saluting you because of the newly acquired form ( out of devotion ) of Moon, but for you being the destroyer of kama, for fulfilling the vows of your devotees and for destroying the pride of the foes.
It is addressed to Lord Shiva.
Isn't it unique and unmatched ?
Friday, February 27, 2015
Sanskrit - the unmatched language !
The following is a shloka from Bhoja Raja's Saraswati Kanthabharanam.
It is composed by a sequence of all the consonants of sanskrit in the original order from ka to ha and the beauty is that it carries proper meaning also.
कः खगौघाङ चिच्छौजा झाञ्ज्ञोऽटौठीडडण्ढण: ।
तथोदधीन्पफर्बाभीर्मयोऽरिल्वाशिषां सहः ॥
See the sequence of alphabets.
कः ख गौ घा ङ चि च् छौ जा झा ञ् ज्ञो ऽ टौ ठी ड ड ण्ढ णः
त थो द धी न् प फ र्बा भी र्म यो ऽ रि ल् वा शि षां स हः
The padacheda is
कः - खगौघाङ् - अचिच्छौजाः - झान् - ज्ञः - अटौठीड् - अडण्ढणः
तथा - उदधीन् - पफर्ब - अभीः - मयः - अरिल्वा - आशिषां - सहः
The shloka is in the form of a question and answer.
Q : Who is the one - who assembles the flock of birds, who is not capable of destroying the mind, the scholar who consumes the strength of others, the lord of those who slay the wanderers in the battle field, who is stable and who fearlessly filled the oceans ?
A: He is Maya ( the king of daityas ) the destroyer of foes and who is worthy of blessings,
Is there a match for this in any other language ?
It is composed by a sequence of all the consonants of sanskrit in the original order from ka to ha and the beauty is that it carries proper meaning also.
कः खगौघाङ चिच्छौजा झाञ्ज्ञोऽटौठीडडण्ढण: ।
तथोदधीन्पफर्बाभीर्मयोऽरिल्वाशिषां सहः ॥
See the sequence of alphabets.
कः ख गौ घा ङ चि च् छौ जा झा ञ् ज्ञो ऽ टौ ठी ड ड ण्ढ णः
त थो द धी न् प फ र्बा भी र्म यो ऽ रि ल् वा शि षां स हः
The padacheda is
कः - खगौघाङ् - अचिच्छौजाः - झान् - ज्ञः - अटौठीड् - अडण्ढणः
तथा - उदधीन् - पफर्ब - अभीः - मयः - अरिल्वा - आशिषां - सहः
The shloka is in the form of a question and answer.
Q : Who is the one - who assembles the flock of birds, who is not capable of destroying the mind, the scholar who consumes the strength of others, the lord of those who slay the wanderers in the battle field, who is stable and who fearlessly filled the oceans ?
A: He is Maya ( the king of daityas ) the destroyer of foes and who is worthy of blessings,
Is there a match for this in any other language ?
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Blue dress is prohibited in puja etc.
Bath in holy water, danam, japa, homa, vedic chanting, pitru tarpanam, yajnas etc. performed in blue dress will not yield any result - Bhavishyapuranam & Angirasa samhita.
Blue silk clothes are exempted and also woolen clothes - Acharachintamani.
Blue silk clothes are exempted and also woolen clothes - Acharachintamani.
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Treating snakebite with yogic power
In ayurveda, toxicology is called agada tantra. One of the modes of treatments in ayurveda is called daiva vyapashraya chikitsa or the divine treatment making use of mantras and other divine means.
The following is an excerpt from the text called 'Visha Narayaneeyam ' in which kundalini yoga techniques and mantras are used to treat someone bitten by snake.
The adept in treatment visualizes the patient to be in the middle of an island in the ocean. There is a particular way in which the alphabets of sanskrit are arranged in the format of a lotus called lipipankajam. The patient is sitting at the center of this lotus. It is basically visualization. This center of the lotus is filled with nectar and the patient is neck deep in this nectar.
Garuda is the chief deity in treating poison. It is visualized that Garuda breaks open the anahata chakra ( heart lotus of kundalini yoga of 12 petals ) with his beak and enters the patient's body. He displaces the poison in the akasha element in the body of the patient into the vayu element after filling it with nectar. The practitioner chants the Garuda mantra " Om hrsaum samkshipaha ....... " while visualizing.
The Garuda comes out and reenters the body as before this time displacing the poison in the vayu element into the agni element. The rest of the procedure is the same.
The Garuda comes out and reenters the body as before this time displacing the poison in the agni element into the water element. The rest of the procedure is the same.
The Garuda comes out and reenters the body as before this time displacing the poison in the water element into the earth element. The rest of the procedure is the same.
At the end of which the practitioner while chanting the mantra visualizes that the poison now placed in the earth element of the patient's body flows out through the top of his head.
And the text says that the patient will be cured thus.
It is clear that it is not some wayside quack who is doing it.
We, out of our ignorance of our ancient traditions and systems would call this a superstition.
Sunday, February 1, 2015
Vedic knowledge - cherished abroad. neglected back home
On November 7, 2003 the UNESCO declared the oral tradition of Vedic chanting as as intangible heritage of humanity. The proclamation says " In
the age of globalization and modernization when cultural diversity is under
pressure, preservation of the oral tradition of Vedic chanting - a unique
cultural heritage - has great significance. "
The UNESCO declaration brings international recognition to the excellence
of the Vedic chanting tradition of India. Through an elaborate and precise system of mnemonic techniques the vedic students memorize a large corpus of scriptures which involves extra ordinary effort and continued practice. This oral tradition alone has been instrumental in the humanity still having access to these invaluable scriptures.
The UNESCO also has a program called ' MEMORY OF THE WORLD ' for protecting significant landmarks in the documentary heritage of humanity from collective amnesia. The Rigveda was inscribed in the Memory of the World Register in the year 2007.
" The Veda
was the most precious gift for which the West had ever been indebted to the
East." - Francois Voltaire
"In the great teaching of
the Vedas, there is no touch of the sectarianism. It is of all ages, climes,
and nationalities and is the royal road for the attainment of the Great
Knowledge" – Henry David Thoreau
"It looks like that the
writers of Vedas and Purana came from the future to deliver knowledge. The works
of the Ancient Arya Sages is mind blowing. There is no doubt that Purans and
Vedas are word of God." - Dr. Scott Stanford, Space
Scientist, NASA,
A large number of universities abroad conduct extensive research in vedic literature through their departments of Indology / Oriental studies. A few of them are :
United Kingdom
Harvard Divinity School, Harvard University.
One will be surprised to read even the titles of some of these studies :
1.SMITH, Frederick M. and CARRI, S.J. 1994. “The Identity and Significance of the valmīkavapā in the Vedic Ritual”, Indo-Iranian Journal, vol. 37, no.1, 201-231.
2. ROŞU, Arion and Sergiu AL-GEORGE. 1993-1994/1998. “Pūrṇaghaṭa et le symbolisme du vase dans l’Inde”, Sergiu Al-George. Selected Papers on Indian Studies, with the collaboration of Arion Roşu, 55-67. Bucharest: Annals of the Sergiu Al-George Institute, II-III.
3. CALAND, Willem. 1900. Probe einer Uebersetzung der wichtigsten Theile des Kauśika Sūtra, Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Nieuwe Reeks, Deel III. No. 2, Amsterdam: Johannes Müller.
4. BOLLING, G.M. and Julius von NEGELEIN (ed.) 1909-1910. The Pariśiṣṭas of the Atharvaveda. Vol. 1 & 2. Leipzig: Otto Harrassowitz.
5. Fushimi, Makoto, “An addition to A Vedic Concordance from Baudh¯ayana Srautas¯ ´ utra,” EJVS 14-1, 2007, 1–168.
6, WITZEL, Michael “A Prosopography of the Śaunakīya Atharvaveda families of Gujarat as seen in their late medieval and early modern manuscripts,” in: The Vedas in Indian Culture and History. Ed. by Joel Brereton. London [u.a.] (im Druck).
7.Philip T. Nicholson, The Soma Code, Part I: Luminous Visions in the Rig Veda. The Soma Code, Part II: Soma's Birth, Purification, and Transmutation into Indra.
8. Seidenberg, A. - Squares and Oblongs in the Veda,
9. Frits Staal, Universiy of California, - Vedic Geometry & the History of Science
10. Kim Plofker - How to interpret astronomical references in Vedic texts?
click here to get an idea of how intensive some of these researches are
While this is the scenario abroad, the story is quite different and pathetic back home.
Vedic gurukuls have suffered absolute neglect and apathy in the hands of the past governments. The only government aid provided to gurukuls is through Maharshi Sandipani Rashtriya Veda Vidya Pratishtan, Ujjain set up in 1987. But with very limited resources at their disposal and the bane of Indian bureaucracy, the benefits are far from satisfactory.
Section 80(G) of the Income Tax act provides tax benefits to donors to Charitable Institutions. Vedic Gurukuls do not get this benefit as they are branded as religious. The whole world recognizes Vedas as a heritage of humanity and non sectarian, but for us they are of 'Hindus'.
As per the interpretation of Section 2(15) of the IT act by Hon'ble Apex court in Sole Trustee, Loka Shikshana Trust v. CIT [1975] 101 ITR 234 (SC) they don't even qualify to be educational institutions.
The irony is quite visible as you see - " In CIT vs Social Service Centre (2001 250 ITR 39), the Andhra Pradesh High Court held that the donation to a church or construction of a church is not a purpose which is not of general public utility, meaning thereby that it cannot be considered to be a religious act concerning Christians. " Meaning that donation to a church is not of religious nature.
There have been occasions where IT appellate tribunals have taken favorable views such as -
There are a large number of gurukuls where the guru and a few students live under the same roof and vedas are taught. The funds available to some of them are in some cases not even Rs.5,000/- a month. The guru is forced to take up paurohitya to take care of himself, his family and the students. Donors are difficult to find as they have no tax benefits and also these small set ups do not have access to them.
It is high time the government woke up and took the following steps.
1. Make changes in the IT act so that vedic education is also qualified as regular education and the gurukuls get the benefit of 80 (G) certificate.
2. Declare Vedic tradition as national heritage in line with the the proclamation of UNESCO so that corporates can make donations as CSR as per Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013
A large number of universities abroad conduct extensive research in vedic literature through their departments of Indology / Oriental studies. A few of them are :
Poland
Institute of Oriental Studies, Warsaw
Instytut Filologii Orientalnej, Krakow
The Central & Eastern European Network of Indian
Studies (CEENIS)
Russia
Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy
of Sciences,
Oriental University,
Moscow State Univerisity's Institute of Asian and African
states
Oriental Centre at the Russian State Library.
Japan
Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of
Asia and Africa, Tokyo
Italy
International Institute of South Asian Studies, Rome
societa Indologica Luigi Pio Tessitori
The Societa Indologica , Udine
Asiatica Association
Switzerland
Department of Indology, University of Zürich
Department of Oriental Languages and Civilizations,
University of Lausanne
Sweden
Department of Oriental Languages, Stockholm University
Denmark
Department of Asian Studies, University of Copenhagen
Norway
Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages,
University of Oslo
The Netherlands
Institute of Indian Studies
State University of Groningen.
International Institute for Asian Studies, Leiden
Germany
The Helmuth von Glasenapp-Stiftung
Indologisches Seminar der Universität Bonn
The Department of Indology, University of Marburg
South Asia Institute, University of Heidelberg
Australia
Australian National University - Asian Studies
Canada
Asian Studies Centre, University of Manitoba
United Kingdom
Faculty of Oriental Studies, Oxford University
Department of Sanskrit, Edinburgh
Centre of South Asian Studies, Cambridge
Faculty of Oriental Studies, Cambridge
School of Oriental and African Studies, London
University
Dharam Hinduja Institute of Indic Research, University
of Cambridge
USA
Indiana University, India Studies
U.C. Berkeley, Center for South Asia Studies
South Asia Regional Studies Department, University of
Pennsylvania
The Oriental Institute, University of Chicago
University of Virginia, Center for South Asian Studies
One will be surprised to read even the titles of some of these studies :
1.SMITH, Frederick M. and CARRI, S.J. 1994. “The Identity and Significance of the valmīkavapā in the Vedic Ritual”, Indo-Iranian Journal, vol. 37, no.1, 201-231.
2. ROŞU, Arion and Sergiu AL-GEORGE. 1993-1994/1998. “Pūrṇaghaṭa et le symbolisme du vase dans l’Inde”, Sergiu Al-George. Selected Papers on Indian Studies, with the collaboration of Arion Roşu, 55-67. Bucharest: Annals of the Sergiu Al-George Institute, II-III.
3. CALAND, Willem. 1900. Probe einer Uebersetzung der wichtigsten Theile des Kauśika Sūtra, Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Nieuwe Reeks, Deel III. No. 2, Amsterdam: Johannes Müller.
4. BOLLING, G.M. and Julius von NEGELEIN (ed.) 1909-1910. The Pariśiṣṭas of the Atharvaveda. Vol. 1 & 2. Leipzig: Otto Harrassowitz.
5. Fushimi, Makoto, “An addition to A Vedic Concordance from Baudh¯ayana Srautas¯ ´ utra,” EJVS 14-1, 2007, 1–168.
6, WITZEL, Michael “A Prosopography of the Śaunakīya Atharvaveda families of Gujarat as seen in their late medieval and early modern manuscripts,” in: The Vedas in Indian Culture and History. Ed. by Joel Brereton. London [u.a.] (im Druck).
7.Philip T. Nicholson, The Soma Code, Part I: Luminous Visions in the Rig Veda. The Soma Code, Part II: Soma's Birth, Purification, and Transmutation into Indra.
8. Seidenberg, A. - Squares and Oblongs in the Veda,
9. Frits Staal, Universiy of California, - Vedic Geometry & the History of Science
10. Kim Plofker - How to interpret astronomical references in Vedic texts?
click here to get an idea of how intensive some of these researches are
While this is the scenario abroad, the story is quite different and pathetic back home.
Vedic gurukuls have suffered absolute neglect and apathy in the hands of the past governments. The only government aid provided to gurukuls is through Maharshi Sandipani Rashtriya Veda Vidya Pratishtan, Ujjain set up in 1987. But with very limited resources at their disposal and the bane of Indian bureaucracy, the benefits are far from satisfactory.
Section 80(G) of the Income Tax act provides tax benefits to donors to Charitable Institutions. Vedic Gurukuls do not get this benefit as they are branded as religious. The whole world recognizes Vedas as a heritage of humanity and non sectarian, but for us they are of 'Hindus'.
As per the interpretation of Section 2(15) of the IT act by Hon'ble Apex court in Sole Trustee, Loka Shikshana Trust v. CIT [1975] 101 ITR 234 (SC) they don't even qualify to be educational institutions.
The irony is quite visible as you see - " In CIT vs Social Service Centre (2001 250 ITR 39), the Andhra Pradesh High Court held that the donation to a church or construction of a church is not a purpose which is not of general public utility, meaning thereby that it cannot be considered to be a religious act concerning Christians. " Meaning that donation to a church is not of religious nature.
There have been occasions where IT appellate tribunals have taken favorable views such as -
“We find that firstly Vedas
could not be termed as religious books as it belongs to the whole mankind.
Vedas means 'wisdom', 'knowledge' or 'vision'. Vedas incorporate knowledge on
Ayurveda, Vastu Sastra and knowledge relating to all aspects of life. Vedas
could not be termed as for propagation of Hinduism. There is no definite period
when in fact, the Vedas came into existence and who wrote them. Vedas are for
the benefit of mankind in general and handed down from generation to generation
from the times immemorial and may be from the period prior to evolution of
civilization. It is undisputedly the most comprehensive and universal of all
ancient scriptures” - THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL HYDERABAD
BENCH 'A', ITA No.1059/Hyd/10
There are a large number of gurukuls where the guru and a few students live under the same roof and vedas are taught. The funds available to some of them are in some cases not even Rs.5,000/- a month. The guru is forced to take up paurohitya to take care of himself, his family and the students. Donors are difficult to find as they have no tax benefits and also these small set ups do not have access to them.
It is high time the government woke up and took the following steps.
1. Make changes in the IT act so that vedic education is also qualified as regular education and the gurukuls get the benefit of 80 (G) certificate.
2. Declare Vedic tradition as national heritage in line with the the proclamation of UNESCO so that corporates can make donations as CSR as per Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013
वेदो रक्षति रक्षितः
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Sun May Determine Lifespan at Birth: Study
Source :
ndtv
Excerpts :
In an unusual study published Wednesday, Norwegian scientists said people born during periods of solar calm may live longer, as much as five years on average, than those who enter the world when the Sun is feisty.
The lifespan of those born in periods of solar maximum -- interludes marked by powerful flares and geomagnetic storms -- was "5.2 years shorter" on average than those born during a solar minimum, they found.
"Solar activity at birth decreased the probability of survival to adulthood," thus truncating average lifespan, according to the paper published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
The Sun has cycles that last 11 years, give or take, from one period of greatest activity or solar maximum, to the next.
Solar maxima are marked by an increase in sunspots, solar flares and coronal mass ejections that can disrupt radio communications and electrical power on Earth, damage satellites and disturb navigational equipment.
"We show for the first time that not only infant survival and thus lifespan but also fertility is statistically associated with solar activity at birth," they wrote.
Now, read what scientists said in 1975.
In 1975, amid increasing popular interest in astrology, The Humanist magazine presented a rebuttal of astrology in a statement put together by Bart J. Bok, Lawrence E. Jerome, and Paul Kurtz.[7] The statement, entitled 'Objections to Astrology', was signed by 186 astronomers, physicists and leading scientists of the day. They said that there is no scientific foundation for the tenets of astrology and warned the public against accepting astrological advice without question. Their criticism focused on the fact that there was no mechanism whereby astrological effects might occur:
( source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrology_and_science )
Scientists ! You are just seeing the tip of the iceberg. See what you said in 1975 and what you are trying to say now !
And we have the so called rationalists who are stuck with your 1975 ideas when you were still in pre primary school.
Read the above together with what I had written in an earlier blog :
"Aithareya Aaranykam 2.4.2 says
At birth , Agni enters the mouth as speech, Vayu enters through the nostrils as prana, Surya enters the eyes as vision, the directions (space) enters the ears as hearing, the plants and herbs enter the skin as hair, Moon enters the hridaya as mind, death enters the navel as apana, waters enter the genitals as retas.
Likewise, at the time of death "Suryam chakshurgamayat" - the eyes / vision goes to Surya.
This shows a clear co relation between these entities / forces of nature and the being. In astrology, at the time of birth, if the Moon is weak, that indicates affliction to mind etc. When a person is born at a time when the moon is weak, it is a weak moon that will enter him as his mind which will govern his future development. This is the elementary process with respect to human birth, then comes the interaction and interplay of all these forces against a time scale,
I am not saying here that the new scientific discovery is correct or not . At least scientists seem to have found some link between longevity of individuals and " infinitesimally small effects produced by the distant planets and the forces exerted by stars and planets at the moment of birth shaping our futures. "
ndtv
Excerpts :
In an unusual study published Wednesday, Norwegian scientists said people born during periods of solar calm may live longer, as much as five years on average, than those who enter the world when the Sun is feisty.
The lifespan of those born in periods of solar maximum -- interludes marked by powerful flares and geomagnetic storms -- was "5.2 years shorter" on average than those born during a solar minimum, they found.
"Solar activity at birth decreased the probability of survival to adulthood," thus truncating average lifespan, according to the paper published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
The Sun has cycles that last 11 years, give or take, from one period of greatest activity or solar maximum, to the next.
Solar maxima are marked by an increase in sunspots, solar flares and coronal mass ejections that can disrupt radio communications and electrical power on Earth, damage satellites and disturb navigational equipment.
"We show for the first time that not only infant survival and thus lifespan but also fertility is statistically associated with solar activity at birth," they wrote.
Now, read what scientists said in 1975.
In 1975, amid increasing popular interest in astrology, The Humanist magazine presented a rebuttal of astrology in a statement put together by Bart J. Bok, Lawrence E. Jerome, and Paul Kurtz.[7] The statement, entitled 'Objections to Astrology', was signed by 186 astronomers, physicists and leading scientists of the day. They said that there is no scientific foundation for the tenets of astrology and warned the public against accepting astrological advice without question. Their criticism focused on the fact that there was no mechanism whereby astrological effects might occur:
( source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrology_and_science )
Scientists ! You are just seeing the tip of the iceberg. See what you said in 1975 and what you are trying to say now !
And we have the so called rationalists who are stuck with your 1975 ideas when you were still in pre primary school.
Read the above together with what I had written in an earlier blog :
"Aithareya Aaranykam 2.4.2 says
At birth , Agni enters the mouth as speech, Vayu enters through the nostrils as prana, Surya enters the eyes as vision, the directions (space) enters the ears as hearing, the plants and herbs enter the skin as hair, Moon enters the hridaya as mind, death enters the navel as apana, waters enter the genitals as retas.
Likewise, at the time of death "Suryam chakshurgamayat" - the eyes / vision goes to Surya.
This shows a clear co relation between these entities / forces of nature and the being. In astrology, at the time of birth, if the Moon is weak, that indicates affliction to mind etc. When a person is born at a time when the moon is weak, it is a weak moon that will enter him as his mind which will govern his future development. This is the elementary process with respect to human birth, then comes the interaction and interplay of all these forces against a time scale,
I am not saying here that the new scientific discovery is correct or not . At least scientists seem to have found some link between longevity of individuals and " infinitesimally small effects produced by the distant planets and the forces exerted by stars and planets at the moment of birth shaping our futures. "