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Ancient India

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

In India, the customs and rituals were not developed for heaven or for attain divinity. Sometimes we may say so for motivating the ordinary men. Ultimate aims of these customs and rituals are given in such a way that the psychological, spiritual and physical comforts and benefits are given sometimes directly , sometimes indirectly. In short if one analyses each and every aspects of the aacharas it will become clear that, they are meant for psychological / physiological / family relations based / social bondage based or national integration based benefits. Through the aacharas (applied spirituality) the ancient Indian Rushies could take the message to one and all depending upon their level of understanding. How ever one should remember that the books written for the purpose have integrated approach. i.e. They deal with all the above parameters directly or indirectly. Since many such parameters are included in each item, if the analyses are done only through the spiritual angle the whole thing will get labeled as superstition. That is what is happening now for many of the aacharas. If we go through each of the Kalpa Saastra parts, one can make the doubt clear. But the reader should have an open mind, rational and logical thinking and the real scientific temper. A mind, which is prepared to take good from everywhere in the world. The book on Vishnu dharma saasra, written in Malayalam will be released by next month with all the contents and commentaries of the one hundred chapters.

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Ancient India

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Jyothisha is the 6th vedanga which is given the status of the crown of the Vedas. The jyothisha has four branches. This is available as small books corresponding to four Vedas. They are aarcha jyothisha belongs to Rig-Veda, Yaajusha jyothisha connected with Yajurveda, Saama jyothisha and Atharvana jyothisha respectively belonging to Saama Veda and Atharva Veda. Unfortunately the Saama jyothisha book has lost for ever. All these are very small books containing few lines on the days, nights, seasons, the eclipse etc. Jyothisha has three parts : mathematics and astronomy which are pure science subjects like modern mathematics and and astronomy. But the prediction part is not a science as defined in modern terms. According to Sanskrit word Saastra, this is a Saastra. The word Saastra means which is directing/guiding /motivating. Thousands of books have been written in jyothisha . So generally everyone says that jyothisha is a Saastra, in the sense that it guides and directs our life , the past, present and future. It is Varaha mihiraacharya who has contributed maximum for the prediction part of the Jyothisha in the 6th century AD