Jupiter and Venus as per Gita

From my Guru Sh. A B Shukla Ji

Jupiter and Venus as per Gita

पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्ध्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम ॥10.24॥

Purodhsaam — of all priests or purohits; cha — also; Mukhyam — the chief; Maam – me, Vidhdhi — understand; Paarth – son of Prtha, Brihaspatim – brihaspati or Jupiter
Lord Krishna says that he is head among the priests or Purohits. Pur means body. So he, as Jupiter, is the care taker or protector of body or Jeeva and is also known as Brihatpati. Priest, traditionally guides the native on righteous path. That’s the job of Jupiter.

कवीनामुशना कवि: ॥10.37॥

Kavinaam – among kavis (Kavi means one who can know past present future or an astrologer), Ushna – Sukracharya, Kavi – trikalagya or astrologer
Kavis are those who are capable of thinking thoroughly on any subject matter and can see past presnt and future or in other words, they are astrologer. Lord says that among the kavis, he is Ushna, Shukracharya, who was the spiritual master of the demons.
From the above the difference is clear. Jupiter is Jeeva or the protector of body or one who guides on righteous path where as Venus is for astrology makes a person intelligent enough to make a person great astrologer.

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Numbers 6 and 7

From My Guru Sh A. B. Shukla Ji

In the last post on numbers on 27th February, I told you about the importance of number three. Our sages realized the importance of number seven too along with number three which is evident from Kaand 1 / sukta 1 of Atharva veda which was mentioned in the last post also.

“Ye trishaptaha pariyanti vishva rupani bibhratah.
Vaachaspatirbala tesham tanvo adya dadhaatu me”

It means that this three and seven is holding this whole world and circulating in everything, oh Vaachaspati, grant that strength to us.
The importance of three is already explained. The number three gave birth to number six and seven. 
This is explained below. 
1. Number six: Vedic era realized that the number seven mentioned in above sukta has originated from three. But they did not reach at seven directly. As our Modern mathematics considers that maximum permutation combinations that are possible from “3” are:
3! (factorial 3) i.e. 3 x 2 x 1 = 6
They also initially considered this and gave number six.
2. Number seven: But then they realized that Brahman manifests itself in full bloom in seven forms in the universe which is actually result of three fold nature. 
Then they realized that seven combinations are possible from the number “3” and not six. 

Following example explains this:
Consider three basic doshas (forces) of body namely Vata, Pitta and Kapha. We see the seven possible combinations from this:
1. Mainly Vata, Minimal Pitta, Minimal Kapha
2. Minimal Vata, Mainly Pitta, Minimal Kapha
3. Minimal Vata, Minimal Pitta, Mainly Kapha
4. Vata and Pitta equal, Minimal Kapha
5. Vata and Kapha equal, Minimal Pitta
6. Kapha and Pitta equal, Minimal Vata
7. All Vata, Pitta, Kapha equal

Formation of number 7 is thus visible which is talked about in the above Athrva Veda mantra. Each combination matches with seven planet in vedic jyotish.
Some examples to display that the Brahman manifests itself in full bloom in the nature as seven are:
1. seven colours in the spectrum of Sun light (VIBGYOR)
2. seven rishis
3. seven sees, 
4. seven continents, 
5. seven musical nodes, 
6. seven days in a week, 
7. seven chakras (energy points in body), 
8. seven rows in periodic table, 
9. seven planets in vedic jyotish etc. etc.
Importance of seven is further sung in Atharva Veda Kaand 8 sukta 9 mantra 18 which says like this:
“Sapta homah samidho ha sapta madhooni saptartavo ha sapta.
Saptajyani pari bhootmaayan tah saptagridhra eti shushruma vayam..”
This mantra emphasizes importance of seven by saying that there are seven yagyas, seven samidhaye, seven madhu, seven seasons, seven rasas (tastes), etc.
This explains the creation of 6 and 7 from 3.


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Gita 2/2: Astrological Meaning

From my Guru Sh. A. B. Shukla Ji
Jyotisha is one of the Vedanga. For knowing hidden meaning and complete understanding of a text in Veda, Upanishads or Puranas, understanding astrological meaning essential.

Guruji has provided many such astrological meanings which I will try to share with all of you. I hope you will enjoy and find it useful.

The first one, I am taking, is Gita 2/2:

कुतस्त्वा कश्मलमिदं विषमे समुपस्थितम ।
अनार्यजुष्टमस्वर्ग्यमकीर्तिकरमर्जुन ।।

It’s a beautiful shloka to explain the condition of a learned man (Arjun) in the absence of Guru. This is the only question the lord has put to Arjuna in Gita and he proceeds with the discourse without waiting for the answer.

First the literal meaning:
The Lord Krishna asks Arjun: How has the dejection come to you at this juncture? This is not fit for an Aryan (or the people of noble mind and deeds). It is disgraceful, and it does not lead one to heaven.

Astrological meaning: Let’s understand the meaning of each word and the planet associated with it -
Kutastva – from where, analyze represented by planet Mercury
Kashmalam – desperation because of attachment and felt by manah represented by Moon
Vishme samupasthitam – crucial adverse time or kaal represented by Saturn
Anarya – act not by noble men and acts of a noble man represented by Mars
Aswargyam – place not comfortable & without luxuries and luxuries are represented by Venus
Akirtikaram - not famous and fame is represented by Sun
You can see that only 6 planets out of 7 are present here (Rahu & Ketu are not considered).
What is missing is “Jupiter or Guru”, planet responsible for wisdom or gyan. Absence of gyan is the reason for the entire Gita discourse by the Lord for Arjuna.
How beautifully a message has been conveyed in this shloka. If you read the literal meaning then this hidden meaning would go unnoticed. The hidden meaning is very clear i.e. “without Guru, all negativities are possible or Guru is essential for Gyan”.

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Numbers 3, 6 and 7

From my Guru Sh. AB Shukla Ji

Continued from last post on numbers:

Next numbers that were invented after infinity, 0, 9 & 8 were 3, 6 and 7.
Our sages realized the importance of number three and seven. This importance is mentioned in Kaand 1 / sukta 1 of Atharva veda.

“Ye trishaptaha pariyanti vishva rupani bibhratah.
Vaachaspatirbala tesham tanvo adya dadhaatu me”
It means that this three and seven is holding this whole world and circulating in everything, oh Vaachaspati, grant that strength to us.

Number 3 is the base of everything in this world. The Brahman or the GOD or the nature always manifests itself in three forms or in other words, everything is three fold. Some of the examples that depict the three fold nature of Brahman are:

Three gunas (nature) namely Sata, Raja and Tama,
Three doshas (prakriti) namely Vata, Pitta and Kapha,
Three types of signs or mobility namely moveable, fixed and dual,
Three forms of bodies namely sthula, sukshma & kaaran,
Three states of time namely present, past and future,
Three basic colors namely Red, Yellow, Blue
Three devas – Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh
Three basic sur (music notes) – saa paa saa
Three forms of every matter – Gas, liquid and solid
Three ways of doing karma - kaayik, vaachik, maansik (physical, verbal, mental)
Three sukhas - Physical, Mental, Spiritual
Prithvi, Aakash, Paataal or friend, enemy, neutral Etc. etc. ----

Hence our sages after realizing this property of nature, provided us with number "3".

With this, one can realize the importance of triangle and trine in a horoscope. They also divided 27 nakshtras in 3 groups (Ashwini to Ashlesha, Magha to Jyeshtha, Moola to Revati). Also if you see planets in Vedic system - Three outer planets (Mars, Jupiter, Saturn) Three internal planets (Sun, Mercury, Venus) and Moon & its two nodes Rahu Ketu - Three groups consisting of 3 planets.

I will continue with 6 & 7 in next post.

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Number 9 Brahman, 8 Maya

From my Guru Sh A B Shukla Ji

Continued from yesterday's post:
Next two numbers that were invented were 9 and 8.
3. Nine: This number too has properties similar to Brahman and was considered as his shadow. That property is shown below mathematically:
a. Add 9 to any number, single digit sum of the result remain same. E.g. – 1+9=10 (1+0=1)
2+9=11 (1+1=2) 
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38+9=47 (4+7=11=2 which is same as 3+8=11=2)
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.any number
That means Brahman is present everywhere and in every being but is invisible.
b. Further, if you multiply 9 to any number, single digit sum becomes 9. This is shown below:
1x9=9 
2x9=18 (1+8=9) 
3x9=27 (2+7=9)
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38x9=342 (3+4+2=9)
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.any number x 9=single digit sum 9
That means complete surrender to the Brahman leads to the merger with him.
4. Eight: This number was visualized as shadow of Maya. Similar to the property of Maya, the multiplication to this number reduces the single digit sum as shown below:
1x8=8 :8
2x8=16 (1+6=7) :7
3x8=24 (2+4=6) :6
4x8=32 (3+2=5) :5
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8x8=64 (6+4=10 or 1) :1
8x9=72 (7+2=9) :9 (but ultimately is Brahman)
More one attaches to Maya, more he gets away from Brahman. 
next two numbers tomorrow.


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Numbers - Brahman is Complete or Limitless

From my Guru Sh. AB Shukla Ji
We knew it before (Numbers)
It is said that India gave only one numeral among ten numbers from zero to nine. That number is zero. This is a misconception and let me try to wipe out this myth. Our sages not only knew numerals from zero to nine but also beyond and that is infinite. They knew the method of counting and used them freely in their life. The Vedas, Upanishads, Gita and other age old scriptures have used numerals and numbers in their texts with ease whether for expressing Anant or Akoham or Chaturvidha or Chaatur maas or dwadasa rasis or uses of sahastra yojana or laksha vahini etc. Various basic astrological principles given by them use these numbers and mathematical properties.
This article discusses the origin of the numbers to depict their presence in Vedic period and attempts to prove that our forefathers had knowledge of the entire number system that is available today.
Let’s start this journey.
1. Infinite: Our ancestors first realized the presence of Brahman and its vastness like space/sky. They accepted this supreme power as omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient etc.

 The vastness of controller of universe was expressed as:

ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदं पूर्णात्पुर्णमुदच्यते

पूर्णश्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते ॥

Meaning: Brahman is complete or Anant or Limitless, this completeness comes out of Anant. If completeness is subtracted from Anant, still Anant is left.
The meaning of the most representative word for Brahman is "Purna" which means complete or infinite or limitless. The word purna or Anant (limitless) describes the Brahman.
This is the first number invented i.e. Infinite representing Brahman.
2. Zero: Next number which invented was zero, a number which was also complete. It was observed that everything in this universe, in order to attain stability becomes round e.g. drop of water, shape of heavenly bodies (Sun and other planets), their path around Sun etc. Further, it was observed that most of the phenomenons that are occurring in nature are repetitive. This lead to the shape of a circle i.e. ‘Zero’ which has property of reaching back to the point of beginning and repeating thereafter.
This number was also equated with ‘Maya’ or the illusion that covers the Brahman and depicts the properties of Brahman. Brahman is the only truth, whereas Maya is appearance of that truth but not the real truth. Since Maya is true only for now and not forever. Hence Maya is a cover on Brahman and makes Brahman appear to an individual the way he thinks and hides the reality.
Further, they also understood that anything divided by infinite (if that infinite or Brahman is covered or removed), zero (Maya) is left. Similarly anything divided by zero is infinity i.e. absence of Maya is Brahman.

I will continue from this later in next post.

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Infinite or Anant equated to Brahma

From my Guru Sh. A. B. Shuklaji
It is a misconception that the numbers (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) as well as zero were invented by westerners or Arabs. This is a myth. Actually our ancestors not only invented each number but also understood the meaning of each and defined them. I will try to wipe out this myth in subsequent articles. I have explained only three numbers below for a limited purpose of this post. 
Do you know that the first number that our sages invented was Infinite or Anant (which perhaps westerners didn't know). They saw the sky/space and felt the power of omnipresent. They equated this to Brahma and found him to be complete and present everywhere. 
They described that property of HIS in these lines – 

“पूर्णमद: पूर्णमिदं पूर्णात पूर्णमुदच्यते, पूर्णस्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते”

Similarly they felt numeral 1 also as Brahma and numeral 9 as shadow of Brahma. You can see their property. Anything multiplied by 1 does not change. Also if you add 9 to any number, the single digit sum remains same (say 32 – its single digit sum is 2+3=5, now if you add 9 to it i.e. 32+9=41. Its single digit sum is 4+1=5). So, numeral 1 and 9 also represent completeness. 
Now let me come to the point. The planets except Sun and Moon have been given two rasis each. You may observe that the two rasis awarded to every planet are in such a way that it represents completeness or in other words completeness of particular properties. You may see this below:
Mars 1+8=9
Venus 2+7=9
Mercury 3+6=9
Jupiter 9+12=21 (21-12=9)
Saturn 10+11=21 (21-12=9)
And finally Sun i.e. 5+ Moon i.e. 4= 9
There has to be lordship of planets as per concept of completeness as above. The lordships are therefore not given at random, rather these are as per perfect design.


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