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.
Posted by Sh. Navneet Kaushik in Facebook ICAS Examination wing Group on 15 March 2013, for Comments click here
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.
Posted by Sh. Navneet Kaushik in Facebook ICAS Examination wing Group on 15 March 2013, for Comments click here
