NAKSHATRAS PART 2 CONTD 201025
In the Hindu calendar, two sidereal solstices are named Makara
(SYMBOL CROCADILE SISHUMARA) Sankranti which marks the start of Uttarayana
and Karka Sankranti which marks the start of Dakshin Ayana. As per Hindu
calendar (most of them emphasize the *lunar cycle*), Makara Sankranti
festival normally occurs during 14th January when zodiacal sign corresponds
with Capricorn. Makara is the Capricorn zodiac. Sankranti means change
over, transit into. This day marks the Sun moving into Makara Constellation
and is celebrated as Makara Sankranthi festival in India which is basically
harvest festival. It is during this time, Sun God's birthday is celebrated,
and we find birth of Sun God at same time in almost every culture across
the world based on Lunar or Solar calendar followed. Ratha Saptami is
celebrated in Hindu temples as Ravi or Surya Jayanti (the Sun-god’s
birthday). Sun God Ravi or Surya turning his Ratha (Chariot) drawn by seven
horses (representing seven colors) towards the northern hemisphere, in a
north-easterly direction. Rath yatras are held at various temples to mark
the movement of sun towards northern hemisphere.
Earlier during Age of Taurus(4500BCE-2000BCE), bull worship/deities
with Bull head or Sun God with Bull head or sometimes Sun God shown sitting
on Bull was dominant in ancient Hindu civilization (Indus Valley) and you
can also see similar SUN God deities of ancient Egyptian, Minoan, and
Sumerian cultures from any ancient seals/artifacts from this civilization
and after 2000 BCE, RAM(Aries/Mesha) became. The age of Pisces began around
100 BCE and will end c. 2700 AD.
Regarding usage of Third Eye (Enlightenment Mark) [paramasivan]/Sun
Symbol as Soul of God or Tilak mark in Hinduism, it is believed that
Shakti, the feminine aspect called Kundalini lives in Human body and this
energetic force rests at the base of the spine in the sacrum. The Tantric
practice of Kundalini yoga is about igniting this powerful cosmic energy to
ascend through the chakras that live along the axis of the spine where
conscious thought is born (The Moola) and finally unite with pure
consciousness – Soul of God using Sun and Moon channel representing Ida and
the Pingala nadis that are the left and the right channels and Sushumna is
central channel. During Summer Solstice, for ancient civilization and holy
places located on Tropic of Cancer, Sun was exactly overhead and auspicious
to align this divine energy/Spirit (Prana) to Supreme Soul/God. In current
world, Yoga enthusiasts around the world will also take part in mass yoga
programs to mark the International Yoga Day, which falls on June 21 every
year during Summer Solstice. Kundalini Serpent - Ahir Budhnya (Hindu or
Avestan) or Greek ouroboros is often interpreted as a symbol for eternal
cyclic renewal or a cycle of life, death, and rebirth. It was adopted as a
symbol in Gnosticism and Hermeticism and most notably in alchemy. *The same
symbol is even depicted within Egyptians, Mayans, Sumerians, Greeks, and
Romans with probably Indus valley civilization as Origins.*
Importance on Alignment of Temples in Cardinal directions
The basic idea of any ancient temples is a representation of the
macrocosm (Geo-Centric view of the universe), and ancient temples are
aligned in cardinal directions, in the directions of solstices and other
solar events. As we have learnt now from previous explanation, Solstice
Axis represents Heaven Gates towards Circumpolar location (Heaven), and Sun
was represented as Soul of God/Divine spirit. The day of summer solstice or
when the Sun is exactly over head is auspicious in every religion.
NOTE: {KALAHASTI, CHIDAMBARAM AND KANCHIPURAM AXIS LINE, CENTER OF
MAGNETIC LINE AS ADMITTED BY NASA AND NATARAJA STATUE IN THE FRONT OF CERN
IN SWISS}}
In Age of Aries and when Sun represented as “Soul of God” was in
Aries, the Ram became a symbol for several deities in ancient past (2000BCE
till 100BCE) several temples were designed in such a way that light falls
on RAM idol exactly during Vernal Equinox to mark the birthday of SUN God
in RAM, IN SEVERAL TEMPLES. In Hindu civilization, Valmiki Ramayana
mentions birth of Lord Ram when the Sun was in Aries When Sun was in Mesha
(Aries) Bhagavan Sri RAM (the Supreme Lord of Universe was born; then
sweet-scented flowers rained profusely for one Muhurtham (duration of 12
minutes) from the sky on the castle where Sri Rama was born!! (Valmiki
Ramayana Earth’s orbital position around the Sun is shifting the solstice
by about 20 minutes each year. It takes almost 72 years for the equinox to
shift by a complete day. After 25,772 years, the seasons will be swapped,
and the spring would start at the former fall equinox, and we can see this
example in ancient Stonehenge’s that are found in different parts of world.
Please note that some ancient structures like Pyramids of Giza are still
not out of alignment with true north or even by less than one-fifteenth of
a degree and scientists explain that this is because Pyramids of Giza sits
at the north-east corner of the African tectonic plate, which has moved 30
meters north and spun anticlockwise by about one-sixtieth of a degree since
the Great Pyramid was built, when its alignment with true north was even
closer. A similar argument can be made for the alignment of ancient
monoliths with the sun at equinox. In Pyramids of Chichen Itza on Mexico’s
Yucatan Peninsula we can still watch the shadow of the 1,100-year-old great
snake god Kukulkan slither down the pyramid steps during the vernal or
autumnal equinox. Kukulkan is closely related to the deity Qʼuqʼumatz of
the Kʼicheʼ people and to Quetzalcoatl of Aztec mythology. The Yucatec form
of the name is formed from the word kuk "feather" with the adjectival
suffix -ul, giving kukul "feathered", combined with kan "snake" giving a
literal meaning of "feathered snake". The current shadow is exactly not the
same what was during times of Maya’s peak, and this is because the date of
each equinox has moved by more than two weeks due to precession.
Sri Vidya-shankara temple of Sringeri, India is one such beautiful
example on Mandala concept with perfect cosmic plan like any other ancient
Hindu temples or Pyramids of Egypt. This temple was built in the year 1338
A.D. In the eastern half of the structure is a mandala with twelve pillars
(popularly known as rashi stambha), marked by the twelve signs of the
zodiac. The rays of the sun fall on each of them in the order of the twelve
solar months like any Stonehenge or like World's First temple of *Gobekli
Tepe (current Turkey).* Sringeri temple has a large circle in floor, marked
with converging lines to indicate the direction of the shadows. Deities are
placed in garbhagriha that rises with shikhara, Maha Padma and Kalasha is
placed in Top with alignment of Axis Mundi. During the construction of
temple around 1400 AD, it was designed in such a way that energies of Sun
(Sun light) will fall over pillars and are marked representing respective
SUN God over Zodiac and Avatars of Sun God are carved outside. That Zodiac
calendar month Sun light will fall exactly on that Zodiac pillar.
*Due to earth’s axial precession*, currently it is found that only
two pillars are aligned with the direction of the rising sun on winter and
summer solstice times, while we see some partial obstructions by other
pillars. If we are all alive for next few thousand years, we can notice Sun
light falling on different Zodiac pillars in same temple than it was
designed earlier! *Thus, proves axial precession.* Egyptian pyramids are
precisely orientated to North Pole star (Thuban during 2800 till 2000 BCE)
and the Pyramids were constructed in a way that aligned with the sun’s
rising at the exact point of Solstice. Milky Way visible in night sky
represented Nile River and the way Pyramids are aligned looks exact mimic
of night sky. Deities of ancient Egyptian religion were constellations or
as actual stars. This cosmology helped them to identify yearly flooding of
the Nile coordinated with the summer solstice, carry out religious rituals
associated with respective Gods (Constellations) and further supported them
as crucial event for growing crops. Vega was the North Star 13,000 years
(i.e., half a precession cycle) ago and will be again 13,000 years from
now. Thuban was the North Star about 5,000 years ago and will be again in
about 21,000 years from now. Earth's climate may be affected by this
precession, a phenomenon known as Milankovitch cycles. The Tropic of
Cancer, which is also referred to as the Northern Tropic, is the most
northerly circle of latitude on Earth at which the Sun can be directly
overhead. This occurs on the June solstice, when the Northern Hemisphere is
tilted toward the Sun to its maximum extent. It also reaches 90 degrees
below the horizon at solar midnight on the December Solstice. The Tropic of
Cancer's position is not fixed, but constantly changes because of a slight
wobble in the Earth's longitudinal alignment relative to the ecliptic, the
plane in which the Earth orbits around the Sun. Earth's axial tilt varies
over a 41,000-year period from 22.1 to 24.5 degrees, and as of 2000 is
about 23.4 degrees, which will continue to remain valid for about a
millennium. This wobble means that the Tropic of Cancer is currently
drifting southward at a rate of almost half an arcsecond (0.468″) of
latitude, or 15 m (49 ft), per year. The Celestial North Pole or CNP (i.e.,
the projection of the Earth's axis onto the northern sky) moves about 1°
along this circle every 72 years (360x72 = 26,000) and with this we can
also see drift of approximate in Tropic of cancer with approximate 1KM in
72 years. Periodic Drift in Tropic of Cancer/Capricorn due to axial
precession causes climatic changes for areas falling under Tropics. Between
8000 BCE and 3000 BCE, the Sahara Desert had milder and moister climate.
Climatologists identify this period as the “Green Sahara” and due periodic
drift in Tropic of Cancer due to earth’s axial precession, they went
outside Tropics. Similar logic is true for ancient Sumerian and Indus
valley sites that had major water sources and these areas went dry like
areas of Mohenjo-Daro, an urban area of the ancient Indus Valley
Civilization that led to people migration in search of newer water sources.
Coming back to Astrological ages, Energies of Sun over Zodiac in
respective astrological ages has also supported Avatar concept. As per
Hindu mythology, whenever evil prevails, Lord Vishnu is said to descend in
form of an avatar to restore cosmic order as per astrological ages (Yugas).
Hindu Yuga Cycle lasts for 24,000 years, [BY DIVINE YEARS AND NOT OF HUMAN
YEARS] which equals one precession of the equinoxes as represented below:
For example, in one of Vishnu’s Avatar, Varaha (Boar Avatar) is associated
with the legend of lifting the Earth (personified as the Earth goddess
(BU-MA-Ta) out of the cosmic ocean. Milky Way or Solstice axis here is
visualized as Cosmic Ocean when Solstice axis passed next to Virgo which is
currently shown near Orion. As per ancient Puranic reference, when the
demon Hiran Yaksha stole the Earth Goddess and hid her in the primordial
waters, Vishnu appeared as Varaha (Boar) to rescue her. Varaha slew the
demon and retrieved the Earth Goddess from the ocean, lifting it on his
tusks, and restored Earth Goddess Bhumate to her place in the universe.
Ancient Indian temple carving as shown in image above is Lord Vishnu as
Boar carrying Earth Goddess on his tusk. {In the Babylonian MUL.APIN (c.
10th century BC), part of this Virgo constellation was known as "The
Furrow", representing the goddess Shala and her year of grain. } Sita is
the Goddess of the earth in the Vedas. She is a fertility deity and is
worshipped in the Rig Veda. Rig Veda hymn 4.57.6 mentions her – She is the
furrow. She is prayed for bountiful crops.
Rig Veda 4.57.6
“Auspicious Sītā, be present, we glorify you; that you may be propitious to
us, that you may yield us abundant fruit.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya Yajus. 12.69-72; Sītā = a furrow; a
person nification of the deity; the wood supporting the furrow,
sītādhārakāṣṭham, which Indra is to take hold of, indra gṛhṇatu; if kāṣṭha
is a quarter of the horizon, sītā may mean the sky, sa, she, is interpreted
as dyau, the sky
अर्वाची । सुभगे । भव । सीते । वन्दामहे । त्वा । यथा । नः । सुभगा । अससि ।
यथा । नः । सुफला । अससि ॥
arvācī | su-bhage | bhava | sīte | vandāmahe | tvā | yathā | naḥ | su-bhagā
| asasi | yathā | naḥ | suphalā | asasi
sīte < sītā “Sita; Sītā; furrow; sītā [word]; Devi.”
In Hindu mythology, Earth Goddess associated with Virgo
constellation is (Bhumi or BU-MA-TE). In Ramayana, Sita is associated as
daughter of Earth Goddess (BU-MA-TE). [In Greek mythology, constellation
Virgo was the spring goddess Persephone, who was daughter of Earth Goddess
Demeter (DA-MA-TE). In one of Greek mythology, we learn that Hades kidnaps
Persephone who was daughter of Mother Earth Demeter (DA-MA-TE)] In Hindu
mythology, we have Ravana kidnapping Sita who was known as daughter of
Mother Earth (BU-MA-TE). Mandala architecture used in temple construction
has its origin from Axis Mundi concept or circumambulation of all stars and
planets around North star. Further, in Hindu rituals, the symbol with arms
pointing clockwise (卐) is called swastika. If you try to locate the ancient
Ramayana verse on ‘*Dhruvam serve Pradakshinam’ it refers Dhruvam as the
pole star and these seven sages (Saptarishis) (Big Dipper*) offer
Pradakshinam or circumambulation. The word swastika is derived from the
Sanskrit root swasti, {swastika arose from swasti} which is composed of *–
Su – good and Asti* - to be or there is and most of Hindu rituals in which
devotees doing Pradakshinam or circumambulation around God, holy hills,
Pradakshinam around Agni God (Fire) during Hindu marriage rituals have been
associated with this cosmology. Even Valmiki Ramayana verse that
mentions “Dhruvam
Sarve Pradakshinam” with Thuban as Pole Star (Dhruva) which gives timeline
that Ramayana should have been composed around 2800–2400 BCE and as the
earth’s axial precession got changed, the location of Pole Star has changed
to current Polaris.
In Hindu belief system, on south side of temple representing
Southern Night Sky cosmic plan, Lord Yama is represented from Orion
constellation with his two dogs (Canis major and Minor on either side of
Cosmic River). He was lord of Naraka (Underworld) and his vahana was Taurus
(represented as Buffalo or Bull) and his duty was to direct the soul to a
Swarga (heaven) or return it to Bhoomi (earth) based on human deeds (God or
Bad Karma). If one’s soul were to rise to heaven after death to the Milky
Way (path of soul) it had to pass through a gate (via constellations) and
again we should note that the position of this gate(constellation) changes
based on earth's axial precession. [ Reference: (Astronomy in India,
1784–1876, Joydeep Sen)]
Similarities in Dharma/Cosmic Order/Justice in ancient religions: In the
Vedic religion, Ṛta (/ˈrɪtə/; Sanskrit ṛta "order, rule; truth") is the
principle of natural order which regulates and coordinates the operation of
the universe and everything within it. In the hymns of the Vedas, Ṛta
is described
as that which is ultimately responsible for the proper functioning of the
natural, moral, and sacrificial orders. Conceptually, it is closely allied
to the injunctions and ordinances thought to uphold it, collectively
referred to as Dharma, and the action of the individual in relation to
those ordinances, referred to as Karma – two terms which eventually
eclipsed Ṛta in importance as signifying natural, religious, and moral
order in later Hinduism. *{{In ancient hieroglyphics (before the origin of
formal human writing), the best way to represent this emptiness was symbol
of feather since it does not have any weight and for Egyptians. You can
also find deities with feather on crown even in Mayan, Sumerian cultures
too}}*
Parallels of Ancient Heaven Cosmology in different Human Religions
In Hindu scriptures, the 7 lokas above earth are referred to as
Bhu: Bhuva: Suva: Maha: Jana: Thapa: and Satya Loka. Each door opens to
next level loka/gate and after passing through the 7th door, you reach
Satya Loka, or the Brahman or Lord Vishnu and all religions refer GOD at
same Satya loka location - Moola (the root) Seven Heavens From ancient
cosmology, seven heaven/Gates concept could possibly be seven ancient
planetary systems above earth till milky way rift. This is the reason why
we organize our lives around a 7-day week, and this is based on these
identified ancient seven planets above our heads. The seven celestial
bodies visible to the naked eye during ancient times were Sun, Moon, Mars,
Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn. The earliest idea of "egg-shaped
cosmos"[Brahmanda (ब्रह्माण्ड)] comes from some of the Sanskrit
scriptures. If you notice this carefully, you will find most of heavens,
mythologies, and deities in almost all religions/civilizations are
associated with constellations in Northern Sky and some visible stars from
Southern sky which were visible for civilization in Northern Hemisphere.
Heavens in almost all religions lie near North Star (Saptarishis Mandala).
This gives understanding that most of ancient Vedas and Puranas was
primarily developed by civilization in Northern Hemisphere. However, we
have story in Hindu mythology about Sage Vishwamitra supporting in creation
of a parallel heaven in a portion of the southern sky near South Pole
during a fight with Lord Indra when Vishwamitra's disciple Trishanku was
not allowed by Indra in Heaven (Indra Loka) located near North Pole. Trishanku
corresponds to the collection of three crosses around Crux, also known as
the Southern Cross. Canopus is named after the great seer Agastya.
Trishanku was king who belonged to Ishvaku dynasty. Trishanku is commonly
referred to through mention of "Trishanku's heaven". His name was
Satyavrata. We find this story in Valmiki Ramayana - Bala Kanda that could
have been composed during Rig Vedic times. As per Hindu Puranic scriptures,
King Satyavrata as he grew old, his soul deserved ascension to the heavens,
but he wished to do so with his mortal body and requested his Guru Vasishta
to perform the needful rites to achieve this goal. Vasishta refused to
perform the rituals. During his wanderings, Trishanku met sage Vishwamitra
and appealed to him for succor. Upon hearing the plight of the king,
Vishwamithra, who had an intense rivalry of Vasishta, accepted Trishanku's
request and agreed to perform the necessary rites to raise Trishanku to the
heavens with his physical body. The rituals began and with the ascetic
powers of the sage, the former King Trishanku started ascending to heaven.
Upon his arrival in heaven, the Devas were alarmed by this unnatural
occurrence. Led by Indra, they refused to permit Trishanku to enter, and
tossed him out. This makes Vishwamithra upset, and Sage Vishwamitra
supported in creation of a parallel heaven in a portion of the southern sky
near South Pole during a fight with Lord Indra when Vishwamitra's disciple
Trishanku was not allowed by Indra in Heaven (Indra Loka) located near
North Pole. Trishanku corresponds to the collection of three crosses around
Crux, {SATYA VRATA NAMED AS TRI+ SHANKU=3 CONCHES I E 3 CROSS ,NOW TERMED
CRUX} [IS IT NOT THAT WESTERN WAS EITHER TTO LATE OR FOLLOWED VEDAS? KR]
also known as the Southern Cross.
In ancient Hindu epic Ramayana, Maharishi Valmiki has also referred
to Trishanku and it mentions that Sage Vishwamitra has replicated Southerly
Ursa Major in southerly direction. For the fact, ancient puranas were
composed was primarily based on looking Northern Hemisphere skies and as of
now we can never locate Southern Cross/Trishanku from ancient towns of
Northern Hemisphere. Trishanku heaven is visible only from extreme southern
parts of India and similarly Sapta Rishi (Big Dipper) pradakshina and North
Pole star cannot be seen by people living in Southern Hemisphere. Then how
did Maharishi Valmiki in Ramayana, composers of Bhagavatha Purana and other
sacred scriptures mention Trishanku and the star system near South Pole.
Modern science answers this mystery, and we get the truth to this topic
when we try to stimulate ancient sky to 4000 years back by using few
astronomical stimulation tools like Stellarium,[SOFTWARE] we find out that
Trishanku was visible for people from Northern Hemisphere during the time when
Puranas or Vedas was composed and as the earth's precession is getting
changed, it is only in the last 1000 years that these stars in Southern sky
is not been visible. (KR: PRECESION CONFIRMED AS KNOWN TO ANCESTORS ATLEAST
50000 YEARS AGO SINCE KRITHIKA RECORDED AS OPENING STAT AFTER TRANSMISSION
IN 52000 YEARS REACHED FROM BHARANI TO ASHWINI, AS OF DATE.) Now the
constellation of Trishanku lies at the exact cardinal South which was not
the case in Southern sky during 3000-2000 BCE.
K RAJARAM IRS 201225 TO BE CONTD.
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