Category: Jyotisa

Kalpa – The Karma Applied intelligence with the right use of knowledge is Kalpa. It manifests as the ceremony or ritual aspect of the Veda and shows the best use of knowledge in enhancing Brahma…

Jyotiṣa – The Vision The word jyotiṣa has various meanings starting with Sun as source of all light including – an astronomer who deals with gaṇita śāstra – first division of jyotiṣa, and prepares almanacs,…

Nirukta – The Root In normal usage nirukta means ‘explanation or etymological interpretation of a word’ which includes, in its truest sense – Meanings from the manner it is uttered or pronounced Meanings from the…

Vyākaraṇa – Meaningful Words It is linguistic analysis or grammar which helps us to make sentences and express information, knowledge, emotion and everything. Vyākaraṇa is the face of the Veda and shows what we like…

Chandas – The Rhythm It is the meter in which the words and sounds are ordered. It is the emotional content of the Veda and shows the flow of energy. There are various meters and…

There are six auxiliary disciplines associated with Vedic learning and in order to comprehend even one hymn of any Veda it is imperative that there is some expertise in these disciplines. The word vedāñga is…

UDAYA LAGNA: Earth Throne Study the graha having dual natures – Chandra, Śukra, Maṅgala have strong duality in their nature while Budha, Rāhu and Ketu have multiplicity. Budha gets its vāta + kapha from Chandra…

A chart of the heavens drawn from the Moon as the ascendant is called Chandra Chakra. hrāṁ = Everywhere ह्रा hrā – a vein, artery हृ + आं = ह्रां [hṛ + āṁ = hrāṁ]…