SAVol8June2010Indian.. - Saptarishis Astrology

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maréciraìgiarä vyäso näradaù çaunako bhruguù ||2||
Cyvnae yvnae ggR> kZypí prazr>। AòadzEte gMÉIra Jyaeit>zaôàvtRka>.3.
cyavano yavano gargaù kaçyapaçca paräçaraù' ,
añöädaçaite gambhérä jyotiùçästrapravartakäù||3 ||
Thus this may indicate that it was revealed to all these sages in times gone by, by Brahma. This is also
supported by King Kirtidhvaja’s twin case. The sages make a prediction and Saumateya is not able to
make prediction and hence leaves to get instruction from Lomasha. So he could not have taught the
sages the science of Jyotisha.
VK: I have reinterpreted the verses to mean that Lomasha was the first to acquire the knowledge of
Jyotisha. Then the knowledge was acquired by various sages but after Lomasha. I think this
interpretation is correct.
CS: Something is wrong here as Atreya itself means son of Atri, so why nandana I think what is said
that as Lomasha taught this to the Son of Sumati, so did the other rishis told the science with their own
interpretation with detailed description.
VK: I am not sure about . Could it refer to the grandson of Atri
Parvati said: At what time was this text created At which place What was the reason for
its creation O lord of lords! O the one dear to men! Please tell this to me.
Shiva said: Lomasha codified this treatise in the twenty first Krita yuga, when fourteen days
were left for the completion of the one thousand and eighth year, in the Prabhava samvatsara,
in the month of Magha, on the fifth day of bright fortnight, on a Friday, when Moon was in
the Pushya constellation and consequently there was an auspicious yoga 1 .
Beginning with that day, for ten days Lomasha, the one meditating on the Self, spoke this
treatise to the son of Sumati.
1 Chandrashekhar’s Comment: The sage is perhaps indicating shubha yoga (23 rd of the 27 yogas) being
operative.