Lesson 12: Panchaanga.

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Lesson 12: Panchaanga.

Post by vivekvshetty » Thu Jan 10, 2008 7:15 pm

Panchaanga.
Traditionally a Horoscope is handmade and calculated from a Panchaanga. Roughly Panchaanga may be translated as a Almanac.
Literally it means Five Limbs. Here the five limbs referred to are the five ways of time divisions corresponding to the five elements.

Below we give an image of the traditional Janam Kundali or Jataka or Tevaa or Janma Patrikaa as it is called in different parts of India.

Also we give an Image of a page from a Panchaanga so that those who have never seen one can get an idea of the most basic tool in the kit of a traditional Jyotish.
We will go in detail about the calculation, meaning and usage of these important part of Jyotish learning.
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Post by vivekvshetty » Fri Jan 11, 2008 4:39 pm

The image attached will show the initial information given in a traditional Horoscope. It is the Panchaanga detail pertaining to the birth of the native and it is given prime importance by being the first thing to be mentioned. This will give you an idea as to the importance of Panchaanga.

Panchaanga (Pronounced Punch + aanga)
Panch means five and Anga means Body parts (Limbs).
Panchaanga in Jyotish refers to the Almanac cum ephemeris published in India.
The great regional and communal diversity gives rise to many different calendars in India. Most of the calendars start from the day of coronation of different Kings of ancient or medieval Kings. But the commonly followed is from the start of Kali yuga.
The five limbs are
Vaara - Weekday
Tithi - Sinodic day
Nakshatra - Asterism
Karana - half of a Tithi
Yoga - Union or Addition
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Post by vivekvshetty » Sat Jan 12, 2008 4:03 pm

The Pancha mahaabhuta (five elements or states of matter) are mapped onto the Panchaanga as below:
Vaara is Agni, fire
Tithi is Jala, liquid
Karaana is Prithvi, solid
Nakshatra is Vaayu, gaseous
yoga is Aakaasha, Space

These elements are the state in which various forms of matter are formed.
The body is also made up of these five elements and hence the importance of Panchaanga.

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Post by Raman Deep Singh » Sun Jan 13, 2008 3:04 pm

Dear Vivek ji and Rahul ji,
Can you please tell what is the purpose behind this chapter. Do you want us to know and understand the calculation or this is just to know
how real life jyotishis work and what Panchanga looks like.

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Post by Raman Deep Singh » Sun Jan 13, 2008 3:07 pm

Dear Vivek and Rahul ji,
Why these 5 elements are divided as follows

Vaara is Agni, fire
Tithi is Jala, liquid
Karaana is Prithvi, solid
Nakshatra is Vaayu, gaseous
yoga is Aakaasha, Space

in between Vaara,Tithi, Karaana nakshatra and yoga.
Any particular reason behind it.
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Post by vivekvshetty » Sun Jan 13, 2008 3:49 pm

Raman Deep Singh wrote:Dear Vivek ji and Rahul ji,
Can you please tell what is the purpose behind this chapter. Do you want us to know and understand the calculation or this is just to know
how real life jyotishis work and what Panchanga looks like.

Regards,
Raman

Dear Vivek and Rahul ji,
Why these 5 elements are divided as follows

Vaara is Agni, fire
Tithi is Jala, liquid
Karaana is Prithvi, solid
Nakshatra is Vaayu, gaseous
yoga is Aakaasha, Space

in between Vaara,Tithi, Karaana nakshatra and yoga.
Any particular reason behind it.
Raman
Namaskaar Raman ji,
Let the lesson unfold.

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Vaara The weekday.

Post by vivekvshetty » Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:52 pm

Vaara: The weekdays are (We all know this)
Ravivaara -Sunday ruled by Surya.
Somavaara- Monday ruled by Chandra (Soma is another name of Chandra).
Mangalvaara- Tuesday ruled by Mangal.
Budhavaara- Wednesday Ruled by Budha.
GuruVaara- Thursday Ruled by Guru.
Shukravaara- Friday Ruled by Shukra.
Shanivaara- Saturday ruled by Shani.

The weekday starts from Sunrise in Vedic Calendar and not at midnight as in the civil calendar and we Jyotishis should always reckon the weeday to change from sunrise.
There are various definations of Sunrise.*
1)The tip of Surya is apparently visible on the eastern horizon.
2)The tip of Surya is truly on the eastern horizon.
3)THe center of Surya is on the eastern horizon.

*The first is caused due to refraction of the atmosphere and this causes the image of the tip to appear just before the actual or true tip becomes visible.

There are different schools of thought on taking which one of the above as the time of Sunrise. The learner may well experiment with the different methods and try to find that which she/he feels is right and works.

The Vaara is reckoned from the time of Sunrise and hence the element of fire (the transforming energy) is the ruler of this Anga.
The fire here is linked to the digestive fire (Jataraagni) and Jataraagni is esential for a good healthy life as the digestion is strong and gives a strong and robust physique.
Thus we see that The vaaresh (the weekday lord is very important in judging the health aspect of a horoscope.
Weakness or affliction either by malefics (paapa) or being placed in a trik (6,8,12) or other such bad Bhaava gives weak digestive fire and causes weakness in health.
As a general rule, Guruvaara (Thursday) and Shukravaara (friday) born Natives are lucky in the sense that they have the blessings of the two Gurus as protection from illhealth.
Shukra gives the ability to rise they say from the dead because of the Mrityunjaya Sanjeevani. Shukra rules the Agni kona in the dig chakra (we will learn about this in the future lesson). Thus fever is something that burns away disease. It shows rejuvenation of the body (Kaaya kalpa).
Guru is a blessing because where Guru is death cannot enter (this is one of the reason of debilation of Guru, Makara is a crematorium -Smashaana- and Guru is at its weakest there, whereas Mangal is very strong in Makara, some food for thought).
The Vaaresh in Kendra is a good placement as it gives high energy levels.

Various classical texts give the results of birth in different weekday, try to read them. Maanasaagarii is one of them.

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An example.

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Horoscope of a child.

Panchaanga details:
Natal Chart

Date:          February 3, 2006
Time:          18:55:55
Time Zone:  5:30:00 (East of GMT)
Place:         72 E 51' 00", 19 N 02' 00"
                 Mumbai, India
Altitude:      0.00 meters

Lunar Yr-Mo:   Parthiva - Magha
Tithi:         Sukla Shashthi (Sk) (29.66% left)
Vedic Weekday: Friday (Sk)
Nakshatra:     Revati (Bu) (6.89% left)
Yoga:          Sadhya (Sk) (27.08% left)
Karana:        Taitula (Bu) (59.32% left)
Hora Lord:     Guru (5 min sign: Simh)

Sunrise:       7:13:02
Sunset:        18:32:45
Janma Ghatis:  29.2871

Ayanamsa:      23-56-29.28
Sidereal Time: 3:11:39

The week day is Shukravaar ruled by Shukra.
Shukra is placed in the sixth Bhaava in its Maraanakaaraka Sthaana.
The child was born healthy but soon after birth it ran very high fever and was critical.
There is another panchaanga dosha present in this chart which we will discuss subsequently.
See the Parivartana yoga between Shukra and Guru.
The child is very health now with very few health worries.

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Sankranti Dosha.

Post by vivekvshetty » Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:58 pm

A happy Makara Sankranti to all fellow learners.

Sankranti means the change if Raashi by Surya. On a Sankranti day Surya moves from one Raashi to the next. Any horoscope having Surya placed in the first Degree (0 degree to 1 degree) of a Raashi has Sankranti Dosha.
This is a Dosha (Affliction) on Surya as it is said to be weak on that day.
Natives born on this day are said to suffer the effects of this Dosha.
For such natives the Vaaresh becomes very Negative and the Bhaava/s owned by him (the Vaaresh) are said to suffer due to Anger of the Vaaresh.

There are remedies given by Paraashara to overcome this affliction.

If anybody has horoscopes of people known to them having this dosha please share it with us so that we may learn from it.

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Vaara chakra.

Post by vivekvshetty » Thu Jan 17, 2008 6:17 pm

There is a wheel or cycle derived from the order of the weekdays. This cycle is called the Vaara Chakra.
The nine Grahas (including Raahu and Ketu) are written in the order of the weekdays (Raahu followed by Ketu is added to the weekdays in the end).
We get the following order.
Surya-Chandra-Mangal-Budha-Guru-Shukra-Shani-Raahu- Ketu.

In horoscopes we find Yuti (conjuntion) of two or more Grahas. The Vaara chakra helps us to understand how two Grahas will react if placed with each other.
Any Graha placed with a Graha which falls in the sixth from itself in the Vaara Chakra will act inimically (as an enemy) to the Bhaava this combination falls.

For example a Horoscope having a Yuti of Shani and Mangal. Mangal is the sixth Graha when counted from Shani in the Vaara Chakra hence it is a vey negative yuti and the Bhaava where this Yuti happens suffers.

Any grahas conjunction with a Graha eighth from it in the Vaara Chakra suffers from a Eclipse effect (Grahana).
Say for example Surya is with Raahu in a Horoscope then Surya suffers eclipse effect due to Raahu because, Raahu is the eighth Graha counted from Surya in the Vaara Chakra.
The Graha under Grahana forgets its inherent nature and acts inimically.

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Post by vivekvshetty » Fri Jan 18, 2008 3:22 pm

asro wrote:Hi Vivekji & Rishiji


your new lesson has confused me a lilttle. Isnt grahana only for luminaries ?? or is it in general for all planet ??

From vara chakra ... we may see the grahana effect.  Consider  case where  Sat & Jup are conjuct . From Jup sat is third but from Sat Jup is eight .. so is Jup eclipsing Sat ??    could you explain a bit more


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The best day.

Post by vivekvshetty » Thu Jan 24, 2008 2:51 pm

The weekday of the lord of any Bhaava is the best day for activity relating to the Bhaava.
This is used to choose the best Vaara for initiating any activity.

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Tithi, the soli-lunar day.

Post by vivekvshetty » Thu Jan 24, 2008 3:23 pm

Tithi
A lunar month marks the time from one full moon to the next (or one new Moon to the next). The lunar month is divided into 30 parts, called lunar days, or tithis. The tithis are simply the different phases of the moon. Thus the first tithi starts at the moment when the moon is full -- that is, when the angle between the moon and the sun is 180 degrees and it continues until the angle has increased 12 degrees. Then, that much less of the moon seems bright to us: the moon is no longer completely full.
Now the second tithi starts, and it continues until the angle between the sun and moon has increased 12 degrees more. Slightly more of the bright side of the moon now has its back to us, and so the moon is even less full.
When 15 such tithis have passed, the angle between the sun and the moon has increased by 180 degrees. This time the bright side of the moon cannot be seen at all, and so we have a new moon.
Then 15 more tithis gradually pass, and the moon again becomes full. When 30 tithis have thus passed, the month ends.
The period when the moon wanes, or decreases in size, is called krishna paksha ("the dark fortnight"), and the period when it waxes, or increases, is called shukla paksha.

Some lunar calendars start the month from the 0-degree position -- that is, directly after the new moon. Such calendars are called Amanta. Other calendars, start directly after the full moon, with the Krishna paksa. Such calendars are called Suklaanta.

Except for the new moon and the full moon, the names of the tithis are simply counting words: pratipada, dviteeya, triteeya (first, second, third), etc. These names are the same for the tithis occurring during Krishna paksha (the dark period of the moon) and the Shukla paksha (the bright period). The new moon is called amaavasya, and the full moon poornima.


Krsna paksa                         Shukla paksa
Tithi   Name                        Tithi   Name

 1   Pratipat                     1   Pratipat
 2   Dvitiya                      2   Dvitiya
 3   Trtiya                        3   Trtiya
 4   Caturthi                     4   Caturthi
 5   Pancami                    5   Pancami
 6   Sasti                          6   Sasti
 7   Saptami                     7   Saptami
 8   Astami                       8   Astami
 9   Navami                      9   Navami
10   Dasami                    10   Dasami
11   Ekadasi                    11   Ekadasi
12   Dvadasi                   12   Dvadasi
13   Trayodasi                 13   Trayodasi
14   Caturdasi                  14   Caturdasi
15   Amavasya (new moon)           15   Purnima (full moon)

Because the speed of the moon in relation to that of the sun is not constant but varies, a tithi is not a fixed duration of time. Its length fluctuates between 19 and 26 hours. Therefore, since a lunar tithi does not correspond to the 24-hour solar day, a tithi may start at any time of the day.
The lord of a tithi is easy to find. The first tithi, Pratipada of both the Paksha is ruled by Sun and all the subsequent tithis are ruled by planets in the order of weekday lords (Sun, Moon, Mars, Merc, Jup, Ven, Sat, Rahu). The 8th Tithi is ruled by Rahu and so also the Amavasya, however the Purnima is ruled by Saturn. Ketu has no lordship over any tithi.
The rulerships of the Tithis are:
Surya rules Pratipada and Navami.
Chandra rules Dwiteeya and Dashami
Mangal rules Triteeya and Ekaadashi
Budha rules Chaturthi and Dwaadashi
Guru rules Panchami and Trayodashi
Shukra rules Shashtti and Chaturdashi
Shani rules Saptami and Poornima
Raahu rules Ashttami and Amaavasya

Calculation of Tithi: To see which tithi is running at any time find the Angular distance Chandra Has progressed from Surya and divide it by 12 the quoteint plus one will give the Tithi.
Normally any vedic Astrology software will display the Tithi at birth for the native.

See the example chart of a child given previously in this lesson.
The child was born on Shasthi (sixth) Tithi of the Shukla Paksha (Bright half) and hence the Ruler of this Tithi is Shukra.
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Tatva Conflict.

Post by vivekvshetty » Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:20 pm

Tithi is Jala (liquid) and Vaara is Agni (fire). Hence if a native is born when a Graha rules the Vaara as well as the Tithi then it has to represent two opposing forces (Fire and water are enemies). This causes Tatwa Dosha (Flaw due to the elements).
The Bhaavas owned by the Graha as well as the bhaava it is placed in suffers due to this.

In the example given previously the child is born on Shukravaara and Shasthi Tithi, both ruled by Shukra. Hence the fourth, seventh and the eleventh Bhaavas are effected and some unfavorable experiences relating to the above Bhaavas will have to be experienced by this child.

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Post by vivekvshetty » Tue Jan 29, 2008 4:36 pm

Let us calculate the tithi for the example horoscope given.
Longitude of Surya = 20 deg 38 minutes in Makara.
Longitude of Chandra = 29 degrees and 5 minutes in Meena.
 
                 Chandra = 359 deg  5 min
         minus    Surya= 290 deg 38 min
           gives us            68 deg 27 min

Divide this by 12 we get a quoteint of 5 and remainder 8 deg 27 min.
Which means 5 tithis are over and the sixth is progressing.
So we get the birth tithi to be Shashthi in Shukla Paksha.
Now does the Divisor (Twelve) ring a bell?
Can someone guess or Does anyone know what it means.
Reply ASAP.
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