ASTRONOMICAL EQUATIONS GAYATRI MANTRA
PART. 1
Krishna Kumar mb
Gayatri mantra in a ritualistic way is set to be recited so as to evoke acoustic vibrations corresponding to the motion of the planetary systems. In this Mantra, Earth has been coined names Bhur, Bhuvi and Urvi based on the functional derivatives and denotes astronomical values. The Bhar or gravitational pull towards the earth is accounted for the stability of the earth. Indian Systems of Science and Technology or Vedas thus, has laid its foundations of a way of life in harmony and well synchronized with the planetary Systems. Gayatri establishes that earth revolves round the sun and the number of days of one revolutionary cycle is established as 365 and t the end of three year period one day is added to the fourth year to make 366 days or a leap year, the calculations establishes that Gayatri is one Astronomical Unit.
Derivations of Gayatri reveals Nine Periods or Mahi or Months based on the constellations . Establishes the into a Twenty Seven day Unit System based on the constellations. There should be no confusion on the astronomical derivations in the Indian System of Science and Technology on the orbital pattern of the solar system. It clearly defines the earth orbiting in an elliptical pattern around the sun and the Indian Astronomical Unit Gayatri should be se seen as the mean distance between the sun and eart
- BACKGROUND
Surya Gayatri. Or Gayatri mantra, believed to be a contribution of Rishi (Sage) Viswamitra, a Rig Vedic hymn, is recited in a defined manner at definitive times of the day. Intonation and modulation in the chanting style is set to the ritualistic purposes. The resonance generated by the rendering in the specific pattern with its numerical values reciprocating to the motion of the planetary systems, generates an effect in the environment and the life in its ambience.
Viswamitra was known as King Kaushika prior to his spiritual conquests. Kaushika acquired knowledge through long meditative process of penance or Tapas. In his quest to establish his theories, he challenged the contemporary schools, most pertinently that of the Sage Vasishta. Brihaschounaka Hora details the sequence of events. During the penance for attaining equal status with Sage Vasishta, Kaushika realized that Vasishta has a Hora Sastra or Hora Sciences to his credit. Hora is the duration of the planetary movements with reference to earth, which later on became adopted as hour in the Latin and English languages.
Vasishta had taught “Jyotishmati” a great Upanishad or treatise created by Skanda. Skanda Passed on his original work to Brahma. Brahma taught Daksha who in turn taught his brother Marichi who was also sage. From Daksha and Marichi other sages, Atri, Vasishta, Angirass, Pulaha, Pulasthya, Brighu and Kruthu learnt Jyotishmati. Only these ten people of that time had mastered this great work. It was not learnt by the next generations as a subject, but was encoded in Atharva.
Kaushika had no knowledge of Skanda Ganita or the mathematical schemes of Skanda, which involves the basics of Astronomical Calculations. He studied Jyotishmati with his own interpretations and application of mind and composed a Hora Sastra. He made every possible attempt to contradict Vasishta. The Schools of Vasishta named it as Kaushika Hora...
The long years of conflict with Vasishta and penance of Kaushika led to the creation of Gayatri. Vasishta himself met Kaushika and acknowledged this great work and Kaushika was given the title of Viswamitra. The title of Viswamitra can be interpreted as VISWA- (UNIVERSE) - MITRA- (BINDING FORCES of ATTRACTION) - as one who can perceive the entire universe without a winkle of the eyes. Or else, as the one who scaled the Universe- VISWAM (UNIVERSE)–ITRA. (MEASURE).
- METHOD OF DECODING GAYATRI
Kaushika attained the status of a Rishi Viswamitra after he had elucidated equations and theories into a meaningful form of hymns. The hymns conform to the natural process in a defined scale of ovation that produces resonance in consonance with the planetary motion. This is evolved together with the sequences for the ritualistic process. The rituals therefore, are performed to create visible effects of positive nature in the environment. This itself takes long years of trial and error methods and indeed is a test to the concentration of mind. For this, derivations of astronomical values are important. Time and the environmental parameters have to be adjudged by the position of the Constellations at that time. Time is not merely a measure of the planetary functions in relation to the sun, but is relative to the positions of other stars of the galaxy. The Sage thus, will have to set his mantras or hymns to a scale either determined by his predecessors or by himself. Here in Gayatri, Viswamitra has devised a scale and characteristics of his own. All his further works are based on this scale.
A mantra thus is an abstraction of codes in a progression, reciprocation or intercalation representing a complete processes, theory or methodology with self containing scale and schemes of a Scientific or Technological theory and its application. The ritualistic part is the public utility.
The key or the scheme for decoding the mantra may be within it or may be found elsewhere and therefore involves complex process and applications of different schemes. The schemes detail the scientific information or theory or application. The schemes are to elucidate values that shall be the basis to decode, derive and calculate the theoretical applications. The right to decode the derivations and give functional applications was vested with a specific School known after the proponent of the scale of the values.
Gayatri attained stature of an elementary mantra in praise of Sun or therein with the meaning more or less like: - ‘we meditate on the glory of the Creator; who is worthy of Worship, Who is the source of knowledge, who is the bright light, May he illuminate our intellect. ‘
Gayatri is encoded in the 3rd Mandala or book of Rig Veda.
The schemes of calculation encoded in the mantra are basically two “TAT” and “DHI”. The underlying Scheme of measurement is YOYO.
Every letter, word and the schematization in Gayatri unfolds the derivations or terminologies that denote functional derivatives of the planetary motion in the solar system
1. Bhur Bhuva swah
SCHEME 1. UNITS OF MOTION
Ga.ya .tri encodes Four Vyahritis, or the knowledge of the Universe .These is abbreviations and zipped abstractions of earlier Rig Vedic elucidations ascribed with values. Bhur Bhuva Swa implies the interrelationship between the sun and the earth
1. Bhoo-UR = the planets earth and the
Satellite moon (first Vyahriti)
2. Bhoo- VA = Earth including its satellites (second vyahriti)
3. Swah = existence or stability through its motion – day and night
(Third Vyahriti)
II. Tát savitúr váreṇyaṃ
SCHEME 2. ORBIT
Tat Saviturvarenyam defines the motion of the earth in relation to sun and the elliptical orbit around the sun. It does not imply that the sun is orbiting around the earth. It explains the motion of the earth in relation to sun and cannot be misconstrued as the sun moves round the earth.
4. TAT’ = Scheme or a methodology applied
4. Savi = Sun
5. Tur = movement
6. Varenyam = elliptical path or orbit
III. Bhárgo devásya dhīmahi.
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SCHEME 3. FORCES
Bhargo Devasya Dhimahim the orbiting and the motion of the earth accounts for the gravitational forces with a definitive value. Stability of the planetary conformations is subject to the powers or forces therein. Variations of these forces and the position of the earth in relation to the sun along the entire the orbit has given birth to definitive periods ascribed as the Months. Or Mahi.
7. Bhar = gravity
8. Argode = to give value (pronounced Arghate”)
9. vasya = subject to the power
10. Dhi = ascribed to
11. Mah = month
12. Mah –im = world ( 4th Vyahriti)
15. Dhi Mahim = the world or the earth thus is ascribed with the months
to be called mahim
IV dhíyo yó naḥ prachodáyāt :
SCHEME 4. Measurement.
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16. DHI = ascribed thus The Scheme of calculation addition
13. YOYO = the system of values (YOYO+AM NAH = yoyo nah)
14. NAH = ascertained or here by proved to be
15. PRACHODAYA= PRACHIIR- UDAYA = rising in the east
Dhiyoyona Prachodaya. It establishes and accounts for the certainty that Sun rises in the east.
ASTRONOMICAL CALCULATION OF THE SCHEMES
The composition of 4 schemes underlying in the GaYatri is beset with two distinctive methods of calculations indicated as TAT and DHI.
TAT’ is an scheme of addition scheme where as DHI is progression scheme of adding values together in a linear pattern with multiplication. And YO is the unit of measurement of the distance between the celestial bodies. Gayatri, when derived is one Astronomical Unit.
