This day is called as north door of the temple. in many religion northe or north door signifies spiritual mark or deepest consciousness of the year. according to Indian mythology it is called black pillar or pillar in strength of the temple which signifies dark knight . There are special sukatas attributed to the day called Rishi Dirghatamas. the holy saint of the day according to vedic astrology. t is on this day inner doors of this temple willbe opened so his journey begins into deepest conscience of himself. it is also called as gateway of birth.
In Hinduism, Devala was one of the great rishis or sages. He is acknowledged to be a great authority like Narada and Vyasa and is mentioned by Arjuna in Bhagavad Gita. Dīrghatamas (Devanagari:दीर्घत- मस) was an ancient sage well-known for his philosophical verses in the RgVeda. He was author of Suktas (hymns) 140 to 164 in the first Mandala (section) of the RgVeda.
Background
Dirghatamas was one of the Angirasa Rishis, the oldest of the Rishi families, and regarded as brother to the Rishi Bharadvaja, who is the seer of the sixth Mandala of the Rig Veda. Dirghatamas is also the chief predecessor of the Gotama family of Rishis that includes Kakshivan, Gotama, Nodhas and Vamadeva (seer of the fourth Mandala of the Rig Veda), who along with Dirghatamas account for almost 150 of the 1000 hymns of the Rig Veda. His own verses occur frequently in many Vedic texts, a few even in the Upanishads.
He was the reputed purohit or chief priest of King Bharata (Aitareya Brahmana VIII.
Astronomical significance
The December solstice is on either December 20, 21, 22 or 23.
The North Pole is tilted furthest from the Sun.
It is the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, where it is the darkest day of the year.
In the Southern Hemisphere, it is the summer solstice and the longest day of the year.
December Solstice in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India was on Thursday, 21 December 2017, 21:58 IST(Change city)
The Sun is directly overhead of the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere during the December Solstice.
The December Solstice occurs when the Sun reaches its most southerly declination of -23.4 degrees. In other words, when the North Pole is tilted furthest away from the Sun.
Being the longest day of the year, also means that people in the areas south of the Antarctic Circle towards the South Pole will see the Midnight Sun, i.e. have 24 hours of daylight, during this time of the year.
For people in the Northern Hemisphere, the December solstice marks the exact opposite, the day of the year with fewest hours of daylight. North of the Arctic Circle towards the North Pole there is no direct sunlight at all during this time of the year.
The December solstice has played an important role in cultures worldwide from ancient times until our day.In our ancient india it was considered as the darkenest knight o the year there many hymns of veda called Ratri suktas dedicated tot he dark night mother Goddess kalaratri. Even Christmas celebrations are closely linked to the observance of the December solstice.
This day is called as cardinal point of the year , along with March 21, June 22 Sept 21 which dived the year into 4 equal quadrants which signify the our yugas of great yuga that occur for every 43200000 years. these 4 cardinal points marks four point in the month as , new moon and eighth phrase of the dark moon Full moon, eight phrase of the Full moon respectively. They also signify four points in the day 00hrs night, 6 am, 12 pm and 6 pm respectively demark the consciousness of man to work through four phrases o his life namely domestic, professional social and personal life.
December solstice in the Calendar
December 21 or 22 solstices happen more often than December 20 and 23 solstices. The last December 23 solstice was in 1903 and will not happen again until 2303. A December 20 solstice has occurred very rarely, with the next one in the year 2080.(*)
Why Do the Dates Vary?
As with the June solstice, the December solstice’s varying dates are mainly due to the calendar system. The Gregorian calendar, which is used in most western countries, has 365 days in a common year and 366 days in a leap year.
However, the tropical year, which is the length of time the sun takes to return to the same position in the seasons cycle (as seen from Earth), is different to the calendar year. The tropical year is approximately 365.242199 days but varies from year to year because of the influence of other planets. The exact orbital and daily rotational motion of the Earth, such as the “wobble” in the Earth's axis (precession), also contributes to the changing solstice dates.
The solstices can also be observed by noting the point of time when the sun rises or sets as far south as it does during the course of the year (winter in the Northern Hemisphere) or maximally north (summer in the Northern Hemisphere).
It is important to note that Earth does not move at a constant speed in its elliptical orbit. Therefore the seasons are not of equal length: the times taken for the sun to move from the vernal equinox to the summer solstice, to the autumnal equinox, to the winter solstice, and back to the vernal equinox are roughly 92.8, 93.6, 89.8 and 89.0 days respectively. The consolation in the Northern Hemisphere is that spring and summer last longer than autumn and winter (when the December solstice occurs).
The relative position of the Earth's axis to the sun changes during the cycle of seasons. This phenomenon is the reason why the sun’s height above the horizon changes throughout the year. It is also responsible for the seasons through controlling the intensity and duration of sunlight received at various locations around the planet.
End of the world in Mayan calendar
In 2012, the December Solstice coincided with the end of the “Great Cycle” of the Long Count in the Mayan calendar. Many saw this as a prophecy of the end of the world.
The
Sanskrit letter (Logo) is a symbol of Lord Ganesh. Number one indicates
Ganapathi’s head.
All the inspiration and motivation for our actions originate
here. That is why it is known as Karma (reason) Loka. No.2 signifies the stomach
of Lord Ganapathi. This is known as Sthula Loka. As it is the acknowledged seat
of all learning in all branches of knowledge, the proverb, "his stomach
contains all aspects of education" has come into existence. No.3 denotes
the curved trunk of Vinayaka. In any statue of Ganesh the trunk is always
depicted as bent to one side at the tip. In this position the trunk will be
joining the Ajna Kendra on the brow, the Visuddhi kendra in the throat and the
Anahata Kendra in the heart. In other words the enlightenment of Ajna, the
sound of visuddhi and the love of Anahata are fused. This is referred to by the
elders as the path of light. This is the genesis of the mantram
"Vakratundaya hum". Chanting of this mantra gives one gentleness of
speech and also vaksuddhi. Whatever is uttered by a man who has vaksuddhi will
invariably come true. No.4 indicates "Ekadantam" or single tusk. This
is only on one side of the trunk. This should be venerated (Eka dantam
upsasmahe). As for number 5, it indicates the kind eye of Vinayaka showering
soothing, compassionate looks on devotees. Lord Vinayaka’s body is huge but his
eye is small. Still, it is full of affectionate grace. It is for this reason
that elders worship Omkara as embodying the head and torso of Lord Vinayaka. Every
time Omkara is chanted one’s mind should be filled with this symbolic
significance. That way one will have the benefit of Ganapathi upasana along
with Pranavopasana (worship of Omkara).
Prayers
and ritualistic worship have a prominent place in the Indian way of life. The
main objective of these is to make one climb the staircase of devotion and
reach the gate to liberation. But unfortunately these rituals have now
deteriorated into mere mechanical customs, preoccupations to pleasantly while
away time. What is conspicuously absent in our celebration of festivals today
is the sanctity of devotion. Religious rituals are no longer observed with the
attentive care due to them. The culprit might be the shadow of Western culture
looming over our heads since the last two hundred and fifty years. Blind aping
of Western ways has diluted our interest in our own festivals to such an extent
that our celebrations are now more like carrying out chores in a disinterested
dispirited way. Who is to be blamed for this sorry state of affairs? The elders
who take pride in being Westernised and advise the youngsters to follow suit?
Or is it the youngsters who need to be blamed for refusing to have anything to
do with the traditions of the past?
It is time that both the old and the young
realise that to recite Vedas without knowing their meaning or to perform
rituals with no knowledge of their significance is a foolish act as pointless
as that of a donkey carrying on its back a pile of sandalwood. The sweet
fragrance of the sandalwood is lost on the donkey. What can ignorant elders
teach their young except highhandedly commanding them to obey their instructions?
To rectify the situation Mihira proposes to provide detailed explanation of all
the rituals that are observed during our festivals. As the first step in that
direction a special booklet explaining the import and procedural details of
Vinayakavratam is launched and will be circulated free of cost to all the
subscribers of Mihira. What is offered in this booklet is not a cataloguing of
all the stories about Lord Vighnewsara as given out in various Puranas and
legends but an authentic description of this deity as mentioned in the Vedas.
It is good to perform Vinayaka Pooja after reading this essay and strengthening
our devotion for Lord Ganesha. For the easy reference of readers many chants on
Lord Ganesha are included in the booklet.
Though
it is a time honoured practice to start Vinayaka Vratam with the offer of
worship to the idol of Ganesha made with turmeric powder, it is deleted here to
avoid redundancy. It is true that pooja has to be offered first to Lord Ganesha
whoever may be the diety to whom worship is being offered. During the Vinayaka
Vratam the entire worship is to Ganesha only. So it is felt that the custom of
making a turmeric idol can be dispensed with.
The
details of worship given by us are taken from Purusha Sukta. Purusha Suktha is an
extract from the Vedas and as all Vedas have to be sung in a specified way it
may be feared that to read them and not sing them may be wrong. But, when
prayers are offered to God with devotion there is nothing wrong in reading
Vedic chants as one reads verses. Moreover, singing the Vedas is something that
has to be learned directly from a Guru and never through notations given in a
book. It is for this reason that extracts from Purusha Suktham are given in the
booklet.
It
is unfortunate that many people conclude pooja with the verse "Papoham
Papa Karmaham" It is deliberately removed here because it is ludicrous to
meticulously perform the entire pooja and then bewail "I am a sinner. I am
a wicked person". It is not only inauspicious but, as rightly pointed out
by Master E.K., it indicates the height of ignorance to attach sin to
"Atma" which is beyond good and evil. We followed Master E.K.’s
advice in deleting this verse.
Generally
in all books describing Vinayaka Vratam mention of Maha Nivedyam (Offering of
food), Neerajanam (Harathi with Camphor) and Mantra Pushpam (Final phase of
worshipping) are given after the story of Vinayaka Vratam is told. Instead of
that, in our booklet all details of worship are first given and the story is
given as the last item in the ritual of the Vratam.
In
the Vedas we find chants addressed to a number of deities. Those who know the
Vedas only superficially take this as proof to show that in ancient India
people worshipped a pantheon of Gods. But the quintessential message of the
Vedas being that there is only one supreme God, the reference to the multiple
deities can only be a reference to the multiple aspects of the one God. He
manifests Himself as Brahma while creating the universe, as Vishnu while
sustaining it, as Siva while dissolving it and as Indra while implementing any
planned schedule of action. So what we have are not different Gods but the same
God appearing in different forms while carrying out different functions. After
all, are we not aware that a man may simultaneously play various roles in his
relationship to others while he continues to be the same in his essential
nature? A man can at one and the same time be husband to his wife, father to
his son, brother to his sister etc., The feelings he awakens in them are
totally different and the way he treats each of them is also different. Does it
mean that the man has multiple forms? All pervasive God also is like that. He
does not alter or assume different forms. He is seen by us in his different
roles.
In
the beginning of creation, as the ruling deity of "ganas" (groups)
this God was Ganapathi, ruler of groups. He is the regulating principle in this
vast universe He sees to it that groups function in an orderly manner. Along
with our solar system there are twelve others revolving round twelve other
suns. The supreme Lord who regulates the movement of all planetary groups is
Ganapathi. People in this universe exist in seven groups. These groups will be
emerging as various subgroups with clearly earmarked alignments. Lord Ganapathi
is the operative power behind all these groups.
Utterance
will become meaningful only when it is divided into units. Utterance is
"Vak:" or Parvathi. Meaning is "Ardha" or Parameswara. The
child born to these two is Vagardha or Ganapathi. Husband and wife in any
marriage are like two lines. If those two lines are to be joined, a third line
Ganapathi, has to appear. That is a triangle. This triangle is the Yantra of
Ganapathi. No shape can be formed with two lines. So the first shape is that of
the triangle. There is a difference between sound made in the throat and the
utterance that emerges from the mouth. "Varnam" is formed by making
the sound stop at particular intervals. A word is formed by a combination of
varnams. A sentence is formed by a combination of words and a story is formed
by a combination of sentences. That story is life and if it were to have a
happy ending one should know where to begin and where to stop be it an action,
emotion, or utterance. The Lord who bestows on us this dexterity is the Lord of
obstacles, Ganapathi.
For
a smooth and safe ride on a scooter or a car, perfect control over the brakes
is very essential. If there are no brakes, the vehicle will not stop moving and
may prove hazardous to life. The voice box in the throat has two parts that
look verily like the neck of an organ pipe. The Vedas refer to these parts as
"gravanams" Ra signifies the seed of fire (ignition) while
"Ga" signifies seed of Ganapathi (brake) By impeding the continuously
flowing stream of sound with the power of Ganapathi, letters are formed. When
they are used in groups they acquire meaning. This power is worshipped under
the names of Vinayaka and Vighneswara Emergence of utterance is a wonder of
wonders. The creation of this universe is the greatest wonder of all, something
unprecedented. When looked at separately tamarind, water, and salt are
different materials in the world. Once mixed and boiled they all become one -
tamarind soup. This is also a new formation that did not exist before. Thus,
everything in creation is an ever new combination of things. The star Hasta has
the power to bring about these fusions. Ganapathi has Hastimukha, the face of
an elephant.
In
our solar system the planet Jupiter has this power. the presiding deity of this
planet is Brihaspathi or Brahmanaspathi. He is the male version of Goddess
Saraswathi. No learning no worship can ever begin without first offering
worship to Ganapathi. The man who craves for prosperity and for well being here
and in the hereafter, will have his desires fulfilled if he prays to Ganapathi.
The custom of invoking the presence of this auspicious God and then after pooja
immersing the idol is of recent origin. There is no mention of this custom in
the Vedas. Perhaps the people responsible for popularising this custom might
have thought that once the idol is out of the way they can resume their
shameful sinful deeds. The mistake lies in thinking that worship is to the idol
while it is to the all pervasive God. Similarly prayers should be to invoke
God’s presence into the worshipper’s body not into the idol.
Whatever
be the form under which we worship a deity, we should first invoke that form in
our hearts. While chanting Ganapathi mantram we should have His form in our
heart and at the centre of the brow. Where "Gam" is the mantram
"Ganapathi" is the Yantram. Meditation on Ganapathi will then be
tantram. We will obtain mantra siddhi only when these three - Yantra mantra and
tantra are combined. Those who gain mantra siddhi will be merged in Ganapathi.
That means they will reach a high level of enlightenment and from that they
will be elevated to samadhi state.
THE AGE OF LORD KRISHNA- & THE AGE OF A HUMAN BEING
Lord Krishna forms the nucleus of many scriptures like the Mahabharata, Bhagavata, Harivamsa and Vishnu Purana. Many a number of incidents took place in his life some involving, the Pandavas, the heroes of Mahabharata, some the residents of Brindavan etc., some the Yadavas, some the friends and enemies of Krishna. The age of Krishna at the time of the various incidents is an interesting question. But we have no direct hints in any of the scriptures in respect of many life incidents. Numbers 18,8, 7 played major role in the life of Lord. He was born as 8th child after death of 7 children, after performing seven days and seven years rituals by the parents of Lord Krishna rituals, as the eight principle in the eighth month, eighth lunar phase. 18 in Sanskrit means Jaya Mahabharata is called by another name by Jaya where 18 Askwhohinis fought for 18 days. So life of the Lord is also divided by numerological manner into seven sections, with a span of 18 years scale, carrying the significance of spiritually scales of evolution, which effects human life in Astro- biological, Astro- psychological scales of life.
Age of the Krishna
Age of man
Septenary scale
1-18yrs
First day of the birth, birth date in each year,
Divine birth
18-36 yrs
Second day of the birth, second day from birth date.
Divine play
36 -54 yrs
3rd day of the birth, 3rd day from the birth date.
Celestial experience
54-72 yrs
4th day of the birth, 4th day from the birth date.
Embodiment of law
72- 90yrs
5th day of the birth, 5th day from the birth date.
Man of yoga
90- 108yrs
6th day of the birth, 6th day from the birth date.
Universal vision
108-126 yrs
7th day of the birth, 7th day from the birth date.
Secret journey
The age of the Lord Krishna can be divided into seven ages which represent 7 Ages and ages of humanity. The 7 racial plans of the humanity and the seven process that one has to proceed in the path of truth and light on which masters has tread upon till now. Theses seven demarcations represent septenary cycles of human life, which trigger a change that occurs from seven days of the birth
Divine Birth.
Krishna
was born on the eighth day of the dark fortnight of the Lunar month Sravana,
when the Moon was in the constellation of Rohini. Bhagavata, Vishnu Purana and
Harivamsa say the same thing. He was born at midnight, just before the rise of
moon, i.e., with his Ascendent in Taurus. (Harivamsa Poorva-52, Vishnu Purana
V-1-26). But we do not know in which year he was born. The Puranas say that the
Kali age entered, on the day on which Krishna left his body. (Bhagavata -
IX-7-2; Mastya Purana 271-51). It was also said Krishna was born in the Dwapara
Yuga, which just preceded the present Kali Yuga, i.e., the Dwapara of the 28th
Maha Yuga. (Vishnu. IV-4 & 20) Bhagavata and Vishnu Purana say that he
lived for more than 125 years. (Bhagavata. XI-6; Vishnu. V-37) If we calculate
the beginning of Kali Yuga, it is the 18th Feb. 3102 B.C., Pramaadhi Chaitra
first day. This is the death of Lord Krishna. If we trace back to the 126 th
year, the date of birth of Krishna
occurs at the mid night of 19/20th July 3228 B.C., Srimukha Sravana, 8th day of
the dark fortnight, when the Moon was in the constellation Rohini. These
calculations were arrived at by Mr. B.V. Raman, in his outstanding work
"Notable Horoscopes". Let us accept this date of birth for the
present and proceed further.
(so Mihira celebrates the 19 annual
event on July 19. This day in this year also carries spiritual significance of a Vyasa Pounima and Guru Pournima in the year 2016 Durkmukhinama year )
Krishna
was shifted from Mathura to Vraja on the night he was born. In Vraja, he killed the demon Pootana at the age of some
days. He killed Sakatasura in the third month and Trinavarta at the age of one
year. (Bhagavata X. Poorva. 230). Bhagavata says that he practised walking and
talking after these incidents. (Bhagavata X. Poorva. 301.)
Divine play
After
he uprooted the two great trees, he was shifted to Brindavana. There took place
the killing of Vrutrasura and Bakasura. Then, at the age of 5, he killed
Aghasura. After that Brahma tried to deceive Krishna but he himself was
deceived by Krishna Maya. This took place at 5-6 years of age. (Bhagavata. X.
Poorva. 487). At the age of seven, he lifted the hill Govardhana. (Bhagavata.
X. Poorva. 932). He lived at Gokula Brindavan up to the age of 11 years.
(Bhagavata. III. 105).
At
the age of 12, he proceeded to Mathura, killed Kamsa and crowned Ugrasena as
king. Then Krishna proceeded to Sandeepani to learn all the sciences and arts.
Then after some time, he sent Akroora to Hastinapura to know the welfare of the
Pandavas. By that time Pandavas arrived at Hastinapura from the forests after
the death of their father. The Kauravas got envious of them and tried to kill
Bhima in several ways. (Bhagavata. X. Poorva. 1508, 1512).
Now
we can guess the age of Krishna and that of the Pandavas at the time of this
incident. Dharmaja, Bhima, Arujuna and Nakula & Sahadeva were born at one
year intervals. At the time of their arrival at Hastinapura, Dharmaja was 16,
Bhima was 15, Arjuna was 14 and Nukul & Sahadeva were 13. Dharmaja was
elder than Krishna. Krishna was younger than Bhima. Krishna and Arjuna seem to
be of the same age. But it appears from the reading of the above works, that
Arjuna used to respect Krishna and Krishna used to play jokes on Arjuna. So we
can safely assume that Krishna was younger than Bhima and older than Arjuna.
But, for our purpose, we can safely assume that Krishna and Arjuna are
approximately of the same age. (Bhagavata-X-Uttara-103, 104).
By
the time the Pandavas arrived at Hastinapura, Krishna was 14. (Bharata. Adi.
VI. 142). After their arrival there, it may have taken two years approximately
for the Kauravas to get envious and try to kill Bhima by poisoning, throwing in
Ganges etc. Just then Krishna, when he was 16, sent Akroora to Hastinapura to
enquire about the welfare of the Pandavas. When the Pandavas were in trouble,
Krishna intervened unasked. This is the highlight of the quality of Krishna,
the saving of the virtuous.
It
can also be presumed that Krishna used to go over to Hastinapura now and then
as a courtesy visit. Kunti, the mother,
of the Pandavas, is the paternal aunt of Krishna. It is no wonder, if he went
over to see his near relatives. It is not only a presumption. Harivamsa says
that Krishna defeated Karna, Suyodhana, Bhima, Arjuna, Aswatthama, Drona and
Kripa in a sportive combat. (Harivamsa. Uttara. VI 259)
Celestial Experience
After
the death of Kamsa his wives Asti and Prapti went to their father Jarasandha
and complained against Krishna. He grew furious and 'the same moment' he
declared war against Mathura. Like that he attacked 17 times consecutively. For
these 17 invasions, it took some 6 years. After the 17th invasion and before
18th invasion, Krishna built Dwaraka. So it may be in his 18th year.
Afterwards, he married Rukmini and it may be nearly at the age of 20. He got a
son Pradyumna and it may be nearly at
the age of 21.
Till
now, the majority of our decisions are only guess. We are able to know the age
of Krishna at the time of the marriage of Satyabhama. The Pandavas arrived at
Hastinapura when Krishna was 14 and they
lived there for 13 years. (Bharata. Adi. VI. 142). By that time Krishna was 27.
The Pandavas lived at Varanavata for one year. (Vyasa Bharata. Adi. Jatugriha).
Then the wax house was burnt. By that time Krishna was 28. About that time,
Krishna got back the jewel Syamantaka, married Jambavati and Satyabhama. After
these marriages, Satadhanva, a Yadu, killed Satrajit. At that time Krishna was
not in Dwaraka. Bhagavata says that, on hearing that the Pandavas were burnt,
Krishna went to Hastinapura to give solace to Kauravas. (Bhagavata. X Uttara.
83) Vishnu Purana says that Krishna went to Varanavata, to save the Pandavas
from being burnt in the wax house. (Vishnu. VI. 278, 281). Harivamsa says that,
Krishna heard that the Pandavas were burnt in the wax house. Though he knew
that they were safe, he went to Varanavata, to deceive Duryodhana. (Harivamsa.
Poorva. III. 203). Seemingly contradictory, all the above three statements
might be correct. When Pandavas were at Varanavata, he might have gone there to
give them advice. He returned. When he heard that they were burnt, he might
have gone to Varanavata to deceive Duryodhana and then he might have gone to
Hastinapur to further deceive Duryodhana.
We
can feel the helping hand of Krishna for the Pandavas in the background. Indeed
Krishna loved Pandavas very much!
The
Pandavas had to spend their exile-incognito in the forests for a prolonged period.
Then they went to Ekachakrapura and lived there in the disguise of Brahmins and
had their livelihood by begging (Aayavara). During this period, Krishna does
not appear to have met the Pandavas at any place, except at the time of the
Swayamvara of Draupadi. Much time should have elapsed from the date of the
exile of the Pandavas from Varanavata, to the date of Swayamvara of Draupadi.
How long was it? We do not know, but there is a hint for us to guess the
time-lag. When the Pandavas were in Ekachakrapura, a well - versed Brahmana
came there and told them many stories of many countries. In the course of
narration, he told Pandavas about the Swayamvara of Draupadi, the daughter of
Drupada. He also told them that Drupada begot his two children, Draupadi and
Dhrishtadyumna, not from the womb of his wife, but from the sacrificial fire.
The Pandavas were astonished to hear this strange story. They asked the
brahmana to tell them the whole story. Drupada, being shamed by Drona,
conducted a sacrifice to beget a boy who can kill Drona, and also a daughter.
He intended that his daughter should be married to Arjuna (Bharata. Adi. VII.
24). Dhrishtadyumana, though he was born to kill Drona, was sent to Drona to
practise archery. This is a paradox and we can understand the high stature of
Drona, to teach Dhrishtadyumna, who was born to kill him! Dhrishtadyumna learnt
archery under Drona and also had Brahmastra, one of the highest mantric
weapons. For all this, it takes atleast 10-12 years. Even Arjuna took nearly 10
years to all learn these astras. It would not take less time for
Dhrishtadryumna. So, Dhrishtadyumna learnt archery with Drona, for nearly 10-12
years, the Pandavas left Hastina when Krishna was 28. Only after that
Dhrishtadyumuna would have come to Drona as a student. Arjuna defeated Drupada,
approximately in his 24th year, i.e., 10 years after the date of their arrival
at Hastina. Drupada took nearly 2 years for his sacrifice, i.e., when Arjuna
was 26. The Pandavas left for Varanavata when Arjuna was 27. Furthermore,
Draupadi was ready for marriage at the time of Swayamvara. It is just natural.
That means Arjuna was around 42 at the time of Swayamvara (26+16). Therefore,
we can decide that Pandavas spent nearly 12-14 years in exile and incognito.
MAN OF YOGA
This
we can confirm in another way also. Krishna spent 12 years continuously in
austerity in the Himalayas for the darsan of Lord Siva. A continuous spell of
12 years for Krishna's penance can be found only at this period and nowhere
else. All the other time, he was found either in Dwaraka or Hastina or Panchala
or Indraprastha. (The concluding table of ages at the end of this article
offers further details). After the Pandavas left Varanavata and went into
exile, Krishna did not seem to appear in any situation in either of the above
places. Hence we can conclude that he performed austerity in the Himalayas
during the above period. Krishna was 42 at the time of the Swayamvara of
Draupadi.
But,
we have to face on anachronism here. Among those who were present at the
Swayamvara, there was Aniruddha also and he was the grandson of Krishna. If the
grandson of Krishna attended the Swayamvara as a candidate, Krishna was atleast
55 and Dharmaja should be atleast 57! This seems most unnatural. Hence, for the
present, we have to set aside the mention of Aniruddha at the Swayamvara as an
interpolation. There is no other go for us, until we find a proper solution in
the researches to come.
Krishna
recognised the Pandavas in the Swayamvara. Afterwards he met them in utmost
secrecy. (Bharata Adi. VII. 217). Then he returned to Dwaraka. After some
months, the Pandavas married Draupadi and Krishna sent them presents that
evening. (Bharata, Adi. VIII.7). The Pandavas lived happily in the city of
Drupada for one year. (Bharata. Adi. VIII. 9).
EMBODIMENT OF LAW
After
this incident, Vidura came to Panchala, as a messenger of Dhritarashtra. He
wanted to take the Pandavas back to Hastina. Then Krishna was again in
Panchala, (Bharata. Adi, VIII. 57). By that time, Krishna was 44. He
accompanied the Pandavas to Hastina. The Pandavas spent a period of 5 years in
Hastina. As seen from the text, it seems that Krishna was there all these
years. But we may infer that he might have gone to Dwaraka and returned to
Hastina when the situation warranted.
Then
Dhritarashtra divided the kingdom and gave Indraprastha to Dharmaraja. At the
time of coronation of Dharmaja, Krishna was 49. Then the Pandavas had to
construct a city for themselves and had to re-establish all the affairs of the
kingdom. It would take at least one year. All this time Krishna was with them
and gave his assistance and advice. Then he returned to Dwaraka and, perhaps
after a few days, Narada came to them. He stipulated a condition that Draupadi
should live in turns with each of the brothers for one year. When she was with
one brother, if any other one happened to see that they were alone, he should
leave the city and spend one year on a trip to the many 'teerthas'. (Bharata.
Adi. VIII. 115). But another edition of Vyasa Bharata says that the time limit
is twelve years and not twelve months. (Vyasa Bharata. Adi. Rajyalabha.) The
teerthas that Arjuna visited were too many and they extended over the whole of
Northern India. He spent some time with Uluchi in the Nagaloka. He married
Chitrangada, the princess of Manalurupura, and lived there for a considerably
long time. The above edition of Vyasa Bharata says that he spent there more
than three years. Then on his way, he came to Dwaraka, spent some months there
in disguise, married Subhadra and escaped from Dwaraka. Thereafter he again
spent much time in his Teerthayatra. In view of all this, we can safely accept
the proposal of the above edition of Vyasa Bharatha that Arjuna spent 12 years
in Teerthayatra. At the time of completion of Teerthayatra, Arjuna was 62 and
Krishna was also of the same age.
After
that, Arjuna begot Abhimanyu in a very short time, that means it may be at the
age of 63. Afterwards the five brothers begot five children, Upapandavas, each
in the consecutive years. All of them learnt archery from Arjuna. For all this,
it takes atleast 7 years, from the date of Arjuna's return. Then took place the
incident of Khandava Dahana. By that time Krishna was 69. Then Mayasura
constructed the famous Mayasabha in 14 months. In that court hall, Dharmaja
spent some months happily. Then Narada arrived and suggested the Royal
Sacrifice. Dharmaja invited Krishna to accept the Royal sacrifice. Krishna
proceeded to Girivraja along with Bhima and Arjuna and got Jarasandha killed.
Jarasandha vadha might be at the age of 71. UNIVERSAL VISION
As
a part of the Royal Sacrifice, the four brothers of Dharmaja conquered the
whole country and it took at least two years. (Arjuna proceeded towards
far-North, upto Uttara Kuru, i.e., the present Tibet. Sahadeva proceeded far
towards the South upto Tamilnadu.) The preparations and the introductory
sacrifices of the Royal Sarifice took one year. In that Sacrifice, Krishna
killed Sisupala and gave grand vision . By the time of the Royal Sacrifice,
Krishna was 74. The next year took place the game of Dice and the Pandavas
proceeded into exile. Then Krishna was 75 years old.
SECRET JOURNEY
Rest
of life of Krishna was kept as secret after Mahabharata war to departure of his
physical body.
Mihira presents the symbolical journey of the lord with scientific
and
Theological
developments which cohesive with the
life of Krishna acting as fomula of nature in psychological developmental
stages of the infant. These are given as seven steps of psycho- Genetic series
which has to be read at the birth of
every child for the first seven days. upon the planet .
According to secret calculations of Spiritual Astrologers and Anthropologist, the date of birth of Lord Krishna after having passed through many research gates, finally date was concluded. This date was calculated according to our present Gregorian calendar, which we are using right now as our calendar systems. There are lot of types in measuring the Time and in calculating Time in terms of years, days months and weeks. Different civilizations differ according to their paths. Each civilizations differs by each time cycle, thus gave each measurements,which gave rise to different calendars. Few calculate by days ,some through months, while few through years , Yugas, Eras, Aeons , each having a base on movements of sun and moon. Time calendars were demarcated as Before Christ BC and After Christ, by the new sociologist. But Time it self was divide with the birth of Lord Krishna say the ancient vedic lore. According to Historians Anthropologist and spiritual astrologist birth of Krishna was decided on July 19 in terms of Gregorian calendar. The precision of equinox from the time of Dwapara Yuga has transited along with the tiltation of earth axsis through 90, which made to moved the zodiacal boundries month of Leo to fall in between July 18 to August 18. Master E.K gave a brief explanation about this in his book " Man Sacrifice ".
Lord Krishna was born in on the eight day of the dark fortnight
of the lunar month sravan, when the moon
was in the constellation Rohini. Bhaghavatha Vishnu purana and Harivamsa state the
same thing.
He was born in the midnight,
just
before the rise of the moon in Rohni, his ascendant was rising in the taurus constellation.(Harivams poorva
52, Vishnu purana v-1-26), but we do not
know in which year exactly he was born. The Ancient Indian Vedic Puranas say, that the kali age has entered on the day when Krishna left his body (bhagahvatha
-9-7-7 , mastya purnan 271-51). It was also said Krishna was born in dwapara yuga which just preceded the present kali age ie, Dwapara
of the 28 Mahayuga.( Vishnu puranan 4-4-&20)
Of the both above puranas
say, that lord has lived more than 125
years. If we calculate the beginning of kali
Yuga ie 18th feb 3102B.C , pramadhi Chaitra first day. Is the death
of lord krsihsna if we tarce back the date
126 years back from this date birthday of lord Krishna is on midnight of
july 19th 3228BC srimukha srvana 8thday of he dark fortnight when the moon was in constellation rohini. These
calculations’ were derived by Sir B.V Raman in his outstanding works the notable horoscope’s work .
According to Vishnu Purana, it was calculated as the birth of lord Krishna as depicted by the ancient sages, occurred when the fixed star Sirius falls on the degrees of his birth sun is in sign Leo,which correlates with present degrees of sun when sun passes the date on July 19th. .Thus July 19 forms birth day of lord Krishna, according to solar calendar of sayana system of Astrology.
Mihira conducts its annual event on this day, to bestow the blessings of the lord Krishna in order to continue his plan through our works and books.
June 21
forms the longest day of the year. Astrologically and astronomically the day
occupies important place in the year. According to astrological aspect this day
forms gateway for the sun to enter into southern hemisphere of sky. This also
called” DAY of DAKSHINAYANA”. It is the day where northern journey of
sun ends up. It is called symbolically in the language of scriptures , where the
journey of consciousness travels from north to south indicating from higher hemisphere of consciousness to lower
levels of consciousness. It means day where
day marks a change in ethers of atmosphere where consciousness gets objectified
into outer world actively active from inner subjective, deep layers of spiritual consciousness. So tha day is also called
the day of Hiranya Stupa- The Golden
Pillar. It is also called the
day of Yoga,for those who follow the path of yoga. In the language of masonry The days Dec 22 and June 21 forms the black
and golden pillars of arch of temple upon which the temple arch of starlit
is built upon. They are called pillars that keep in strength the temple.It also
called the “pi” upon which the whole
wisdom of heavens is built upon. They are represented by base of the temple, upon which the cosmic temple is built
upon. They are also represented by human legs upon which the body
of microcosmic temple stands eternally,
concealed within itself, the whole story
of the creation.
June 21 is also called The Longest Day of the year, The
Day Of Light Of The Year ,
The Yoga
day which is called light for
the soul and body. Yoga is essential for both physical and spiritual health.
Yoga helps the man to cross even congenital deformation effects and trespass the genital defects to some extent in all levels. Astronomically also the
cosmic etheric currents and electromagnetic forces, that flow in the
cosmos and solenoid movement of the earth producing magnetic field
around itself, flows from south to north. During June 21 earth tilts about 60 degrees of its rotation, which produces more surface area exposed to sunlight
, giving rise to more volume to etheric web of currents. As human body is oppositely charged to earth magnetic field , he is attracted to earth gravitational
field. During the period of time from June 21 to Dec 22 change of earth magnetic
field fills the currents of human body with more energy and charges with etheric currents. Thus he
becomes more acitive physically.
Thus daily yoga helps him to be more healthy in all
levels. Thus june 21 forms important day of the year in all ways.
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