4 The Ned Tables Hed eatin: —For ascertainit in but minutes by even the . novice to Astrology — } FOR OTHER BOOKS ny THE SAME AUTHOR ine Test £02 ¥ Write for Literature and Dr. Bh. Satyanarayana Rao. i yeTHE NADI RECTIFICATION WITH TABLES By Dr. Bh. Satyanarayana Rao, Masulipatam, (S. India.)In memory of My beloved and worshipful mother (Who passed away at the age of 84 years ia December 1954, ful Sentcous to the tat minut, stating that her. body had beso a old for the soul to reside’ in—evidently the consequence of kon “Pranayama” exercies done secttly and unostentationly) All Rights Reserved £800 Copies—December, 1959, Primted a¢ the B. N. Press, Mount Road, Madras. PREFACE Tt so hay that, just before the publication of my Text-book of Scientific Astrology in 1936, a friend of mine, gave ine for perusal for six hours a manuscript of elabo- Fate Tables, running to 6+ pages in foolscap'size, compri-. ing the inevitable birth times, copied, ‘as stated, from’ Nadi. Perceiving therein a cyclic repetition, 1 l, in but a couple of hours, abridge the whole lengthy set of Tables to a single page when subsequenily printed. My friend was really astonished at my method of conden sation bearing no semblance whatsoever to the manuscript: But even then I sought his permission for publishing this in my Text-book, under the abridged Table (now out of ‘print and expresed therein my gratitude, Many readers, including some competent astrologers, who had tried the Tables, communicated tome theit appreciation ofthe admirable applicability of the ancient adi method and of its charming simplicity, even lavish- ing words of praise on me for having brought out the ‘Fables before the public for the first time and for thus making the astrological public very much indebted. Further experience with the method for well over two de- ‘cades has corroborated its utility and value. Thave mentioned in Chapter I what scems (0 be the real import of the word ‘Adhana’; in Chapters IT and ITI the vital importance of the Luminaries for subserving life on our globe, and the views regarding the origin of life of some famous authors on Cosmic Symbolisin; in Chapter W,V & VI given as much information as posible, collected from several sources, on the Tatvas which according to while the characteristics given of per- sons born under the Tatvas are my own inferences arrived at after years of experience with nati in Chap. VIL, 26 Examples of Rectification, worked out in det ifi‘The Book has been so designed as to be highly useful to one and all, the professional as well as the novice to Astrology. ‘The principal Tables F and G, based on different intervals of time, are so ingeniously ‘constructed by me for the facility of very easy and rapid reference that the same horizontal column against any Serial Number stands for both the ruling asterism and the Sex. All other Tables useful for ascertaining the necessary data before rectifi- cation are given to obviate the need of other books of reference. Kind readers are requested to communicate to me firstly, their experience of the Tables of rectification, and secondly, their views on all the explanations given_by me —perforce at the cost of some digression—on the Tatvas, their characteristics and the like, All constructive sugges tions for any improvement will be fully valued and. t up in the subsequent edition. Tam highly ful to Sri V, Thiruvenkat: M.A., LT, Vice-Principal, New Gollege, Madras, wl with his competence in both the oriental and occidental systems of Astrology, after going through the manuscript sent to him for perusal and suggestions, has encouraged me to publish this book early, not only this, has spontane- ously sent me his valuable Foreword. My gratitude is also due to Sri K. Suryanarayana, Superintendent of Excise, Masulipatam, who has given me in time Rajan’s work,now out of print, which has cleared a doubt of mine, after erecting the extensive Tables of ‘Sunrise ; to Sri D. Sivarama Sastri M.A., Lecturer, Hindu College, Masulipatam, for enlightening me on the formula pertaining to Refraction and Parallax, given in the Appendix to all kind readers of my works hitherto before hem; in particule, to the Manager, BN. Pres Madras for the admirable care he has taken in giving a neat get up to this Book. ‘The Author. bid.) FOREWORD Dr. Bh, Satyanarayana Rao is to be congratu- lated on his commendable attempt to bring out @ standard work on Rectification of Birth ‘Time based on our methods. The Hindus alwaysinsisted ‘on correct birth time or birth degree in all their calculations, even though at present this habit has fallen into disuse. This important Work indicates clearly that human births cannot occur at all times of the day, which is an important matter for all students of astrology to ponder over and study. ‘A careful analysis of the Tables given in this ‘book reveals that human births could not occur every fourth minute of a day as one might lead to think, and this problem is well worth careful study. I have considered in my article on the “Correct Birth Time” published in the Annual ssue of the Astrological Magazine 1959, the case ‘of a child born on 26th Feby. 1958, at 2-45 p.m. Wednesday with Krithika Nakshatra. The mother’s condition was weak and the child had to be taken out forcibly with forceps at 2-45 p.m. even though the head presentation and Sra:a (flow) vtook place at about 8 a.m, accordin; ui 7 c im, eto the mid- wife. ‘The birth chart drawn for 2-45 p.m. did not satisly me, and the Varahamihira’s rule of recti- figaiion answering to 8 a.m. was more satis- ‘actory ; and this assumption is confirmed b Tables in this Book. oe I think that this method advocated in this Book cannot give fictitious Epochs as is the case with Sepharial’s Epochal Theory. Astrologers must feel grateful to Dr. Satya~ narayana Rao for tlais very usefial volume he has written on the rectification of birth time. MADRAS, } Y. Thiruyenkatacharya, M.A., Lt, Dated 24-2-1959, Vice-Principal, New Coltege. The Nadi Rectification with Tables CONTENTS ~The Epoch Versus the Adhana Il. The Sun, the Creator ‘The Moon, the ‘Translator The Tatvas ‘The Tatvas, their Rule and Characteristics ‘The Time Division of the Hindus How to use the Tables F & G with 26 Examples of Rectification in detail APPENDIX }) The Moon's Longitude for any date. {f) How to calculate the Times of Sunrise ‘with Examples ; also the Equation of ‘Time for anyday) ce (c) On Precession (a) Values of Equation ‘TABLES ‘Their sility and how to employ them A The Week Day for any English date B Values of Precession G_ The Sidereal Times D The Nirayana Ascendants E The Sunrise Times . eG) The Tables of Birth Times, the Aste- isms and the Sex. (for Rectification) HH ‘The Standard Times for Each Country { Town and Gities with their Latitudes ‘and the Differences in. time between the Standard and Local Times “Abbreviations for the Asterisms, used in ‘Table F ; The signs and Triplicity. DIBILOGRAPEY vii[Revathi 16° 40° to PISCES Uttarabhadra 3° 20° to 16° Purvabhadra. 0° to 3° 20° (4th grt, Purvabhadra 20° to 30° 3 qrt.’ satan : 6° 40 to 20° AQUARIUS Dhanista 0° to 6° 40° 23° 20° to 3t @ qres.) avanatn 10° co 28° 2 CAPRICORN Uttarashada 0° to 10° (arts) Uttarashada 26° 40° to 30° (st qrt. Perens 13°20 to 26° 40" Mula 0? to 13° 20° SAGITTARIUS! FRONTISPIECE ‘Asvani Krittika 0% to 13°20" | 0” to 10° Bharani (3 qrts.) 13° 20° to 26° 40"| Rohini Krittika 26° 40° to 30” Mrigasira (Ist qrt.) | 25° 20° 30° ) | arts.) 30° 40" The 27 Asterisms and ‘Their Duration Degrees and Mins. (Hindu Zodiac) 3 Ex-precession | |Visakha Chitu O10 8°20 | Ow O° to 6° 40" (4th qri satin nfameec 8°20, to 16°40", 6? 40° to 20° Jyesta Visakha 16°40" to 30°| 20° to 30” Bars.) LIBRA SCORPIO 10° to 23° 20" (See Page 95) Qari, Rae OF to 6 40" ‘Arudra 6° 40° to 20° Punarvasu, 20° to 30” | Barts.) | GEMINI Punarvasu OF 08 20 (4th art, Poanyaeatip 3°20 t0 16° 40° Aslesha 16° 40" to 30° _cANCER Makha 0° to 13° 20° Pubba 13° 20” to} 26° 40 lee 26° 40° to 30° (1 art) LEO Uttara 0 1010" rt Ha 10° to 23° 20° Chittra “23° 20° to 30° (2 qrts.) VIRGO INTRODUCTION Rectification of the Times of Births forms a primary ‘and essential process in horoscopical work. Despite the ‘availability of watches and clocks in these days in every ‘nook and corner of the civilised world the times of births ‘can be taken, in the majority of cases, to be only approzi- ‘mate, but, however, not varying except by a few minutes from the correct times. Much more should seem the vari- ance when births were noted in ‘“ghatis and vighatis”” before the introduction of the Standard Time in 1906 into India, But the astrologers then adopted some easy methods of their own to rectify such times ; and rather fairly frequently sach times sent to me have often been. found to nearly tally with those worked out by the Pre- Natal Epoch system or the Nadi method given in this Work, ‘The reasons for such approximations in the times of birth are mainly two-fold. Firstly, the attendants at par tucition are so busily absorbed in their primary duties tonnected with both the mother and the new born baby that, though previously instructed, they often fail to note the correct times. Secondly, there are some conflicting wnions regarding the actual time to benoted. Some hold that the correct time of birth is the moment ‘wien the head presents itself (Shirshodaya) ; some when the baby comes out fully from the womb (Bhupatana) ; yet others when the infant first ‘often’ cries synchronising with the first breath it takes when out of the womb, 1Often, because some infants do not cry though they have taken the first inspiration. In all the Hinde aa ithas been mentioned that the moment of “bhupatanam’ is all important in Kaliyuga*. ‘Bhupatanam’ and respiration may synchronise as, by the little movement by the Former, the latter usually takes place ; even without it, api bach isa natural and physiological phenomenon. But there are the infants who come to life only under artificial respira- tion done by intelligent nurses or doctors. In such cases, though few and far between, ‘bhupatanam’ should be ignored, and the time of the fst. respiration alone, the ‘inbreathing,’ should be correctly noted. For inspiration seis ae very beginning of life by the entrance of the se ca soul (Prana or Jecva) within the vehicle, __ Fully conversant with all these subtle complicat in noting the times properly, our ancient neue ‘with intuition and foresight, and masterly conceptions of the Universe and ofits uniformity amidst diversity, | pro- mulgated some methods of rectification, And of rig Pon the one given in the Bhragu 2° Nadi obviously the mot prgeeeiae Tel fell brads Fim ats) es aad, Balan ago te wetting Tor 2000 yeas at whe We hive so far ge through neatly 500 years thi Yaga se LG. after the end of the Mahabharata, battle 2, Nadis are bundles of palmyra leaves containing amazit y sender dictions mentoring te names of conv fhe paren, brothers, wives and sisters, writen. with syliny mal found in South India. We-are not competent to state in what Ssaney rior tv BQ, these were written to U of the old Maharishi ee a rien tothe dictation ofthe old Mahar Neale, and vrvle Sans of Arolgy, Yo a he He crt sence. The Nad ork by. ‘rug Nat tle any cates before Ca ope fal tee Nadeem hy yen taken }¢ originals, mainly in Tamil, on palmy S found at the present day. a mi Tne ie We It would not be out of place to mention to the read- “ers that, for ‘rectification the Pre-Natal Epoch method, first advanced by Ptolemy ina very brief manner, and later on placed on a rather firm foundation in the last decade of the 19th century by Sepharial, that great author and research scholar, has found favour with many. Mr. E. H. Bailey who worked in lose collaboration with Sepharial has since brought out commendable books on the subject, such as ‘the Pre-Natal Epoch,” “Astrology ‘and Birth contro!” which I recommend to the interested. ‘The Jaw of the P.N. Epoch postulates that the posi- tion of the Moon at birth is the Ascendant or the ‘Descendant at Epoch according as the Moon is waxing or waning at birth ; and conversely, the Moon at Epoch is the Ascendant or Descendant at birth. To work ou: cor- rectly this method is not always easy for the Moon’s place ‘considered with her latitude and declination is advised to hye taken and the degree co-ascending therewith determin- €d, as advocated by the past authors; and such requires ac- quaintance with Trigonometxy. Epoch means the moment of conception when fecundation takes place inthe mother’s womb. ‘This may occur anytime from within a few minu- tes to five days or even more after copulation, Bailey's Fipock also means, in some casos, not necessarily the moment of conception but the time when the ovum gets veady for impregnation, which may occur some days before coitus. And to take such epochs before coitus, No my mind, seems to be illogical and erroneous. Inspite of the excellent rules evolvod, including those for exceptional periods of gestation, Jong or short, some fictitious moments of births are obtained by the theory of the PN. Bpoch. I have recently come across an article hy Ghutles. A Jayne in the Magazine of New York “In 3Search" for Spring, 59, wherein it was Johar 0y afew tiny of 20 caus, faced the Misa GE ‘change to be WITHIN ORB only and that three other astrologers, on an. analysis of 500 cases, as also the well- Anown astrologers Carter, Hone, Fagan etc. hold through their rich experience, the same view as regards the P. N Epoch. Anyway the method is very elaborate and dificult for an ordinary person to follow. But above everything elie, when the approximate time of birth supplied for rectification varies by more than half an hour from the correct time, the method is not at all useful, ‘Then remains the rectification method by the arcs faien for the significant events in life with dates, and even this, which apart from being far more dificult than the P. N. method, demanding much time and labour, is not entirely reliable and is well above the reach of any ordinary astrologer. I have indicated what, in my impression, may be pee backs in the methods in vogue at present. At the ey time I am not unaware of the many merits of the P. N. Epoch and of the life long researches made by com- petent astrologers. a The Hindu Nadi method stands alt: different footing. It postulates that the Tene of time in any Week Day from|Suarise are govertied by the ole Ge Tg lae Sie Bbbeas BIER aT taking precedence in a definite and pre-ordained cle ) and that the Sex is dependent on the inherent nature ie the particular Tatva governing the minute of birth. This is an sternal law. The moment of birth is invoilably intere related to the Asterism of the Moon on any. easy faVihe nature|f the! Tiiplicity of ate Se eee and to the Week Day. ‘This leds us, therfore, to eonelie Sipsly ‘believe! thatlonly ‘defnice; aupulalad aeeauier 4 time for the past, present and future, are allocated for Jmman births; while the times in between these arc supposed to give birth to birds, quadrupeds, beasts and reptiles. Births, therefore, seem to be caused by the Soli-Lunar energy coupled with that of the planct ruling the Week Day. For these two luminaries and the planets are in this ancient method considered responsible for the creation of human beings with their correct sex. The Sun sends forth at regular intervals of time from the moment of sunrise ‘cosmic energy to the surface of the earth, capable of origi- pating life while the Moon passing over a Nakshatra each day receives these waves and transforms them into ynedium, the embryo,which develops later intothe physical body. The Tatva of the planets ruling the particular inter- val on a day determines the sex of the embryo and even Confers the characteristic constitution and qualities. Thus, il the seven planets have their sway in the creation, and indeed from times immemorial, they have been reckoned 4s significant factors in Astrology. Just before the manuscript is handed over to the Printers, the following short article was pul ed in the Madras’ Mail dated the 13th November, under the caption, Radio signals from Venus and British scien tuts? success, «London, Nov. 13: British scientists have used the planet Venus to bounce radio signals back to the earth, i¢ Was unnounced at the Jodrell Bank Radio-Astro- nomy Station. ‘Whe Duke of Edinburgh, while visiting the station Which tracked Russian moon rockets and American satcli~ Hivwh on the world’s largest radio-telescope, was told how ‘was “hit” repeatedly reflecting signals back for 60 3hours ducog lt September, Venus is $0,000,000 mites arth anc lio war in hoses radio waves took five minutes to travel ciate establishes the undeniable truth that planets, i alee oF miles away, do exert on our planet, aera | their influence which has been doubted, yen eee i pone but for ever unquetianably ck ie ol VE ¢ i ain savants who promulgated the Science es ie ‘Law of births dispenses with the day of Epoch and the nerd ofealeuaing i. But the conception of a ae and of its govern over a particular interval of time ‘ eee of comprehension, as indeed many of the theo- ies of our ancients are in the domain of philosoph cosmic relation to mankind and other occult pclae But any theory that admirably accords with the results in. practice demands our inevitable acceptance and adoptio: despite our present inability to advance any uses Chapter 1 The Epoch versus the Adhana ‘The word “Epoch,” as used by the western astrolo- gers, means the moment of conception in the mother’s Womb. ‘Then occurs the contact of the single sper- matozan necessary to fertilise the ovum, the beginning ff the biological process. It is the direct result of the act of a pits \> union. According to some medical authorities, the spermatoza have been found to move at the rate of half a millimeter per minute ic. about an inch in an hour. Butit should not be ignored that the rate of movement, hence the time required for the spermatoza to reach the ovary, mainly depends upon the individual character of the sperm—the quality of the yerminating seed varying in each case—the part of the tervix to which such may be thrown, the force with which juculation takes place, the length of the fallopian tubes leading to the ovary and the like. These few details regarding germination had perforce been intro- duced to show that the interval between fecundation and the scx act, in view of the various intricate factors, has hot been so far definitely determined or probably cannot tio by physiologists, Some Hindu authorities seem to ayer that such may reach the ovary even within a few ‘Hionds or minutes or anyway within less than 24 hours jon their ossunption (in conformity with the views of some “pioient day Biologists) that these spermatoza to be Aileotive cannot live after that interval. ‘Phe Hindu savants laid down that ‘Adhana’ Lagna jwsldes Birth Lagna is important for prediction. The 7word “Adhana” in or placing in”, Prplacng io". Io Pha Adhana was the woman impremnation, According’ to the lexicon, regnation means “saturation, » infurron’ fecundation. In Phala Deepika* in Adhyaya xii, Sloka 32, ya xii, 5 Sanskrit literally means “putting in follow. the person bora will be a All be end and happiness.” In Brihit Sa 14 was translated by the same that Nisheka 2 (Fi mat rst erie identical with eee ‘bitus) is meant to be T very much doubt if 01 wed with long life, gw *» Wealth mbita in Adhyaya ii, ur ancients used this word in an coitus. Tt is not that they S on various subjects, doubt the depths of even Western authors In all works on Electi on Electional Ast the sacients fixed auspicious te ‘auptial” marriages, ‘emphasis on the mom logy (Muhurca Bhaga) times for performi ‘They seem to have laid a Seen anes cee ae of coitus, the action. stbly, kn ‘man, and not on the Epoch, |) * Baglish, ‘Translation by “the Tate Pundit VS a 2* Dr. R. Nagaraja Sarma w. ee ‘epinion on the word ‘Adhana’, hi i ayes 7h a vertable to whom I wrote foc ata “ tated thar the ‘Dhruva’ Nadi 8 intermediary stage; and probably the two synchronised ‘in those days with full vigour to the credit of the ancients+ For conception is an unseen and unknown phenomenon, being rather a miciale process between coitus, the primary act, and birth, the final result, From Brihat Samhita, Chapter xxviii, Sloka 25 is reproduced here along with the translation by the same author. “Kendra Trikoneshu ssubhasthitheshu Lagneshu sankkai cha subhaisyamethah Payaishilabha re gathaishayayathprujanma yogeshucha ‘aswa yogam ; 7 «A man ought to have sexual intercourse with his wife when the Kendra and Trikona houses are oocupied by benefics, when the Moon and Lagna are conjoined with benefics, when malefics are posited in the Srd, 6th nd 11th houses and when there are planetary combina- tions ensuring the birth of a male.” AL give below another Sloka read out by a Pundit while casually conversing with him *Adhanai Sampra danaicha Vivahai Rajavighrahai ; Subhakaryaicha Yatrayam Chandra Dwadasaghaha Soubhah.”” "This verse means that for coitus, for Simantam (a ceremony done by some Hindus to protect and promote tho foetus) for marriage, for meeting kings, for all auspi- felous performances, for undertaking pilgrimages, the Moon, if in the twelfth house, is auspicious. We arc not concerned here with the Moon's position Ih the 12th house which is an interdicted one according { the usual cannons of astrology,—however given as an fception—but with the actual import of the word WAdhana”, standing here to signify the act of coitus, as ‘iveady stated by me, Quotations relating to the utmost Asplendid time and the Sun ted. “Only ta are ailable in F, Published with Examples in an Astrol member which) under the cay a Yor the benefit of Planets, seems to ‘have ots | he ‘Translator. iets ‘the Moon at birth, ‘Moon (in: ease of irregular epochs or prematons correctly noted data, difficult to obtain.) 10 importance ‘given to the time of coitus, Nishek, (the fs coitus) cam be multiplied ES ee According to the Puranas, fe, Parasara, finding the most auspicious ard ‘plenclid time with a very rarely occuring. combinat Sof planets in the heavens, and unwiling to forgo ty babited with a woman while sling in a boat after having ana tarvellous powers the heavens pitch d: e only to give Birth to Veda Vyasa, the author fhe y Bee las of the Hindus, who walked to the aie amitage within even ghtis after the act. The wareae another example. Hence i be ‘oibiapess that a good time for Deena ont ee oo followed by a good birth. And ane wet a eee ne auspicious times for coitus eal ain been laid in all the Hindu ‘Texts, ial (using my investigations Ihave found the the great sage in the horoscoy it ed birth inter jo SRS rae ate cae Ee colotal Magne ates fie lereundesbeely some ofthe a ie readers interested in further resear For the great Os te afer opulent the Moon, the most proximal body of sil the ‘The Moon at Birth i contin t Birth fs so situated that She i from the Lagoas at bicth and colts Sper we ete it polit offoih ae Tagan, and thot bea “aes 2. The Lagna at Goin fae Moo: eB aetne Mon i ram ue Lage emer’? om the Moon ana at Coitue may the asld-polit of the Lagan. and 4. The Lagna at © bitus may the mid-point of th int of the Sun and the K th [Ler it be clearly noted that these Rules cannot be taken as at a Perfect unless and until such are tried over a number of cases umber of eases with Chapter 11 fe ‘The Sun, The Creator What wonderful powers ‘of insight, intuition. and | imagination our Hindu Savants of old possessed so as to gain masterly comprehension of various intricate pheno- | mena of the Universe and theorise and establish innumer- “able laws connected with it, no words can adequately des: gribe, ‘The astronomers of the West have paid in their “monumental works glowing tributes to the wisdom of our Hindu ancients. Of those laws, the fundanental one, connected with the theme of this Work and accepted by the st day astronomers and physicists is that life on our sh owes. its origin to the all powerful Sun and its rays fand that the impact of the solar tays reaching the Barth from its distance of 93 ‘millions of miles from us is res- pponsible for all activity on our globe, whether such pes tains to a human being, a quadruped, a reptile or a bird. Our ancients further specified certain stipulated times for ihe births of husnan beings, both male and female. Let us, for a while, pause to consider the greatness of jhe Sun, ‘This Luminary which causes our day regularly bo very big that it is 1,900,000 times the size of the ih ; s0 heavy that it outweighs the united mass of ll planets by 700 times; so very ‘unimaginably and dilibly hot that the photosphere, the outer envelope of un has a temperature of 7,000 degs. while the interior Mature can only be guessed. In weight, 3 lakhs lies in onc pan as heavy as the Barth could not turn scale with the Sun in another. In brightness, he is ‘val to Glakbs Full Moons, In composition, the Sun Wcontail sai eer semen found in the Earth, hydrogen, nee ae on, magnesium, cobal aluminin nf eta, som fa ores se cadmium, silver, tine lead, potassium, sulphur, phosphorous go mercury sae, helium ete, At the surface order sea ‘times as great as it is on the Earth, eet On the basis of the existence ase e tence of elec ‘magneti ae ae of diffraction aoe menhes > hence of its abilit : Peal conducts, strounded by tedium Ofapeine capaci ied 7 3 {aduetive capacity, Marconi in 190 estalied ae ane tween Britain and U.S.A. In loon Kennelly and Heaveside stated that the energy ade cae atmosphere capable of Sint iee ae lectri- Gf9 from the Sun would be releced back to the surface The Sun rotates ro i eat s round its axis in abou a eee ta miles in a second, meceencieies ae [eat at 1980 calories per sq.m. in every minute. 1 . extraordinary heat produced by the Sun spots Gone es serail ipeed, Thus, long before views, our ancients right 13‘Tyndall says that the atmosphere is everywhere filled with solid particles in which are found the germs of monads and bacteria. The germs of all animals, as Vonhaer pointed out, at the outset are very much like cach other in the process of development acquiring first the differential characteristics of the sub-kingdom to which they belong. The dissimilarity of the germs mani. fest, for instance, in a woman's womb after 8 weeks, while Prior to this the embryos of man and the dog are hardly distinguishable ; the cells in these two cases remain undis. Unguishable. Organic matter contains many albuminous molecules in the colloidal form, in clusters of clusters, which have movements in relation to one another (John Fiske), Each of the numberless cells of which the human body is composed is albuminous containing sulphur, phosphorus, carbon, oxygen etc, Every one knows that the trans. formation of the unorganised contents of an egg into the organised chick is effected by heat (hatching). By the stimulating effects on the retina and thence on the medulla oblangata (Fiske), Sunlight quickens the breathing and circulation in higher animals and facilitates repair of tissue, Consciousness cannot continue for ai instant, un- Jess oxygen is in contact with the grey matter of the brain, and itis known that phosphorous is very much needed or greatly responsible for the intellect. It might be that phosphorous supplies the spark of life to the beings on the earth. Spencer aptly says « evolutios mn is an inte- gration of matter and concommittant dissipation of motion; during which matter passes from definite, incoherent homogeneity to » definite, coherent heteroge. neity during which the retained motion undergoes a Parallel transformation.” The. oxygen mingled with Carbon, expelled as Carbon dioxide, represents the dissipation of motion, stated above, 4 ‘The birth of an infant is the result of ec ster with dinipation of motion, elected and nurtured ‘eavefully, rather surreptitiously, in the womb, ie the ‘class, order, family, geneous, species, ra i 6 per second. The ial pulses recur at the rate of 16 pe ie ‘Sol Pagicn ieee various ys of complex Kind, = i ‘To mention r \dulations. "These rhythms occur as un mention & few wrike innumerable rhythms, the axial rotat of a jlanetary bodies, the annual revolution of ‘ Be areal sevalauzon of tbe plapets round the ise vad of the earth causing precession, ee se ‘cal Haycins responsible for the continual es, otitie rin growth of the mountains erste eae the perpetual trembling, ce maraying to and fro of the invisible atoms which | fern ee araesa co te ne i sn : as resence of an infinitely mighty force ee around tus, responsible for the life and activity ae ae res tating, growing and terminating in ra _ eeideined, and. rhythmical periods of time. wos rently complex diversity, there is amazing unifor as ‘en monotonous, revealing order ant : s . a ‘Him only, and to know which man strives his ‘pest with a never ending thirst. ff the West have, from cists and astronomers of c a. the ae ‘of the 19th century, directed their energies to study the Sun and the spots. In 1826 Schwabe, a German ster of the number ee pee Tate of their increase. and Hcrease, the length of their cycle (found by Lamont of Scotland to be 11 years and 5 weeks) aad the ike, Phe Sian spots at their maximum formation coincide with the (naximum oscillation of the magnetic needle, 15needle of a compass does not point to the exact North but is found to diverge from the meridian by an angle different at different places. At Greenwich, the needle points to 17 deg. West of North. It has been proved that the time of maximum sun-spot activity is a time of remarkable magnetic activity on our earth, for instance, the observed radio fade outs in June-July 1959. From the illuminating article in the Sunday Standard, 15th March 1959, by Mr. Scott E. Forbush, an acknowledged expert and Chairman of U.S, Technical Panel on the Cosmic rays for Inter ational Geophysical Year, I give rather briefly some of ‘is sentea= fen. "''Feday it is known that about 90 per cent of the primary Coumic rays which continually bombard the top of eur atmosphere from space consist of protons which are the nuclei of the hydrogen gtoms, the balance is made wp of alpha particles, being nuctel of the helfom atom and some of heavier atonisy.a.u.Many of thete Charged partiles have energies far exceeding those by any man-made Sceelerators, coming in all directions....Sun ejects large clouds of Highly conducting gas which must carry with them magnetic felds Tram the un..-+-During the magnetic storms strong bursts of ScRay were noticed to coincide with the large changes in the Raxth hagnatie felda.ncon,There X-Rays have an average energy of one Tau volts undoubiedly produced by electrons atriking the top of ovr atmosphere.” Tn the same Weekly, dated 22nd March ‘59, under the caption, Medicine turns to Electeonics by Ralph Seqman, i¢ was stated weil wonder devices currently in use for making blood counts, ceording brain waves, detecting cysts, aceing chemicals at work in human cells and substituting many important organs are made posi- bie by the ubiquitous electron, ont of the fundamental blocks of the universe, The electron is 90 elusive, tiny and fast-moving at top. [peed that it would circle the eavth move than soven tines a second, Trough is known to have put it to work as a servant of manos & save lramatie device is the heart monitor and pacemaker—the latter Mirapped to the patient’ chest shoots 60 jolts of electricity a minute TE EET he heart beating normally again when it ix made to stop by the former. Speed is essential since man can live only about four Sauter afer Nest stoppge,. theres hope hat the iad wend Tetually see whose optical brain areas and optic nerves are un- damaged with an electronic device ete"? 16 ‘As reported in the Sunday Standard, Aug. 19, 1957, a new revolutionary and giant telescope with Gt Radio-scrials stretching for a quarter ofa mile is sct up at St.Mary $0 miles from Sydney, Australis, to study the Sun and the stars. Tt contains O€ saucer “Shaped dishes tilted towards the Sun; cach dish being a seasitive Madro-acrial, fed on a recording machine, designed to pick up Radio- saver travelling from the Sun and to study the distant radio stars ‘This allows de sc to ree 10,000 times an a good radar set, The active regions which occur Ground Sun-apots arethe source of most radio-waves_ coming from the Sun, ‘These cause magnetic storms, radio fade-outs and even dffect the weather. It is posible, therefore, that many more myste~ fies connected with the Sun would be solved on a rational and scientific basis. ‘All this proves the unquestionable and unlimited ‘power of the Sun over the planetary bodies, situated fnillions of miles away from him, to rotate round it ever ‘and anon at constant velocities and also over the inhabi- tants of the Barth, theit births, their existence, their exit. Time is not distant when its mighty influence will once again be firmly established by modern scientists. ‘An author has stated truly “while every one of ‘us knows the effects of Electricity and how mechanically or chemically it may be produced, we areignorant still of what Electricity is; nor do we know what a Spark is in the motor Engine, noticed before starting it, except to signify to us that the live wires have been contacted, necessary for movement ” “Who can deny that the luminous waves of rays resulting from the sparks of the perpetually burning Sun, reaching the Earth rhythmically, containing minute colloid parti cles of radium, phosphorous, calcium etc. when combined (ith nitrogea end carbon may not be responsible for the Tife of man or beast with his or its mental equipment and physical activity ! ‘And rightly, many of the ancient nations like the Chaldeans, the Chineese, were Sun-worshippers; the Hindus continue to be so even to-day. 2 W7Chapter The Moon, The Translator ‘The Moon, the biggest of the satcllites, is distant from the earth by nearly 2,40,000 miles. She revolves round the Earth in 27-3 days. She spins on its axis in exactly the same time that she takes to go round the Earth, ‘The day in the Moon is 29 of ourdays and the night is 29 of our nights. She revolves round the pole of the ecliptic in such a way as always to be inclined nearly 6} degs. from uprightness to the level in which she travels round us. ‘Thus we see 51 p.c. or even grds of the Moon's surface at one time or another with the balance remaining hidden, Her black face with her convexity is towards us. ‘Thus she intercepts a little of the solar light, a small part of which is reflected to the Barth. She is rightly called the Queen of the night, the Translator of the rays of the Sun, ‘The Sun and the Moon have been the objects of adoration by all nations from hoary antiquity, under different names, all signifying respectively father and mother, the soul and the body. ‘Astronomers agree that all vegetation on our globe is due to her action, and that the tides, their ebb and flow, are caused by the combined gravitational force of the two luminaries. ‘The Moon supplies the air, the water, the food for all animal existence and sustenance. Her energy promotes fertility, activity, growth on our Earth while that proceeding Moonwards from our planet~on the hypothesis of a double current passing in and out—brings about debility, decrement and decrepitude. She rules cata- menia, conception, embryo, foetus, child-birth, gestation. ‘The menstrual cycle in the female is intimately connected 18 7 with her revolution round the Earth in 27 days and with respect to other bodies, especially Mars, in a nativity, She ‘governs the “mind” (Manas) and the animal instinet; the ever-constant changes, formation, completion and dissolu- tion. ‘The systole and the diastole, the inspiration and the expiration, the continual formation and destruction of the blood cells, the fractional periods of rest are all sup- posed to be due to the interaction of the Sun and the Moon. At the New or the Full Moon, the tides are higher con- sequent on the greater attraction, magnetism or gravity, whichever itbe or all put together. Physicists opine that at ‘the New or the Full Moon, especially when the Moon or ‘theSun is in conjunction with a mode, with or without an eclipse, magnetism or electricity between the bodies might get annulled or diminished to a great extent, more pro- nouncedly at the New Moon with gravity alone acting, Hence it is that the ancients interdicted New Moon days (except those at Mahodaya or Ardhodaya fulfilling other set of conditions) to be unfit for sea bath, probably for the reason that the waters cannot impart the solar magnetism so richly stored in them to those bathing imit, or it may be that man, stated to be an electrical body able to light up a 25 watt bulb for 3 mins, (as stated by an authority in the Sunday Times of the 29th Nov., 1953), greatly deprived of it at such times may not endure the force of gravitation alone exerted by the waters. ‘The latter view of mine, though somewhat speculative, might be correct for deaths occur, avast majority of them, far more frequently, with all diseases, especially Insanity and other nervous diseases taking a very acute phase, and with the rest becoming “critical,” at or around the New or Full Moon day, (also conclusively proved from enough statis- tics and published in that authoritative Medical Journal, 19 s fe / 2‘the Lancet, in about 1928). The quantity of magnetism and electricity which are needed to sustain life in the ailing man may get further diminished or cancelled at such times. Gravity alone is probably incompatible with ‘and injurious to life, Our ancients probably for this reason, Tsuppose, advocated the regular use of wooden sandals for the feet, and of the skin of deer or tiger to sit on to pre~ vent or check the dispersion and loss of the magnetism and electricity present in man. The Moon represents the Water power (Ambu), therefore the Jala Tatva, which is the combination of three Tatyas. She is the negative force as opposed to the ‘positive force of the Sun, As all liquids, wherever situated in asea, a lake, or a flask, take the shape of the container, she rules adaptability, motion,change, inconstancy, recep- tivity, productivity which qualities are modified by her position in the zodiac whereat the planet ruling the sign ‘and the one in aspect to her impart their own qualities as well. ‘Time is not far off when manned planes will be able to go to the Moon, if not to some other planets Venus or Mars, and reveal to us very much more than what we have known all these centuries. TRealors might have perused the article in the Sunday Standard 10, eee he captions We have brothers in other worlds” By Saas Le Pack Trenchy Editor, Flying Saucer Review, stating that Ductor George Hunt Wil alongwith tix others actually con Ged wu om va wort Dees Cont, Glo Se ar 1992 and that some of them had the pleasure of gOKNE aoe TO hear ate ships travelling at 1200 soles an how. for with them int ubose men Grom Venus are very trendy us ee rec mong withthe other inalances given in that interesting Daud thie tke mystery ot the “flying taterse™ The author leo article salve they were, noted in out skies, fom the earliest fines 2 ence nie Van, We wil ai a moog dia es Sat aheceticets of the plancts, portrayed by our aneients, will be found to be axiomatically truc. Tee 20 Chapter 1V The Tatvas ‘The ancient Hindu Savants, centuries past our reckoning, postulated the existence of the five Bhutas (Elements) permeating all matter, animate or inanimate, in the universe. Bhuta means truth, the indisputable and irrefutable fact of their ubiquitous presence inhering all bodies. Each bhutahas a characteristic quality of its ‘own, hence is termed tatva. meaning quality in Sanskrit, ‘These five elements comprise Prithvi (Earth); Apa (Water) ; ‘Theja light and (Heat); Vayu (Wind); Akash (Space unlimited *(1) Ether), These were mentioned by them even in the all important Sandhyavandana mantra 2(2)” in the same order as found from the earth to the space above, following the geocentric method of calculations adopted by all astronomers. These Bhutas ‘coalesce and combine together very intimately and invisi- bly, giving rise to, and to be responsible for all physical, physiological, biological entities and changes. These Fepresent che physical qualities only in matter and not the chemical constituents. ‘The Hindus theorised that mater has mechanical energy, heat energy, electrical energy, all combined in it. Fi. Modern physicist opine that the space, however immea- surably vast, is finite. #2, Sandhyavandanamantra is'a form of ptayer in Sanskrit, the recital al performance of which, taking about 15 minutes, is permi= ited to the upper, classes of Hinds society after the Throad-marriage Ceremony (Upanayanam) at which function they ate initiated into the Stantras to entitle them thereafter to read the Vedic literature and ces (Sastras).. ‘This prayer is to be conducted three times a jse, noon and sunset 2‘The Heat energy (Thejo tatva) breaks up the cohesion (lish, clasp or embrace according to the Hindus) of the molecules in a solid, widens the distances between them and converts the solid into a liquid. The same heat ‘mergy converts a liquid into a gas wherein the molecules are torn apart and scparated, during which process rapid. motion results with the help of the Wind (Vayu). Finally extension ocours into Space (Akash). Thus, in the opinion ‘of the ancients, matter has all these qualities inhering in it and when under an environment there is preponde- rance of some Tatva, the characteristic qualities already existing in matter are brought to the fore with relatively characteristic changes in the form. Physicists have all along defined matter as passive and inert, possessing mass and occupying space. Boyle and Newton treated matter and cnergy as two distant entities or qualities, but Einstein stated cnergy as quality of matter. ‘Thus, the equilibrium and stability of matter are disturbed to the extent to which variations or changes ‘occur to the components. To put it in another way, the excess or the predominance of one or more Tatvas, brought about by any means whatsoever, by mechanical or electrical, natural or artificial process, is the cause of removing the inertia or the passivity and of thus distur= bing the equilibrium of matter. This leads us to conclude that all matter on the Earth (Prithvi) has the qualities of each of the Tatvas in combination, inertia, motion, energy, extension, with the latter three qualities latent or dormant when a body is at rest. All matter is a bundle of infinite atomic particles of complex structure but electrically charged, only comparable to. that of the solar system, ‘The inter-planetary spaces are filled with matter, 22. a necessary condition for the transmission of light and other forms of radiance. Every minnte, indivisible particle, called atom, has a miniature sphere of its own, having smaller particles buzzing with electrical energy. ‘These are in chief, the protons, the electrons, the neutrons ‘besides some other newly discovered ones of rather minor importance. ‘The proton, a heavy particle with positive charge combines with a neutron to form the nucleus of the atom with no charge, and the clectrons, small light particles, with negative charge move round the nucleus, bound by electric attraction. ‘The protons which are positive resemble the Sun, and the electrons resemble the planets wich negative charge, and probably Venus, Saturn and the Moon possess a pre-ponderance of the electrons as these are stated to govern female births (See Chapter V). Prof. Thompson discovered that atoms of one ‘element may be transformed into those of another by losing their outer ring of electrons. Atoms, he avers, are atomic electric batteries with electrons with a central ‘pore or ion of positive electricity. Thus all atoms are only compound structures of positive and negative electricity. He also stated that electricity is found freely floating in ‘water ; and electric energy, the clemental ingredient of all life to the beings, is supplied by food, air, water, light ‘and heat for the continuity of life with the constant cell- renewal and ccll-integrity, Thus electrons form primordial pre-requisite to all things. He suggests further alaw of natural selection of atomic species whereby the mineral ‘Jingdom is hermetically sealed from the animal kingdom, Harries in his work, Nature, Mind and Modern Science, stated “physical matter,—the four elements can be combined in various ways and each compound which results is a composite matter and form, each again 28‘may become matter out of which the tissue of the living things is formed and this again is matter inthe animal organism.” This helps us to account for the different degrees of mobility, activity, physical form, with many variations and contrasts between man and man, It is probable in my view that the protons and the electrons are in slightly different proportion in each individual, accounting for the varying consitutions and characteristics. Electricity is considered by very many authorities as a mode of motion, interchangeable with light, heat, cold and sound. Witness, for instance, the production of electricity from the power of a waterfall, Akash, the infinite and eternal space, possesses sound and electricity, the vibrations of which travel wave-like (parispanda of the Hindus) in the manifesting medium, the Wind (Vayu). Akash, as Alan Leo puts it, is the spiritual agent undetec- ted, and *Ether, a material agent, the lumini-ferous substance pervading the whole universe. All, however, are in perfect agreement with regard to the constant flow of energy producing charges in a con= tinuous manner which cannot be perceived by the ordi« nary intellect except by the highly developed intuition, Inter-stellar Ether, or Electricity cum Sound,—whatever it is, is the vehicle for the transmission of — mole- cular motion. __ Electricity is produced in Akash considered in Upa nishads_as the primary origin of all other tatvas, and the *Hinvicio"s Theory of Relativity and the Michelson-Norle ox periment disposed of the presence of ether, But we are not much ‘concerned with what that agent may be 40 long as itis not deter- amined, but all scientists agree that something, sound or electricity, is present to serve as a medium for the transminsion of the waves of tadiation from the dynamic sparks of the Sun, 24 ah seat of electricity in man is the primary generator of motion ; and our bodies are electrical. It is not improb- able that our brains and the nervous system are the centres, the store-houses of electricity. Spencer, an autho- rity on Cosmic Philosophy, states that the souls of the dead to whose powers no limits are known and are omni- present can leave bodies and can re-enter them though new bodies are to be formed. Collins in his Synthetic Philosophy of Spencer holds that the souls form their ‘own population in the rocks and cremation grounds (in line with the established, but supposed to be superstitious beliefs of the Hindus) and that the patients afflicted, for instance, with hysteria and the like raving affections manifest extraordinary, even super-human, mental or physical vigour owing to the usurping spirit entering their bodies. For life is accepted to proceed from pre-existing life on the principle “ex-nihilo nihil’? meaning that noth- ing is made out of nothing. According to our ancients and to Herbert Spencer, the souls of the dead, endless in number, merge with Ether, get revitalised by the phos phoric radiance of the Sun and are successively and rhythmically whirled back to the earth to enter some body or other according to the Divine law. But each soul-atom thus charged again possesses affinity to a cer~ tain species. There must be equally minute difference in these minute atoms, in my impression, either in their structure, composition, mass or size, whieh are responsible for bringing forth a man, an elephant oralion. But ‘these are indistinguishable in the primary embryo stage when no structural peculiarities are developed, For the ovule of an ant, an elephant, a dog or a man defies any clue for differentiation under the microscope or for sear ching analysis of a chemist or for the scrutiny of the biologist. All start as protoplasms resembling the Ei} ; i. aealbumin-white of an egg, a jelly like substance, which may develop into an ill-looking crab or into a fierce rhinocer- ‘ous or into a beautiful woman depending evidently upon the environment, the human or animal womb, for their growth and subsequent differentation. ‘The electric-oxy- gen combined atoms rush forth towards groster material, the carbon particles, with inconceivable velocity and enter the embryo. ‘At the beginning of the 19th century, Thomas Young who was given all the credit for fronting the undulatory theory (the ‘parispanda’ mentioned by our ancients centuries ago) postulated that heat and light waves impin- ging upon the molecules of bodies and agitating their constituent atoms subject them to tremors equal in rapi- Gity to those of light and heat proceeding through the luminous Ether, In the 17th century J. D. Cassini, and Jater on many scientists, advanced different theories for the causuation, of “zodiacal light” which was described by that eminent astronomer Sir John Hershel thus “a cone of Jentricularity (lens-shaped light) extending from horizon obliquely upwards following the course of the ecliptic or rather the Sun’s equator ; the breadth of its base to its axis extends by 8 to 30 deg, This extends beyond the Sun, Mercury and Venus, and at the Earth as a glowing band broad at its base near the horizon and narrower as it goes obliquely”. This light is possibly produced by the Earth going about the Sun with its tremendous speed for millions of years ever since its excation, or that electricity and light proceeding from above to the earth ever and anon at tremendous speed ‘over the immeasurable time should have produced in their passage to the earth the zodiacal light and in turn to be responsible for all life and activity on our globe, let apart that on the other planets. 26 ‘A Report on the Radiation Belt around the Barth from. Essen (W. Germany) dated 26th Oct. °58 was given on 30th Oct. °58 in the Indian Express, and it reads thus: America’s” first Moon rocket Taunched two ‘weeks ago to a height of 79,000 miles showed that the Barth was surrounded by a belt of radiation about 5600 miles thick according to Dr. R. Jastrow of the U. S. Navy Laboratory, Washsng- ton, ‘The intensity of this radiation began about 625 miles ups ‘This radiation would expose the crew to the evil effects, and thus the men are shielded with lead of moderate thickness to overcome this problem.” ‘All atoms, according to Hershel and Clerk Maxwell, of which the visible universe is built up bear distinct marks of being manufactured articles. ‘Tyndall rightly observes “J affirm that no shred of trustworthy experi ‘mental testimony exists to prove that life in our day has ‘ever appeared independently of antecedent life.” All these opinions are in favour of the established belicf of our ancients that our life is a continuous chain of births and rebirths. Let us consider, in| the light of the modern theories and conceptions as well, what these five Tatvas stand for :— ‘The Prithvi is the dense matter which, according to our ancients, is nothing but the ficlds of gravitation of the earth. It represents the solidarity, density, massivity and gravity which make for the structure of the formation of matter, ‘The Surya Sidhanta states that i: produces in its surrounding a field of gravitation. Long before a Copernicus, a Newton, a Kepler advanced ary theory, the ancient Rishis of India were aware of the gravitational pull exerted by a planetary body, and this is obvious from ‘the very name, ‘graha’ given to a plane:—indced am ideal, apt, short and single word in Sanskrit carrying the fall import of gravitation, as in fact every word is in Sans- rit philology. ‘This Prithvi is the great storer of Carbon. 27 = ae‘Akash is the primordial tatva (Ether) from which has ‘originated Wind (Vayu) ; from the combination of these two has emerged Fire (Theja Light); and from the combi- nation of these three tatvas has emerged Water (Apa) ; and finally from the combination of all the four tatvas has resulted the Earth (Prithvi). ‘Akash is Ether or Sound-cum electricity, the medium. for the transmission of the Solar energy. Vaywis, as we ‘know, the most important food being a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen for man as he takes 2000 cubic feet of air in 24 hours. The nitrogen content is, however, preponderant, ‘A living cell cut off from air will die, with development discouraged by the lack of environmental correspondence. “Theja represents the important element, oxygen, agitating atoms and revitalising the cells in the body. Apa (Water) is the combination of hydrogen and oxygen with some hydrogen preponderance ; our body comprises 70 per cent ‘of water in the blood and tissues for the easy flow through arteries veins and capillaries; hence it is fluid preponderant. ‘Thus, all life is subject toand is dependent upon the presence of all the five Bhutas, each of them contributing its quota and playing its part in its maintenance. Chapter V The Tatvas, Their Rule and Characteristics ‘The five Tatvas were enunciated by our ancients to repeat themselves in a definite cyclic order after every one and a half hours. ‘The duration of each of these ‘Tatva on any day is uniform, But their order is depen- dent upon the Week day. - Prithvi Tata lasts for 6 minutes. Jala» oo» » 12» Theja » 5 » 1B oy Vays ye En Akash 5 » 9 30» ‘Total duration 90 mins, (14 hrs.) ‘Thus, each ‘tatva’ from Prithvi onwards increases by 6 minutes in duration over the one preceding it. Jala and Vayu are nepative, hence represent the female, ‘The Sun and Mars, being fiery planets, rule Thejo ‘Tatva. ‘The Moon and Venus rule Jala tatva, Hence, it is that soon after Sunrise on any day begins that tatva predominantly governed by the Ruler of the day, and thereafter the Tatvas next in order to it ¢sunwards* operate (See Table G). Days Ruler Tatvas (first ruling from Sunrise) Sunday te) Sc ‘Thejo Tatva, Monday Moon jay Tuesday | Mars ‘Thejo », Wednesday Mercury Prithvi, Thursday Jupiter ‘Akash Friday Venus fila Saturday t. Saturn weiss Magu: wl 29All the nations in the world have ever followed the ‘same order for the Week days on their confirmed assump. ‘tion that the five planets as well have govern over the five days from Tuesday to Saturday while Sunday and Monday are allocated to the Sun and the Moon respec tively, As such it is not unbelievable that the planets ‘exert their own independent influence on the Tatvas with that characteristic tatva of each planet beginning from sunrise on the day under it. The Characteristics My investigations for a considerable number of years, to the extent possible, to ascertain what distinct traits of character each tatva might confer on persons born under it, have led me to believe that some distinguishing traits, mentioned below, stand truly typical of the persons, often manifesting themselves to a great degree, from their child- hood, or at other times working as an undercurrent coming to the surface gradually with manhood and re- vealing themselves. It must be, however, noted that all such qualities are subject to great modifications according to the sign and degree of the Ascendant in each case, according to the Lord ofthe sign, its position, its aspects, ‘its proximity to the fixed stars and_ the like usual astro” logical considerations. ‘Therefore, the below mentioned traits under each tatva may not be taken as ‘literally’ true, But when interpreted along with other considera- tions even to an extent, the typical traits of each person, their instincts and desires, hopes and aspirations, their Tine of thinking, and the like would be found to be even astonishingly true or at least not at much variance, Jupiter is laid in with masses of cloud and its gravitac tional force is more than twice that of all the other planets 30. Put together. Tt rules Akash, the universe of light or the clectro-magnetic radiation fields, the omnipotent Aether. It has warmth and generates Electri- city. Thus, the planet rules such qualities as optimism, cheer, generosity expansion, fullness, abundance and the magnetic ‘aura’ that surrounds every living creature. Virgil rightly calls it as “ omnipotent Father Aether,” and Acther is verily the living substance. Mercury, the Quicksilver, is the mental planet which gives the brain power and its motility. Tt stands for all mental flights in the domain of Sciences, Philosophy, Mathematics and the like. It rules commerce, trade, Bank balance; indicates physical or health aura, as brought about by the ‘nerve * power, Venus denotes the astral or paychic aura; imagin: tion, fertility of thought, love of ease, pleasure and enjoy- ment, also of arts; of sciences, particularly Chemistry, Medicine, Pharmacy. ‘Mars governs the physical aura, motivity (muscular) energy, vigour and vitality, love of and ability in debate, argument and rhetoric, the sex desire and strength. Saturn governs ‘Vayu’ the higher mind, contempla- tion, meditation, introspection ; isolation and frugality enforced, patience, endurance and industry. ‘The Gunas or Predicament : ‘Akash governs Sound (Sabda) Vay » Touch and Sound (Sparsa and Sabda) Theja ,, Sight and the above two (Rupa and the above) Apa, Taste and the above three (Rasa plus aboye) Prithvi ,, Smell and all the above four (Gandha and the above four). 31