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Relation Between Astrology And Vāstu
January 24, 2019
Dr. Nikhil asked: People generally treat astrology to be the subject related to reading horoscopes prepared based on the date and time of a person’s birth. Vāstu Śāstra is treated to be the subject dealing with architecture. Is there a relationship between astrology and Vāstu Śāstra?
Swami replied: O Learned and Devoted Servants of God! Astrology (Jyautiṣa Śāstra) is the subject dealing with bright planets and stars since jyotiḥ means a bright light. Astrology is said to be a subject consisting of five parts (pancāṅga). As per one classification, the five parts of astrology are tithi, vāra, nakṣatra, yoga, karaṇa. Tithi is the date as per the lunar calendar. Vāra is the day of the week. Nakṣatra is the constellation (star). Yoga is a calculation related to the positions of the sun and the moon and karaṇa is the duration of half a lunar day. These five aspects can be seen in the astrological calendar called pancāṅga.
As per another important classification, the five parts of astrology are jātaka, gocāra, muhūrta, vāstu, and parihāra. Jātaka means the horoscope prepared based on the date of birth, the time of birth and the place of birth of an individual. Gocāra is the horoscope built from the name of the individual applied to the running planetary transits. Muhūrta is an auspicious time calculated. Vāstu is the principles of architecture. Parihāra is the worship of God and doing charity to the poor for pacifying the bad effects rising from the first four parts.
Astrology partly involves astronomy, which is related to the imaginable domain. It is also partly the subject involving the deities of the planets and stars, which is related to the unimaginable domain. Thus, astrology is a mixture of the study of the imaginable and the unimaginable domains. The eclipse of the sun and the moon is an imaginable astronomical event. The points in space where the eclipse occurs are associated with the deities Rahu and Ketu, who deliver the fruits of the bad deeds of souls. The delivery of the fruits of the good and bad deeds of souls is a matter related to the unimaginable domain.
Similarly, Vāstu is also a mixture of architecture, which is related to the imaginable domain and the effects of the stars and planets, which is related to the unimaginable domain. Vāstu says that there should be a beam after a span of twelve feet (Dvādaśapade parighā). This is an aspect of civil engineering to ensure the strength of the structure. Vāstu says that for any room, the star calculated by Navavarga Gaṇita should be good. This calculation involves multiplying the carpet area of the room in square yards by eight and then dividing it by twenty-seven (Bham aṣṭa bhaiaḥ). The remainder is noted. Out of the twenty-seven constellations (stars), the one corresponding to the remainder is the relevant star. Vāstu also says that the door of the house should be fixed in the position of a good planet. These points are related to the deities of the stars and planets (jyotiḥ) and are based on the unimaginable domain. Thus, we see that Vāstu is indeed a part of astrology. Pārāśarī, Jaimini Sūtrās, Kālāmṛtam etc., are the scriptures of astrology.
A climax devotee of God need not bother about these stars and planets since God is the ultimate controller of the deities of the planets and stars. Even spiritual knowledge, which is the subject of God can be called as astrology (Jyautiṣa Śāstram). This is because in the Veda, it is said that God is the ultimate brightest light that illuminates these stars and planets and gives power to their deities (Paraṁ jyotirūpasampadya…, Tasya bhāsā sarvamidaṁ vibhāti).
- By Shri Datta Swami
www.universal-spirituality[.]org
Universal Spirituality for World Peace
January 24, 2019
Dr. Nikhil asked: People generally treat astrology to be the subject related to reading horoscopes prepared based on the date and time of a person’s birth. Vāstu Śāstra is treated to be the subject dealing with architecture. Is there a relationship between astrology and Vāstu Śāstra?
Swami replied: O Learned and Devoted Servants of God! Astrology (Jyautiṣa Śāstra) is the subject dealing with bright planets and stars since jyotiḥ means a bright light. Astrology is said to be a subject consisting of five parts (pancāṅga). As per one classification, the five parts of astrology are tithi, vāra, nakṣatra, yoga, karaṇa. Tithi is the date as per the lunar calendar. Vāra is the day of the week. Nakṣatra is the constellation (star). Yoga is a calculation related to the positions of the sun and the moon and karaṇa is the duration of half a lunar day. These five aspects can be seen in the astrological calendar called pancāṅga.
As per another important classification, the five parts of astrology are jātaka, gocāra, muhūrta, vāstu, and parihāra. Jātaka means the horoscope prepared based on the date of birth, the time of birth and the place of birth of an individual. Gocāra is the horoscope built from the name of the individual applied to the running planetary transits. Muhūrta is an auspicious time calculated. Vāstu is the principles of architecture. Parihāra is the worship of God and doing charity to the poor for pacifying the bad effects rising from the first four parts.
Astrology partly involves astronomy, which is related to the imaginable domain. It is also partly the subject involving the deities of the planets and stars, which is related to the unimaginable domain. Thus, astrology is a mixture of the study of the imaginable and the unimaginable domains. The eclipse of the sun and the moon is an imaginable astronomical event. The points in space where the eclipse occurs are associated with the deities Rahu and Ketu, who deliver the fruits of the bad deeds of souls. The delivery of the fruits of the good and bad deeds of souls is a matter related to the unimaginable domain.
Similarly, Vāstu is also a mixture of architecture, which is related to the imaginable domain and the effects of the stars and planets, which is related to the unimaginable domain. Vāstu says that there should be a beam after a span of twelve feet (Dvādaśapade parighā). This is an aspect of civil engineering to ensure the strength of the structure. Vāstu says that for any room, the star calculated by Navavarga Gaṇita should be good. This calculation involves multiplying the carpet area of the room in square yards by eight and then dividing it by twenty-seven (Bham aṣṭa bhaiaḥ). The remainder is noted. Out of the twenty-seven constellations (stars), the one corresponding to the remainder is the relevant star. Vāstu also says that the door of the house should be fixed in the position of a good planet. These points are related to the deities of the stars and planets (jyotiḥ) and are based on the unimaginable domain. Thus, we see that Vāstu is indeed a part of astrology. Pārāśarī, Jaimini Sūtrās, Kālāmṛtam etc., are the scriptures of astrology.
A climax devotee of God need not bother about these stars and planets since God is the ultimate controller of the deities of the planets and stars. Even spiritual knowledge, which is the subject of God can be called as astrology (Jyautiṣa Śāstram). This is because in the Veda, it is said that God is the ultimate brightest light that illuminates these stars and planets and gives power to their deities (Paraṁ jyotirūpasampadya…, Tasya bhāsā sarvamidaṁ vibhāti).
- By Shri Datta Swami
www.universal-spirituality[.]org
Universal Spirituality for World Peace
