The Astrological e Magazine – July 2019

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minutes- This gives the distance of the Ushas from

the Sun to be 21 degrees and 30 minutes of angle

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In the mantra R. V , 1-123-8 ‘Sadrsiradya Sadrsridu

Swo’ means as per Sayana’s commentary that today’s

Alias is equal to tomorrow’s Ahas on all days. This

can happen” only at - the equator. Secondly it is

stated ‘Dirgham Sachantam Varunasya Dhama ’ i.e.,

the path of the Sun is at the greatest distance. This

suggests the solstitial day. ‘Ana- vadhya Trimsatam

Yojananam’: Anavadhya means ‘Suddha’ suggesting

the corrected value and trimsatam yojana meaning-

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Sadhyah’ :—this gives the motion of the Ushas in

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degrees then 300 yojanas become 21 degrees 30

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modern value being 81 minutes) and this is the

corrected value of the duration of twilight for an

equatorial observer on the solstitial day.

In connection with the explanation of the above

mantra Sayana has made three astronomical

statements: 1. That the twilight begins at 21 ghatis

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yojanas, the circumference of the earth, in the course

of a day and 3. That when it is sun-rise at Lanka, it

is sunset at Siddhapura, midnight at Romaka and

mid-day at Yamakoti. I have already shown that

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“Twice eight hundred—yojanas are the diameter of

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that is the circumference of the earth”. This gives

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the three-hundred yojanas of the Rig-Veia help us

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yojanas of the Surya Siddhanta, it goes completely

to prove that the Surya Siddhanta is entirely based

on the Vedas and not on Greek astronomy. The third

statement Sayana himself says is from Aryabhatta.

He quotes the verse in full from Aryabhatta. This idea

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It is also stated in our Ithihasa the Mahabharata.

The above explanation of the Rig-Veia mantra, with

the help of Sayana’s commentary must convince

any impartial reader that the Indian Siddhantas are

direct descendents of the Vedas and have nothing

to do with the Greek astronomy. On the other hand,

if there be any similarity in words etc., it must go

to show the indebtedness of the Greek astronomy

to the, India astronomical works and that too in a-

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Rome in our early literature and hear of Numa as

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whether ‘Numa’ is only our Maim inverted as they

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Jiba-ra. In our text-books it is stated that Lanka is

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are found in the Rig-Ve ia also. As no Sanskrit name

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This shows that Aswini Sun or the new-year Sun

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mention in the Vedas. Homage to the great Rishis.

Om Tat Sat