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orthodox schools of Hindu astrology
maintain only the system of dividing the
whole zodiac into 27 equal divisions.
Each division has a presiding deity and
certain specific properties are attributed
to it. (See the table of Nakshatra-s).Nara-Me-dha : The man-scrifice of the Ve-dic ritual. It is a
highly symbolic ritual and all the
secrets of the ritual are concealed in the
Purusha Su-kta and the concerned
commentaries.
Nimlochani : The city of Varun.a. It is located in the West.
The term means of slant or a slope.
Nirayan.a : The method of computing the longitude
of the planets relative to a fixed zodiac.
The method is commonly followed by
the majority of the modern astrologers
of India. In this sytem the whole zodiac
is traced along the landmarks of the
constellations.
Nr.simha : The fourth Avata-r of Vishn.u. It is that of a
Lion’s head with a human trunk. The
Lord took this form to kill Hiran.ya-
kas’ipu and save the latter’s son
Prahla-da. The Avata-r is identified with
the functions of the double sign Leo-
Aquarius.
PPa-pa Purusha : The term means the man of sin or more
correctly the sinner in man. The term
is used in a special sense to signify the
totality of the impurities of man in his
etheric, astral, desire and lower mental
bodies. The Ta-ntric practices prescribe
a specific process to burn up this aspect
of the disciple.