311JJaimini : A great sage and disciple of Ve-davya-sa. He
edited the Sa-mave-da. He also composed
a great treatise on astrology in the form
of aphorisms.
Jara-sandha : A mighty cruel king according to the
Maha-bha-rata. He denotes the lateral
sense and the sense of direction in man.
Jeeva-s : Egos.
Jna-na yoga : The path of wisdom through knowledge.
It is one of the three great paths, the
other two being the path of Devotion
(Bhakti yoga) and the path of work
(Karma yoga).
Jyo-tishto-ma : A grand Ve-dic ritual. It forms the base of
so many rituals. The term means the
invocation of light.
Ka-lapurusha : The zodiacal man. The whole zodiac is
represented by the body of a man. In
the horoscope, every sign represents a
part of the body of the native.
Ka-li
- ya : A wicked serpent vanquished by Lord
Krishn.a. See Bha-gavata, Book X.
Ka-ma : Desire. The term is also used to denote
Sankalpa, the first cause of the creation.
Kapila : A Siddha (cosmic principle). He presides
over the consciousness of number and
shape. In the Pura-n.a-s he is said to have
initiated his mother into the wisdom
of the whole creation according to the
Sa-nkhya system. He instructed his
mother while he was in the womb.