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> on 5/8/06 5:35 PM, bob_brigante at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> > One of the sutras of Patanjali (also a major writer in Jyotish) is
> > based on the pole-star
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> You can see the pole star. You can't see Neptune.
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Yes, but for many centuries, Europeans thought that all those spots of
light, whether Jupiter or Sirius etc, were nearby -- they did not know
anything about the great distances involved. The mere fact that you
can see an object does not mean that you understand its position in
the universe, and the mere fact that Neptune and other solar system
objects were not mentioned in Jyotish does not mean that the existence
of these objects was not appreciated (evidently there is a dividing
line of Jyotish significance in the solar system, and Neptune etc are
simply too far out to be significant for Jyotish).
The enlightened sages, Patanjali, Parashara et al, who unfolded
Jyotish were capable of traveling the universe (s) at will --
certainly they knew the layout of the universe -- you would have to
have total knowledge to do the computation required for Jyotish. To
say that they did not know how the solar system was organized is
ridiculous if you have any confidence in Vedic knowledge.
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