FORTUNA (IN KP ASTROLOGY) AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE

 

ASTROLOGY: PSEUDO-SCIENCE OR SCIENCE OR DIVINE SCIENCE? – A MYTH BUSTER

It has often been propagated by some scientists and rationalists that astrology is not a science. Some others say it to be a pseudo-science. Even sometimes, they have been found making mockery of it and its findings. They might be having their own specific arguments to prove it. In today’s world, everybody has a right to disagree. We do honor their spirit of disagreement. But one has no right to make mockery of any discipline, especially astrology which is said to be one extremely important branch (Vedanga) out of 6 vedangas having been originated from our sacred Vedas. My own scientific background does not allow me to accept the so-called rationalists’ above theory which is undoubtedly prejudiced and malicious.

In fact, science is defined as the systematic or methodical study of part of the physical world. In Hindi, science is said to be विज्ञान (वि+ज्ञान = विशिष्टीकृत ज्ञान) यानी प्रकृति के क्रमबद्ध व सुव्यवस्थित ज्ञान को विज्ञान कहते हैं। We know that various tests, experiments and research works are continuously carried out in science. The same is happening in other branches of disciplines including astrology. Very often, the old discoveries in science are found to be obsolete or inaccurate and they are replaced by the new ones. The same is continuously happening in astrology too. There is ample scope for research and experiments in all the astrological branches, whether it be Vedic or KP or Jaimini astrology. In astrology too, we often come across new findings through our painstaking studies, research and experimental works and the old findings are undoubtedly replaced by the new ones. Keeping the above facts in view, how can one say that astrology is not a science at all or if it is a science, it is a pseudo-science.

Friends, even in science and mathematics, we have to resort to numerous postulates for carrying out or pursuing any scientific and mathematical study or research work. These postulates are nothing but self-proven axioms which means that there is no logical proof available to the effect that how these postulates have come out in existence. But, we, in science accept them to be true and also make them bases for so many our sequential studies and calculations. But an astrologer does not criticize science or scientists for this kind of various shortcomings abundantly available in all branches of science. So, why others, especially scientists and rationalists should involve themselves in this kind of malicious blame game in order to prove superiority of Science over Astrology or other disciplines?

It is a universal fact that in astronomy, we adopt solar-centric system of calculations but in astrology, we adopt geocentric system of calculations. The solid reason behind it is that we as observers are present in the earth instead of in the Sun. For this very reason, we take Sun as a planet instead of as a star. Through our astronomical knowledge, we all know that the earth like other planets revolves round the sun from west to east direction along with earth’s rotational motion around its own axis. We know that Sun is stationary and does not revolve around the earth. But, for astrological purposes, the path of earth is taken as path of Sun. This path is known as ecliptic. Similarly, Moon being earth’s satellite revolves around the earth but it is also taken as one of the planets. The points where the orbits of Earth and Moon intersect each other are said to be ascending node (Rahu) and descending node (Ketu) respectively. Rahu and Ketu are merely mathematically calculated points and these both planets are said to be shadowy planets but they have got dominating influence over other planets in the astrological phenomena.

The other planets of the Solar system viz., Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are also taken into consideration in astrology as planets. Keeping the distance of the planets and satellites from the sun in view, for the astrological purposes, Sun, Moon, Mercury and Venus are treated as inner planets and Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are considered as outer planets. The astrological prediction is mainly based on scientific phenomena such as force of gravitation, geomagnetic & solar radiation, force of attraction or repulsion, etc.

At the time of birth of a child or at the time of beginning of any event, whatever planetary and stellar position (position of heavenly bodies) is found in the heaven, the same is mapped out or fixed out as a horoscope for predictive purposes. However, while making predictions, transitory positions of all these celestial bodies is also taken into consideration.

The formulae, parameters, calculations, etc. determined by our learned sages in Vedas, Shastra, Puranas, Brihad Parashar Horashastra, Astrological Classics, Jaimini Shastra, Krishnamurthi paddhati (KP system) etc., have been found to be remarkably accurate when used in composite way instead of in isolation. All the learned sages and astrologers have left ample scope for the continuous research and experimental works in the successively changing environment so that the accurate predictions might be made in accordance with DESH, KAAL, PAATRA (देश, काल, पात्र).

Friends, I think that my above humble submission shows that Astrology is a science in all aspects. So, now whether astrology is a science or not, is a non-debatable topic over which we should not waste our precious time. Today millions of professionals associated with purely scientific background are studying astrology and doing painstaking research work in India and abroad and thus, contributing immensely in this field of astrology.

Thus, I claim with all humility that astrology is a divine science because its scope or purview involves scientific and rationalistic study of position and movement of heavenly bodies which are capable to unfold the mysteries and secrets of all the animate and inanimate objects of the universe.

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