Brijbhoomi Books and Handicrafts® Astrology in Vedas By J N Bhasin

Introduction 1. PLANETARY CONCORDANCE Traits of Sun, traits of Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu. 2. THE ASTROLOGICAL POETRY OF GOD God the poet, planets as the pen of God, poetry of God applies to all times, all places and all persons, planets “s symbols of the 9 “RASAS” of the poetry of God. 3. VEDAS AND THE ZODIAC Vedas and the ecliptic, Vedas and the mathematical role of Rahu. 4. VEDIC NAMES OF PLANETS, the spiritual meaning of the term “SOMA” 5. RELATION OF “SYMBOLOGY” TO Astrology Symbology the key to wisdom, the epithet “AGNI MOORDHA” for Mars, the “running” of Moon. 6. A scientific classification of the heavenly bodies into stars, planets, nodes, meteors etc, the meaning of prayer o a mere shadow. 7. SUN: ITS ASTROLOGICAL IMPORT As pivot, as wielder of powers, as head of the family, as soul of the alphabet, gravitation of the Sun, as “HEART” in the Vedas, as symbol of prowess, as heat and light. 8. SPIRITUAL SELF AND ASTROLOGY Supremacy of man over the Animals and the angels. 9. ROLE OF The Sun VIS A VIS Science AND ASTROLOGY 10. VEDIC TRAITS OF MOON Moon as the realiser of God, evidence from “MANDOOKYA” Upnishad, Moon and the financial status, Moon and friendship, Moon is Brahmin… how ? horoscope of a liberated person, Vairagya (dispassion) and Moon, Moon’s relation to water, Moon and feelings, meaning of the fast motion of the Moon, Moon has the light of Sun. 11. VEDIC MOON AND DISEASE OF “CONSUMPTION” Astrological evidence, Vedic evidence. 12. VEDIC MOON AS THE SIGNIFICATOR OF “LONGEVITY” Rig Veda ascribes “NEWNESS” to Moon. 13. MOON’S RELATION TO THE “NAKSHATRAS” 14. VEDIC FUNCTIONS OF MARS “FIRE” 15. VEDIC MERCURY: THE VISHNU 16. VEDIC MANTRA FOR JUPITER 17. VENUS AND THE PRINCIPLE OF CORRESPONDENCE 18. VEDIC MANTRA FOR PROPITIATION OF SATURN 19. A VEDIC PRAYER TO RAHU Rahu the wonderful, Rahu a shadow-why treated as a planet, Rahu a foreigner, “FOREIGN” trait of Rahu illustrated.