Ādi-līlā

Chapter 13: The Advent of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Verse 90 of 122
Cc Ādi 13.90

সিংহরাশি, সিংহলগ্ন, উচ্চ গ্রহগণ ষড্বর্গ, অষ্টবর্গ, সর্ব সুলক্ষণ

सिंहराशि, सिंहलग्न, उच्च ग्रहगण षड्वर्ग, अष्टवर्ग, सर्व सुलक्षण

siṁha-rāśi, siṁha-lagna, ucca graha-gaṇa ṣaḍ-varga, aṣṭa-varga, sarva sulakṣaṇa

Synonyms

siṁhathe lion; rāśisign of the zodiac; siṁhathe lion; lagnabirth moment; uccahigh; graha-gaṇaall planets; ṣaṭ-vargasix area; aṣṭa-vargaeight area; sarvaall; su-lakṣaṇaauspiciousness..

Translation

According to the Jyotir Veda, or Vedic astronomy, when the figure of the lion appears both in the zodiac and the time of birth [lagna], this indicates a very high conjunction of planets, an area under the influence of ṣaḍ-varga and aṣṭa-varga, which are all-auspicious moments.

Purport

The divisions of the ṣaḍ-varga area are technically called kṣetra, horā, drekkāṇa, navāṁśa, dvādaśāṁśa and triṁśāṁśa. According to Jyotir-vedic astrology, when it is calculated who rules the constellation of six areas, the auspicious moment is calculated. Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, who was previously also a great astrologer, says that in the book named Bṛhaj-jātaka and other books there are directions for knowing the movements of the stars and planets. One who knows the process of drawing a straight line and thus understands the area of aṣṭa-varga can explain the auspicious constellations. This science is known especially by persons who are called horā-śāstra-vit, or those who know the scripture of the name Horā. On the strength of astrological calculations from the Horā scripture, Nīlāmbara Cakravartī, the grandfather of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, ascertained the auspicious moment in which the Lord would appear.

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