THE VISHU VAT VRITTA
Vishnu Nabhi, Sgr A
The Descent of the Avatar – At Buddha’s Nativity, four planets formed a formidable combination in the House of Profession, with Sun, the Atma Karaka exalted. Lo ! the Moon shone by the Crab / The stars stood ranged to say / Choose thou ! / The Way of Greatness ( Caesar ) or the Way of Good ( Rishies, Yogis ) / To reign a Kings or Kings or wander lone / Crownless and homeless, that the world be helped ! – Sir Edwin Arnold, Light of Asia
Both Glorious Kings – Old & New – show why Ind is called a cricketing super power. New King creates circumstances for Old King’s century with a superb double century partnership. As if telling Surya’s team we are also capable of d c partnerships. 201 vs 210 !
Devolution is form Being to Becoming !
Evolution is from Becoming to Being, She in search of Him, To find in HIm a supernal fulfillment, The All Embrace of Being - Knowledge- Bliss ! Wherein everything is involved, In a state of Involution, containing everything, And manifesting Nothing, Is the state of Involution ! Devolution is the exact reverse, Of Evolution, from Being to Becoming , Everthing devolves from the Pole of Being To its dialectical opposite, Matter Evolution starts with the great Thought, May I become Two and Many The One Universal Substance, Splits Itself to the Absolure Real and Ideal Absolute ! Like Uranium splitting itself into Barium and Krypton, Critical Mass and worldwide destruction, But this splitting up into Purusha and Prakriti, Is for Mass Creation ! Parallel Universes and Mutiverses, Are created by this Cosmic Romance ! It is Consciousness and Force, That had become the Universe ! But why ? What for ? Why do we play games ? For Rasa, for Self Delight, Raso Vai Sah , He is Rasa ! It is the joy of the Magician's The joy of the Dreamers, Creating and recreating Himself in HImself, For the Sheer bliss of that self creation ! Himself the Play, Himself the Player, Himself the Playground, He cannot play with anybody else, As He is Absolute and Alone !
About the 18 Sciences & 18 Arts which grace Indian Philosophy.
1 ) Science of Being as Being -Vedanta Sastra, 2 ) Science of Cosmic Union -Yoga Saastra, 3 ) Science of the Heavens – Jyothis Sastra, 4 ) Science of Nature – Sankhya Saastra, 5 ) Science of Atoms – Vaisesika Sastra, 6 ) Science of Logic – Nyaya Sastra , 7 ) Science of Life – Ayurveda Sastra, 8 ) Science of Wealth – Artha Sastra, 9 ) Science of Grammar – Vyakarana Sastra, 10 ) Science of Definition – Niruktha Sastra, 11 ) Science of Phonetics – Siksha Sastra, 12 ) Science of Poetic Meters – Chandas Sastra,13 ) Science of Musicology -Sangeeta Sastra, 14 ) Science of Symbology – Purana Sastra,15 ) Science of Ethics – Dharma Sastra, 16 ) Science of Law – Neeti Saastra 17 ) Science of Serpent Power – Tantra Sastra, 18 ) Science of Dance – Natya Saastra.
These are Intuitive Sciences, which are slightly different from the physical sciences and involve the added element of Intuition, along with Experimentation, Observation, Hypothesis, Generalisation and Classification ( which the physical sciences use ) ! The Sixfold Scientific Method !
The Eighteen Arts are
Kathakali, Mohiniattom, Kuchipudi, Bharata Natyam, Odissi, Sattriya, Kathak, Manipuri, Kalarippayattu, Ottam Thullal, Krishnanattom, Theyyam, Chakyar Koothu, Thiruvathirakali, Kavadiattom, Nangiar Koothu, Koodiyattom and Kummattikali.
They mystic number 18 represents18 principles. They are
The Five Elements – Earth, Water, Fire, Ether and Air.
The five organs of action, Karmendriyas – Pada ( feet ), Hasta ( hands ), Vag Indriya ( Sense of Speech), Paya ( Anus ) and Upastha ( Genitalia ).
The five organs of perception, Jnanendriyas – Ear, Skin, Eyes, Tongue and Nose.
Nature, Prakriti
Mahat ( Cosmic Intelligence )
and EGO !
Relation of 18 to 108 is that 108 is a multiple of 18 ! The sacred 108 symbolises the 9 Revolving Heavens * 12 Signs of the Tropical Zodiac. Also the 108 Lunar Mansions of the Sidereal Zodiac. ( 27 Nakshatras * 4 quarters).
There are 18 Siddhantas, 18 Horas and 18 Samhitas, 18 Puranas, 18 Upa Puranas, 18 Smritis & 18 Upa Smritis ! The chapters of the Gita are 18 and the Parvas of the Maha Bharata are 18 !
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