Hindu critiques of astrology / jyotiSa

Som Dev Vasudeva somadevah at MAC.COM
Fri Apr 13 19:23:44 UTC 2007


Kaliviḍambanam,
ed.  PIFI 36 , Pondichéry 1967
ed. Sankararama Sastri, Bālamanoramā Series 35, Madras 1942;
  ed. Kalyāṇasundara Śāstrī, Sastra Sanjeevinee Press Madras 1920;
ed. Vaidika Vardhini Press Kumbakonam
lithograph ed. by Keraḷavarmā, Trivandrum 1886
(Recently translated in the Clay Sanskrit Library: http:// 
www.claysanskritlibrary.org//volume.php?id=17)

The Kalivi.dambana section on astrologers runs:

KalVi.d14ab: caaraan vicaarya daivajñais+& vaktavyam+ bhuubhujaam+  
phalam
KalVi.d14cd: graha+caara+parijñaana.m& te.saam aava"syakam+ yatas+

KalVi.d15ab: putras+ iti+ eva pitari& kanyakaa+ iti maatari
KalVi.d15cd: garbha+pra"sne.su kathayan& daivajñas+ vijayii bhavet

KalVi.d16ab: aayus+pra"sne diirgham aayus+& vaacyam+ mauhuurtikais+  
janais+
KalVi.d16cd: jiivantas+ bahumanyante& m.rtaas+ prak.syanti kam+ punas+

KalVi.d17ab: sarvam+ ko.ti+dvaya+upeta.m& sarvam+ kaala+dvaya+avadhi
KalVi.d17cd: sarvam+ vyaami"sram iva ca& vaktavyam+ daiva+cintakais+

KalVi.d18ab: nirdhanaanaam+ dhana+avaapti.m& dhaninaam adhikam+ dhanam
KalVi.d18cd: bruvaa.naas+ sarvathaa graahyaa& lokais+ jyauti.sikaas+  
janaas+

KalVi.d19ab: "satasya laabhe taambuula.m&  sahasrasya tu bhojanam
KalVi.d19cd: daivajñaanaam upaalambhas+& nityas+ kaarya+viparyaye

KalVi.d20ab: api saagara+paryantaa& vicetavyaa vasu.mdharaa
KalVi.d20cd: de"sas+ hi+ aratni+maatre+ api& naasti daivajña+varjitas+

KalVi.d21ab: vaaraan ke cit+ grahaan ke cit+& ke cit+ .rk.saa.ni jaanate
KalVi.d21cd: tritayam+ ye vijaananti& te vaacas+patayas+ svayam

KalVi.d22ab: naimittikaas+ svapna+d.r"sas+& devataa+upaasakaas+ iti
KalVi.d22cd: nisarga+"satravas+ s.r.s.taas+ & daivajñaanaam+ amii  
trayas+





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