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HINDU TIME MEASURE Among the Hindus, 60 lunar years con- stitute one cycle. The first year of the cycle denotes the evolution of a new creative force which apparently is supposed to end in the last or 60th year after getting fully ma- tured, when the new year gives rise to a new force. The 60 lunar years are : 1. Prabhava, 2. Vibhava, 3. Sukla, 4. Pramoduta 5. Prajot- patti, 6. Angirasa, 7. Srimukha, 8. Bhava, 9. Yuva, 10. Dhatu, 11. Eswara, 12. Bahudhanya, 13. Pramadi, 14. Vikrama, 15. Vishu, 16. Chitrabhanu, 17. Swabhanu, 18. Tarana, 19. Parthiva, 20. Vyayu, 21. Sar- wajitu, 22. Sarwadhari, 23. Virodhi, 24. Vikriti, 25, Khara, 26. Nandana, 27. Vijaya, 28. Jaya, 29. Manmatha, 30. Durmukhi, 31. Hevilambi, 32. Vilambi, 33. Vikari, 34. Sar- wari, 35. Plava, 36. Shubhakritu, 37. Shobhakritu, 38. Krodhi, 39. Viswavasu, 40. Parabhava, 41. Plavanga, 42. Kilaka, 43. Soumya, 44. Sadharana, 45. Virodhikritu, 46. Paridhavi, 47. Pramadicha, 48. Ananda, 49. Rakshasa, 50. Nala, 51. Pingala, 52. Kalayukti, 53. Siddharthi, 54. Roudri, 55. Durmathi, 56. Dunhubbi, 57. Rudhirodgari, 58. Rakthakshni, 59. Krodhana, 60. Akshya. The Zodiac System and the Solar System The zodiac is a broad band or belt in the heavens extending 9 degrees on each side of the ecliptic. The ecliptic or the path of the Sun passes exactly through the centre of the zodiac longitudinally. It is an imaginary circle of 360 degrees and the ancients di- vided this zodiac into 12 equal parts of 30 degrees each, each being named after the constellation. The zodiac, known as the Bhachakra in Sanskrit, revolves on its axis once in a day from east to west. The planetary orbits which were recog- nised as having the most powerful influ- ences on our earth are seven, besides the shadow planets, Rahu and Ketu. According to Suryasiddhaanta, Saturn is the most distant planet from the earth. Jupi- ter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury and the Moon come next in the order of their dis- tance from the terrestrial globe. The near- est planet to our own orbit is the Moon. Body Time taken per degree of zodiac Sun one day Moon l hr 48 min

Mars Mercury

reader, lucky, popular, influenced by women, passionate indolent.

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GEMINI (Mithuna) the Twins

Qualities : Wavering mind, active, jack of all trades but master of none, vivacious but tendency to be inconstant,

PERSONALITY INDICATIONS ARIES (Mesha) the Ram Qualities :

subject to sudden nervous breakdowns, of- ten conscious of their faults, liable to fraud and deception. The Sun in Gemini : Learned, astronomer, scholarly, grammarian, polite, wealthy, critical, assimilative, good conversational- ist, shy, reserved, lacking in originality. The Moon in Gemini : Well read, crea-. tive, fond of women, learned in scriptures, able, persuasive, curly hair, powerful speaker, clever, witty, dexterous, fond of music, elevated nose, thought reader, subtle, long life. extremely sensitive, talkative, self-reliant, honest and unbending, love of justice and fairplay. The Sun in Cancer : Somewhat harsh, in- dolent, wealthy, unhappy, constipation, sickly, travelling, independent, expert as- trologer. The Moon in Cancer : Wise, powerful, charming, influenced by women, wealthy, kind, good, a bit stout, sensitive, impetuous, unprofitable voyages, meditative, much immovable property, scientist, middle stat- ure, prudent, frugal, piercing, conventional. CANCER (Kataka) the Crab Qualities : Intelligent, bright, frugal, industrious, sympa- thetic, morally not brave, at- tached to children and family,

Independent thinkers, are not strict follow- ers of convention, lovers of scientific thought and philoso-

phy, have their own ideas of right and wrong, strongly bent upon educational pursuits, stubborn but frank, impulsive and coura- geous, tendency to gossip, easily influenced by flattery, martial in spirit. The Sun in Aries : Active, intelligent, famous, traveller, wealthy, warrior, variable fortune, ambitious, phlegmatic, powerful, marked personality, impulsive, irritable, pioneering, initiative. The Moon in Aries : Round eyes, impul- sive, fond of travel, irritable, fond of women, vegetable diet, quick to decide and act, naughty, inflexible, sores in the head, dex- terous, fickle-minded, war-like, enterpris- ing, good position, self respect, valiant, am- bitious, liable to hydrophobia if the moon is afflicted, large thighs, popular, restless, idiosyncratic versatile. and mental endurance, business knack and good intuition, tendency to dominate others, liable to extremes, zealous and easily ac- cessible to adulation slow to anger but when provoked furious like the bull, passionate, shine well as authors, book dealers and journalists. The Sun in Taurus : Clever, reflective, at- tracted by perfumes and dealers in them, hated by women, slowly to action, musician, self-confident, tactful, original, sociable, in- telligent, prominent nose. The Moon in Taurus : Liberal, powerful, happy, ability to command, intelligent, hand- some, influential, fond of fair sex, happy in middle life and old age, great strides in life, beautiful gait, large thighs and hips, phleg- matic afflictions, rich patience, respected, intrigues, inconsistent, wavering mind, sound judgement, voracious eater and TAURUS (Vrishabha) the Bull Qualities : Have their own principles and ways, piercing intellect, not sentimental but appreciate truth, extremely good memory, high physical

LEO (Simha) the Lion

Qualities : Have the ability to adopt themselves to any condi- tion of life, ambitious and sometimes avaricious, inde-

pendent thinkers, stick to orthodox prin- ciples of religion, tolerant of others' pre- cepts and practices, lovers of fine arts and literature and have a certain amount of philosophical knowledge, voracious read- ers, capable of non-attachment and con- tentment. The Sun in Leo : Stubborn, fixed views, strong, cruel, independent organising ca- pacity and talents for propaganda, humani- tarian, frequenting solitary places, gener- ous, famous.