Beauty of Snaskrit text /book by Varahmihir ( Brihatsmahita)
Varahmihira was an Indian scholar ( 6th century CE , possibly 505 to 587 ) . He was an Astrologer ,Astronomar ,who lived in UJJAIN ,present day Madhya pradesh of India. He composed several astronomical and Astrological books including pure mathematical astronomy .
Some of the famous books are
Panch Sidhhantika
Brihat Jataka
Brihat Samhita
I have decided to study his book Brihat Smahita ,which deals with several things related to earthquakes like
Bhukmap lakhshana...( Earthquake signals and predictions)
Solar and lunar Eclipses
Conjunction and Oppositions of major planets
Some of the fascinating things I could find are
Moon does not have its own light ,it reflects Sun light
Moon always shows one side to us
Lunar Eclipses are same at various places but Solar Eclipses differs
Lunar Eclipse can not be Annular
In Solar eclipse Moon comes between Sun and Earth
Whenever there are conjunction of 5 planets Eclipses are rare to occur
To know the solar eclipse ie from where it will start and at what side it will end he has suggested a method like this...
Before 7 days of solar eclipse , place a drop of oil on a bowl containing water and observe the movement of oil drop. Where the oil drop moves will be starting side of Eclipse and opposite will be the direction of end of the eclipse
There are several things mentioned in the chapter of Earthquake ( 32nd Chapter) pertaining to Earthquake signs ,predictions and consequences
I am still to comprehend what all has been said ( by the way I have failed to understand it several times before this) ,However only one thing I will mention here
The magnitude of the quake and the time(local) at which it occurs have great relation,that is what he has mentioned
A) If it is pre dawn to Noon ...Maximum magnitude..shown by distance at which it is felt..200 Yogans ( I Yogen =8 miles or 12.8 kms)
B) Noon to Evening.. only 10 Yogans
C) Evening to Midnight ..60 Yogans
D) Midnight to Dawn..180 Yogans
See the beauty .. we have seen Early morning quakes are deadly . So Midnight to Dawn is most dangerous for quake as per Varahmihir
8 comments:
Amit;
Are there any english versions of these books?
Roger
https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/brihat-samhita/d/doc229177.html
Chapter 32 pertaining to Earthquakes
Amit;
$48.00?
Not on my budget!
Roger
Amit;
I thought maybe Jupiter distance would be a factor but the ephemeris shows just a gradual increase in February with nothing special about quake days.
Roger
Jupiter is potent till it is at a distance of 5.5 AU ( Astronomical Units)
Closest to Earth could be 4 AU or even 3.9 AU once in about 60 years
Amit
Amit;
Ok we have Jupiter and moon but what else is needed?
Roger
Roger
Actually the order of potency is Moon,Sun,Jupiter,Mars,Venus and Saturn in that order. Proximity is one major aspect. Any one near to maximum declination makes that planet more potent
Amit
I don't know if I can find all the information needed, let alone tell the PC how to read it.
But I'll try.
Right now I'm trying to find out is maybe I need more oxygen to keep my aging brain from getting worse.
Roger
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