lesson 1: The Creation
In Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra Maharshi Parashara explains the creation of the universe. According to him Jyotish shastra is as ancient as vedas. It is limb of the vedas. There are four vedas Rig, Yajur, Sama and athervana. The vedas has three divisions namely hora, Ganita and samhita. Jyotish / astrology belongs to hora thus the name hora shastra. Maitreya asked maharshi parasara, How this universe is created? How does it end? What is the relationship of the animals, born on this earth, with the heavenly bodies?Parashara prayed lord Brahma and Śrī Sarasvatī, his power (and consort) and Sūrya, the leader of the Grahas and the cause of Creation, and proceeded to narrate the science of Jyotish, as heard through Lord Brahma. Lord mahavishnu, who is the Lord (of all matters), who has undefiled spirit, who is endowed with the three Gunas, although he transcends the grip of Gunas (Gunatita), who is the Author of this Universe, who is glorious, who is the Cause and who is endowed with valour, has no beginning. He authored the Universe and administers it with a quarter of his power. The other three quarters of Him, filled with nectar, are knowable only to the philosophers (of maturity). The Principal Evolver, who is both perceptible and imperceptible in Vasudeva. The Imperceptible part of the Lord is endowed with dual powers, while the Perceptible with triple powers.
The three powers are sri Shakti (Mother Lakshmi) with Sattva-Gun, Bhu Shakti (Mother-Earth) with Rajo-Gun and Nil Shakti with Tamo-Gun. Apart from the three, the fourth kind of Vishnu, influenced by sri shakti and Bhoo Shakti, assumes the form of Shankarshan with Tamo-Gun, of Pradyumna with Rajo-Gun and of Anirudh with Sattva-Gun.
Mahatatwa, Ahamkar and Ahamkar Murti and Brahma, are born from Shankarshan, Pradyumna and Anirudh, respectively. All these three forms are endowed with all the three Gunas, with predominance of the Gun due to their origin.
Ahamkar is of three classes, i.e. with Sattvic, Rajasic and Tamasic dispositions. Divine class, sensory organs and the five primordial compounds (space, air, fire, water and earth) are, respectively, from the said three Ahamkaras.
The Lord is in all beings and the entire Universe is in Him. All beings contain both Jivatma and Paramatmansas. Some have predominance of the former, while yet some have the latter in predominance. Paramatmans is predominant in the Grahas, viz. Sūrya etc. and Brahma, Shiva and others. Their powers, or consorts too have predominance of Paramatmans. Others have more of Jivatmans.
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