Jyotishe Shodhalekhavalih
author: T. S. Kuppanna Sastry
edition: 1989, Kendriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati
pages: 458
Topic: Jyotisha
Lecture 18 - A Brief History of Tamil Astronomy
This page describes A Brief History of Tamil Astronomy which is the eighteenth lecture located on 329-344 in the book Jyotishe Shodhalekhavalih by T. S. Kuppanna Sastry. This is a collecting of papers on jyotisha (Vedic astrology) issued by the Vidyapeetha and represents a systematic and thorough comparative study of topics such as the calendar in Hindu Tradition, Hindu astronomical processes and the Aryabhata School of Astronomy. This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation [by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar]
Tamil text and transliteration: நில்லா அல்லல் நீள்வயல்சூழ் திருப்பேர்மேல் நல்லார் பலர்வாழ் குருகூர்ச் சடகோபன் சொல்லார் தமிழ் ஆயிரத்துள் இவைபத்தும்- வல்லார் தொண்டர்ஆள்வது சூழ்பொன் விசும்பே. (2) nilla allal nilivayalcul tiruppermel nallar palarval kurukurc catakopan collar tamil ayirattuli ivaipattum- vallar tontaralivatu culpon vicumpe....
Read full contents: Pasuram 10.8.11
Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra [by T. S. Syamkumar]
In Tamil Nadu, the Tantrins do not accept the prescription of astrologers for performing expiatory rituals to remove the impurity and bad effects of temple. The Devaprashna is an activity of the astrologers of Kerala analyzing the zodiac signs for finding out the issues of temple and remedies for the same. It is not performed in Tamil Nadu and nearby regions for ascertaining the impurity happened in temples....
Read full contents: 9.2. Devaprashna and Impact of Astrology in Tantric Expiatory Rites
Hindu Pluralism [by Elaine M. Fisher]
In Nilakantha s voice, however, the poets of the Tamil Cankam speak like Sanskrit shastrins, intimately conversant with the history of Sanskrit thought from literary theory to Vedic hermeneutics....
Read full contents: The Shivalilarnava of Nilakantha Dikshita
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[Jyotishe Shodhalekhavalih: index]
[Foreword]
[About the author ( T. S. Kuppanna Sastry)]