Atma distinction

Atma distinction

अथात्मनिर्णयं व्याख्यास्ये॥

athātmanirnayam vyākhyāsye ||

Shloka 94 -Dhyanabindu Upanishad

94. Now I shall give a description of Atman. In the seat of the heart is a lotus of eight petals. In its centre is Jivatma of the form of Jyotis and atomic in size, moving in a circular line. In it is located everything. In knows everything. It does everything. It does all these actions attributing everything to its own power, (thinking) I do, I enjoy, I am happy, I am miserable, I am blind, I am lame, I am deaf, I am mute, I am lean, I am stout, etc.

1. When it rests on the eastern petal which is of Sveta (white) colour, then it has a mind (or is inclined) to Dharma with Bhakti (devotion).

2. When it rests on the south-eastern petal, which is of Rakta (blood colour), then it is inclined to sleep and laziness.

3. When it rests on the southern petal, which is of Krishna (black) colour, then it is inclined to hate and anger.

4. When it rests on the south-western petal which is of Nila (blue) colour, then it gets desire for sinful or harmful actions.

5. When it rests on the western petal which is of crystal colour, then it is inclined to flirt and amuse.

6. When it rests on the north-western petal which is of ruby colour, then it has a mind to walk, rove and have Vairagya (or be indifferent).

7. When it rests on the northern petal which is Pita (yellow) colour, then it is inclined to be happy and to be loving.

8. When it rests on the north-eastern petal which is of Vaidurya (Lapis Lazuli) colour, then it is inclined to amassing money, charity and passion.

When it stays in the inter-space between any two petals, then it gets the wrath arising from diseases generated through (the disturbance of the equilibrium of) Vayu, bile and phlegm (in the body). When it stays in the middle, then it knows everything, sings, dances, speaks and is blissful. When the eye is pained (after a day’s work), then in order to remove (its) pain, it makes first a circular line and sinks in the middle.

a) The first line is of the colour of Bandhuka flower (Bassia). Then is the state of sleep. In the middle of the state of sleep is the state of dream. In the middle of the state of dream, it experiences the ideas of perception, Vedas, inference, possibility, (sacred) words, etc. Then there arises much fatigue. In order to remove this fatigue, it circles the second line and sinks in the middle.

b) The second is of the colour of (the insect) Indragopa (of red or white colour). Then comes the state of dreamless sleep. During the dreamless sleep, it has only the thought connected with Parameshvara (the highest Lord) alone. This state is of the nature of eternal wisdom. Afterwards it attains the nature of the highest Lord (Parameshvara).

c) Then it makes a round of the third circle and sinks in the middle. The third circle is of the colour of Padmaraga (ruby).

d) Then comes the state of Turya (the fourth). In Turya, there is only the connection of Paramatman. It attains the nature of eternal wisdom. Then one should gradually attain the quiescence of Buddhi with self-control. Placing the Manas in Atman, one should think of nothing else. Then causing the union of Prana and Apana, he concentrates his aim upon the whole universe being of the nature of Atman. Then comes the state of Turiyatita (viz., that state beyond the fourth). Then everything appears as bliss. He is beyond the pairs (of happiness and pains, etc.,). He stays here as long as he should wear his body. Then he attains the nature of Paramatman and attains emancipation through this means. This alone is the means of knowing Atman. When Vayu (breath) which enters the great hole associated with a hall where four roads meet gets into the half of the well-placed triangle, then is Achyuta (the indestructible) seen.

Translated by K. Narayanasvami Aiyar

Direction/Dig	Color	Nature
East	White(Sweta)	Dharma with Bhakti (devotion).
South-East	Red(Rakta)	Sleep and laziness
South	Black(Krishna)	Hate and anger
South-West	Blue(Nila)	Sinful or harmful actions
West	Crystal	flirt and amuse
North-West	Ruby	Walk, rove and have Vairagya
North	Yellow(Pitta)	happy and loving
North-East	Lapis Lazuli (Vaidurya)	amassing money, charity and passion

हृदिस्थाने अष्टदलपद्मं वर्तते तन्मध्ये रेखावलयं कृत्वा जीवात्मरूपं ज्योतीरूपमणुमात्रं वर्तते तस्मिन्सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितं भवति सर्वं जानाति सर्वं करोति सर्वमेतच्चरितमहं कर्ताऽहं भोक्ता सुखी दुःखी काणः खञ्जो बधिरो मूकः कृशः स्थूलोऽनेन प्रकारेण स्वतन्त्रवादेन वर्तते॥ पूर्वदले विश्रमते पूर्वं दलं श्वेतवर्णं तदा भक्तिपुरःसरं धर्मे मतिर्भवति॥ यदाऽग्नेयदले विश्रमते तदाग्नेयदलं रक्तवर्णं तदा निद्रालस्य मतिर्भवति॥ यदा दक्षिणदले विश्रमते तद्दक्षिणदलं कृष्णवर्णं तदा द्वेषकोपमतिर्भवति॥ यदा नैरृतदले विश्रमते तन्नैरृतदलं नीलवर्णं तदा पापकर्महिंसामतिर्भवति॥

यदा पश्चिमदले विश्रमते तत्पश्चिमदलं स्फटिकवर्णं तदा क्रीडाविनोदे मतिर्भवति॥ यदा वायव्यदले विश्रमते वायव्यदलं माणिक्यवर्णं तदा गमनचलनवैराग्यमतिर्भवति॥ यदोत्तरदले विश्रमते तदुत्तरदलं पीतवर्णं तदा सुखशृङ्गारमतिर्भवति॥ यदेशानदले विश्रमते तदीशानदलं वैडूर्यवर्णं तदा दानादिकृपामतिर्भवति॥ यदा सन्धिसन्धिषु मतिर्भवति तदा वातपित्तश्लेष्ममहाव्याधिप्रकोपो भवति॥यदा मध्ये तिष्ठति तदा सर्वं जानाति गायति नृत्यति पठत्यानन्दं करोति॥ यदा नेत्रश्रमो भवति श्रमनिर्भरणार्थं प्रथमरेखावलयंकृत्वा मध्ये निमज्जनं कुरुते प्रथमरेखाबन्धूकपुष्पवर्णं तदा निद्रावस्था भवति॥ निद्रावस्थामध्ये स्वप्नावस्था भवति॥ स्वप्नावस्थामध्ये दृष्टं श्रुतमनुमानसंभववार्ता इत्यादिकल्पनां करोति तदादिश्रमो भवति॥ श्रमनिर्हरणार्थं द्वितीयरेखावलयं कृत्वा मध्ये निमज्जनं कुरुते द्वितीयरेखा इन्द्रकोपवर्णं तदा सुषुप्त्यवस्था भवति सुषुप्तौ केवलपरमेश्वरसम्बन्धिनी बुद्दिर्भवति नित्यबोधस्वरूपा भवति पश्चात्परमेश्वरस्वरूपेण प्राप्तिर्भवति॥ तृतीयरेखावलयं कृत्वा मध्ये निमज्जनं कुरुते तृतीयरेखा पद्मरागवर्णं तदा तुरीयावस्था भवति तुरीये केवलपरमात्म सम्बन्धिनी भवति नित्यबोधस्वरूपा भवति तदा शनैः शनैरुपरमेद्बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतयात्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत्तदा प्राणापानयोरैक्यं कृत्वा सर्वं विश्वमात्मस्वरूपेण लक्ष्यं धारयति। यदा तुरीयातीतावस्था तदा सर्वेषामानन्दस्वरूपो भवति द्वन्द्वातीतो भवति यावद्देहधारणा वर्तते तावत्तिष्ठति पश्चात्परमात्मस्वरूपेण प्राप्तिर्भवति इत्यनेन प्रकारेण मोक्षो भवतीदमेवात्मदर्शनोपायं भवन्ति॥ चतुष्पथसमायुक्तमहाद्वारगवायुना। सह स्थितत्रिकोणार्धगमने दृश्यतेऽच्युतः॥ ९४॥

athātmanirṇayaṁ vyākhyāsye ||

hṛdisthāne aṣṭadalapadmaṁ vartate tanmadhye rekhāvalayaṁ kṛtvā jīvātmarūpaṁ jyotīrūpamaṇumātraṁ vartate tasminsarvaṁ pratiṣṭhitaṁ bhavati sarvaṁ jānāti sarvaṁ karoti sarvametaccaritamahaṁ kartā'haṁ bhoktā sukhī duḥkhī kāṇaḥ khañjo badhiro mūkaḥ kṛśaḥ sthūlo'nena prakāreṇa svatantravādena vartate ||

pūrvadale viśramate pūrvaṁ dalaṁ śvetavarṇaṁ tadā bhaktipuraḥsaraṁ dharme matirbhavati ||

yadā'gneyadale viśramate tadāgneyadalaṁ raktavarṇaṁ tadā nidrālasya matirbhavati ||

yadā dakṣiṇadale viśramate taddakṣiṇadalaṁ kṛṣṇavarṇaṁ tadā dveṣakopamatirbhavati ||

yadā nairṛtadale viśramate tannairṛtadalaṁ nīlavarṇaṁ tadā pāpakarmahiṁsāmatirbhavati ||

yadā paścimadale viśramate tatpaścimadalaṁ sphaṭikavarṇaṁ tadā krīḍāvinode matirbhavati ||

yadā vāyavyadale viśramate vāyavyadalaṁ māṇikyavarṇaṁ tadā gamanacalanavairāgyamatirbhavati ||

yadottaradale viśramate taduttaradalaṁ pītavarṇaṁ tadā sukhaśṛṅgāramatirbhavati ||

yadeśānadale viśramate tadīśānadalaṁ vaiḍūryavarṇaṁ tadā dānādikṛpāmatirbhavati ||

yadā sandhisandhiṣu matirbhavati tadā vātapittaśleṣmamahāvyādhiprakopo bhavati ||

yadā madhye tiṣṭhati tadā sarvaṁ jānāti gāyati nṛtyati paṭhatyānandaṁ karoti ||

yadā netraśramo bhavati śramanirbharaṇārthaṁ prathamarekhāvalayaṁkṛtvā madhye nimajjanaṁ kurute prathamarekhābandhūkapuṣpavarṇaṁ tadā nidrāvasthā bhavati ||

nidrāvasthāmadhye svapnāvasthā bhavati ||

svapnāvasthāmadhye dṛṣṭaṁ śrutamanumānasaṁbhavavārtā ityādikalpanāṁ karoti tadādiśramo bhavati ||

śramanirharaṇārthaṁ dvitīyarekhāvalayaṁ kṛtvā madhye nimajjanaṁ kurute dvitīyarekhā indrakopavarṇaṁ tadā suṣuptyavasthā bhavati suṣuptau kevalaparameśvarasambandhinī

buddirbhavati nityabodhasvarūpā bhavati paścātparameśvarasvarūpeṇa prāptirbhavati ||

tṛtīyarekhāvalayaṁ kṛtvā madhye nimajjanaṁ kurute tṛtīyarekhā padmarāgavarṇaṁ tadā turīyāvasthā bhavati turīye kevalaparamātma sambandhinī bhavati nityabodhasvarūpā bhavati tadā śanaiḥ śanairuparamedbuddhyā dhṛtigṛhītayātmasaṁsthaṁ manaḥ kṛtvā na kiñcidapi cintayettadā prāṇāpānayoraikyaṁ kṛtvā

sarvaṁ viśvamātmasvarūpeṇa lakṣyaṁ dhārayati | yadā turīyātītāvasthā tadā sarveṣāmānandasvarūpo bhavati dvandvātīto bhavati yāvaddehadhāraṇā vartate tāvattiṣṭhati

paścātparamātmasvarūpeṇa prāptirbhavati ityanena prakāreṇa mokṣo bhavatīdamevātmadarśanopāyaṁ bhavanti ||

catuṣpathasamāyuktamahādvāragavāyunā | saha sthitatrikoṇārdhagamane dṛśyate'cyutaḥ || 94||

REF: Dhyanabindu Upanishad Translated by K. Narayanasvami Aiyar

http://sanskrit.gde.to/doc_upanishhat/dhyanabindu.itx

http://www.yrec.info/Dhyana-Bindu-Upanishad.php

pācakādi sambandha

पाचकादि सम्बन्ध/pācakādi sambandha
Notes by Sanjay Prabhakaran

	पाचक/pācaka		बोधक/bodhaka		कारक/kāraka		वेधक/vedhaka
	Graha	House	Graha	House	Graha	House	Graha	House
Sun	Saturn	6	Mars	7	Jupiter	9	Venus	11
Moon	Venus	7	Mars	9	Saturn	11	Sun	3
Mars	Sun	2	Moon	6	Saturn	11	Mercury	12
Mercury	Moon	2	Jupiter	4	Venus	5	Mars	3
Jupiter	Saturn	6	Mars	5	Moon	7	Sun	12
Venus	Moon	2	Mercury	6	Sun	12	Saturn	4
Saturn	Venus	3	Moon	11	Jupiter	6	Mars	7

Legend & Notes:
bold:The ones shown in bold are variations from [SC]
Colour: The red ones indicate inimical relations, For moon it's taken as 12th house from itself. All houses are as counted from the planet itself.
TIP: If you cannot remember the above table Then, In Jagannatha Hora software, right click on any top of any graha and select "Relationships;Pachakaadi...". This will show relationship of each graha.

Classics like sarvārtha cintāmaṇi mention the 4 types of relations called paachakaadi sambanda, literally paachaaka+aadi means "paachaka+etc" and sambanda means realtionships. The 4 relations are,

Word	Meaning
1. पाचक/pācaka	Digestor, The one who creates opportunity for the graha
2.बोधक/bodhaka	Informer, The one who brings the opportunity in front of graha
3. कारक/kāraka	Doer, The one who does the necessary task for the graha
4. वेधक/vedhaka	Vedhak  is explained in Monier Williams as "वेधक m. a piercer , perforator (of gems &c )" It indicates the obstructions it can be at three levels physical, mental or soul level (Replaced 05/June/2014 as per Pt. Sanjay Rath comments below)

Graha are like people. Each person has a purpose at given time. Also each person needs help from others to perform certain task, depending on the purpose of the person.

An astrological House or Sign (Kshetra) is like a place or environment needed to attain the purpose. It provides the resources needed for the purpose.

All purposes of humans can be broadly divided in four, called chaturartha or four purpose. They are, Dharma, Artha, Kaama and moksha.

An attempt to bring out the meaning of the paachakaadi is to equate them with chatur-artha (quad-purpose). I request readers to provide their view (Inserted/5th June 2014)

1. पाचक/pācaka	Dharma
2. बोधक/bodhaka	Kaama
3. कारक/kāraka	Artha
4. वेधक/vedhaka	Breakthrough

The pachaka planet is like the graha which give make the Dharma of the planet. It’s like the 9^th house. When favorable it can give raaja yoga. It gives fortune to a graha by making opportunities. It's the ripener, which fructifies into sweet fruit. Pachaka is the giver and maker of opportunities.

The Bodhaka planets is like the 7th house, the 7th house is the dwaara or the door and hence brings the opportunity to the graha. The bodhaka knows the desires of the graha. The Bodhaka graha knows the opportunities and hence can be called the informer.

Kaaraka planet is like the 10th house, the kaarka for any graha does the jobs of the graha. Paachaka of a graha knows the karma to be performed by the graha. Pachaka can also do the karma for the graha.

Vedhaka is signified by Pierce through or  obstacles in terms of aquisition or salvation of the planet. If Vedhaka is benefitial to the graha the goal is reached easily. This graha effects in mental level, hence worship to relevant forms of ganesha helps to overcome.

Certain Usages:

• In dasa antardasa, See if the antardasa planet's paachakadi relations. The Mahadasa is like the king and antardasa is like minister, If the relation between them is good the objective of the King is fulfilled.
  
• In Naarayana Dasa, If the dasa sign contains a planet. Then, find the inimical pachakadi sign to that graha. That house or sign will be troubled during that dasa. For example if dasa sign has Saturn, Jupiter or Sun the 6^th house from the dasa sign will be troubled.

Similarly for every dasa find the paachaka etc relation of antardasa with mahadasa lord. This will reveal the out of the dasa-antardasa.

क्रमाद्ग्रहः पाचकवोधकश्च सकारको वेधकसंज्ञकश्च।
मंद् अर जीव् अमरशत्रुपूज्याः शुक्र अर सूर्यात्मज वासरेशाः॥११९॥
रवीन्दुसूर्यात्मजचन्द्रपुत्राः शशांकजीवाच्छधरासुत श्च।
सुर्यात्मजारेंदुदिनाधिनाथाः सौम् येंदुपुत्र अर्क दिनेशपुत्राः॥१२०॥
शुक्रेंदुदेवेज्यधरासुताश्च भवंति तत्पाकमुखा ग्रहेंद्राः॥१२१॥
स्थाननि वक्श्ये क्रमशो ग्रहाणां षट्सप्तधर्मायगताः क्रमेण।
भानोः शशांकान्मदभाग्यलाभयुक्क्ततस्तृतीयेन धरासुताच्च॥१२२॥
धनारिलाभांत्यगताब्जसून्र्द्वितीयवध्वात्म् अजसोदराश्च।
गुरोस्तुषष्ठात्मजकामारिष्फाः शुक्राद्धनारिव्ययबंधुयुक्ताः॥१२३॥
तृतीयलाबारिकलतगास्तु दिनेशसूनोः प्रवदंति तज्ज्ञाः॥१२४॥
kramādgrahaḥ pācakavodhakaśca sakārako vedhakasaṁjñakaśca |
maṁd ara jīv amaraśatrupūjyāḥ śukra ara sūryātmaja vāsareśāḥ ||119||
ravīndusūryātmajacandraputrāḥ śaśāṁkajīvācchadharāsuta śca |
suryātmajāreṁdudinādhināthāḥ saum yeṁduputra arka dineśaputrāḥ ||120||
śukreṁdudevejyadharāsutāśca bhavaṁti tatpākamukhā graheṁdrāḥ ||121||
sthānani vakśye kramaśo grahāṇāṁ ṣaṭsaptadharmāyagatāḥ krameṇa |
bhānoḥ śaśāṁkānmadabhāgyalābhayukktatastṛtīyena dharāsutācca ||122||
dhanārilābhāṁtyagatābjasūnrdvitīyavadhvātm ajasodarāśca |
gurostuṣaṣṭhātmajakāmāriṣphāḥ śukrāddhanārivyayabaṁdhuyuktāḥ ||123||
tṛtīyalābārikalatagāstu dineśasūnoḥ pravadaṁti tajjñāḥ ||124||

Vide: Sarwartha Chintamani

Sapta Rasa - The Seven Liquids

|| Om Gurave Namah ||

Sage Parashara gives the names of Seven liquids when describing the Saptamsa chart.

सप्तांशपास्त्वोजगृहे गणनीया निजेशतः।

युग्मराशौ तु विज्ञेयाः सप्तमर्क्षादिनायकात्‌॥ १०॥

saptāṁśapāstvojagṛhe gaṇanīyā nijeśataḥ |

yugmarāśau tu vijñeyāḥ saptamarkṣādināyakāt || 10||

क्षारक्षीरौ च दध्याज्यौ तथेक्षुरससम्भवः।

मद्यशुद्धजलावोजे समे शुद्धजलादिकाः॥ ११॥

kṣārakṣīrau ca dadhyājyau tathekṣurasasambhavaḥ |

madyaśuddhajalāvoje same śuddhajalādikāḥ || 11||

Rasa Name		Translation	Planet Suggested	Reasons	Odd Signs Order	Even Signs Order
kṣāra	क्षार	Alkaline Water	Saturn	A river in Hell	1	7
kṣīra	क्षीर	Thick Milk	Moon	Lakshmi born of milk ocean	2	6
dadhi	दधि	Curds	Mars	dadhimukah-Name of vaanara(ape) bro-in-law of sugriva	3	5
ijya	इज्य	Ghee	Jupiter	Given in Sacrifice	4	4
ikṣurasa	इक्षुरस	molasses	Mercury	Juice of Sugarcane	5	3
madhya	मद्य	madya	Venus	Intoxicating drink	6	2
śuddhajala	शुद्धजल	Pure Water	Sun		7	1

Please note the obove assignment of the planets is NOT the saptmsha lord, which changes with each Sign.

The Seven Liquids

Jala or Liquids are the main element by which creation happens. In Humans, The Swadhishtana chakra, rules the Jala element. The Saptamsa lagna lord indicates the creative energy present in each individuals.

This sexuality is represented by 28 Nakshatras. Each nakshatra is assigned a male and female of 14 Animals, The following table attempts to bring about a similie between the 14 Animals assigned to each Nakshatra and creative elements present in us.

Male	Female	Animal	Enemy							Graha Equivalent
Ashwini	Satabhisha	Horse	X							Sun
Bharani	Revati	Elephant		X						Moon
Pushya	Krittika	Sheep			X					Saturn
Rohini	Mrigashira	Serpent				X				Venus
Moola	Aridra	Dog					X			Mercury
Ashlesha	Punarvasu	Cat						X		Mars
Vishaka	Chitra	Tiger							X	Moon
U. Phalguni	U. Bhadra	Cow							X	Jupiter
Magha	P. Phalguni	Rat						X		Saturn
Jyeshta	Anuradha	Hare					X			Rahu
U. Ashada	Abhijit	Mangoose				X				Sun
P. Ashada	Sravana	Monkey			X					Mars
P. Bhadra	Dhanishta	Lion		X						Jupiter
Swati	Hasta	Ox	X							Venus

-Sanjay