Brihat Parasar Hora Sastra -Ch. 2. Great Incarnations

 

Ch. 2. Great Incarnations

 
Ch. 2. Great Incarnations

रामकृष्णादयो ये ह्यवतारा रमापतेः।

तेऽपि जीवांशसंयुक्ताः किंवा ब्रूहि मुनिश्वर॥ १॥

1. Maitreya: “O Mahārishi Parāśar, are the incarnations of Vishnu, viz. Śrī Ram, Śrī Krishn etc., endowed with Jivāńś?

रामः कृष्णश्च भो विप्र नृसिंहः सूकरस्तथा।

एते पूर्णावताराश्च ह्यन्ये जीवांशकान्विताः॥ २॥

2. Maharishi Parashar: “O Brahmin, the four incarnations, viz. Ram, Krishn, Narasimh and Varah are wholly with Paramatmāńś. The other incarnations (than these, out of the ten) have in them Jivāńś too.

अवताराण्यनेकानि ह्यजस्य परमात्मनः।

जीवानां कर्मफलदो ग्रहरूपी जनार्दनः॥ ३॥

दैत्यानां बलनाशाय देवानां बलबृद्धये।

धर्मसंस्तापनार्थाय ग्रहाज्जाताः शुभाः क्रमात्‌॥ ४॥

3-4. The unborn Lord has many incarnations. He has incarnated, as the 9 (Nava) Grahas to bestow on the living beings the results due to their Karmas. He is Janardan. He assumed the auspicious form of Grahas to destroy the demons (evil forces) and sustain the divine beings.

रामोऽवतारः सूर्यस्य चन्द्रस्य यदुनायकः।

नृसिंहो भूमिपुत्रस्य बुद्धः सोमसुतस्य च॥ ५॥

वामनो विबुधेज्यस्य भार्गवो भार्गवस्य च।

कूर्मो भास्करपुत्रस्य सैंहिकेयस्य सूकरः॥ ६॥

केतोर्मीनावतारश्च ये चान्ये तेऽपि खेटजाः।

परात्मांशोऽधिको येषु ते सर्वे खेचराभिधः॥ ७॥

5-7. From Sūrya the incarnation of Ram, from Candr that of Krishn, from Mangal that of Narasimh, from Budh that of Buddha, from Guru that of Vaman, from Śukr that of Parashuram, from Śani that of Kurma (Tortoise), from Rahu that of Varah (Pig) and from Ketu that of Meen (Fish) occurred. All other incarnations than these also are through the Grahas. The beings with more Paramatmāńś are called divine beings.

जीवांशोह्यधिको येषु जीवास्ते चै प्रकीर्तितः।

सूर्यादिभो ग्रहेभ्यश्च परमात्मांशनिःसृताः॥ ८॥

रामकृष्णादयः सर्व ह्यवतारा भवन्ति चै।

तत्रैव ते विलीयन्ते पुनः कार्योत्तर सदा॥ ९॥

जीवांशनिःसृतास्तेषां तेभ्यो जाता नरादयः।

तेऽपि तत्रैव लीयन्ते तेऽव्यक्ते समयन्ति हि॥ १०॥

इदं ते कथितं विप्र सर्वं यस्मिन्‌ भवेदिति।

भूतान्यपि भविष्यन्ति तत्तज्जातन्ति तद्विदः॥ ११॥

विना तज्ज्यैतिषं नान्यो ज्ञातुं शक्नोति कर्हिचित्‌।

तत्मादवश्यमध्येयं ब्राह्मणेश्च विशेषतः॥ १२॥

यो नरः शास्त्रमज्ञात्वा ज्यौतिषं खलु निन्दति।

रौरवं नरकं भुक्त्वा चान्धत्वं चान्यजन्मनि॥ १३॥

8-13. The beings with more Jivatmāńś are (mortal) beings. The high degree of Paramatmāńś from the Grahas, viz. Sūrya etc. did incarnate, as Ram, Krishn etc. After completing the mission, the Paramatmāńśas (of the respective) Grahas again merge (in the respective) Grahas. The Jivatma portions from the Grahas take births, as human beings and live their lives according to their Karmas and again merge in the Grahas. And at the time of Great Destruction the Grahas as well merge in Lord Vishnu. The one, who knows of all these, will become versed in the knowledge of the past, present and future. Without a knowledge of Jyotish these cannot be known. Hence, everyone should have a knowledge of Jyotish, particularly the Brahmin. The one, who, devoid of knowledge of Jyotish, blames this Vedic Science will go to the hell called ‘Raurava’ and will be reborn blind.

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