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Understanding Nityayoga

Wednesday, 30 November 2011 - Sreenadh OG

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[On Sayana (Tropical) and Nirayana Nityayoga Traditions]

Ancient Indian astrology, especially Vedic astrology consider 5 limbs of time as important –Nakshatra, Tithi,

Nityayoga, Karana and Vara. As per the popular definition -

1) Nakshatra – Fixed areas in sky ranging 13 deg. 20 min. each, starting with Asvini.

2) Tithi – The difference of Moon’s and Sun’s longitude.

Tithi Count = (Moon’s Long – Sun’s Long.)/12 deg.

3) Nityayoga – The sum of Moon’s and Sun’s longitude.

Nityayoga Count = (Moon’s Long +Sun’s Long.)/13 deg. 20 min.

4) Karana – Half of Tithi

Karana Count = (Moon’s Long – Sun’s Long.)/ (12 deg. x 2)

5) Vara – Time from one sunrise to next sunrise.

It is evident that –

Nakshatra = 13 deg. 20 min.

Tithi = 12 deg.

Nityayoga = 13 deg. 20 min.

Karana = 6 deg.

In other words, all this four limbs are related to some specific areas in sky. The 5th

limb Vara is not of this category.

We note that both Nakshatra and Nityayoga are 27 in number and cover an area of 13 deg. 20 min. each. The

Nakshatra list starts with Asvini and the popular Nityayoga list start with Vishkambha. We will try to look more

closely on this Nityayoga concept in this article. The popular list of 27 Nityayoga along with their one to one

symbolic correspondence with 27 Nakshatras is given below -

1 Vishkambha

(Aswini)

10 Ganda

(Makha)

19 Paridhi

(Moola)

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2 Preeti

(Bharani)

11 Vriddhi

(Purva Proshtapada)

20 Siva

(Purva Ashadha)

3 Ayushman

(Kritika)

12 Dhruva

(Uttara Proshtapada)

21 Siddha

(Uttara Ashadha)

4 Soubhagya

(Rohini)

13 Vyakhata

(Hasta)

22 Sadhya

(Sravana)

5 Sobhana

(Mrigasira)

14 Harshana

(Chaitra)

23 Subha

(Dhanishta)

6 Atiganda

(Ardra)

15 Vajra

(Swati)

24 Sukla

(Satabhishak)

7 Sukarma

(Punarvasu)

16 Siddhi

(Visakha)

25 Brahma

(Pura Bhadrapada)

8 Driti

(Pushya)

17 Vyateepata

(Anuradha)

26 Indra

(Uttara Bhadrapada)

9 Soola

(Aslesha)

18 Vareeyan

(Jyeshta)

27 Vaidhriti

(Revati)

I believed this list and never asked any question about and assumed that each of them correspond to Nakshatras

starting from Asvini till Revati. (i.e. Vishkambha corresponds to Asvini, Vaidhriti corresponds to Revati). But I was

forced to look at my assumptions about this Nityayoga concept and the above list, when I encountered 2 special

quotes – one from Vasishta Siddhanta (a text of Sayana – Vedic Tropical - astrological tradition) and another from

Surya Siddhanta (a text of Nirayana astrological tradition). I came to know that the above list is different for Sayana

and Nirayana astrological traditions. I understood that the word ‘Vyateepata’ and its meaning was of special

importance to Sayana tradition, and the word ‘Vaidhriti’ and its meaning was of special importance to Nirayana

tradition. The story is as follows -

Sayana Nityayoga List (As per Vasishta Siddhanta)

As per Sayana (Tropical/Vedic) astrological tradition as followed by Sage Vasishta, ‘Vyateepata’ is the

Nityayoga that corresponds to 180-degree area, the 14th

Nityayoga in the Nityayoga list. The following quote

proves this point. As per Vasishta Siddhanta –


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Chakre chakrardha tulye va kiyad bhagadhikonake

Sayanarkenduyogena chettada pata sambhavaH

(Vasishta Siddhata, Brihat Daivajna Ranjana)

[If the Sum of the Sayana (Tropical) Sun’s and Sayana (Tropical) Moon’s longitude is Zero degree or 180 deg., then

it is called ‘Pata’]

Please note the following points –

· The above quote is speaking about “the Sum of Sun’s and Moon’s longitude” and this is

definitely about Nityayoga named “Pata”, i.e. Vyateepata.

· The quote asks us to add the Tropical longitudes of Sun and Moon to calculate Nityayoga, and

not Nirayana longitudes. [That means, if we list Nitya yoga as per this guideline, that would be Tropical

Nityayogas]

· It states that when the sum of the Sun’s and Moon’s longitude is 0 deg. or 180 deg., it is Pata.

This means that the 0 deg. and 180 degree points are called Pata, and the Nityayoga that falls at 180

degree is called ‘Vyateepata Nityayoga’. Thus Vyateepata Nityayoga would be the 14th

Nityayoga, the

Nityayoga that comes in the middle of the list. The 0 deg. Pata would be between Ayushman and

Soubhagya Nityayoga.

The list of 27 Nityayoga as per this guidance, along with their one to one symbolic correspondence with 27

Nakshatras is given below -

1 Soubhagya

(Rohini)

(0.00-13.20)

10 Vyakhata

(Hasta)

19 Sadhya

(Sravana)

Moon

2 Sobhana

(Mrigasira)

11 Harshana

(Chaitra)

20 Subha

(Dhanishta)

Mars

3 Atiganda

(Ardra)

12 Vajra

(Swati)

21 Sukla

(Satabhishak)Rahu

4 Sukarma

(Punarvasu)

13 Siddhi

(Visakha)

22 Brahma

(Purva Bhadrapada)

Jupiter

5 Driti

(Pushya)

14Vyateepata

(Anuradha)

(173.40-186.40)

23 Indra

(Uttara Bhadrapada)

Saturn

6 Soola

(Aslesha)

15 Vareeyan

(Jyeshta)

24Vaidhriti Mercury


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(Revati)

7 Ganda

(Makha)

16 Paridhi

(Moola)

25 Vishkambha

(Aswati)

Ketu

8 Vriddhi

(Purva

Proshtapada)

17 Siva

(Pura Ashadha)

26 Preeti

(Bharani)

Venus

9 Dhruva

(Uttara

Proshtapada)

18 Siddha

(Uttara Ashadha)

27 Ayushman

(Krittika)

(346.40-360.00)

Sun

As per this school of thought –

· Nityayoga is a Tropical astrological concept

· This correlates Soubhagya Nityayoga with Rohini Nakshatra and starts the list there onwards. This

indicates that they assumed that the equinox is in Rohini Nakshatra. This points to the fact that At the time

of Vasishta Siddhanta the equinox was in Rohini Nakshatra. Currently the Nityayoga is in Uttara

Bhadrapada Nakshatra and the Ayanamsa is around 24 deg. Thus from the period of Vasishta Siddhanta

must have moved a minimum of (24 + 13.20 + 13.20+13.20) 64 deg. If we consider that the precession

speed is 50 sec approximately per year, then it points to the fact that Vasishta Siddhanta must have been

written prior to at least [(64 x 60 x 60)/50] 4608 years! This means that the period of Vasishta Siddhanta

must be prior to BC 2600! This is interesting and truly amazing!

· As per this list the Nityayoga with Pata should be the 14th

Nityayoga i.e. Vyateepata.

Please note that this is NOT the tradition we follow. Nirayana astrology does not follow this instead but instead

follows the Nityayoga tradition as indicated by Surya-Siddhanta. Since it is evident that this is a Sayana tradition,

also because this list is as per an ancient outdated fact (of placing equinox in Rohini Nakshatra), this ancient

traditional list of counting Nityayoga from Soubhagya Nityayoga and considering Vyateepata Nityayoga as the

Nityayoga having Pata can be discarded.

Sayana Nityayoga list (Corrected for 21st

century)

If we correct the above list by placing the equinox properly in Uttara Bhadrapada, the list would be as follows

–

1 Indra

(Uttara

Bhadrapada)

(0.00-13.20)

10 Driti

(Pushya)

19Vyateepata

(Anuradha)

Saturn

2Vaidhriti

(Revati)

11 Soola

(Aslesha)

20 Vareeyan

(Jyeshta)

Mercury


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3 Vishkambha

(Aswati)

12 Ganda

(Makha)

21 Paridhi

(Moola)

Ketu

4 Preeti

(Bharani)

13 Vriddhi

(Purva Proshtapada)

22 Siva

(Pura Ashadha)

Venus

5 Ayushman

(Krittika)

14 Dhruva

(Uttara Proshtapada)

(173.40-186.40)

23 Siddha

(Uttara Ashadha)

Sun

6 Soubhagya

(Rohini)

15 Vyakhata

(Hasta)

24 Sadhya

(Sravana)

Moon

7 Sobhana

(Mrigasira)

16 Harshana

(Chaitra)

25 Subha

(Dhanishta)

Mars

8 Atiganda

(Ardra)

17 Vajra

(Swati)

26 Sukla

(Satabhishak)Rahu

9 Sukarma

(Punarvasu)

18 Siddhi

(Visakha)

27 Brahma

(Purva Bhadrapada)

(346.40-360.00)

Jupiter

As per this list, which correct for 21st

century as per Tropical tradition –


· It correlates Soubhagya Nityayoga with Uttara Bhadrapada Nakshatra and starts the list there

onwards.


Nityayoga i.e. Dhruva.

Even though tropical, since it is the right tropical approach (and identifies the equinox correctly as in Uttara

Bhardapada, it can be accepted and followed, I believe, even though I am yet to see anyone who use this

correlation.

Nirayana Nityayoga list (As per Surya Siddhata)

In the following quote Surya Siddhanta points to the popular list of Nityayoga popular throughout India and used by

Nirayana astrology. Surya Siddhanta states that –

Vyateepata prasiddhosti sanjabhedena VaidhritiH (Surya Siddhanta)

[Vyateepata is popular in the name ‘Vaidhriti’ as well]

We note that Vaidhriti is given as the 27th

Nityayoga (the Nityayoga at 360 deg as per the popular Nityayoga list. It

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follows –

1 Vishkambha

(Aswini)

(0.00-13.20)

10 Ganda

(Makha)

19 Paridhi

(Moola)

Ketu

2 Preeti

(Bharani)

11 Vriddhi

(Purva

Proshtapada)

20 Siva

(Purva Ashadha)

Venus

3 Ayushman

(Kritika)

12 Dhruva

(Uttara

Proshtapada)

21 Siddha

(Uttara Ashadha)

Sun

4 Soubhagya

(Rohini)

13 Vyakhata

(Hasta)

22 Sadhya

(Sravana)

Moon

5 Sobhana

(Mrigasira)

14 Harshana

(Chaitra)

(173.40-186.40)

23 Subha

(Dhanishta)

Mars

6 Atiganda

(Ardra)

15 Vajra

(Swati)

24 Sukla

(Satabhishak)Rahu

7 Sukarma

(Punarvasu)

16 Siddhi

(Visakha)

25 Brahma

(Pura Bhadrapada)

Jupiter

8 Driti

(Pushya)

17 Vyateepata

(Anuradha)

26 Indra

(Uttara

Bhadrapada)

Saturn

9 Soola

(Aslesha)

18 Vareeyan

(Jyeshta)

27Vaidhriti (Revati)

(346.40-360.00)

Mercury

We see that the controversy as indicated by Surya Siddhanta as - whether to call Nityayoga having Pata as

‘Vyateepata’ or ‘Vaidhriti’? – is nothing but another reflection of the Sayana-Nirayana controversy itself. It becomes

evident that as per Nirayana system, Nityayoga listing should start from Vishkambha itself. Correlating Aswati

Nakshatra with Vishkambha Nityayoga (Since both of them covers the area 0 deg. 0 min. to 13 deg. 20 min)


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prompts us to assign the same ruler Ketu to this Nityayoga as well. Thus by co-relating Nityayoga with Nakshatras

we get the rulers for all Nityayoga as listed above, that can be used in result derivation.

As per this school of thought –

· Nityayoga is a Nirayana astrological concept

· They correlate Vishkabha Nityayoga with Aswini Nakshatra and start the list there onwards.


Nityayoga i.e. Harshana

Since it is the well-accepted, right, authentic, popular Nirayana tradition it can be accepted and followed.

Tropical Nityayoga List (As per Nadi tradition)

There is a popular trend among Nadi astrologers of assigning the rulership of Vishkambha–Ganda-Paridhi to

Saturn since currently the equinox is in Uttarabhadrapada. Thus, if we are counting from Vishkambha then the

Nityayoga rulership should start from a Nakshatra ascribed to Saturn (i.e. Pushya-Anuradha-Uttarabhadrapada). As

per them, the rulership ascribed should be as follows –

1 Vishkambha

(Uttara

Bhadrapada)

(0.00-13.20)

10 Ganda

(Pushya)

19 Paridhi

(Anuradha)

Saturn

2 Preeti

(Revati)

11 Vriddhi

(Aslesha)

20 Siva

(Jyeshta)

Mercury

3 Ayushman

(Aswini)

12 Dhruva

(Makha)

21 Siddha

(Moola)

Ketu

4 Soubhagya

(Bharani)

13 Vyakhata

(Purva

Proshtapada)

22 Sadhya

(Purva Ashadha)

Venus

5 Sobhana

(Krittika)

14 Harshana

(Uttara

Proshtapada)

(173.40-186.40)

23 Subha

(Uttara Ashadha)

Sun

6 Atiganda

(Rohini)

15 Vajra

(Hasta)

24 Sukla

(Sravana)Rahu

7 Sukarma

(Mrigasira)

16 Siddhi

(Chitra)

25 Brahma

(Dhanishta)

Jupiter


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8 Driti

(Ardra)

17 Vyateepata

(Swati)

26 Indra

(Satabhishak)

Saturn

9 Soola

(Punarvasu)

18 Vareeyan

(Visakha)

27Vaidhriti (Purva

Bhadrapada)

(346.40-360.00)

Mercury

This school of thought accepts that –


· Equinox is in Uttra Bhadarapada (Unlike the Vasishta tradition, they understand and accept the

correct position of Equinox in Uttara Bhadrapada)

· They correlate Vishkambha Nityayoga with Uttara Bhadapada Nakshatra and start the list there

onwards.


Nityayoga i.e. Harshana.

Even though tropical, since it is the right tropical approach (and identifies the equinox correctly as in Uttara

Bhardapada, it can be accepted and followed. (This is the system and table followed by the astrologers like Sunil ji,

while trying to predict using Nityayoga).

I have tried to present the Nityayoga concept along with the logic that might have been in use for assigning

lordship. I hope this may help us in understanding and using Nityayoga concept in a better way.

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