Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Does one's luck favour after wearing a gem ?



Does one's luck favour after wearing a gem?


The Rig Veda,which is the oldest book written by man on earth,has mentioned the word Ratna,in its first sloka,called mantra.The gems are such adored world over that people of all religions,languages and communities have always been enchanted by the marvellous utilities of them,down the ages.

Some questions that dog the mind are:Does wearing a gem remove afflictions or diseases from one's life? Is the practice of wearing gems on person a religious process or is it ordained by religions? Or is it only a social habit? Or is it an expression of flaunting one's riches?

Irony is,the thought process on human afflictions and diseases in Ayurveda and Astrology is much profound and modern science will have to traverse long stages to equate that.According to Ayurveda and Astrology,reasons behind the human ailments are not considered to be the bacteria alone,but also the effects of the actions in one's lifetime,which is called karmaja.It is said:"Poorvajanma Kritang paapong byadhi rupena baadhitaa".That means the sins acquired from the previous lifetime reappear during the present life in from of diseases,chronic wounds or misfortune the Ayurveda and the Astrology give credence to curse,boon,blessings,prayers,and wearing of gems or precious stones because of their innate invisible power which is often well-acknowledged as devine actions.Hence,such prescriptions are recognised as remedies as,doing penance,mental or vocal repetition of mantras,rituals and rules,donations and pious activities during the lifetime.The tenets of these two disciplines are:if medicines through science could have cured all human afflictions then no body would ever have died in the society,and man would have become immortal today.However, that is not the case.

Explains the Vejashya ratnabali in its Chapter-1/sloka 16-18:
An earthen lamp can give the light if it has oil,pot and the wick.Similarly,a man will live as long as his work during the lifetime ordains him the longevity.If his karma does not give enough good effects to the society his life wanes slowly.No amount of medicines,mantras,yagna,chants can save him from the death or his old age afflictions.

For the longevity of a man is assibned by God,an Ayurvedacharya or a doctor cannot give him that.It is believed that the longevity comes from the world of God,and a human can learn that only through studies of the planets.

Graheshu pratikooleshu nanukoolang hi bheshajam-Chapter-1/sloka 26:
If the planets give adverse effects to a human,the medicines donot act favourably upon him.The planets destroy even the powerful qualities of the medicines.In such a situation it is advisable that one should try to appease the planets first and then go for the medicinal therapies.Even the therapies would demand for three specific shastra ordained procedures,such as,Aasuri,Maanushi and Daibee chikitsa trividhamata,that tells all.The treatment by the shastras is called Aasuri.The treatment by alchemy,chemical salts or astringent is called Maanushi,and that through the devine invocation and mantras is called Daibee.

In Charaksamhita,Maharshi Charak said,"The divine therapy or daibee Chikitsa consists of such practices as reciting and having trust in mantras,wearing medicinal talisman,wearing gems,doing welfare jobs in the society,offering oblation to fire,atonements,fasting,invocation of peace through religious process,offerings regards and good wishes to wards one's elders,keeping respectful consideration about others,enjoying the pilgrimage, etc."

Advocates the Indian philosophy:
"Aushadhi manimantranaam,graha nakshatra taarikaa Bhagya Kaaley bhauvet sidhhi,aubhagyang nisphalang bhauvet."
That means, at the time when a disease starts manifestation,one should begin a therapy by taking medicines.If that does not work, then he should apply gemology or therapy by wearing gems or precious stones to please the concerned planets or to apply the solar energies. And even after that if the situation warrants,he should try the mantra therapy,which is the topmost discipline in treating human ailments.

Said Maharshi Shusrutu,"An efficient Vaidya would always chant the blessings enshrined in the Rig veda,Yajur Veda,Sama Veda or Atharva Veda,simultaneously,While administering the medicinal therapy.That eventually calms down the evil effects of the disease."

Varahamihira,who expounded the Astrology as a science,has explained in the chapter titles Ratna parikshadhhyayang in his magnum opus,Vrihatsamhitaa,
"Ratnena shubhena,nripanaa manishri bhashubhena yasmaadataha parikshyang doibang tajj gzhaiyha."
That means, if the good gems are worn the princes or any royal man would face blissful consequences,and if the gems are evil then would meet with evil consequences.

According to the tenets of the Astrology,if the moon is housed between two evil planets and the Ascendant Lord is housed in the sixth,eighth and the twelfth houses then it is said in sanskrit as "saw yati yama mandiram" or the native would die at a very young age.A youth had on his palm a black spot dotting upon his life and brain lines. He was prescribed Gemology.A ring studded with protective gem was given to him to wear,his life was saved.

An intensive study of the shastras would enlighten us that:
"ashwameva bhoktabyang kartumkritang shubhashubham.
Atyutkataanaang paapaanaang,ihoieva phalam ashtutey."
That means, the future gets transformed into karma or action in life,yet the inevitable future or prabal bhavishya cannot transform at all.

The stored karma is actually the destiny of a human,the active karma goes back to be preserved for the future birth.One can turn ones destiny into an accomplished reality,if he is eager,strong in will.A poor fellow can apply penance to demolish his undesirable karma of his previous birth.A childless can get a child by help of divine bliss and favour.A fellow with a cut-off lifeline can even attain long life by help of religious oblations.Our shastras have many anecdotes to offer in their pages.

Hence what exactly is the destiny? That is well explained by the Astrology. How the destiny can be changed or removed from one condition to another that is explained by Karmakanda or Dharmashastra.If the Astrology or the science of lines on palm is the first part of human's fate,the karmakanda is his later part. The knowledge of the science of gems,or Gemology, will become incomplete without learning what exactly is the karmakanda or Dharmashastra or the process as to how to dispel the evil effects of the unfavourable planets.

If a human fails to learn what is his acquired destiny through the processes of Astrology,or science of planets,then all his arguments and industriousness come to a naught. If he comes to know his destiny by these process only then he would be able to act and try the options to correct his destiny as far as practicable. His industriousness would come to be a sucess only then. Luck is the seed in him,which is sprouted and flourished by the innate industriousness he has.The fruit is delivered by the time. The knowledge of the time whether the fruit is ripe already or not is given by the science of Astrology. The perfect utility of Astrology and Palmistry lies in the knowledge of the process whereby a human is able to bring changes in his luck by help of shastra-ordained process.This is an invaluable divine heritage given to human as his individual fulfilment.

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