All of you must have read the preparatory lesson titled Foundation of Vedic Astrology. Now, when you have the time, please listen to these 36 CD quality recordings of the foundation lecture. For your convenience, a ready link for the paper is also provided. You are allowed to download these MP3 audio files, burn them into CDs or simply compy them into your MP3 player, IPhone etc, and listen to them whenever you have the time. Even if you have heard this before or heard it a few times before, there is no harm in repeating it. Strong foundations hold the structure well. Most students of Vedic astrology suffer from weak foundations. They simply did not devote ample time to these building blocks and consequently, their understanding is weak and the linkages between the various parts of jyotisa are invisible.
Choose to be the tortoise than the hare ~ worship and adore this knowledge and you have worshipped the gurus, the rishis, your forefathers and the mighty Sun. Here are the prayers to the most benevolent Kūrma avatāra (tortoise incarnation) of Viṣṇu as given in the Ṛk Veda and the 12 syllable mantra is based on the Bhagavat Purāṇa as well as Maharṣi Parāśara. Śrī Kūrma upholds our world and keeps us in place when the churning of the karmic oceans occur in our lives. The sura and asura represent our truth and falsehood generated from knowledge, which generates faith and ignorance, which generates fears. Learn the Vedic mantra to understand Śrī Kūrma and reincarnation and chant the dvādasākṣarī mantra to calm the turbulent mind, heal the body and enlighten your soul.
यन् मन्यसे वरेण्यम् इन्द्र द्युक्षं तद्-आ भर।
विद्याम तस्य ते वयम् अकूपारस्य दावने॥
yan manyase vareṇyam indra dyukṣaṁ tad ā bhara |
vidyāma tasya te vayam akūpārasya dāvane ||RV. 5.39.2
ॐ नमो भगवते अकूपाराय |
om namo bhagavate akūpārāya
