Sanskrit
poets used Elemental Numbers in
their poems. As eyes are 2, two represents eyes. As the Vedas are four, four
represents the Vedas. Netra Netra ( eyes , eyes ) means 22
and Veda Veda means 44.
Here we give the correspondence between numbers and the Elements
1. Earth, Moon
2. Eyes, hands, feet, ears
3. Worlds, trinitarian unity, three yogas, three vedas.
4. Vedas
5. Sense organs.
6 Rithus or the six seasons.
7. Rishies
8 Directions, eightfold prosperity
9 Digits, numbers
0 Ether
10 - Ego and its ten heads.
11 - Rudras
12 Months, Zodiacal Signs
13 Universe
14 Vidyas, Manus
15 Lunations, thidhis
16 King
17 Athushti
18 Treatises astronomical, mythological
19 Athi Dhruthi
20 Nails
21 Uthkruthi
22 Akrithi
23 Vikruthi
24 Gayathri
25 Principles
27 Constellations
33 Deities
The digits for the letters are written, counting from right to left
For example,
Bhanandagni
Bham = Stars = 27
Nandan = 9
Agni = 3
Bhanandagni = 3927
Happy Makara Pathu is advance. Tomorrow, 24 0118. Celebrations at Narayamkulangara Devi Temple, Guruvayur.
Pathue means Ten in Malayalam. Patham Udayam is the Tenth Rising of the Sun in
Aries, Meda Pathu, when Sun's longitude touches 10 degrees..
Longitude of Sun | Event |
10 degrees | Meda Pathu, Patham Udayam |
40 | Edava Pathu |
70 | Mithuna Pathu |
100 | Karkitaka Pathu |
130 | Chinga Pathu |
160 | Kanni Pathu |
190 | Thula Pathu |
220 | Vrischika Pathu |
250 | Dhanu Pathu, farmers start watering |
280 | Makara Pathu |
310 | Kumbha Pathu |
340 | Meena Pathu |