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longitudinal line passing through the middle point of the line joining
them crosses some one of the 27 constellations, Asvini, Bharani and
others. The Rishis have their position in that constellation for one
hundred years." Sridhara.]
So soon as the Krishna named divine body of Vishnu ascended
the heavens, Kali entered this Loka. As long as the Lord of
Lakshmi touched this Earth with His lotus feet, Kali could not over-
take the planet. (While Sri Krishna was stiH on this Earth, Kali
appeared in its Sandhya or Dawn. When Sri Krishna disappeared,
the Sandhya period was over, and the period proper of Kali set in
Sridhara).
The Yuga shall become darker and darker, as the Seven Rishis
will pass on from Magh ?? to Purva-Ashadha, i. e., till the period of
king Nancla. (The darkness will go on increasing till the reign of
king Pradyotana. It will still go on increasing very much till the
reign of king Nanda. Sridhara.
This gives us a cycle of 1,000 years. The line of the
Ecliptic is divided into 27 constellations, which form the 12 signs
of the Zodiac. Each sign of the Zodiac contains 9 parts of these
constellations, if each constellation be divided into four parts.
Thus Aries contains Asvini, Bharani and ^ Krittika;
Taurus contains ^ Krittika, Rohini and j Mrigasiras;
Gemini contains *4 Mrigasiras, Ardr and ^ Punarvasu;
Cancer contains l / Punarvasu, Pushya and Ashlesha;
Leo contains Magha, Purva Falguni and ^ Uttar Falguni;
Virgo contains ^ Uttara Falguni, Hasta, and y 2 Chitra;
Libra contains Chitra, Svati and ^ Visakha.;
Scorpio contains } Visakha, Anuraclha and JyeshthA;
Sagittarius contains Mula, Purva Aahadha and l / Uttara
Ashadha;
Capricornus contains ^ Uttara Ashadha, SravanA, and ^
Dhanishtha;
Aquarius contains ^ Dhanishtha, Sata-bhisha, and ^ Purva
Bhadrapada;
Pisces contains] ^ Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada and
Revati.
Abhijit is included in Uttarashadha and Sravana. From
Magha to Purva Ashadha there are eleven constellations. This gives
a cycle of 1,000 years.
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