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These two Upangas are Agamas - how are the rules of meat eating in them? This question has been unanswered since time immemorial.
The commentator of Surya Prajnapti, Malayagiri, has also not given any explanation or clarification regarding these rules of meat eating.
He has explained the food rules of one Krittika constellation and informed that the food rules of the remaining constellations are to be understood as the same as Krittika.
Regarding not explaining the food rules of the remaining constellations, it is speculated that - what should be the explanation of the words "meat eaters"?
Or, would it not have been appropriate for them to imagine that meat eaters are actually plant eaters? Or, was there no such traditional belief at that time?
Late revered Shri Ghasilal Ji Maharaj has proved this food formula to be interpolated and has also proved some meat-free foods to be plant-free foods. These two acts are contradictory to each other.
If this formula of constellation food is interpolated, then what is the benefit of proving meat-free foods to be plant-based foods? Because the formulators of Surya Prajnapti cannot formulate a careful method for the achievement of worldly tasks and it is certain that the Ganadharas who weave the Sutra Agamas do not use such misleading words. Therefore, our learned scholars should declare a unanimous decision regarding this formula.
In Jain Agamas, the order of constellation calculation starts from Abhijit and ends at Uttaraashada. In this formula of the present Prabhruta, the order of constellations starts from Krittika and ends at Bharani. This order of constellation calculation is also present in many available astrological texts - therefore, it is clear that the present
1. The compiler of Chandra-Surya-Prajnapti, Shrutadhar Sthavir, has presented five different beliefs of the order of constellation calculation and formulated his own belief. Presentation of five other beliefs - the order of calculation of twenty-eight constellations - 1. From Krittika constellation to Bharani constellation 28 constellations 2. From Magha constellation to Ashlesha constellation 28 constellations 3. From Dhanishtha constellation to Shravana constellation 28 constellations 4. From Ashwini constellation to Revati constellation 28 constellations 5. From Bharani constellation to Ashwini constellation 28 constellations Formulation of own belief - From Abhijit constellation to Uttaraashada constellation 28 constellations. - Chandra-Surya-Prajnapti, Dasham Prabhruta, Saptadasham Prabhruta-Prabhruta, Su. 32 This order of constellation calculation clearly shows that the constellation food rules presented in Dasham Prabhruta and Saptadasham Prabhruta-Prabhruta are not the compiler's own belief. The surprise is that the translators etc. of the edited and published Chandra-Surya Prajnaptis have not written any explanation in this regard and have not shown the courage to remove this widespread misconception.
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