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Moon from one Naksatra to the next one occupy equal length of time as one diurnal cycle (24 hrs.) and will also indicate the solar energy characteristic to that day within the 27 days long solar energy cycle.

In coordinating the lunar passage and the Moon's progress through the Nakasatra chain mentioned in the 'Stellar function on activities, the Vedic sages and their successors inadvertently synchronized the lunar movement with the cyclically fluctuating solar energy level reaching the Earth. These variations of electromagnetic disturbances are governed by the 27- day long solar energy cycle.

Like the modern statisticians, the ancient astrologers also must have kept meticulous records of worldly happenings, and also the records of lunar occultation against a definite Nakasatra in the Naksatra series, and attributed a causality relationship. In the initial stage, the Vedic astrologers/astronomers accepted these often repeated coincidences of Naksatra occultations and the earthly happenings as a part of the divine design and fiat of ruling deities having the lordship over the Naksatras and activities it apparently control. Gradually the Naksatra become 'independent' of their ruling deities and were considered to be capable of indicating and often controlling the end results.

We shall attempt to establish that the Vedic astrology in its pure form took into account only the lunar-stellar occultation or conjunction relationship and inadvertently followed the 27- day long solar-terrestrial electromagnetic cycle. In the elective astrology of Vedic origin, causality was attributed to such lunar-stellar association, but factually the Naksatras (cluster of stars) are serving as ciphers or indicators on a dial, and the Moon is the pointer head (like hands of a watch). The classification of the Naksatra and the astrological predictions related to them were based on their 'observed effects' on the happenings on this Earth which have been in fact initiated by different level of energy reaching this Earth each day from the Sun.

Varahmihira has classified the Nakasatras (cluster of stars and angular space occupied by them on the lunar passage) into seven classes, based on the nature of the activities they are supposed to patronize. Of the seven classes 'Dhruba', which means stable or permanent could be of particular interest to us as the 'activities ruled by this class of Naksatras' are of a specific type such as 'establishment of new habitations, township, gardens, coronation of a new king, celebration of religious festivities of a mass nature etc.', activities which require meticulous planning, cool head and stable execution. In the 'Vedic Naksatra series' comprised of 27 Naksatras, according to Varahmihira Dhruba class of Naksatras occupy the 4th, 12th, 21st and 26th position. At the same time, when the variations of electromagnetic impulses (disturbances) are measured within the 27-day long solar-terrestrial energy cycle, it is found that the days of minimum disturbances will also fall on the periodic positions of 4th, 12th, 21st and 26th days within this cycle.

As the length of a sidereal month and the time required for one revolution of the Sun on its axis (equatorial) is roughly equal, i.e. 27 earthly days, it may be contended that the periodicity observed in the change of intensity of the electromagnetic disturbances in the earth's atmosphere may be caused by the revolution of the Moon around the Earth. To remove that possibility and to link irrefutably the terrestrial electromagnetic fluctuations with the variation of the intensity of the solar flux, the second indicator selected is the concentration of low energy neutral hydrogen protons (density).

It is now being universally accepted by the astrophysicists that the change of intensity of the solar radiation is also manifested in the alteration of the quantum and speed of the solar flux. About eighty percent of the solar wind is comprised of neutral hydrogen protons, therefore subsequent to the increase of solar activities, there should be a corresponding increase in the concentration of the hydrogen protons in the Earth's atmosphere. It can be demonstrated that the periodicity and sequence of increase and decrease of the concentration of the hydrogen protons follow the same pattern as the increase and decrease of geomagnetic disturbances and both the sequential patterns concur with the sequential positions (periodicity) of the Naksatra in their emplacement in the 27 Naksatra series arranged according to the nature of the activities demanding different level of energy expenditure, like warfare or pursuit and capture of a fleeing enemy should occupy the sequential positions in the 27 Naksatra series as the 'high energy days' with maximum solar flux days occupy the sequential position in the 27- day long solar energy cycle. Similarly, the sequential position of the Naksatras indicating suitability for 'low energy' activities such as 'merriment and pleasantries' should coincide with the sequential position of days having the minimum solar energy with low concentration of solar particles. If it can be demonstrated that the sequential position of high energy activity supporting Naksatras are the same as the sequential positions of the high energy days; the low energy activity favouring Naksatras occupy the same sequential positions as the 'low energy' days and the days of the least electromagnetic disturbances occupy the same positions in the sequence as the sequential positions of the Naksatras indicating success for projects requiring 'cool brain, stable mind and meticulous planning'. If it can be established that such coincidence is substantially above what is dictated by law of average in continuously repeated cycles, one will have no other way but to accept the existence of a definite link between the rise and fall of solar flux (within 27 day long solar energy cycle) with the principle of classification of 27 Naksatra and the 'favourite activities' attributed to them.