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atmosphere at lower latitude, with sharp increase of temperature (electron temperature. If very severe, such 'hot spots' may alter annual global climatic pattern); (iv) greater number of secondary, tertiary or younger energetic particles will reach the earth's surface.

The fourth aspect will also partially depend upon the concentration of gaseous ions and terrestrial/ cosmic dust particles in the upper part of the atmosphere. As a greater quantity of charged particles reaches the Earth's surface, the electromagnetic environment get 'charged up' and it will definitley effect the electro-chemistry of biological cells and the brain neurons. Countless experiments on various aspects of effects of electricity and magnetism on biological cells have been done and is being conducted in different countries by thousands of scientists (the very first scientific evidence of electricity was the jumping legs of a dead frog), still how the variation of intensity of electromagnetic energy field influences the biological world through cell growth, molecular biology, nerve impulses and thinking chemistry' (the mechanism of thought processing system, thereby indirectly astrology) are till today little understood. It is generally accepted that in a highly charged electromagnetic environment both the higher and lower biological beings feel 'uncomfortable'. The higher animals feel 'nervous and irritated', the migrating birds lose their capacity of directional orientation. Lower animals including bacterias try to escape from the higher charged field. In a very low eletromagnetically charged field, animals feel lethargic. In an environment of minimum electromagnetic changes, animals as their behaviour indicate feel tranquil and comfortable. Data on effects of electromagnetic charged field on human beings are virtually unavailable as direct experimentation may prove to be extremely hazardous. It is now only statistically established that there is a quantitative increase and also increase in severity of crime with violence and number of accidents during the period when the number of sunspots increases on the Sun's surface. Some authorities claim that intensity of solar activities is reflected in the haemoglobin count in human blood etc.

It can only be inferred that enhanced solar activities will after a gap of 28 to 48 hours, time required for the solar wind to cover the distance between the Sun and Earth will increase the strength of the electromagnetic field in the atmosphere and on the surface of the Earth. If the Sun shows ' turbulance' it will be reflected in variation of the field in the form of higher electromagnetic disturbances. These changes wil be evidenced by increase of auroral activities in the polar regions disturbances in radio communication and transmission, and if very severe, on the higher latitude of the Earth, induced current will be generated high enough to damage sensitive instruments used in communication engineering and in rare cases even induce physically discernible electric shock. At a lower latitude the 'cosmic energy' generated electromagnetic field will induce 'current' in the biological cells. Effects will be most pronounced in the bio-electro impulse transmitting mechanism, ultrasensitive cells as brain and nerve cells of living beings. Thus excited neurons may accelerate, retard or modify the nerve impulses thereby disturb, disorient or on the contrary may stabilize cerebral and /or cellular functions (including cell growth and cell repair). Nucleo-protein molecules of cortical neurons show extremely intricate binding pattern dependent upon precise quantum of available energy.

The human brain, induced by a particular level of electromagnetic field strength will be inclined to activities of corresponding nature, that is, a stable, least changing electromagnetic field may induce majority of the population to 'stable and permanent' activities (as construction, plantations etc). Peak solar activities generating strong field with rapid variation may hamper the process of smooth and frustration in the mind, which may result in activities of violent nature as arson, murder, warfare or accidents.

The postuations stated above may appear as far-fetched, but we will endeavour to demonstrate that the ancient Vedic sages and their intellectual heirs without having any knowledge about electromagnetic forces and 27-day solar energy cycle, have classified the Naksatras on the basis of observed "effects on the nature of activities" and alloted them periodic positions in the Naksatra series which will correspond with the sequence of high and low level of electromagnetic disturbances within the 27-day long cycle of solar-terrestrial electromagnetic variations.