Passage 3

In English

Four important transits of the Sun in a year

Every month the Sun moves into a new house in the Zodiac This movement is called . In a year the Sun transits twelve houses of the Zodiac. Of these movements four are important. is the first one. It relates to the entry of the Sun into (Capricorn) from (Sagittarius). The second one is the entry of the Sun into the zodiacal sign (Libra). The third is - moving into the sign (Aries). The fourth one is - entry into the Moon sign (Cancer). Of the four, the most important and sacred is . This marks the apparent movement of the Sun from the south to the north. The northward movement of the Sun is considered highly significant, both spiritually and scientifically. It has immense spiritual meaning. The inner meaning of the Sun's northward journey has to be properly understood. The north is represented by . means snow. It is pure, untainted and extremely cool. All these endow it with the quality of (perfect peace). means that which is steady and unshakeable. does not refer to the physical Himalayan region. It represents that which is cool, peaceful and steady. From today the Sun is said to move towards such a state. The Sun symbolises the vision of man. The northward movement of the Sun is a call to human beings to turn their vision towards that which is cool, peaceful and unchanging. This means that men should direct their vision inwards. This is the lesson taught by the Sun.