Significance of Hearer

In Jyotisha, the term "Hearer" refers to an individual who listens to teachings or reads texts. This engagement often leads to the emergence of doubt and need within the hearer. To address these uncertainties effectively, an extensive presentation of teachings is considered preferable, as it helps alleviate doubt and fulfills the hearer's needs.

Synonyms: Listener, Eavesdropper, Audience, Observer, Perceiver

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Hindu concept of 'Hearer'

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In Hinduism, the Hearer represents an individual engaged in absorbing teachings. This engagement often brings about doubt and need, suggesting that a comprehensive understanding is preferable to alleviate these uncertainties.

Significance in Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology):
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From: Hayanaratna: The Jewel of Annual Astrology

(1) The hearer is the person who is listening to the teachings or reading the book, and in abridging, doubt and need undoubtedly arise in the hearer. Therefore, extensiveness, which removes need and doubt, is better.[1]

Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotisha or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.