Cakshurbhuta, Cakshus-bhuta, Cakṣurbhūta: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Cakṣurbhūta can be transliterated into English as Caksurbhuta or Cakshurbhuta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chakshurbhuta.
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraŚreyas (श्रेयस्) refers to the “eye of the land”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 2), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “[...] He who loves prosperity ought not to live in a country devoid of a Jyotiṣaka. He (the Jyotiṣaka) forms as it were the eye of the land [i.e., cakṣurbhūta] and where he dwells, sins exist not. A learned Jyotiṣaka not only escapes hell but (after death) goes to the Brahma-loka and obtains salvation”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa 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.
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