Kalapurusha
The person of time, on whose body Jyotish places the twelve signs, from Aries at the head to Pisces at the feet.
- Samudrika Shastra
- हिंदी: कालपुरुष
What is the rule behind Kalapurusha?
Kalapurusha carries the twelve signs: Aries the head, Taurus the face, Gemini the shoulders and arms, Cancer the chest, Leo the belly, Virgo the waist, Libra the lower belly, Scorpio the private parts, Sagittarius the thighs, Capricorn the knees, Aquarius the shins and Pisces the feet.
Source: Brihat Jataka
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Related terms
- Brihat SamhitaVarahamihira's 6th-century work, the main source of Samudrika, with chapters on the marks of men, the five great men and women. Editions number the chapters differently.
- AngulaThe breadth of a person's own finger, the unit for their height. Brihat Samhita gives 108 angulas as tall, 96 as medium and 84 as short.
- Hasta SamudrikaThe hand as one part of Samudrika. The palmistry subject teaches the hand; a reader who reads both reads the body first, then the hand.
- TalaThe length of the face, from hairline to chin, used by image-making texts such as Manasara to measure a figure. A living adult is about nine to ten talas tall.
- LakshanaA mark or feature the texts read: build, proportion, lustre, face, voice, gait, limbs, feet or a mole.
- Chhaya (lustre)The lustre or presence a person gives off, of five kinds named after the five elements. It is a reader's impression and never skin colour.
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What does Kalapurusha mean in Samudrika Shastra?
The person of time, on whose body Jyotish places the twelve signs, from Aries at the head to Pisces at the feet. Kalapurusha carries the twelve signs: Aries the head, Taurus the face, Gemini the shoulders and arms, Cancer the chest, Leo the belly, Virgo the waist, Libra the lower belly, Scorpio the private parts, Sagittarius the thighs, Capricorn the knees, Aquarius the shins and Pisces the feet.
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