ESSENCE OF NUMBERS - सप्त = SEVEN

 

सप्त = SEVEN

The Pythagoreans invested particular numbers with unique spiritual properties. The number seven was considered to be particularly interesting because it consisted of the union of the physical (number 4) with the spiritual (number 3). In Pythagorean numerology the number 7 means spirituality.

In nature, you have the seven wonders of the world, seven colours of the rainbow, seven seas and seven continents. In the gambling world, the dots on the opposite sides of an ordinary dice sum to seven and there is a commonly-held belief that a series of seven shuffles will fully randomise a deck of cards.

 

In the metaphysical philosophy of numerology, the number 7 signifies the Greek deity Athena and the Roman deity Minerva, both goddesses of war and the city protectress. People affiliated with the number seven are believed to be insightful, intuitive, truthful, introspective, intellectual, and wise.

Number 7 is known as Sapta in Sanskrit and is a symbolic representation of various divine concepts and philosophies of Hindu Sanatana dharma and Sanskruthi. sahasrara, also known asbrahmarandra, which is at the top of the head, where when a child is born, there is a soft spot.

In Sanskrit, the following words indicate the number 7:-

1)  सप्तद्वीपाः (जम्बूद्वीप, प्लक्षद्वीप, शाल्मलद्वीप, कुशद्वीप, क्रौंचद्वीप, शाकद्वीप, पुष्करद्वीप.) = Seven intermediate oceans consist of salt-water, sugarcane juice, wine, ghee, curd, milk and water respectively.

2) सप्त महर्षयः (अत्रि, भृगु, कुत्स, वसिष्ट, गौतम, काश्यप, आङ्गीरसाः) = Seven Sages =                         Athri, Bhrugu, Kuthsa, Vasishta, Gauthama, Kasyapa and                 Angeerasa;

3)   सप्तस्वराः (षड्ज, ऋषभ, गांधार, मध्यम, पंचम, धैवत, निषादाः) = Seven notes on Indian                Classiscal Music = Shadja, Rishabha, Gandhaara,                               Madhyama, Panchama, Dhaivata, Nishaada.

4) सप्तपदार्थाः (द्रव्य, गुण, कर्म, सामान्य, विशेष, समवाय, आभावाः) = Seven Realities =               Substance, Quality, Action, Generality, Particularity, Inherence       and Negation;

5) सप्तवर्णाः  or सप्तरूपाणि (शुक्ल, नील, पीत, रक्त, हरित, कपिश, चित्राणि) = Seven Colours =                White, Blue, Yellow,  Red, Green, brown and Variegated;

6) सप्तवासराः (देभानुवासर, सोमवासर, भौमवासर, सौम्यवासर, गुरुवासर, शुक्रवासर, शनिवासराः) =

Seven Days = Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,                                    Thursday, Friday and Saturday;

7)  सप्तश्वाः or सप्ततुरगाः (वैगायत्री, उष्णिक्, अनुष्टुभ्, बृहती, पङ्क्ति, त्रिष्टुभ्, जगती ) =

          Seven Horses of the Sun God = The seven horses of the Sun       God are considered and named after the seven meters of Sanskrit prosody: Gayatri, Ushnik, Anushtubh, Bruhati, Pankti,   Trishtubh, and Jagati;

8)  सप्तशैलाः or सप्ताचलाः or सप्तगिरयःor सप्ताद्रयः or सप्तपर्वताः

          (महेन्द्रः, मलयः, सह्यः, शुक्तिमान् ,ऋक्षपर्वतः, विन्ध्यः, पारियात्रः)

                        Seven Mountains = Mahendra, Malaya, Sahya, (Himavan)                Suktiman, Rksha, Vindhya and Pariyathra;

9)  सप्तमातरः (ब्राह्मी, माहेश्वरी, कौमारी, वैष्णवी, वाराही, इन्द्राणी, चामुण्डा) =

Seven Maternal Deities = Brahmi, Mahesvari, Kaumari, Vaishnavi, Vaaraahi, Indraani, Chamundaa;

 

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