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Item Applications of the “Warna Swara Chakraya” for Disciplining of Stubborn Children.(International Conference on Sanskrit Studies, 2017 Department of Sanskrit, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017) Padmasiri, H.Alphabet of “Heluwa” (Sinhala language), consists of two major divisions as “Panakuru/mKl=re” and “Malakuru/u85% positive change in their behaviour, followed by 3 and 2 children with 70-85% and 50-69% changes, respectively. Only 2 children indicated a behavioural change of 30–50%, which were regarded as unsuccessful. In case of the control group, only 8% (n=2) of the children indicated a mild behavioural change (30–50%), while the deviations of the behaviour of the rest remained unchanged (<29%). It can be concluded that the “Warna Swara” system is capable of causing effective changes in the stubbornness of children.Item Practical Applicability of the “Hora” and “Ashta Garunda Chakraya” concepts in Astrology for “Vastu” shastra.(International Conference on Sanskrit Studies, 2017 Department of Sanskrit, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017) Padmasiri, H.“Hora” remains as a vital component among the three components (“Skanda”) of astrology, while in certain cases astrology itself is known as “Hora Shastra”. Even though majority attempts to define “Hora” as the combination of “Aho” & “Rathri” (Day & Night), the ideal definition in traditional Uma astrology states that term “Hora” ultimately symbolize the movement of the sun. Numerous complicated micro divisions could be observed within the “Hora” concept that ultimately divides a “Hora” into 36 seconds (“Siyapath Hora”). On the other hand, “Ashta Garunda Chakraya”, also known as “Ashta Guruluwa”, is a unique traditional astrological system that resembles the eight directions via eight animal energies, while utilizing the interactions between nine planets, stars and rashi in the astrology. The current study attempts to illustrate the applicability of the “Ashta Garunda Chakraya & Hora” concepts for problem identification in Vastu shastra. Under practical situations, different divisions of “Hora” at which the house is subjected for examination should be initially calculated and then the “Hora Lords” should be identified. Based on the nature of the “Hora Lords” on the “Thathkala Kendra”, the nature & state of the issue, its cause and its solvability etc. could be deduced. Subsequently, the animal that resembles the energy of the house owner should be calculated based on the Ashta Garunda Chakraya. Each animal of the “Ashta Guruluwa” is represented by a planet, direction and significators (“Kaarakathva”) that allows identifying the state, nature and cause for the issue, while aiding to decide potential solutions. Hence, if applied simultaneously, both “Hora” and “Ashta Garunda Chakraya” are capable of effectively improving the problem identification and resolving power in Vastu shastra.Item Efficacy of the “Ashta Garunda Chakraya” for repelling of macro herbivorous pests that prey upon agricultural crops(Department of Sanskrit, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, 2016) Padmasiri, H.“Ashta Garunda Chakraya”, also known as “Ashta Guruluwa”, is unique traditional astrological systems that resemble the eight directions via eight animal energies while utilizing the interactions between nine planets, stars and rashi in the astrology. It is mainly composed of five major components, namely, “Brahma Guruluwa”, “Vishnu Guruluwa”, “Shiva Guruluwa”, “Uma Guruluwa” and “Indra Guruluwa”. The current study attempted to evaluate the efficacy and applicability of the Ashta Garunda Chakraya for repelling of macro herbivores that prey upon agricultural crops. Eight agricultural areas were selected randomly within the kurunegala and Nuwara Eliya districts as the intervention sites. The auspicious time that can repel the target herbivores was calculated at each instance and four sticks that could emerge the energy of the auspicious time were placed at the four boundaries of the selected agricultural plot. At each occasion four sticks similar to the above ones were placed in the neighbouring agricultural plot without following along with specific auspicious time as the control. The numbers of target pests (elephants, buffaloes, wild boars, rats and monkeys) that enter both intervention and control sites were enumerated throughout a year, while inspecting any damage done to the crops. As suggested by the results, zero damage was done to the cultivated crops by the target pests (except for the case of monkeys) within the intervention land plots in contrast to the control sites, at which a notable damage was observed. For the case of monkeys, it was observed that the effective period of the method lasted for only 5-7 days. In conclusion, it can be recommended that the “Ashta Garunda Chakraya” could be utilized as an eco-friendly solution for repelling of macro herbivorous pests (except for the arboreal species such as monkeys) in agricultural activities to minimize the impact of pests.