Guest guest Report post Posted November 18, 2003 OM DUM Durgayai Namah Loving greetings - I am very happy that the calendar question has come up. I spent about 6 months meditating in the Himalayas and studying the Indian calendar. The traditional calendar, known 'Panchang', has five aspects (panch = five, anga = limbs or parts): * Din - solar day * Tithi - lunar day = 23 hours, 37 minutes, 28 seconds - phases of the Moon. * Nakshatra - the stars: constellations * Yoga - conjunction of planets * Karana - the 'day and the night' of the tithi. Each karana (half-tithi) has its own particular characteristic - I'm not sure that I fully understand 'karana'. Each day has its own characteristic, for example: The 8th day is particularly auspicious to Kirshna The 9th to Rama The 13th to Siva The 14th is considered by many to be an inauspicious day. For example, no 'shraddha', ancestor worship, is done on this day as it is often considered to be unlucky. with OM and Prem Swami Saradananda "Devi is all-pervading on account of the division into very small and large parts in the form of year, ayana, season, month, fortnight, day and other divisions of time." - Devi Purana - parvati_saraswati Tuesday, November 18, 2003 12:42 AM Re: Astrea: Hindu Calendar Question The Hindu Calendar question is based on the cycle of the moon. The first 15 days when the moon is waxing which is the bright fortnight is called the Shukla paksha. The 15 days when the moon is waning, the dark fortnight is called the Krishna paksha. Generally the Shukla paksha is more auspicious for certain things. In the Chandi, the Goddess specifies that the 8th, 9th, and 14th days are the most auspicious for listening to or reciting her glories. This could be either paksha. The 4th day is auspicious for Ganesha. The 11th day is auspicious for Vishnu, called ekadashi. The 14th is auspicious for Shiva and the night of no moon called Amavasya is auspicious for Kali. And of course there is the full moon or Purnima. If you want an exact day and time for consecrating a yantra you may want to consult an astrologer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted November 18, 2003 Namaste Saradananda, Six months meditating in the Himalayas and studying the Indian calendar! I am genuinely impressed! Thank you so much for this calendar information. I'm going to buy a Hindu calendar, all of this info should help me decipher it. Thanks again! Astraea , "Saradananda" <saradananda> wrote: > OM DUM Durgayai Namah > > Loving greetings - > I am very happy that the calendar question has come up. I spent about 6 > months meditating in the Himalayas and studying the Indian calendar. The > traditional calendar, known 'Panchang', has five aspects (panch = five, anga > = limbs or parts): > * Din - solar day > * Tithi - lunar day = 23 hours, 37 minutes, 28 seconds - phases of the Moon. > * Nakshatra - the stars: constellations > * Yoga - conjunction of planets > * Karana - the 'day and the night' of the tithi. Each karana (half- tithi) > has its own particular characteristic - I'm not sure that I fully understand > 'karana'. > > Each day has its own characteristic, for example: > The 8th day is particularly auspicious to Kirshna > The 9th to Rama > The 13th to Siva > The 14th is considered by many to be an inauspicious day. For example, no > 'shraddha', ancestor worship, is done on this day as it is often considered > to be unlucky. > > with OM and Prem > Swami Saradananda > > "Devi is all-pervading on account of the division into very small and large > parts in the form of year, ayana, season, month, fortnight, day and other > divisions of time." > - Devi Purana > > - > parvati_saraswati > > Tuesday, November 18, 2003 12:42 AM > Re: Astrea: Hindu Calendar Question > > > The Hindu Calendar question is based on the cycle of the moon. The > first 15 days when the moon is waxing which is the bright fortnight > is called the Shukla paksha. The 15 days when the moon is waning, the > dark fortnight is called the Krishna paksha. Generally the Shukla > paksha is more auspicious for certain things. In the Chandi, the > Goddess specifies that the 8th, 9th, and 14th days are the most > auspicious for listening to or reciting her glories. This could be > either paksha. > The 4th day is auspicious for Ganesha. The 11th day is auspicious for > Vishnu, called ekadashi. The 14th is auspicious for Shiva and the > night of no moon called Amavasya is auspicious for Kali. And of > course there is the full moon or Purnima. > If you want an exact day and time for consecrating a yantra you may > want to consult an astrologer. > > > > Sponsor > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
