Guest guest Posted January 14, 2000 Report Share Posted January 14, 2000 Jaya Jagannath Dear Gauranga/Narasimha, Can I have a copy of that mail? I seem to have missed it somehow. Om Tat Sat Best Wishes Sanjay Rath - Gauranga Das <gauranga Varahamihira <varahamihira > Saturday, January 08, 2000 3:57 PM [Jagannath] Lunar months > JAYA JAGANNATHA! > > Dear Narasimha, > > Pranaams. > > You have explained how to determine the names of the lunar months > according to in which Rasi the Sun-Moon conjunction occurs. If I have > understood correctly, this refers to the Sayana zodiac. But the seasons of > the year are occurring in concordace with the Sun's motuions in the > Nirayana zodiac. So if the Ritus are determined on the Basis of the lunar > months, there is a shift of them over the years, that is the Ritus appear not at > the time of the year when the season appears. How is this precessional > difference rectified in the Vedic calendar? > > For example we read that Shri Krishna's Rasa Leela happened in the > Purnima of Karttika Masa in Sharat Ritu. But 5000 years ago it didn't > occur in the autumn, but rather in the summer, isn't it? > > Yours, Gauranga das > > > ------ > HARI OM TAT SAT > Jaya Jagannatha Mahaprabhu > > ------ > FREE ADVICE FROM REAL PEOPLE! XpertSite is the biggest directory > of Experts on the Web. For a REAL PERSON who will be happy to answer your questions! > http://click./1/472/3/_/2192/_/947327259/ > > -- Create a poll/survey for your group! > -- /vote?listname=varahamihira & m=1 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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