[Jagannath] Lunar months

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> > > 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

 

> Jaya Jagannatha,

> Dear Narasimha,

> Can you tell us the movement of the months in the Vedic

> calander? i.e is

> it possible for Kartika to come in April at any time in the

> future?

> Om Tat Sat

> Best Wishes

> Sanjay Rath

 

Pranaam Sanjay,

 

In the supposed year of Sri Krishn'a birth, for example, Kartika

masa started on Sept 24.

 

In 5000 BC, for example, Kartika masa started on Sept 5.

 

Lunar months are well-synchronized with solar years because of

adhika masas. Still, we find that the date of the start of

Kartika masa may move backwards as we go back by thousands of

years. But it is not very dramatic, as you can see from the

above.

 

The idea of Kartika coming in September may sound weird. But it

is not because of the shortcomings of the lunar calendar, but

because of the shortcomings of the modern western calendar.

September 5 of today is not equivalent to September 5 of 10000 BC

in terms of season. April 1 of today is not equivalent to April 1

of 20000 BC. Modern western calendar is rather arbitrary and not

perfect.

 

I was told by some people I met at AVG that Dr. K.S. Charak

taught them in another class to use the tropical zodiac in

astro-meteorology. I don't find this logical. I suugest that the

sidereal zodiac should be used for ALL purposes. In my AM article

on " Ashtamsa Arudha and Rainstormss " , for example, I depended on

the sidereal zodiac only.

 

Your sishya,

Narasimha