2024-03-20

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फाल्गुनः-12-11 ,कर्कटः-पुष्यः🌛🌌 , मीनः-उत्तरप्रोष्ठपदा-12-07🌞🌌 , मधुः-01-01🌞🪐 , बुधः

  • Indian civil date: 1945-12-30, Islamic: 1445-09-10 Ramaḍān, 🌌🌞: सं- मीनः, तं- पङ्गुनि, म- मीनं, प- चेत, अ- च’त
  • संवत्सरः 🌛- शोभनः, 🌌🌞- शोभनः, 🪐🌞- क्रोधी
  • वर्षसङ्ख्या 🌛- शकाब्दः 1945, विक्रमाब्दः 2080, कलियुगे 5124
  • वर्षसङ्ख्या 🌌🌞- शकाब्दः 1945, विक्रमाब्दः 2080, कलियुगे 5124
  • वर्षसङ्ख्या 🪐🌞 - शकाब्दः 1946, विक्रमाब्दः 2081, कलियुगे 5125
  • 🪐🌞ऋतुमानम् — वसन्तऋतुः उत्तरायणम्
  • 🌌🌞सौरमानम् — शिशिरऋतुः उत्तरायणम्
  • 🌛चान्द्रमानम् — शिशिरऋतुः फाल्गुनः (≈तपस्यः)

खचक्रस्थितिः

  • |🌞-🌛|तिथिः — शुक्ल-एकादशी►26:23!; शुक्ल-द्वादशी►
  • 🌌🌛नक्षत्रम् — पुष्यः►22:36; आश्रेषा► (कर्कटः)
  • 🌌🌞सौर-नक्षत्रम् — उत्तरप्रोष्ठपदा►
    • राशि-मासः — फाल्गुनः►
  • 🌛+🌞योगः — अतिगण्डः►16:57; सुकर्म►
  • २|🌛-🌞|करणम् — वणिजा►13:19; भद्रा►26:23!; बवम्►
  • 🌌🌛- चन्द्राष्टम-राशिः—धनुः
  • 🌞-🪐 अमूढग्रहाः - गुरुः (-44.96° → -44.17°), मङ्गलः (32.21° → 32.42°), शनिः (17.69° → 18.56°), शुक्रः (19.85° → 19.61°), बुधः (-17.40° → -17.82°)

राशयः
शनि — कुम्भः►. गुरु — मेषः►. मङ्गल — कुम्भः►. शुक्र — कुम्भः►. बुध — मीनः►. राहु — मीनः►. केतु — कन्या►.

दिनमान-कालविभागाः

  • 🌅—06:16-12:16🌞-18:16🌇
⬇ ⬆ ⬇
चन्द्रः ⬆14:34 ⬇03:32*
शनिः ⬇17:03 ⬆05:14*
गुरुः ⬆08:50 ⬇21:19
मङ्गलः ⬇16:04 ⬆04:26*
शुक्रः ⬇16:56 ⬆05:10*
बुधः ⬆07:14 ⬇19:27
राहुः ⬆07:11 ⬇19:22
केतुः ⬇07:11 ⬆19:22
  • 🌞⚝भट्टभास्कर-मते वीर्यवन्तः— प्रातः—06:16-07:46; साङ्गवः—09:16-10:46; मध्याह्नः—12:16-13:46; अपराह्णः—15:16-16:46; सायाह्नः—18:16-19:46
  • 🌞⚝सायण-मते वीर्यवन्तः— प्रातः-मु॰1—06:16-07:04; प्रातः-मु॰2—07:04-07:52; साङ्गवः-मु॰2—09:28-10:16; पूर्वाह्णः-मु॰2—11:52-12:40; अपराह्णः-मु॰2—14:16-15:04; सायाह्नः-मु॰2—16:40-17:28; सायाह्नः-मु॰3—17:28-18:16
  • 🌞कालान्तरम्— ब्राह्मं मुहूर्तम्—04:40-05:28; मध्यरात्रिः—23:04-01:27
  • राहुकालः—12:16-13:46; यमघण्टः—07:46-09:16; गुलिककालः—10:46-12:16
  • शूलम्—उदीची (►12:40); परिहारः–क्षीरम्

उत्सवाः

  • अनध्यायः, अनध्यायः, कपाली पल्लक्कु विऴा, मधु-मासः/वसन्तऋतुः, मुऩैयडुवार् नायऩ्मार् (५२) गुरुपूजै, रंगभरी एकादशी, विषु-पुण्यकालः, विषुवदिनम्, वेङ्कटाचले प्लवोत्सव-प्रारम्भः, सर्व-आमलकी-एकादशी, सायन-रवि-सङ्क्रमण-पुण्यकालः, सायन-सङ्क्रमण-दिन-पूर्वाह्ण-पुण्यकालः

अनध्यायः

Anadhyayana during the day and night, owing to saṅkramaṇa during daytime. When saṅkramaṇa happens in the night, the previous and next day (daylight time) are anadhyayana. If saṅkramaṇa happens in the night, the previous and next nights are anadhyayana.

कालादर्शे—
पूर्वश्चोर्ध्वमनध्यायमहः सङ्क्रमणे निशि।
दिवा पूर्वोत्तरा रात्रिरिति वेदविदो विदुः॥

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    • Smriti Muktaphalam SVR p. 162
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अनध्यायः

Anadhyayana on account of viṣu. On the days of Ayana (solstices), Vishu (equinoxes), the day when Lord Vishnu goes to sleep (Shayana Ekadashi) or awakens (Utthana Ekadashi) as well as the Manvadi and Yugadi days, one is not supposed to perform Adhyayana.

नारदः—
अयने विषुवे चैव शयने बोधने हरेः।
अनध्यायस्तु कर्तव्यो मन्वादिषु युगादिषु॥

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    • Smriti Muktaphalam SVR p. 155
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कपाली पल्लक्कु विऴा

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मधु-मासः/वसन्तऋतुः

  • 08:36→

Beginning of madhu-māsaḥ, marked by the transit of Sun into the 1st division of the tropical zodiac. Also marks the beginning of vasantar̥tuḥand the vernal equinox. While nirayana saṅkrānti’s are widely observed, tropical saṅkrānti’s are also equally sacred, and have similar puṇyakālas associated with them.

सङ्क्रान्तिस्नानाकरणे प्रत्यवायमाह शातातपः—
सूर्यसङ्क्रमणे पुण्ये न स्नायाद्यदि मानवः।
सप्तजन्मसु रोगी स्याद् दुःखभागी च जायते॥
सङ्क्रान्त्यां यानि दत्तानि हव्यकव्यानि मानवैः।
तानि तस्य ददात्यर्कः सप्तजन्मसु निश्चितम्॥
—वैद्यनाथ-दीक्षितीये स्मृतिमुक्ताफले आह्निक-काण्डः (पूर्वभागः)

मधुश्च माधवश्च वासन्तिकावृतू
शुक्रश्च शुचिश्च ग्रैष्मावृतू
नभश्च नभस्यश्च वार्‌षिकावृतू
इषश्चोर्जश्च शारदावृतू
सहश्च सहस्यश्च हैमन्तिकावृतू
तपश्च तपस्यश्च शैशिरावृतू
—तैत्तिरीय-संहितायां ४-४-११

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    • Smriti Muktaphalam SVR p. 267
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मुऩैयडुवार् नायऩ्मार् (५२) गुरुपूजै

Observed on Puṣyaḥ nakshatra of Mīnaḥ (sidereal solar) month (Prātaḥ/paraviddha).

Between the 6th and 9th centuries, in South India, there existed 63 ardent devotees of Lord Shiva, collectively known as the Nayanmars. These devout individuals, hailing from various walks of life including potters, fishermen, farmers, merchants, priests, hunters, and washermen, created devotional songs still sung by followers around the globe. Among these Nayanmars, Appar, Sambandar, and Sundarar, known for their Thevaram hymns, along with Manikkavasagar, are distinguished as the Samayacharyas or the ‘The Four’ (nālvar) revered teachers of the faith. They were instrumental in promoting the Shaiva Siddhanta philosophy and culture, effectively challenging the spread of Jainism and Buddhism. Their teachings centered around the concept that Shiva embodies love, and that embracing love for all beings and existence is essential in connecting with Shiva, the Supreme Being.

This Nayanmar, a Vellala from Tiru Nidur in the Chola kingdom, was renowned for his profound devotion to Lord Shiva and His devotees. Known for his strength and skill in combat, he became a beacon of hope for those in distress, often aiding the weak and defeated. He offered his services as a professional fighter (fencer), setting a wage for his involvement. Significantly, he used the earnings from these endeavors to feed and care for devotees of Lord Shiva, thus earning the moniker ‘Munaiyaduvar’. His life was marked by two key lessons: first, the use of his God-given talent in fencing was always in defense of righteousness, supporting those who were oppressed or downtrodden. Second, he consistently dedicated the fruits of his efforts to serving the Lord, aligning with the core teachings of the Bhagavad Gita and various saints.

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  • References
    • 63 Nayanmar Saints by Swami Sivananda, published by The Divine Life Society
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रंगभरी एकादशी

Observed on Śukla-Ēkādaśī tithi of Phālgunaḥ (lunar) month (Sūryōdayaḥ/puurvaviddha).

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सायन-रवि-सङ्क्रमण-पुण्यकालः

  • 06:16→15:00

16 ghatikas on either side of the transition of the Sun are sacred for various observances. In addition to specific puṇyakālas like ṣaḍaśīti, viṣṇupadī etc., this is also useful, especially in cases where the other puṇyakālas are inconvenient for appropriate performance of rituals such as snāna, dāna, tarpaṇa, etc.

While the nirayana puṇyakāla-s are well known, marked by the transit of the Sun into various rāśī-s (which confer the name to the corresponding saura month), there are also ayana-s and sāyana saṅkramaṇa-s, which mark the position of the Sun above the Northern or Southern parts of the Earth. These determine the r̥tu-s, and also the very famous uttarāyaṇa and dakṣināyana (movement of the Sun towards North or South, respectively). While these two types of puṇyakāla-s (sāyana and nirayana) coincided millennia ago, there has been a gradual precession of the equinoxes, owing to the nature of the Earth’s rotation, causing the sāyana saṅkramaṇa-s to happen about 24 days before the nirayana saṅkramaṇa-s. In that era, uttarāyaṇa coincided with makara-saṅkramaṇa and dakṣināyana coincided with karkaṭaka-saṅkramaṇa, and the mēsa and tulā saṅkramaṇa-s corresponded to the equinoxes, when the Sun rises direct East (and sets direct West).

Many Dharma Shastra texts recognise the separate puṇyakāla-s for both types of saṅkramaṇa-s. The vachanam of Jaabaali Maharshi is mentioned above, where he says that the puṇyakāla-s are identical (in their reckoning) for both types of saṅkramaṇa-s. In the Pulastya Siddhanta, the anushthanas which are to be performed in this sayana punya kala just like nirayana are explicitly stated: snāna, dāna, japa, śrāddha, vrata, hōma, etc. In Kala Madhava, which is considered as the source text of the kala vicharas of the Dikshitiya, it is said in the 5th prakarana that, meṣādi-saṅkrāntayo yasmin dine bhavanti tasmād dināt pūrvebhyaḥ ekādaśabhyo dinebhyaḥ prācīne dine, noting that Sayana Sankramanas occurred ~11 days before the day when the Mesha Sankramanas etc occur. Further references are seen in Dharma Sindhu first pariccheda, Jayasimha Kalpadruma sankranti nirnaya and Nirnaya Sindhu first pariccheda. There are also ample references in Vedas, illustrating how Ayana-s happened much later (in certain other eras), e.g. Shukla Yajur Veda Shatapatha Brahmana (Ekapaat Kanda 1/2/3), Nakshatra Sukta belonging to the Atharva Veda (Shaunaka Samhita 19/7/2), Maitrayaniya Aranyaka (6/14), and Taittiriya Brahmana (1/5/2).

For a wonderfully detailed exposition on the topic, see https://sites.google.com/view/nakshatradarsha/dakshinayana-en and https://sites.google.com/view/nakshatradarsha/uttarayana-en .

सङ्क्रान्तिषु यथा कालस्तदीयेऽप्ययने तथा।
अयनांश-संस्कृतो भानुः नाले चरति सर्वदा।
अमुख्या राशिसङ्क्रान्तिः तुल्यः कालविधिस्तयोः।
स्नान-दान-जप-श्राद्ध-व्रत-होमादि-कर्मभिः।
सुकृतं चल-सङ्क्रान्तौ अक्षयं पुरुषोऽश्नुते॥

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सायन-सङ्क्रमण-दिन-पूर्वाह्ण-पुण्यकालः

  • 06:16→12:16

When the transit of the Sun (saṅkrānti) happens in the first half of the day (pūrvāhṇa) or after midnight of the previous day, the first half of the day form a puṇyakāla for various observances. In addition to 16 ghatikas on either side of the transition, and specific puṇyakālas like ṣaḍaśīti, viṣṇupadī etc., this is also useful, especially in cases where the other puṇyakālas are inconvenient for appropriate performance of rituals such as snāna, dāna, tarpaṇa, etc.

While the nirayana puṇyakāla-s are well known, marked by the transit of the Sun into various rāśī-s (which confer the name to the corresponding saura month), there are also ayana-s and sāyana saṅkramaṇa-s, which mark the position of the Sun above the Northern or Southern parts of the Earth. These determine the r̥tu-s, and also the very famous uttarāyaṇa and dakṣināyana (movement of the Sun towards North or South, respectively). While these two types of puṇyakāla-s (sāyana and nirayana) coincided millennia ago, there has been a gradual precession of the equinoxes, owing to the nature of the Earth’s rotation, causing the sāyana saṅkramaṇa-s to happen about 24 days before the nirayana saṅkramaṇa-s. In that era, uttarāyaṇa coincided with makara-saṅkramaṇa and dakṣināyana coincided with karkaṭaka-saṅkramaṇa, and the mēsa and tulā saṅkramaṇa-s corresponded to the equinoxes, when the Sun rises direct East (and sets direct West).

Many Dharma Shastra texts recognise the separate puṇyakāla-s for both types of saṅkramaṇa-s. The vachanam of Jaabaali Maharshi is mentioned above, where he says that the puṇyakāla-s are identical (in their reckoning) for both types of saṅkramaṇa-s. In the Pulastya Siddhanta, the anushthanas which are to be performed in this sayana punya kala just like nirayana are explicitly stated: snāna, dāna, japa, śrāddha, vrata, hōma, etc. In Kala Madhava, which is considered as the source text of the kala vicharas of the Dikshitiya, it is said in the 5th prakarana that, meṣādi-saṅkrāntayo yasmin dine bhavanti tasmād dināt pūrvebhyaḥ ekādaśabhyo dinebhyaḥ prācīne dine, noting that Sayana Sankramanas occurred ~11 days before the day when the Mesha Sankramanas etc occur. Further references are seen in Dharma Sindhu first pariccheda, Jayasimha Kalpadruma sankranti nirnaya and Nirnaya Sindhu first pariccheda. There are also ample references in Vedas, illustrating how Ayana-s happened much later (in certain other eras), e.g. Shukla Yajur Veda Shatapatha Brahmana (Ekapaat Kanda 1/2/3), Nakshatra Sukta belonging to the Atharva Veda (Shaunaka Samhita 19/7/2), Maitrayaniya Aranyaka (6/14), and Taittiriya Brahmana (1/5/2).

For a wonderfully detailed exposition on the topic, see https://sites.google.com/view/nakshatradarsha/dakshinayana-en and https://sites.google.com/view/nakshatradarsha/uttarayana-en .

सङ्क्रान्तिषु यथा कालस्तदीयेऽप्ययने तथा।
अयनांश-संस्कृतो भानुः नाले चरति सर्वदा।
अमुख्या राशिसङ्क्रान्तिः तुल्यः कालविधिस्तयोः।
स्नान-दान-जप-श्राद्ध-व्रत-होमादि-कर्मभिः।
सुकृतं चल-सङ्क्रान्तौ अक्षयं पुरुषोऽश्नुते॥

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सर्व-आमलकी-एकादशी

The Shukla-paksha Ekadashi of phālguna month is known as āmalakī-ēkādaśī.

फाल्गुने मासि शुक्लायामेकादश्यां जनार्दनः।
वसत्यामलकीवृक्षे लक्ष्म्या सह जगत्पतिः॥
तत्र सम्पूज्य देवेशं शक्त्या कुर्यात् प्रदक्षिणाम्।
उपोष्य विधिवत् कल्पं विष्णुलोके महीयते॥ (नृसिंहपरिचर्या)

पक्षे पक्षे च कर्तव्यमेकादश्यामुपोषणम्।
यदीच्छेद्विष्णुसायुज्यं श्रियं सन्ततिमात्मनः।
एकादश्यां न भुञ्जीत पक्षयोरुभयोरपि॥

अद्य स्थित्वा निराहारः श्वोभूते परमेश्वर।
भोक्ष्यामि पुण्डरीकाक्ष शरणं मे भवाच्युत॥
प्रमादादथवाऽऽलस्याद्धरे केशव माधव।
व्रतस्यास्य च वै विघ्नो न भवेत्त्वत्प्रसादतः॥
–पद्मपुराणे

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वेङ्कटाचले प्लवोत्सव-प्रारम्भः

The Phalguna Paurnami festival is a grand five-day celebration held annually at the Swami Pushkarini. Each day of the festival features a different set of deities taken for a celestial ride on a beautifully decorated float in the temple tank.

  1. On the first day, Lord Rama, along with Sita and Lakshmana, are worshipped and taken for a ride on the float.
  2. The second day is dedicated to Lord Sri Krishna and Rukmini, who are also offered puja and taken on the float for a pleasure ride.

For the last three days, from Trayodashi to Paurnami:

  1. Sri Malayappa Swami, accompanied by Sridevi and Bhudevi, are taken out for a ride in the temple tank.
  2. The third day includes three rounds of the float, increasing to five rounds on the next day.
  3. On the final day, the utsava murtis (festival deities) are taken for a splendid ride on the float for seven rounds, attracting a large number of pilgrims. The beauty of the deities is further enhanced by the charm of the full moon, making this day particularly special and visually stunning.

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विषु-पुण्यकालः

  • 06:16→12:36

viṣu-puṇyakāla — equinox. For viṣu-puṇyakāla the 10 ghatikas preceding and succeeding the saṅkramaṇa forms a puṇyakāla; in general, the ghatikas closer to the puṇyakāla are even more sacred.

While the nirayana puṇyakāla-s are well known, marked by the transit of the Sun into various rāśī-s (which confer the name to the corresponding saura month), there are also ayana-s and sāyana saṅkramaṇa-s, which mark the position of the Sun above the Northern or Southern parts of the Earth. These determine the r̥tu-s, and also the very famous uttarāyaṇa and dakṣināyana (movement of the Sun towards North or South, respectively). While these two types of puṇyakāla-s (sāyana and nirayana) coincided millennia ago, there has been a gradual precession of the equinoxes, owing to the nature of the Earth’s rotation, causing the sāyana saṅkramaṇa-s to happen about 24 days before the nirayana saṅkramaṇa-s. In that era, uttarāyaṇa coincided with makara-saṅkramaṇa and dakṣināyana coincided with karkaṭaka-saṅkramaṇa, and the mēsa and tulā saṅkramaṇa-s corresponded to the equinoxes, when the Sun rises direct East (and sets direct West).

Many Dharma Shastra texts recognise the separate puṇyakāla-s for both types of saṅkramaṇa-s. The vachanam of Jaabaali Maharshi is mentioned above, where he says that the puṇyakāla-s are identical (in their reckoning) for both types of saṅkramaṇa-s. In Kala Madhava, which is considered as the source text of the kala vicharas of the Dikshitiya, it is said in the 5th prakarana that, meṣādi-saṅkrāntayo yasmin dine bhavanti tasmād dināt pūrvebhyaḥ ekādaśabhyo dinebhyaḥ prācīne dine, noting that Sayana Sankramanas occurred ~11 days before the day when the Mesha Sankramanas etc occur. Further references are seen in Dharma Sindhu first pariccheda, Jayasimha Kalpadruma sankranti nirnaya and Nirnaya Sindhu first pariccheda. There are also ample references in Vedas, illustrating how Ayana-s happened much later (in certain other eras), e.g. Shukla Yajur Veda Shatapatha Brahmana (Ekapaat Kanda 1/2/3), Nakshatra Sukta belonging to the Atharva Veda (Shaunaka Samhita 19/7/2), Maitrayaniya Aranyaka (6/14), and Taittiriya Brahmana (1/5/2).

For a wonderfully detailed exposition on the topic, see https://sites.google.com/view/nakshatradarsha/dakshinayana-en and https://sites.google.com/view/nakshatradarsha/uttarayana-en .

सङ्क्रान्तिस्नानाकरणे प्रत्यवायमाह शातातपः—
सूर्यसङ्क्रमणे पुण्ये न स्नायाद्यदि मानवः।
सप्तजन्मसु रोगी स्याद् दुःखभागी च जायते॥
सङ्क्रान्त्यां यानि दत्तानि हव्यकव्यानि मानवैः।
तानि तस्य ददात्यर्कः सप्तजन्मसु निश्चितम्॥
—वैद्यनाथ-दीक्षितीये स्मृतिमुक्ताफले आह्निक-काण्डः (पूर्वभागः)
षडशीत्यां तु यद्दत्तं यद्दत्तं विषुवद्वये।
दृश्यते सागरस्यान्तस्तस्यान्तो नैव दृश्यते॥
—स्मृतिकौस्तुभे
वर्तमाने तुलामेषे नाड्यस्तूभयतो दश।
या याः सन्निहिता नाड्यस्तास्ताः पुण्यतमाः स्मृताः॥
—वैद्यनाथ-दीक्षितीये स्मृतिमुक्ताफले आह्निक-काण्डः (पूर्वभागः)
सङ्क्रान्तिषु यथा कालस्तदीयेऽप्ययने तथा।

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Observed on day 1 of Madhuḥ (tropical) month (Sūryōdayaḥ/puurvaviddha).

Vernal equinox

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