2022-04-06

चैत्रः-01-05 , वृषभः-रोहिणी🌛🌌 , मीनः-रेवती-12-23🌞🌌 , मधुः-01-17🌞🪐 , बुधः

  • Indian civil date: 1944-01-16, Islamic: 1443-09-04 Ramaḍān, 🌌🌞: सं- मीनः, तं- पङ्गुनि, म- मीनं, प- चेत, अ- च’त
  • संवत्सरः 🌛- शुभकृत्, 🌌🌞- प्लवः, 🪐🌞- शुभकृत्
  • वर्षसङ्ख्या 🌛- शकाब्दः 1944, विक्रमाब्दः 2079, कलियुगे 5123
  • वर्षसङ्ख्या 🌌🌞- शकाब्दः 1943, विक्रमाब्दः 2078, कलियुगे 5122
  • वर्षसङ्ख्या 🪐🌞 - शकाब्दः 1944, विक्रमाब्दः 2079, कलियुगे 5123
  • 🪐🌞ऋतुमानम् — वसन्तऋतुः उत्तरायणम्
  • 🌌🌞सौरमानम् — शिशिरऋतुः उत्तरायणम्
  • 🌛चान्द्रमानम् — वसन्तऋतुः चैत्रः

खचक्रस्थितिः

  • |🌞-🌛|तिथिः — शुक्ल-पञ्चमी►18:01; शुक्ल-षष्ठी►
  • 🌌🌛नक्षत्रम् — रोहिणी►19:38; मृगशीर्षम्► (वृषभः)
  • 🌌🌞सौर-नक्षत्रम् — रेवती►
    • राशि-मासः — फाल्गुनः►
  • 🌛+🌞योगः — आयुष्मान्►08:34; सौभाग्यः►
  • २|🌛-🌞|करणम् — बालवः►18:01; कौलवः►
  • 🌌🌛- चन्द्राष्टम-राशिः—तुला
  • 🌞-🪐 मूढग्रहाः - बुधः (-3.30° → -4.39°)
  • 🌞-🪐 अमूढग्रहाः - मङ्गलः (53.08° → 53.31°), गुरुः (23.74° → 24.49°), शनैश्चरः (53.72° → 54.62°), शुक्रः (45.78° → 45.70°)

दिनमान-कालविभागाः

  • 🌅सूर्योदयः—06:16-12:22🌞️-18:28🌇
  • 🌛चन्द्रोदयः—09:44; चन्द्रास्तमयः—22:54
  • 🌞⚝भट्टभास्कर-मते वीर्यवन्तः— प्रातः—06:16-07:47; साङ्गवः—09:19-10:50; मध्याह्नः—12:22-13:53; अपराह्णः—15:25-16:56; सायाह्नः—18:28-19:56
  • 🌞⚝सायण-मते वीर्यवन्तः— प्रातः-मु॰1—06:16-07:05; प्रातः-मु॰2—07:05-07:53; साङ्गवः-मु॰2—09:31-10:20; पूर्वाह्णः-मु॰2—11:57-12:46; अपराह्णः-मु॰2—14:24-15:13; सायाह्नः-मु॰2—16:50-17:39; सायाह्नः-मु॰3—17:39-18:28
  • 🌞कालान्तरम्— ब्राह्मं मुहूर्तम्—04:41-05:29; मध्यरात्रिः—23:11-01:32
  • राहुकालः—12:22-13:53; यमघण्टः—07:47-09:19; गुलिककालः—10:50-12:22
  • शूलम्—उदीची (►12:46); परिहारः–क्षीरम्

उत्सवाः

  • कूर्म-कल्पादिः, थाने-ग्रहणम् #२८५, नेच नायऩार् (५८) गुरुपूजै, मार्ताण्डवर्मणा वान्-गोलॆनॆस्सॆ-प्रत्याख्यानम् #२७९, राजपाल-महाशयो हतः #९३, लक्ष्मी-पञ्चमी, शालिहोत्र-व्रत-आरम्भः, हय-पूजा

हय-पूजा

Observed on Śukla-Pañcamī tithi of Caitraḥ (lunar) month (Sūryōdayaḥ/puurvaviddha).

Celebrating the birth of uchchaiśravā horse, offer puja to horses or even Lord Hayagriva.

उच्चैःश्रवाः पूजनीयः पञ्चम्यां चैत्रशुक्लके।
तत्रैव पूज्या गन्धर्वास्तुरगाणां तु बान्धवाः।
पत्रवानर्कपर्णश्च प्रत्युक्तश्च महायशाः॥
भीमश्चित्ररथश्चैव विख्यातः सर्वविद्वशी।
तथा शालिशिराः श्रीमान्प्रद्युम्नश्च महायशाः॥
नारदश्च कलिङ्गश्च गन्धर्वश्च हहाहुहूः।
सुबाहुस्तुम्बुरुश्चैव तथा चित्ररथः प्रभुः॥
चित्राङ्गदश्च विख्यातश्चित्रसेनश्च वीर्यवान्।
सिद्धपूर्वश्च बदरीपर्णाशश्च महायशाः॥
ब्रह्मचारी रतिगुणः सुपर्णोऽतिबलस्तथा।
विश्वावसुः सुरेन्द्रश्च गन्धर्वोऽतिपराक्रमः॥
इत्येते पूजनीयास्तु गन्धैरुच्चावचैस्तथा।
मोदकैर्लापिकाभिश्च परमानेन चाक्षतैः॥
दध्ना गुडेन पयसा शालिपिष्टेन भूरिशः।
धूपैर्माल्यैस्तथा दीपैर्द्विजानां स्वस्तिवाचनैः॥
एवं हि पूजिताः सम्यक् तुरगाणां तु बान्धवाः।
बलमायुः प्रयच्छन्ति सङ्ग्रामेष्वपराजयम्॥
आरोग्यपरमां पुष्टिं तथैव च विधेयताम्।
नरो वाऽप्यथवा नारी व्रतमेतत्समाचरेत्॥
चैत्रस्य शुक्लपञ्चम्यां शुचिः स्नाता उपोषिता।
प्रभाते पारणं कृत्वा देवविप्रान्प्रपूज्य च।
लभते साऽथवा सोऽपि स्वमनोरथजं फलम्॥
—मदनरत्ने पाद्मे पातालखण्डे (स्मृति-कौस्तुभे)

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कूर्म-कल्पादिः

Observed on Śukla-Pañcamī tithi of Caitraḥ (lunar) month (Aparāhṇaḥ/vyaapti).

kūrma-kalpādiḥ is observed on this day. Performing śrāddha on this day gives akṣayatr̥pti to pitrs. Although there are 30 Kalpadis described in various puranas, 7 of them are particularly special.

अथ कल्पादयो राजन्कथ्यन्ते तिथयः शुभाः।
यासु श्राद्ध कृते तृप्तिः पितॄणामक्षया भवेत्॥
(३० कल्पादयः प्रदिष्टाः)
—हेमाद्रौ नागरखण्डे
ब्रह्मणो यद्दिनादर्वाक्कल्पस्यादिः प्रकीर्तितः।
वैशाखस्य तृतीयायां कृष्णायां फाल्गुनस्य च॥
पञ्चमी चैत्रमासस्य तस्यैवान्या तथा परा।
शुक्ला त्रयोदशी माघे कार्तिकस्य तु सप्तमी॥
नवमी मार्गशीर्षस्य सप्तैताः संस्मराम्यहम्।
कल्पानामादयो ह्येता दत्तस्याक्षय्यकारकाः॥
—मत्स्यपुराणे

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लक्ष्मी-पञ्चमी

Observed on Śukla-Pañcamī tithi of Caitraḥ (lunar) month (Sūryōdayaḥ/puurvaviddha).

शुक्लायामथ पञ्चम्यां चैत्रे मासि शुभानना।
श्रीर्विष्णुलोकान्मानुष्यं सम्प्राप्ता केशवाज्ञया॥
तस्मात् तां पूजयेत् तत्र यस्तं लक्ष्मीर्न मुञ्चति।
एषा श्रीपञ्चमी कार्या विष्णुलोकगतिप्रदा॥

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मार्ताण्डवर्मणा वान्-गोलॆनॆस्सॆ-प्रत्याख्यानम् #२७९

Event occured on 1743-04-06 (gregorian).

On this day, Julius Valentyn Stein van Gollenesse, the Dutch commander at Kochi (Cochin), was told to get lost (ie there would be no treaty) by King mArtANDa varma of padmanAbhapura.

Context

mArtANDa varma’s army had been annexing and consolidating neighbouring kingdoms, while defeating the Dutch in battle after battle. There were reports that major reinforcements were due to arrive from Europe under van Imhoff - so the king started negotiating - but delaying. As soon as he learned that van Imhoff had not yet departed from Europe - that his arrival was postponed, he assumed tough bargaining positions - no special concessions for the Dutch, they were to help padmanAbhapura against French and ArkoT navAb etc.. His representatives kept backing away from terms previously agreed to.

Aftermath

In May 1743, van Gollenesse stepped down from the Dutch command in Malabar, in order to take up charge as the Governor of Dutch Ceylon. His replacement Reinicus Siersma realized that the local chiefs of Kerala no longer feared the Dutch, and a failure to reach an agreement with Travancore would severely affect the Company’s pepper trade in Malabar. On 22 May 1743, Siersma concluded a peace treaty with Travancore, accepting most of the terms proposed by Marthanda Varma. There would be further capitulation in the next treaty.

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नेच नायऩार् (५८) गुरुपूजै

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

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राजपाल-महाशयो हतः #९३

Event occured on 1929-04-06 (gregorian).

On this day, a 19 year old Muslim carpenter named Ilm ud din stabbed Mahashay Rajpal on his chest eight times while he was seated in the outer verandah of his shop. Mahashay Rajpal was the publisher of rangIlA rasUl.

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Mahashay Rajpal Malhotra was born in a Khatri family in Amritsar on the Panchmi tithi of Ashadh Samvat (AD 1885). He came to own a publishing business.

In 1923, Muslims published two particularly offensive books to Hindus. “Krishna teri geeta jalani padegi” used derogatory and vulgar language against Shri Krishna and other Hindu deities and “Uniseevi sadi ka maharshi” which contained derogatory remarks on Arya Samaj founder Swami Dayanand Saraswati (incidentally written by an Ahmadi). This was the time before Sec 295A was introduced in the IPC.

To respond to this provocation, Pandit Chamupati Lal, a close friend of Mahashay Rajpal, wrote a short biography of the Islamic Prophet, Mohammed. Titled “Rangeela Rasool” this short pamphlet was a satirical take on the domestic life of Mohammed. Because of the sensitive nature of the pamphlet, Pandit Chamupati made Mahashay Rajpal promise that he would never reveal the name of the authorOn the surface, Rangeela Rasool had a laudatory tone of Mohammed’s life but at the same time pointing out uncomfortable truths about his domestic life. Though historically accurate and written after due research of hadiths, this caused an outrage among the Muslims of Lahore.

Before the second edition could be printed, the colonial government banned the pamphlet in late June 1924. By July 1924, Muslims had filed a criminal case against Mahashay Rajpal under Sec 153A (promoting enmity between groups). During the trial, he was offered to give up the name of the real author of Rangeela Rasool and go scot-free, but he declined it and upheld his promise. In legal proceedings that lasted close to three years, in May 1927 Mahashay Rajpal was acquitted of all charges. The judge contended that Sec. 153A does not prohibit historical analysis of ‘prophets’ of different religions and if it were to be so applied, works of serious historians could also be subject to it.

Muslims all over the country went off into a frenzy. The primary organized opposition to the judgement was driven by the Khilafatists and the Ahmadis. The British introduced 295A, criminalizing future speech deemed insulting to religious groups, passed easily in parliament with widespread support.

In 1927, the same year he was acquitted, there were two unsuccessful attempts on his life — a wrestler named Khuda Baksh attacked him in September 1927 when he was sitting in his shop but Khatri Rajpal ji caught him and handed him over to the authorities. Khuda Baksh was convicted and sentenced to ten years in prison. The next month, a Muslim man named Aziz Ahmed attacked Swami Satyanand ji mistaking him to Khatri Rajpal. Luckily, the attack was not fatal and Swami ji recovered after a couple of months. A further attempt succeeded.

Aftermath

As word spread among the Hindus of Lahore, a crowd of thousands gathered. Hesitant Brits gave permission for a funeral procession the next day.

Mahashay Rajpal’s killer was represented in court by Mohammad Ali Jinnah. At his funeral the poet Mohammad Iqbal, a favourite of Indian liberals today, eulogized the killer. Today his grave is a religious site in Pakistan and Pakistani textbooks eulogize him with the title of “Ghazi”.

After partition, Mahashay Rajpal’s family moved to Delhi from where “Rajpal and Sons” continues to operate today. Almost 70 years after his death, he was awarded the first “International Freedom to Publish Award” by then deputy PM LK Advani.

(source - OpIndia)

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थाने-ग्रहणम् #२८५

Event occured on 1737-04-06 (gregorian). Julian date was converted to Gregorian in this reckoning.

Thane captured from Portuguese. Peshwa Bajirao’s aim was to capture Sashthi Island by attacking the various forts guarding it. The first aim was to capture Thane. Having left Pune, one contingent of the Marathas reached Thane by the end of that month. chimAjI appa, on hearing this, directed his troops west to shaShThI island.

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शालिहोत्र-व्रत-आरम्भः

Observed on Śukla-Pañcamī tithi of Caitraḥ (lunar) month (Sūryōdayaḥ/puurvaviddha).

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