Identifying Udagayana It is crucial to grasp the gist of Sanskrit words, especially considering their polysemous nature. This has created great confusions in the academia whether the word udagayana would mean the sun rising in the northern hemispher, ie. equinox day or would it mean sun's northern course from winter solstice point. A mistaken interpretation … Continue reading Identifying “Udagayana” with Sun’s course in “Northern Hemisphere”; An evidence from Āpastamba-Gṛhya-Sūtra
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When did the head of the ṛtus and saṃvatsara separate?
We find many different narratives of Season's beginning or Season's head in Indian narratives, in different Indic texts and usually this brings us an understanding that new year also began from these points.
Vishnupada vs Vishnupadi; Evidence of Obliquity and Sun’s Course within the confines of Vishnu
Gods and their sciences Every god in Indian texts, be it Rigveda, Purana, Upanishad etc, have their works assigned. They are formulated to make less mortals understand the forces of nature and cosmos. In this line we will discuss one such attributed force, out of many, of deity Vishu. This blog site mainly sees the … Continue reading Vishnupada vs Vishnupadi; Evidence of Obliquity and Sun’s Course within the confines of Vishnu
Matriarchal Cosmos-When Yin Was Yang
Gharma-vRRiddhii- Vedang jyotisha- Insolation in Northern hemisphere during summer, spring and winter. From spring to summer to fall Northern hemisphere is hotter than southern hemisphere. "Navarātra- New nights or Nine nights" is a memory of propitiation of Durga in different forms like different Mātṛkā during first nine days. We have this cultural memory in Devi … Continue reading Matriarchal Cosmos-When Yin Was Yang
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