The birth of Saṃvatsara There is a beautiful imagery of birth of Saṃvatsara given in Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad in its section two of one where process of creation is explained. It begins with questions "there was nothing whatsoever in the beginning"... आपो वा अर्कः; तद्यदपां शर आसीत्तत्समहन्यत । सा पृथिव्यभवत्, तस्यामश्राम्यत्; तस्य श्रान्तस्य तप्तस्य तेजो रसो … Continue reading Prajāpati and Saṃvatsara-An enquiry into the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad
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Agni – Soma/Varuṇa; The Concept of the Sun and the Moon/Waters in Saṃvatsara
This rāngoli of Mā LakṣmīI (bengal style) was done by me when I was in 6th standard, wayback in 80s. Baal mann. I was so curious for Her to come alive that I had lifted her foot from the lotus placed beneath her feet. Unkowingly I had contrasted the halo as the moon and the … Continue reading Agni – Soma/Varuṇa; The Concept of the Sun and the Moon/Waters in Saṃvatsara
1000 year long problem of assuming Saṃvatsara beginning, Ayana and Madhu-Mādhava Month Names
There are myriad problems in understanding of the luni-solar calendar. Interestingly, there are myriad problems to understand just solar calendar which was in vogue during Vedic -- Brāhmaṇa times. We understand that Brāhmaṇas are ritualistic books and extension of vedas. To understand the timeline of these text we need to see the internal evidence of … Continue reading 1000 year long problem of assuming Saṃvatsara beginning, Ayana and Madhu-Mādhava Month Names
Fascinating Astronomical and Eustatic Observation by King Bṛhadratha
Let us see some interesting observations of King Bṛhadratha in the Maitrayāṇī Upanishad (MAU). I have once mentioned King Bṛhadratha, in one of my previous blogs, who is a Rigvedic Ikṣvāku lineage king mentioned in Rigveda (I. 36.18, X. 49.6). The Maitrayāṇī Upanishad - MAU has very interesting various evidence in regard to noticing of Astronomy … Continue reading Fascinating Astronomical and Eustatic Observation by King Bṛhadratha
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