Wednesday, July 21, 2010

RUTHU - MASADHI NIGANDU

In the sankalpa the month, year, day, season,fortnight,and solistice have to be given in sanskrit. the details are given below with english equivalents.


I.) MONTH :

NAME OF MONTH             ENGLISH MONTH
IN SANSKRIT

Chaithra                                        March - April

Vaisaka                                        April-May

Jeshta                                           May-June

Aashada                                       June-July

Shravana                                      July-August

Bhadrapada                                 August-September

Aasvayuja (Aasvina)                    September-October

Karthika                                      October-November

Margasirsha                                 November-December

Pushya                                        December-January

Magha                                        January-Feburary

Phalguna                                     Feburary-March

II.) YEAR

The name of the sixty year cycle of the Hindu - Vedic calendar could be found from the panchangam of that year.



III.) SOLISTICE - AYANA



UTTHARAYANA --- PUSHYA - JESHTA ( JANUARY - JULY)

DAKSHINAYANA --- AASHADA - MARGASIRSHA (JULY - JANUARY)



IV.) PAKSHA - FORTNIGHT



SUKALA PAKSHA --- 14 DAYS AFTER AMAVASYA (NEWMOON)

KRISHNA PAKSHA --- 14 DAYS AFTER POURNAMI (FULL MOON)



V.) RUTHU - SEASONS



Vasantha ruthu - Chaitra - Vaisaka ( march - may)

Greeshma ruthu - Jeshta - Aashada (may - july)

Varsha ruthu - Shravana - Bhadrapada (july - september)

Sarad ruthu - Aasvija - Karthika (september - november)

Hemantha ruthu - Margasirsha - Pushya ( november - january)

Sisira ruthu - Magha - Phalguna (january - march)



VI.) VAARAM (DAYS)



Bhanu Vasara                       Sunday

Indu Vasara                         Monday

Bhouma Vasara                   Tuesday

Soumya Vasara                   Wednesday

Guru Vasara                       Thursday

Brighu Vasara                     Friday

Sthira Vasara                      Saturday



VII.) THITHIS - DAYS OF THE FORTNIGHT



1) Prathama


2) Dwithiya


3) Thrithiya


4) Chathurthi


5) Panchami


6) Shashti


7) Sapthami


8) Ashtami


9) Navami


10) Dasami


11) Ekadashi


12) Dwadasi


13) Thriyodasi


14) Chaturdasi


15) Pournima


16) Prathama


17) Dwithiya


18) Thrithiya


19) Chathurthi


20) Panchami


21) Shashti


22) Sapthami


23) Ashtami


24) Navami


25) Dasami


26) Ekadashi


27) Dwadasi


28) Thriyodasi


29) Chaturdasi


30) Amavasya