Guest guest Posted June 17, 1998 Report Share Posted June 17, 1998 Sri : Srimate Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha Para Brahmane Namaha Srimate Sri Lakshmi - Nrusimha Divya PAdukA Sevaka - Srivan Shatagopa Sri NArAyana Yateendra MahAdesikAya Namaha Dear bhaktAs of Sriman NArAyanA, Namo NArAyanA . kindly accept adiyen's pranAmams. By the blessings of Sriman NArAyanA , adiyen has compiled the calendar for this Tamil year ( only from "Ani" ie. June 15th ). This is in no means complete since adiyen doesn't have the information on the thirunakshatrams of many AchAryAs esp. from Munitraya sampradAyam , ThenAchAryA sampradAyam etc. Adiyen closely followed the Desika Darsana Diary & Guide , published by Sri sevA swAmi & this compilation is impossible without that. The book titled "AchArya Vaibhavam" of VishistAdvaitA Research Center was of immense help to obtain the information regarding the thirunakshatrams of many AchAryAs . 1. Adiyen is puzzled to notice that "Sri RAma Navami" is not at all mentioned in the Desika Darsana Diary & Guide ( DDD & G). Can someone kindly post the actual date. 2. The numbers at the bracket of DwAdasi represents the "nAzhi" (1 nAzhi = 24 minutes ) after sunrise , before which the ekadasi fasting should be broken ( dwAdasi pAranai) . In general , it is very good to perform dwAdasi pAranai before 6 nAzhis . 3. The "Avani Avittam" ( UpAkarmA ) for Yajur , Rg & sAmA falls on different days. It is interesting however that, as per DDD & G , Yajur & Rg upAkarmA falls on the "Adi" month itself & sAmA upAkarmA in "Ani" month , but not on "Avittam" star . as per DDD & G. Then why do we call them as "Avani Avittam" ? ( atleast last year , the yajur upAkarmA was properly on Avani Avittam itself ). 4. Kindly note that Vaishnava Saraswati PoojA falls on Sep 30th. Sri VaishnavAs don't celebrate this as a function (not even be a vyAjA for performing a special HayagrIva ArAdhanA that day ). Only those Sri VaishnavAs who are tied up with professions like weaving , carpentry etc , _may_ celebrate & that too with Lord HayagrIvA's (bestower of knowledge to Goddess Saraswati) ArAdhanA / poojA . The special HayagrIva ArAdhanA needs to be performed on the Sri HayagrIva Jayanti ( Avani , Sravanam) . Reference : AchAra - anushtAna - sampradAya elaboration by Sri U.Ve. V.N. GopAla DesikAchAryA . 5. If someone can kindly post the dates of eclipses at USA , Singapore , Canada , India etc , it would be very helpful. If there are some issues like USA / India time difference that might affect the calendar , kindly point them out . Also if some errors are observed in this calendar , kindly do point them out . -------- * T.N. stands for Thirunakshatram (Bith star) -------- BahudAnya Year Calendar ( 1998 - 99) ----- June , 1998 6/15 : "Ani" month begins 6/20 : EkAdasi ; Sri Koorma Jayanti <aswini> 6/21 : DwAdsi (24.40) 6/23 : AmAvAsyA 6/25 : 9th patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <ThiruAdhirai> --------------------------- July , 1998 7/4 : PeriAzhvAr T.N. ; Vadakku Thiruveedhi piLLai T.N. <swAthi> 7/5 : EkAdasi 7/6 : DwAdasi (38.19) ; Sriman NAthamuni T.N. <Anusham> 7/10 : 13th patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <UththirAdam> 7/15 : 25th patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <UththirattAdi> 7/16 : "Adi" month begins 7/17 : Adippandigai 7/19 : EkAdasi 7/20 : DwAdasi (44.0) 7/21 : Sri AnnayArya MahAdesikan T.N. <Mrugaseersham> 7/22 : NAvalpAkkam AyyA DevanAtha ThAtArya MahAdesikan T.N.<ThiruAdhirai> 7/23 : AmAvAsyA 7/27 : ThiruAdippUram ;AndAL T.N.; 26th & 36th patta AzhagiyaSingars T.N. 7/31 : 25th patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <swAthi> ------------------ August 98 8/4 : EkAdasi 8/5 : DwAdsi (10.24) 8/7 : Sri ALavandAr (YAmunAchAryA) T.N. ; 14th patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N.; < UththirAdam> ; Yajur UpAkarmA ie. Avani Avittam 8/8 : GAyatri japam ; Rg UpAkarmA 8/16 : 22nd patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <rohini> 8/17 : "Avani" month starts 8/18 : EkAdasi 8/19 : DwAdasi (6.46) 8/21 : AmAvAsyA 8/22 : Solar Eclipse (India) 8/25 : 44th patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. ; SAma UpAkarmA <hastam> 8/31 : 2nd patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <kettai> September 98 9/1 : 28th patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <moolam> 9/2 : EkAdasi 9/3 : DwAdasi (38.58) 9/4 : Sri VAmana Jayanti ; Sri HayagrIva Jayanti <sravanam> 9/7 : MahALaya PakshA begins 9/13 : Sri Krishna Jayanti ; Sri NayanArAchAryA T.N. <Rohini> 9/16 : EkAdasi 9/17 : DwAdasi (35.35); "PurattAsi" month begins 9/20 : AmAvAsyA 9/21 : NavarAtri begins 9/25 : 33rd patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <visAkam> 9/27 : Sri Adivan Shatagopa Yateendra MahAdesikan(1st patta AzhagiyaSingar) T.N.; Sri KesavAchAryA II T.N. <kettai> 9/28 : 20th patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <moolam> 9/29 : Srimad Thirukkudandai Desikan T.N. <poorAdam> 9/30 : Vaishnava Saraswati PoojA --- October 98 10/1 : Sri NigamAntha MahA Desikan T.N. ; Sri Brahmatantra svatantra Jeeyar (1st Jeeyar , sri parakAla Mutt) T.N. ; KamalAvAsar I T.N. <Sravanam>; Vijayadasami 10/2 : EkAdasi 10/3 : DwAdasi (5.19) ; 17th patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N.<sathayam> 10/15 : 18th patta AzhagiyaSingar <Ayilyam> 10/16 : EkAdasi 10/17 : DwAdasi (11.32); 12th patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <pooram> 10/18 : "Aippasi" month begins 10/19 : DeepAvali 10/20 : AmAvAsyA 10/26 : Thirukkurugaip pirAn piLLAn (kurukesA) T.N. <moolam> 10/29 : PoigaiAzhvAr <Sravanam> 10/30 : BoodhaththAzhvAR ; PeyAzhvAr 10/31 : EkAdasi ; 11th patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <sathayam> -------------------- November 98 11/1 : DwAdasi (30.25) 11/14 : EkAdasi 11/15 : DwAdasi (54.59) 11/16 : "KArthigai" month begins 11/18 : AmAvAsyA 11/20 : Koti KannikAdhAna ThAthA desikan T.N. <Anusham> 11/23 : 43rd patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <poorAdam> 11/29 : 34th patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. ; 45th patta AzhagiyaSingar Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha Divya pAdukA sevaka Sri NArAyana Yateendra MahAdesikan (current H.H.Jeeyar,Sri Ahobila Mutt);<UththirattAdi> 11/30 : Kaisika EkAdasi December 98 12/1 : DwAdasi (0) !! 12/2 : ThirumangaiMannan (kaliyan) T.N. <bharani> 12/3 : ThiruppAnAzhvAr T.N.; NampiLLai T.N. ; 5th patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N.; <kruththigai> ; ThirukkArthigai 12/9 : 31st patta AzhagiyaSingar <magam> 12/14 : EkAdasi 12/15 : DwAdasi (43.07) 12/16 : "MArgazhi" month begins 12/18 : AmAvAsyA ; Hanumanth Jayanti 12/25 : 41st patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <poorattAdi> 12/28 : 8th patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <aswini> 12/29 : Vaikunta EkAdasi 12/30 : DwAdasi (21.55) ------------------------- January 99 1/1 : 16th patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <Mrugaseersham> 1/10 : 4th patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <chittirai> 1/11 : KoodArai ; Sri VedAnta RAmAnuja MahAdesikan T.N. 1/12 : 30th & 40th patta AzhagiyaSingars T.N. <visAkam> 1/13 : EkAdasi 1/14 : DwAdasi (31.49); Thondaradip podi AzhvAr T.N.; Peria Nambigal T.N. <kettai> ; Bhogi 1/15 : "Thai" month begins (MahA SankarAnti ie. pongal) 1/16 : Kannu mAttu pongal 1/17 : 42nd AzhagiyaSingar T.N. ; AmAvAsyA 1/18 : 42nd AzhagiyaSingar 1/19 : 3rd patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <sravanam> 1/22 : 6th patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <porattAdi> 1/27 : EkAdasi 1/28 : DwAdasi (49.39) 1/29 : 38th patta AzhagiyaSingar <thiruAdhirai> 1/30 : EmbAr T.N. <punarvasu> -------------------------------- Feb 99 2/2 : ThirumazhisaippirAn T.N. <magam> 2/5 : KoorathAzhvAn T.N. <hastam> 2/6 : 15th AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <chittirai> 2/7 : Abhinava Desika Uttamoor VeerarAghavAchAryA T.N. <swAthi> 2/12 : EkAdasi 2/13 : DwAdasi (16.28) ; "MAsi" month starts 2/15 : AmAvAsyA 2/16 : MadhurAntakam VeerarAghavArya MahAdesikan T.N. <avittam> 2/24 : Thirukkachi NambigaL T.N. <rohini> 2/26 : EkAdasi ;Kulasekara perumAL T.N. ; KesavAchAryA I T.N. ; <punarvasu> 2/27 : 37th AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <pushyam> -------------------------- March 99 3/1 : ManakkAl Nambi T.N. ; 19th AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <magam> 3/10 : AshtakA srAddham 3/11 : Anvashtakai 3/13 : EkAdasi 3/14 : DwAdasi (54.07) 3/15 : "Panguni" month begins 3/17 : AmAvAsyA 3/18 : UgAdhi (Telugu New Year's day) 3/27 : EkAdasi; Thirukkudandai Andavan VedAnta RAmANuja MahAdesikan T.N. <pushyam> 3/28 : DwAdasi (51.37) 3/31 : Panguni Uthiram ; Nanjeeyar T.N. ----- April 99 4/1 : Thiruvarangathu amudhanAr T.N.; 21st AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <hastam> 4/5 : KozhiyAlam Sri Ranga RAmAnuja MahAdesikan T.N. ; VinnAtrankarai Sri SrInivAsa MahAdesikan T.N. <anusham> 4/6 : Sri VarAha Jayanti 4/12 : EkAdasi 4/13 : DwAdasi (24.09); Sri Matsya Jayanti 4/14 : pramadhi year starts ----------------- Namo NArAyanA Adiyen Anantha PadmanAbha dAsan Sarvam Sri KrishnArpanamastu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 1998 Report Share Posted June 17, 1998 Sri ANAND, thanks a million for this adiyen Krishna At 07:48 PM 6/17/98 -0400, Anand K Karalapakkam wrote: > > > Sri : > > Srimate Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha Para Brahmane Namaha > > Srimate Sri Lakshmi - Nrusimha Divya PAdukA Sevaka - > Srivan Shatagopa Sri NArAyana Yateendra MahAdesikAya Namaha > > > Dear bhaktAs of Sriman NArAyanA, > > Namo NArAyanA . kindly accept adiyen's pranAmams. > > By the blessings of Sriman NArAyanA , adiyen has compiled the calendar >for this Tamil year ( only from "Ani" ie. June 15th ). This is in no means >complete since adiyen doesn't have the information on the thirunakshatrams >of many AchAryAs esp. from Munitraya sampradAyam , ThenAchAryA sampradAyam >etc. Adiyen closely followed the Desika Darsana Diary & Guide , published >by Sri sevA swAmi & this compilation is impossible without that. The book >titled "AchArya Vaibhavam" of VishistAdvaitA Research Center was of >immense help to obtain the information regarding the thirunakshatrams of >many AchAryAs . > > 1. Adiyen is puzzled to notice that "Sri RAma Navami" is not at all >mentioned in the Desika Darsana Diary & Guide ( DDD & G). Can someone >kindly post the actual date. > > 2. The numbers at the bracket of DwAdasi represents the "nAzhi" (1 >nAzhi = 24 minutes ) after sunrise , before which the ekadasi fasting >should be broken ( dwAdasi pAranai) . In general , it is very good to >perform dwAdasi pAranai before 6 nAzhis . > > 3. The "Avani Avittam" ( UpAkarmA ) for Yajur , Rg & sAmA falls on >different days. It is interesting however that, as per DDD & G , Yajur & >Rg upAkarmA falls on the "Adi" month itself & sAmA upAkarmA in "Ani" month >, but not on "Avittam" star . as per DDD & G. Then why do we call them as >"Avani Avittam" ? ( atleast last year , the yajur upAkarmA was properly on >Avani Avittam itself ). > > 4. Kindly note that Vaishnava Saraswati PoojA falls on Sep 30th. Sri >VaishnavAs don't celebrate this as a function (not even be a vyAjA for >performing a special HayagrIva ArAdhanA that day ). Only those Sri >VaishnavAs who are tied up with professions like weaving , carpentry etc , >_may_ celebrate & that too with Lord HayagrIvA's (bestower of >knowledge to Goddess Saraswati) ArAdhanA / poojA . The special HayagrIva >ArAdhanA needs to be performed on the Sri HayagrIva Jayanti ( Avani , >Sravanam) . Reference : AchAra - anushtAna - sampradAya elaboration by Sri >U.Ve. V.N. GopAla DesikAchAryA . > > 5. If someone can kindly post the dates of eclipses at USA , Singapore >, Canada , India etc , it would be very helpful. > > If there are some issues like USA / India time difference that might >affect the calendar , kindly point them out . Also if some errors are >observed in this calendar , kindly do point them out . > > >-------- > * T.N. stands for Thirunakshatram (Bith star) >-------- > > BahudAnya Year Calendar ( 1998 - 99) > ----- > > June , 1998 > > 6/15 : "Ani" month begins > 6/20 : EkAdasi ; Sri Koorma Jayanti <aswini> > 6/21 : DwAdsi (24.40) > 6/23 : AmAvAsyA > 6/25 : 9th patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <ThiruAdhirai> > >--------------------------- > July , 1998 > > 7/4 : PeriAzhvAr T.N. ; Vadakku Thiruveedhi piLLai T.N. <swAthi> > 7/5 : EkAdasi > 7/6 : DwAdasi (38.19) ; Sriman NAthamuni T.N. <Anusham> > 7/10 : 13th patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <UththirAdam> > 7/15 : 25th patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <UththirattAdi> > 7/16 : "Adi" month begins > 7/17 : Adippandigai > 7/19 : EkAdasi > 7/20 : DwAdasi (44.0) > 7/21 : Sri AnnayArya MahAdesikan T.N. <Mrugaseersham> > 7/22 : NAvalpAkkam AyyA DevanAtha ThAtArya MahAdesikan T.N.<ThiruAdhirai> > 7/23 : AmAvAsyA > 7/27 : ThiruAdippUram ;AndAL T.N.; 26th & 36th patta AzhagiyaSingars T.N. > 7/31 : 25th patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <swAthi> > >------------------ > August 98 > > 8/4 : EkAdasi > 8/5 : DwAdsi (10.24) > 8/7 : Sri ALavandAr (YAmunAchAryA) T.N. ; 14th patta AzhagiyaSingar > T.N.; < UththirAdam> ; Yajur UpAkarmA ie. Avani Avittam > 8/8 : GAyatri japam ; Rg UpAkarmA > 8/16 : 22nd patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <rohini> > 8/17 : "Avani" month starts > 8/18 : EkAdasi > 8/19 : DwAdasi (6.46) > 8/21 : AmAvAsyA > 8/22 : Solar Eclipse (India) > 8/25 : 44th patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. ; SAma UpAkarmA <hastam> > 8/31 : 2nd patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <kettai> > > > > September 98 > > 9/1 : 28th patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <moolam> > 9/2 : EkAdasi > 9/3 : DwAdasi (38.58) > 9/4 : Sri VAmana Jayanti ; Sri HayagrIva Jayanti <sravanam> > 9/7 : MahALaya PakshA begins > 9/13 : Sri Krishna Jayanti ; Sri NayanArAchAryA T.N. <Rohini> > 9/16 : EkAdasi > 9/17 : DwAdasi (35.35); "PurattAsi" month begins > 9/20 : AmAvAsyA > 9/21 : NavarAtri begins > 9/25 : 33rd patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <visAkam> > 9/27 : Sri Adivan Shatagopa Yateendra MahAdesikan(1st patta > AzhagiyaSingar) T.N.; Sri KesavAchAryA II T.N. <kettai> > 9/28 : 20th patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <moolam> > 9/29 : Srimad Thirukkudandai Desikan T.N. <poorAdam> > 9/30 : Vaishnava Saraswati PoojA > >--- > October 98 > > 10/1 : Sri NigamAntha MahA Desikan T.N. ; Sri Brahmatantra > svatantra Jeeyar (1st Jeeyar , sri parakAla Mutt) T.N. ; > KamalAvAsar I T.N. <Sravanam>; Vijayadasami > 10/2 : EkAdasi > 10/3 : DwAdasi (5.19) ; 17th patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N.<sathayam> > 10/15 : 18th patta AzhagiyaSingar <Ayilyam> > 10/16 : EkAdasi > 10/17 : DwAdasi (11.32); 12th patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <pooram> > 10/18 : "Aippasi" month begins > 10/19 : DeepAvali > 10/20 : AmAvAsyA > 10/26 : Thirukkurugaip pirAn piLLAn (kurukesA) T.N. <moolam> > 10/29 : PoigaiAzhvAr <Sravanam> > 10/30 : BoodhaththAzhvAR ; PeyAzhvAr > 10/31 : EkAdasi ; 11th patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <sathayam> > >-------------------- > November 98 > > 11/1 : DwAdasi (30.25) > 11/14 : EkAdasi > 11/15 : DwAdasi (54.59) > 11/16 : "KArthigai" month begins > 11/18 : AmAvAsyA > 11/20 : Koti KannikAdhAna ThAthA desikan T.N. <Anusham> > 11/23 : 43rd patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <poorAdam> > 11/29 : 34th patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. ; 45th patta AzhagiyaSingar Sri > Lakshmi Nrusimha Divya pAdukA sevaka Sri NArAyana Yateendra > MahAdesikan (current H.H.Jeeyar,Sri Ahobila Mutt);<UththirattAdi> > 11/30 : Kaisika EkAdasi > > > December 98 > > 12/1 : DwAdasi (0) !! > 12/2 : ThirumangaiMannan (kaliyan) T.N. <bharani> > 12/3 : ThiruppAnAzhvAr T.N.; NampiLLai T.N. ; 5th patta AzhagiyaSingar > T.N.; <kruththigai> ; ThirukkArthigai > 12/9 : 31st patta AzhagiyaSingar <magam> > 12/14 : EkAdasi > 12/15 : DwAdasi (43.07) > 12/16 : "MArgazhi" month begins > 12/18 : AmAvAsyA ; Hanumanth Jayanti > 12/25 : 41st patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <poorattAdi> > 12/28 : 8th patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <aswini> > 12/29 : Vaikunta EkAdasi > 12/30 : DwAdasi (21.55) > >------------------------- > January 99 > > 1/1 : 16th patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <Mrugaseersham> > 1/10 : 4th patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <chittirai> > 1/11 : KoodArai ; Sri VedAnta RAmAnuja MahAdesikan T.N. > 1/12 : 30th & 40th patta AzhagiyaSingars T.N. <visAkam> > 1/13 : EkAdasi > 1/14 : DwAdasi (31.49); Thondaradip podi AzhvAr T.N.; Peria Nambigal > T.N. <kettai> ; Bhogi > 1/15 : "Thai" month begins (MahA SankarAnti ie. pongal) > 1/16 : Kannu mAttu pongal > 1/17 : 42nd AzhagiyaSingar T.N. ; AmAvAsyA > 1/18 : 42nd AzhagiyaSingar > 1/19 : 3rd patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <sravanam> > 1/22 : 6th patta AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <porattAdi> > 1/27 : EkAdasi > 1/28 : DwAdasi (49.39) > 1/29 : 38th patta AzhagiyaSingar <thiruAdhirai> > 1/30 : EmbAr T.N. <punarvasu> > >-------------------------------- > Feb 99 > > 2/2 : ThirumazhisaippirAn T.N. <magam> > 2/5 : KoorathAzhvAn T.N. <hastam> > 2/6 : 15th AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <chittirai> > 2/7 : Abhinava Desika Uttamoor VeerarAghavAchAryA T.N. <swAthi> > 2/12 : EkAdasi > 2/13 : DwAdasi (16.28) ; "MAsi" month starts > 2/15 : AmAvAsyA > 2/16 : MadhurAntakam VeerarAghavArya MahAdesikan T.N. <avittam> > 2/24 : Thirukkachi NambigaL T.N. <rohini> > 2/26 : EkAdasi ;Kulasekara perumAL T.N. ; KesavAchAryA I T.N. ; > <punarvasu> > 2/27 : 37th AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <pushyam> > >-------------------------- > March 99 > > 3/1 : ManakkAl Nambi T.N. ; 19th AzhagiyaSingar T.N. <magam> > 3/10 : AshtakA srAddham > 3/11 : Anvashtakai > 3/13 : EkAdasi > 3/14 : DwAdasi (54.07) > 3/15 : "Panguni" month begins > 3/17 : AmAvAsyA > 3/18 : UgAdhi (Telugu New Year's day) > 3/27 : EkAdasi; Thirukkudandai Andavan VedAnta RAmANuja MahAdesikan > T.N. <pushyam> > 3/28 : DwAdasi (51.37) > 3/31 : Panguni Uthiram ; Nanjeeyar T.N. > >----- > April 99 > > 4/1 : Thiruvarangathu amudhanAr T.N.; 21st AzhagiyaSingar T.N. > <hastam> > 4/5 : KozhiyAlam Sri Ranga RAmAnuja MahAdesikan T.N. ; > VinnAtrankarai Sri SrInivAsa MahAdesikan T.N. <anusham> > 4/6 : Sri VarAha Jayanti > 4/12 : EkAdasi > 4/13 : DwAdasi (24.09); Sri Matsya Jayanti > 4/14 : pramadhi year starts > >----------------- > > > > > Namo NArAyanA > > Adiyen > > Anantha PadmanAbha dAsan > > > Sarvam Sri KrishnArpanamastu > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 1998 Report Share Posted June 18, 1998 > Yajur & > Rg upAkarmA falls on the "Adi" month itself & sAmA upAkarmA in "Ani" month > , but not on "Avittam" star . as per DDD & G. Then why do we call them as > "Avani Avittam" ? I have also wondered about this. Here is part of the problem. The vaidika month is traditionally based on the lunar cycles. I.e., new moon (amaavaasya) to the day before the next new moon is one month. The Tamil calendar is based on the solar cycle, like the Western calendar. Many Karnataka and Andhra Sri Vaishnavas follow the lunar calendar for most of their activities, but still observe pongal, varsha piRappu, and aazhvaar and acharya thiru- nakshatrams based on the Tamil/solar calendar. This confirms all Sri Vaishnavas' Tamil affinity. [*] To elaborate, the vaidika rite of upaakarma should be performed on the full-moon day (paurNami) in the month of sraavaNa in the lunar calendar. The full-moon day generally corresponds to the nakshatram of dhanishTa (also known as sravishTa -- this will become important). The Rg Vedins still perform upaakarma on paurNami, relegating the nakshatra to secondary importance. The Yajur Vedins take the nakshatra to be more important, and always perform the upaakarma on sravishTa nakshatra. Hence the date is known as sraavaNi sravishTa for Yajur Vedins. SravishTa and paurNami do not always exactly correspond, which is why Rg upaakarma is often a day off from Yajur upaakarma. [i do not know the reason for the saama Veda upaakarma being on the caturthi in the next fortnight.] Due to the overwhelming preponderance of Yajur Vedins among Tamil brahmins, upaakarma in the Tamil country itself became known as sraavaNa sravishTa, or in Tamil "aavaNi aviTTam" (aavaNi = sraavaNi, sravishTa = aviTTam). In Karnataka, the term "aavaNi aviTTam" is unheard of -- my paternal relatives, for example, always call it "upaakarma". To further confuse the issue, the Tamil/solar month of aavaNi does not correspond to the lunar month of sravaNa. It can be as much as a month off, since the lunar and solar cycles are different (which is why an "adhika" or extra month is added to the lunar calendar every so often to resynchronize it with the solar calendar). Local parlance dominates, however, and upaakarma is still called aavaNi aviTTam even though it may not even fall in the month of aavaNi. Our friend Vidyasankar is well-versed in these calendrical intricacies. Perhaps he can shed more light on this (or perhaps Sri Sadagopan can?) [*] I am not exactly sure if the thirunakshatrams of aazhvaars and aachaaryas are universally celebrated according to the Tamil/solar calendar. In Sanskrit slokas, Andal's thirunakshatram is mentioned as occurring in the month of aashaaDa, the nakshatra being pUrva- phaalguna. This in Tamil is aaDi-pUram, even though aaDi (solar) is not the same as aashaaDa (lunar). It seems, however, that in all major temples and maThams, that the solar calendar is followed for thirunakshatrams and the lunar calendar for vaidika activities. Mani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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