Guest guest Posted March 5, 1999 Report Share Posted March 5, 1999 On 05 Mar 1999, Masha Bagnenko wrote: > Can somebody give districpion? > What is the identity of months like aslesa and so on and Govinda masa, > Narayana masa, Madhava masa... Please tell what month is identical with > other if such identity is exist. Each month, or "masa," is known by a name of Visnu. The months, the Sanskrit names by which they are commonly known in India, and their rough equivalents according to the Gregorian calendar are listed as follows: 1. Visnu Caitra March-April 2. Madhusudana Vaisakha April-May 3. Trivikrama Jyestha May-June 4. Vamana Asadha June-July 5. Sridhara Sravana July-August 6. Hrsikesa Bhadrapada August-September 7. Padmanabha Asvina September-October 8. Damodara Kartika October-November 9. Kesava Margasirsa November-December 10. Narayana Pausa December-January 11. Madhava Magha January-February 12. Govinda Phalguna February-March Purusottama adhika, intercalary month or Dvitiya Jyestha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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