Guest guest Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Dear Gopu ji, Seasons are linked with Tropical signs. It may not be correct to link seasons with Nirayana signs. Regards, G.K.GOEL Sunil Bhattacharjya <sunil_bhattacharjya Sent: Friday, 22 August, 2008 8:47:10 PM Re:Drekkanai Sisiradaya......Dear Gopuji,To my knowledge the Mesharambha calendar was started probably around 450 BCE and at time the Vernal equinox occurred at the beginning of the Ashwini nakshatra.That was also the start of the Vasanta ritu. Thus at that time there was no difference between the Nakshatra-based system (or Nirayana system)and the Ritu- based system or the Tropical system (or Sayana system). However due to precession the Vernal equinox shifted its position from one nakshatra to the other roughly every 960 years and the Vasanta ritu did not continue to occur any more in the true Mesharambha. I do not consider the Sayana Mesha as the true Mesha as it is just a conventional termnilogy followed to call the Vernal equinox as Mesharamha though at one time in the past the Vernal equinox did occur in Mesharambha. True Mesha by definition has to be only at the beginning of the Ashwini nakshatra. Regards,Sunil K. BhattacharjyaK Gopu <kgopu_24 Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 1:14:37 AM Re:Drekkanai Sisiradaya......dear Sri. Sunil bhattacharyachi,what u say is correct it is mesharambha. Sun enters aries during the start of Vasanthu rithu. Here in tamil nadu it is celeberated as Tamil new year;s day, but this year ourchief minister who his known for his hatred towards hindu religion declared that January14th (Pongal) as a new year of Tamil nadu. He asked all the temples not to readthe Panchagam on april 14th. Some of the temples coming under the ministry of Hindu religious endowment board implemented due to fear of govt attacking them. However there is a case filed in the supreme court challenging the order of the chief minister.anyway it is a different subject. however as u know in Hindu calendar reform some of the members supported the move of the chief minisiter and even suggested that Sri Avtar kaulji to approach tamilnadu CM to further advance the date of new year to Dec 22nd when thevernal solistice takes place and thereby putting an end to astro approach of fixed sign houses and bring it to notice of the people that Astrology is a fraud on Vedas.good wishes,k.gopu--- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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