Guest guest Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Dear Darshaneyji,  Namaste,  By now you must have found out that Shri Kaul does not really understand the meaning of Nirayana or Sidereal. The Sidereal or Nirayana has to be associated with the Nakshatras. Shri Kaul is saying the first month of the Vedic calendar year should be Tapa. Vedic literature recognises Tapa as the start of the seasonal year and not necessarily as the start of the calendar year. The 5-year Vedic Yuga cycle, mentioned in the Vedanga Jyotisha starts from a Soli-Lunar month of Magha and that too a Purnimanta month. This is made clear in the Satapatha Brahmana, which says that the 5-year Yuga cycles start from Purnima. Tapa always starts from the Shuklapratipada immediately after the Uttarayana as Tapa and the Tapasya are the months of the Shishira ritu and that will not necessarily always coincide with the start of the Yuga cycle.  Now coming to Shri Harimalla he wants the name of the Rashis and the Nakshatras to be changed. It is sheer insanity. Can he called the Mahabharata as the Ramayana?  He does not understand the effect of the precession at all. Does he have an evil design or else why would he try to change the names of the Nakshatras and the Rashis? Does he think the Hindus to be fools?  The ancient naked-eye astronomers obviously were unable to locate the positions of the Grahas of the Solar sysytem in the edliptic at any given time in the wide open sky, without some markers. They are best identified within  the Nakshatra-formations as the markers in the twelve segments of the ecliptic. These division of the ecliptic into the twelve segments is mentioned in the RigVeda.and these segments are nothing but the Rashis, which contained the specific Nakshatra-formations. These rashis became the markers for the astronomers. Earlier 28 Nakshatras were considered and the Brahma rashi mentioned in the mahabharata contained the Abhijit nakshatra. There is mention of the fall of the Abhijit in the Mahabharata and after the fall of the Abhijit was recognised only 27 Nakshatras came to be considered and they were divided into 27 equal divisions. The Bhagavata purana, which was composed after the Mahabharata, mentions the name of the rashis as we know today  Regards,  Sunil K. Bhattacharjya --- On Mon, 5/11/09, darshaneylokesh <darshaneylokesh wrote: darshaneylokesh <darshaneylokesh Fw: Re: [HinduCalendar] Re: Sri Mohan Krity Arsh Tithi Patrak-2066 " Sarv Mangla " <sarvmangla Cc: " Shailandra Sharma " <vastusandesh, " Sai SrinivasanSai " <saisrinivasan, " Sunil Bhattacharjya Bhattacharjya " <sunil_bhattacharjya, " SIVA EXPORIUM " <sivaexpo, " Suresh Bhardwaj " <bhagyadisha2007, " Yashwant Singh " <yashwantdelhi, " Prashant Pandey " <praspandey Monday, May 11, 2009, 8:59 PM Dear Rajendra Pandey ji, Namastey.       Following mail, as is apparant, was in reply to the message of Shri S Bhatacharya. I had to give my views on some basics of the Panchang. Sayan or Nirayan words were to be clearified first. How to name the Lunar month is an another point for clearification.       This mail was brought in the notice of by about 300 astologers.        Now for your information as the views, there in, will help you to understand my Panchang i.e. Sri Mohan Krity Arsh Tithi Patrak -2066.        Please note that Panchang details for the month of Tapah (Page 71) and Tapasya (Page-75) are correct but in the concised calendar at page 87 (i.e. the last two) are wrong hence may be ignored. In fact, for the next year we hope to get it published as a 'Wall Calendars' in English This concised and tabulated Calendar is given in the Patrak to let the people know the format and pattern of the same. Learned astrologers are requested to give their opinion and suggestions please. In this connection I hope very much from Sh Sai Nivasan and Siva Raman ji. Thanks.         Aum Sham.                                         \                                          Achary Darshaney Lokesh --- On Mon, 16/6/08, darshaney lokesh <darshaneylokesh wrote: darshaney lokesh <darshaneylokesh Re: [HinduCalendar] Re: Sayan, Nirayan and Nakshtras. HinduCalendar Monday, 16 June, 2008, 2:08 PM  Dear S Bhatacharya ji,  Namastey. Ayan is certainly a samskrit word and its meaning is ‘Way or route’ i.e. in hindi ‘Marg or Rasta’. It is very correct that in Uttarayan or Daxinayan the ayan means the same. Uttarayan i.e. on the way to North and Daxinanyan i.e. on the way to  south  Even ayanamsh is not the meaningless as it reveals the meaning as‘A part of the route’. Who so ever introduced the words Sayan and Nirayan was not knowing the correct sense of these words. Nih+Ayan means No Ayan i.e. route less i.e. without a way. In hindi we can understand it as’Marg rahit’ or ‘Bhatka huwa’ or say one which is deviated from the path. I think, in future, we will be knowing about starting user of this word but so far our calendar reform is concerned,  that will be of no helf to us.              MORE THAN THAT –The knowledge that will help us very much is to know about 27 Nakshtras of 13 degree and 20 minute each. How and from where this fals knowledge came to our astrologer rishis? We need to confirm whether there concept was really false or we are incapable to reach at  that concept. It is to remember that if equal nakshtr principle not obsereved then it is never possible to tie up the certain festivals With some fixed nakshtras. Tithi based festivals will have no problem. I request you  and to every member to please make your own research in this and try for the appropriate conclusion.  As reproduced below, in an earlier post also this was requested.        “  Till then, please think over. If we accept equal division of 27 Nakshtra then  we loose to be TRUE but keep up some the tradional ways of some importances. If  we accept unequal divisions of 28 Nakshtra then we loose completely from our traditional system such  as Nakshtra  based nomenclatures of the Lunar Months and also some other important things observed by religiously bent hindus. There seems something necessary evil that we have to keep up. We have to frame our calendar on the base of ‘minimum loss’. I request every member to please let me know that in your opinion what is that minimum loss that we shoul bear? Of course, please be to the point and précised but forget not in highlighting  your arguments.†            We have no confusion in fixing the moments of the Sankrantis and accordingly to Name the SOLAR MONTHS. For naming the LUNAR MONTHS , I think there is no problem. The principle to be followed is that the BFN (bright fortnight) after the Sankranti Will be named  after that solar month only. So for my own view is concerned Shukladi or Amant system of naming the Lunar Month is correct and for the reformed or say standard Calendar it is correct to be observed.         “ Our ancient Rishis were SEERS and not MATHEMATICIANS (Mathematicians as we define in present days) . Hence they could have started a month by NEW MOON alone but since the new moon is not easily visible, in later time the month beginning was pegged to  Poornima  i.e FULL MOON i.e. Krishnadi.. This way, Shukladi and Krishnadi, both the systems are VEDIC but the first one is original, natural and more logical. That is why we  have  finally decided to the names of Lunar month in Shukladi system for throughout INDIA . Till today all the Panchang makers including Darshaney Lokesh Were keeping panchangas over Gregorian Calendars where as the reformed Panchang  by ABPSS  will be kept as a base for the Gregorian Calendar. That means the Gregorian Calendar Will have the secondary importance .That will be the uniqueness of our panchang or patrak.†         Finally, Ayanamsh, Sankrantis, Rashis,and Names of the solar/Lunar months are no problems. Nakshtras are the only a (seeming)  problem and with the solution of that the Calendar problem is over. We are at a very difficult test set  fo us by Kalidas, “PURANMITYEV NA SADHU SARVAM; NA CHAAPI KAVYAM NAVMITYAVADYAM;  SANTAH PAREEKSHYANYATARAD BHAJANTE; MOODHAH PAR PRATYAYANEYA BUDHIH.†        With regards,                                         \                         Achary Darshaney Lokesh   Sunil Bhattacharjya <sunil_bhattacharjya @> wrote: Yes, the word " Ayana' is ancient, as in its samasa we have the words " Uttarayana " and " Dakshinayana " . We all wish to know as to when were the words Sayana (sa + ayana) and Nirayana ( nih + ayana) first used and by whom.  Bollywood, fun, friendship, sports and more. You name it, we have it. 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Guest guest Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 Dear Darshaneyji,  Namaste,  By now you must have found out that Shri Kaul does not really understand the meaning of Nirayana or Sidereal. The Sidereal or Nirayana has to be associated with the Nakshatras. Shri Kaul is saying the first month of the Vedic calendar year should be Tapa. Vedic literature recognises Tapa as the start of the seasonal year and not necessarily as the start of the calendar year. The 5-year Vedic Yuga cycle, mentioned in the Vedanga Jyotisha starts from a Soli-Lunar month of Magha and that too a Purnimanta month. This is made clear in the Satapatha Brahmana, which says that the 5-year Yuga cycles start from Purnima. Tapa always starts from the Shuklapratipada immediately after the Uttarayana as Tapa and the Tapasya are the months of the Shishira ritu and that will not necessarily always coincide with the start of the Yuga cycle.  Now coming to Shri Harimalla he wants the name of the Rashis and the Nakshatras to be changed. It is sheer insanity. Can he called the Mahabharata as the Ramayana?  He does not understand the effect of the precession at all. Does he have an evil design or else why would he try to change the names of the Nakshatras and the Rashis? Does he think the Hindus to be fools?  The ancient naked-eye astronomers obviously were unable to locate the positions of the Grahas of the Solar sysytem in the edliptic at any given time in the wide open sky, without some markers. They are best identified within  the Nakshatra-formations as the markers in the twelve segments of the ecliptic. These division of the ecliptic into the twelve segments is mentioned in the RigVeda.and these segments are nothing but the Rashis, which contained the specific Nakshatra-formations. These rashis became the markers for the astronomers. Earlier 28 Nakshatras were considered and the Brahma rashi mentioned in the mahabharata contained the Abhijit nakshatra. There is mention of the fall of the Abhijit in the Mahabharata and after the fall of the Abhijit was recognised only 27 Nakshatras came to be considered and they were divided into 27 equal divisions. The Bhagavata purana, which was composed after the Mahabharata, mentions the name of the rashis as we know today  Regards,  Sunil K. Bhattacharjya --- On Mon, 5/11/09, darshaneylokesh <darshaneylokesh wrote: darshaneylokesh <darshaneylokesh Fw: Re: [HinduCalendar] Re: Sri Mohan Krity Arsh Tithi Patrak-2066 " Sarv Mangla " <sarvmangla Cc: " Shailandra Sharma " <vastusandesh, " Sai SrinivasanSai " <saisrinivasan, " Sunil Bhattacharjya Bhattacharjya " <sunil_bhattacharjya, " SIVA EXPORIUM " <sivaexpo, " Suresh Bhardwaj " <bhagyadisha2007, " Yashwant Singh " <yashwantdelhi, " Prashant Pandey " <praspandey Monday, May 11, 2009, 8:59 PM Dear Rajendra Pandey ji, Namastey.       Following mail, as is apparant, was in reply to the message of Shri S Bhatacharya. I had to give my views on some basics of the Panchang. Sayan or Nirayan words were to be clearified first. How to name the Lunar month is an another point for clearification.       This mail was brought in the notice of by about 300 astologers.        Now for your information as the views, there in, will help you to understand my Panchang i.e. Sri Mohan Krity Arsh Tithi Patrak -2066.        Please note that Panchang details for the month of Tapah (Page 71) and Tapasya (Page-75) are correct but in the concised calendar at page 87 (i.e. the last two) are wrong hence may be ignored. In fact, for the next year we hope to get it published as a 'Wall Calendars' in English This concised and tabulated Calendar is given in the Patrak to let the people know the format and pattern of the same. Learned astrologers are requested to give their opinion and suggestions please. In this connection I hope very much from Sh Sai Nivasan and Siva Raman ji. Thanks.         Aum Sham.                                         \                                          Achary Darshaney Lokesh --- On Mon, 16/6/08, darshaney lokesh <darshaneylokesh wrote: darshaney lokesh <darshaneylokesh Re: [HinduCalendar] Re: Sayan, Nirayan and Nakshtras. HinduCalendar Monday, 16 June, 2008, 2:08 PM  Dear S Bhatacharya ji,  Namastey. Ayan is certainly a samskrit word and its meaning is ‘Way or route’ i.e. in hindi ‘Marg or Rasta’. It is very correct that in Uttarayan or Daxinayan the ayan means the same. Uttarayan i.e. on the way to North and Daxinanyan i.e. on the way to  south  Even ayanamsh is not the meaningless as it reveals the meaning as‘A part of the route’. Who so ever introduced the words Sayan and Nirayan was not knowing the correct sense of these words. Nih+Ayan means No Ayan i.e. route less i.e. without a way. In hindi we can understand it as’Marg rahit’ or ‘Bhatka huwa’ or say one which is deviated from the path. I think, in future, we will be knowing about starting user of this word but so far our calendar reform is concerned,  that will be of no helf to us.              MORE THAN THAT –The knowledge that will help us very much is to know about 27 Nakshtras of 13 degree and 20 minute each. How and from where this fals knowledge came to our astrologer rishis? We need to confirm whether there concept was really false or we are incapable to reach at  that concept. It is to remember that if equal nakshtr principle not obsereved then it is never possible to tie up the certain festivals With some fixed nakshtras. Tithi based festivals will have no problem. I request you  and to every member to please make your own research in this and try for the appropriate conclusion.  As reproduced below, in an earlier post also this was requested.        “  Till then, please think over. If we accept equal division of 27 Nakshtra then  we loose to be TRUE but keep up some the tradional ways of some importances. If  we accept unequal divisions of 28 Nakshtra then we loose completely from our traditional system such  as Nakshtra  based nomenclatures of the Lunar Months and also some other important things observed by religiously bent hindus. There seems something necessary evil that we have to keep up. We have to frame our calendar on the base of ‘minimum loss’. I request every member to please let me know that in your opinion what is that minimum loss that we shoul bear? Of course, please be to the point and précised but forget not in highlighting  your arguments.†            We have no confusion in fixing the moments of the Sankrantis and accordingly to Name the SOLAR MONTHS. For naming the LUNAR MONTHS , I think there is no problem. The principle to be followed is that the BFN (bright fortnight) after the Sankranti Will be named  after that solar month only. So for my own view is concerned Shukladi or Amant system of naming the Lunar Month is correct and for the reformed or say standard Calendar it is correct to be observed.         “ Our ancient Rishis were SEERS and not MATHEMATICIANS (Mathematicians as we define in present days) . Hence they could have started a month by NEW MOON alone but since the new moon is not easily visible, in later time the month beginning was pegged to  Poornima  i.e FULL MOON i.e. Krishnadi.. This way, Shukladi and Krishnadi, both the systems are VEDIC but the first one is original, natural and more logical. That is why we  have  finally decided to the names of Lunar month in Shukladi system for throughout INDIA . Till today all the Panchang makers including Darshaney Lokesh Were keeping panchangas over Gregorian Calendars where as the reformed Panchang  by ABPSS  will be kept as a base for the Gregorian Calendar. That means the Gregorian Calendar Will have the secondary importance .That will be the uniqueness of our panchang or patrak.†         Finally, Ayanamsh, Sankrantis, Rashis,and Names of the solar/Lunar months are no problems. Nakshtras are the only a (seeming)  problem and with the solution of that the Calendar problem is over. We are at a very difficult test set  fo us by Kalidas, “PURANMITYEV NA SADHU SARVAM; NA CHAAPI KAVYAM NAVMITYAVADYAM;  SANTAH PAREEKSHYANYATARAD BHAJANTE; MOODHAH PAR PRATYAYANEYA BUDHIH.†        With regards,                                         \                         Achary Darshaney Lokesh   Sunil Bhattacharjya <sunil_bhattacharjya @> wrote: Yes, the word " Ayana' is ancient, as in its samasa we have the words " Uttarayana " and " Dakshinayana " . We all wish to know as to when were the words Sayana (sa + ayana) and Nirayana ( nih + ayana) first used and by whom.  Bollywood, fun, friendship, sports and more. You name it, we have it. 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