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Nakshatra
Nakshatra () is the term for Lunar mansion in Hindu astrology and Buddhist astrology. A nakshatra is one of 27 (sometimes also 28) sectors along the ecliptic. Their names are related to a prominent star or asterisms in or near the respective sectors. In essence (in Western astronomical terms), a nakshatra simply is a constellation. Every nakshatra is divided into four ''padas'' ( "steps"). The starting point for the nakshatras according to the ''Vedas'' is "Krittika" (it has been argued, because the Pleiades may have started the year at the time the ''Vedas'' were compiled, presumably at the vernal equinox), but, in more recent compilations, the start of the nakshatras list is the point on the ecliptic directly opposite the star Spica, called ''Chitrā'' in Sanskrit. This translates to Ashwinī, a part of the modern constellation of Aries. These compilations, therefore, may have been compiled during the centuries when the sun was passing through Aries at the time of the ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakshatras
Nakshatra () is the term for Lunar mansion in Hindu astrology and Buddhist astrology. A nakshatra is one of 27 (sometimes also 28) sectors along the ecliptic. Their names are related to a prominent star or asterisms in or near the respective sectors. In essence (in Western astronomical terms), a nakshatra simply is a constellation. Every nakshatra is divided into four ''padas'' ( "steps"). The starting point for the nakshatras according to the ''Vedas'' is "Krittika" (it has been argued, because the Pleiades may have started the year at the time the ''Vedas'' were compiled, presumably at the vernal equinox), but, in more recent compilations, the start of the nakshatras list is the point on the ecliptic directly opposite the star Spica, called ''Chitrā'' in Sanskrit. This translates to Ashwinī, a part of the modern constellation of Aries. These compilations, therefore, may have been compiled during the centuries when the sun was passing through Aries at the time of the ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandra
Chandra (), also known as Soma (), is the Hindu god of the Moon, and is associated with the night, plants and vegetation. He is one of the Navagraha (nine planets of Hinduism) and Dikpala (guardians of the directions). Etymology and other names The word "Chandra" literally means "bright, shining or glittering" and is used for the "Moon" in Sanskrit and other Indo-Aryan languages.''Graha Sutras'' by Ernst Wilhelm, published by Kala Occult Publishers p. 51 It is also the name of various other figures in Hindu mythology, including an asura and a Suryavamsha king. It is also a common Indian name and surname. Both male and female name variations exist in many South Asian languages that originate from Sanskrit. Some of the synonyms of Chandra include ''Soma'' (distill), ''Indu'' (bright drop), ''Atrisuta'' (son of Atri), ''Shashin'' or ''Shachin'' (marked by hare), ''Taradhipa'' (lord of stars) and ''Nishakara'' (the night maker), ''Nakshatrapati'' (lord of the Nakshatra), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohini (goddess)
Rohini (रोहिणी) is the goddess of stars in Hinduism and the favorite consort of Chandra, the moon god. She is one of the 27 daughters of the prajapati Daksha and his wife Asikni. As "the red goddess" (also known as Rohini Devi), she is the personification of the orange-red star Aldebaran, the brightest star in the Taurus constellation. In Hinduism In Hindu, 27 daughters of Daksha and Asikni were married to Chandra. Chandra spent most of his time with Rohini, which enraged his other wives, who subsequently complained about this to their father. Seeing his daughters unhappy, Daksha cursed Chandra with leprosy and proclaimed that the Moon would wax and wane each month. Rohini, along with her sisters Kṛttikā and Revati, are often described as deified beings and "mothers". In Indian astronomy In Indian astronomy, the 27 lunar stations or Nakshatras are named for the daughters of Daksha and Asikni. The lunar station Rohini spans from 10° 0' to 23° 20' in V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kṛttikā
The star cluster ' Sanskrit: कृत्तिका, pronounced , popularly Devanagari transliteration, transliterated Krittika), sometimes known as Kārtikā, corresponds to the open cluster, open star cluster called Pleiades in western astronomy; it is one of the clusters which makes up the constellation Taurus (constellation), Taurus. In Indian astronomy and (Hindu astrology) the name literally translates to "the cutters". It is also the name of its Hindu deities, goddess-personification, who is a daughter of Daksha and Panchajani, and thus a half-sister to Khyati. Spouse of Kṛttikā is Chandra ("moon"). Alternative accounts suggest that Kritika was the name of six celestial women. The six Krittikas who raised the Hindu God Kartikeya are Śiva, Sambhūti, Prīti, Sannati, Anasūya and Kṣamā. In Hindu astrology, is the third of the 27 s. It is ruled by Sun. Under the traditional Hindu principle of naming individuals according to their Ascendant/Lagna , the follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharani
Bharani (Devanagari: भरणी) is the second nakshatra in Hindu astronomy, corresponding to 35, 39, and 41 Arietis all together. In Jyotiṣa, Bharani is ruled by Shukra (the planet Venus). Also, it is classified as a Cruel or Active nakshatra, meaning that, under electional astrological beliefs, works of a harmful or deceptive nature are best conducted while the moon is Bharani. Bharani is seen as being under the domain of Yama, the god of death or Kālī. Dennis M. Harness. ‘’ The Nakshatras: The Lunar Mansions of Vedic Astrology’.’ Lotus Press, 1999. . pg. 7 Traditional Hindu given names are determined by which pada (quarter) of a nakshatra the Ascendant/Lagna was in at the time of birth. The given name would begin with the following syllables: *A (pronounced as in "agglutination") * Ee (pronounced as in "Eel") * Li (pronounced as in "little") *Lu (pronounced as in "look") *Le (pronounced as in "levity") *Lo (pronounced as in "local") See also *List of Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashvini
Ashvini (अश्विनी, ) is the first nakshatra (lunar mansion) in Indian astronomy having a spread from 0°-0'-0" to 13°-20', corresponding to the head of Aries, including the stars β and γ Arietis. The name ''aśvinī'' is used by Varahamihira (6th century). The older name of the asterism, found in the Atharvaveda (AVS 19.7; in the dual) and in Panini (4.3.36), was ''aśvayúja'', "harnessing horses". This nakshatra belongs to Mesha Rasi. Notable personalities born in this nakshatra are Sania Mirza, Bhimsen Joshi, Yukta Mookhey. Astrology Ashvini is ruled by Ketu, the descending lunar node. In electional astrology, Ashvini is classified as a small constellation, meaning that it is believed to be advantageous to begin works of a precise or delicate nature while the moon is in Ashvini. Ashvini is ruled by the Ashvinas, the heavenly twin brother gods who served as physicians to the gods and goddesses. Ashvini is represented by the bee hive. Traditional Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lunar Mansion
Often called lunar mansion, a lunar station or lunar house is a segment of the ecliptic through which the Moon passes in orbit of the Moon, its orbit around the Earth. The concept was used by several ancient cultures as part of their calendrical system. Stations in different cultures In general, though not always, the zodiac is divided into 27 or 28 segments relative to the March Equinox, vernal equinox point or the fixed stars – one for each day of the lunar month. (A Lunar month#Sidereal month, sidereal month lasts about days.) The Moon's position is charted with respect to those fixed segments. Since the Moon's position at any given stage will vary according to Earth's position in Earth's orbit, its own orbit, lunar stations are an effective system for keeping track of the passage of seasons. Various cultures have used sets of lunar stations astrology, astrologically; for example, the Jyotisha astrological ''nakshatras'' of Hindu culture, the Arabic manzils (''ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daksha
Daksha ( ,) is a Hindu god whose role underwent a significant transformation from Vedic mythology, ''Vedic'' to Itihasa-Purana, ''Itihasa-Puranic'' mythology. In the ''Rigveda'', Daksha is an ''Adityas, aditya'' and is associated with priestly skills. In the epics and Puranas, ''Puranic'' scriptures, he is a Mānasaputra, son of the creator-god Brahma and one of the ''Prajapati#"Prajapati" as a title, Prajapati'', the agents of creation, as well as a divine king-rishi. He is the father of many children, who became the progenitors of various creatures. According to one legend, a resentful Daksha conducted a Daksha yajna, yajna (fire-sacrifice), and deliberately did not invite his youngest daughter Sati (Hindu goddess), Sati and her husband Shiva. In the Linga Purana, for insulting Shiva during this event, which caused Sati to self-immolate in fury, he was beheaded by Virabhadra, an attendant of Shiva. He was later resurrected with the head of a goat. Many ''Puranas'' state that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nityayoga
In Indian astronomy, ''yoga'' (also called ''nityayoga'') is a period of time, of varying lengths, during which the sum of the ''nirayana'' longitudes of the Sun and the Moon increases by an amount of 13 degrees 20 minutes (or, equivalently, 800 minutes). While considering the sum, when the sum is 360 degrees or more, then 360 degrees is subtracted from the sum to make the sum an angle between 0 degree and 360 minutes. Consider a moment T1 when the sum of the longitudes of the Sun and the Moon is 0 degree and let T2 be the next immediate moment when the sum of the longitudes of the Sun and the Moon is 13 degree 20 minutes. The duration of time between the moments T1 and T2 is the first ''yoga''. Similarly, let the next immediate moment when the sum of the longitudes of the Sun and Moon is 26 degrees 40 minutes. The duration of time between the moments T2 and T3 is the second ''yoga''. The third, fourth and higher ''yoga''-s are defined in a similar way. Since 27 X 13 degrees 20 min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vāra (astronomy)
In Indian calendrical systems, vāra (or, vāsara) denotes the Names of the days of the week, week-day. It is one of the five elements that constitute the traditional almanacs called ''Panchangam, Pañcāṅga''-s the other four being ''Nakshatra'', ''Tithi'', ''Karana (pancanga), Karaṇa'' and ''Nityayoga''. (Translated by R. V. Vaidya from Marathi originally published in 1896.) The concept of week, the unit of time consisting of seven days, is indigenous to Indian civilisation. The concept was probably borrowed by Babylonians and its use predates the use of the twelve zodiacal signs in Indian civilazation. The concept finds mention in Atharva Veda. The seven week-days are named after the seven classical planets as in the ancient Greek and Roman traditions. The rationale behind the naming of week days The historical rationale behind the current naming of the week-days is astrological in origin and it can be summarized as given below. ''Surya-Siddhānta'' and ''Āryabhaṭīya'' ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tithi
In Vedic timekeeping, a ''tithi'' is a "duration of two faces of moon that is observed from earth", known as ''milа̄lyа̄'' () in Nepal Bhasa, or the time it takes for the longitudinal angle between the Moon and the Sun to increase by 12 °. In other words, a tithi is a time duration between the consecutive epochs that correspond to when the longitudinal angle between the Sun and the Moon is an integer multiple of 12°. Tithis begin at varying times of day and vary in duration approximately from 19 to 26 hours. Every day of a lunar month is called tithi. Panchanga A Hindu ''muhurta'' (forty-eight minute duration) can be represented in five attributes of Hindu astronomy namely, '' vara'' the weekday, ''tithi'', ''nakshatra'' the Moon's asterism, ''yoga'' the angular relationship between Sun and Moon and ''karana'' half of tithi. ''Tithi'' plays an important role along with ''nakshatra'' in Hindus' daily as well as special activities in selecting the ''muhurta''. There ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
