Re: Encountered new terms
hariḥ oṁ
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namasté
Since many of the questions are being asked in the jyotish folder, one may wish to be aware of the following...
When looking at the calendar for the day, we call this pañcāṅga.
pañcāṅga means 5-limbed or 5-membered ; a calendar or almanac treating of 5 things:
- vāra (solar days of the week) ,
- tithi (lunar days of the month)
- karaṇa-s ( first and second halves of the lunar day)
- nakṣatras (asterisms of the moon)
- yoga-s ( unions)
We are taught the following...
Knowledge of vāra prolongs life
Knowledge of tithi ( I prefer tithīśa¹ brings prosperity
Knowledge of karaṇa-s leads to success in all endeavors
Knowledge of nakṣatras removes sins
Knowledge of yoga-s gives relief from dis-ease
praṇām
words
tithīśa -
- We know tithi is is the singular name given to one lunar day ( digit). Saying tithayaḥ (plural form), which is used in several places in Parā-trīśikā Vivaraṇa śloka-s is another way of saying 15.
- We know there are 15 tithi-s in the waxing, and 15 tithi-s in the waning of the moon. Just as some one says 1 dollar, its another way of saying 100 pennies that make up a dollar, tithi is an accepted way of say 15.
यतस्त्वं शिवसमोऽसि
yatastvaṁ śivasamo'si
because you are identical with śiva
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