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  • Godmen Prophets Not Approved by Vedas Smritis Hinduism

    Of late there has been a proliferation of godmen in Hinduism, offering salvation and performing miracles.

    There are corporate Gurus, whose background is murky, who address world leaders, in the garb of Hinduism.

    Their qualification is a few words of Hindu thoughts, some quotes and slick marketing.

    There are Gurus for Yoga.

    Yoga has become a school exercise!

    Idiots like me imagine one has to follow Patanjali, who lays down strict code of conduct ad diet for yoga sadhana.

    Today what one needs is a few mumbo-jumbo , basic lines in yoga and slick marketing.

    Horrible!

    Self styled godmen.jpg. Self styled godmen.

    Please check my Posts on yoga Sutras of Patanjali.

    Hinduism does not approve of Prophets, Godmen.

    Sanatana Dharma, Hinduism is personal.

    It does not allow brokers between you and God,after all He is your father.

    You do not need a broker to talk to your father.

    Nor does Hinduism believe in Prophets.

    Vedas and Smritis do not approve of or condone these Godmen or Prophets.

    There is no concept of Prophet or Godmen in Hinduism.

    One strives to realize Oneself.

    Paths travelled by great men are shown.

    They are only indicative.

    Each Man/woman has to find His/Her salvation.

    It is purely personal and determined by one’s disposition, Swabhava.

    No one can convert any one , in the real sense ,against his swabhava, Nature.

    Lord Krishna, in The Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 18, towards the close of the discourse to Arjuna, in the battle field of Mahabharata, says to Arjuna,

    I have briefed you the secret of secrets, you decide what to follow, according to your nature, after analysing what is good for you’

    This comes from Lord Krishna, an Avatar of Vishnu!

    Arthur osbourne records thus on his discussion with Ramana Maharishi, the great Saint of this century.

    When asked about his not accepting Sishyas , Disciples,Ramana Maharishi replied.

    ‘Who is a Guru and who is a Sishya?

    All are Brahman.

    and if you are hungry, only you should eat, not Me.

    So search for reality on you’

    • Though the article has received acceptance, there have been some comments in Facebook communities and by way of personal omments to my mail ID, about me questioning the Guru system of Hinduism

    What I have written here is about Godmen and Prophets, who have no place either in Sruthi and Smriti.

    However the Guru systemws practised during the Veidc and subsequent periods to teach Vedas and guide individuals in the Dharmic path, with no intent on the part of the teacher to ern money.

    And the concept of Guru, Acharya and Updhyaya are laid down.

    Excerpt from my earlier Post.

    ‘

    Vedas have Chapters.

    One who teaches these parts is called Upaadhyayaa.

    He takes compensation for this service.

    ‘एकदेसम तु  वेदस्य वेदान्गान्यबी  वा पुन:: यूअध्यापथि वृथ्यर्थं  उपाध्याय: स  उच्च्यथे I’-Manu Smriti.

    Whereas one who does Brahmopadesam at the time of Upanayana and follows up with Teaching of the vedas is Called Acharya.

    Guru is one who seeks you out, if your yearning is sincere.

    He knows your yearnings ,assesses your capacity and initiates you in the process that suits you, for individuals are unique ,so are the paths to Realization.

    Guru is the Mentor while others are facilitators to study Veda

    Guru Acharya Upadhyaya

    If people believe in Godmen and at  later date they come to know that they have been misled, there is no point in blaming Hinduism as Hinduism, I repeat does not approve of Godmen and Prophets.

    It may be of interest to note that even Lord Rama and Krishna were not worshiped in the same way we worship them today, during their time.

    They were respected because of their actions, in the case of Krishna ,He was even abused!

    Everyone was ( at least many were) engaged in following Dharma as enshrined in the Vedas and were attempting to realize self.

    https://ramanisblog.in/2015/07/15/rama-not-worshiped-in-krishna-mahabharata-times/

    https://ramanisblog.in/2015/07/18/whom-did-lord-rama-worship/

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  • Veda Shakhas Brahmin Distribution Region wise

    Vedas, the basic referral text of Hindus is a highly organized one.

    There are four Vedas, Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva Veda.

    Each Veda has four divisions,

    Samhitas or Hymns.

    Texts of Sanatana Dharma, Hinduism.png Texts of Sanatana Dharma, Hinduism.

    Brahmanas, Rituals.

    Aranyakas, to be recited in the forest and

    Upanishads, containing the highest Knowledge of Reality, Brahman.

    Veda has  two sub divisions.

    Shukla and Krishna Yajur.

    These Hymns have Sukhthas in them which are in praise of  Deities and they are also explanation of Cosmology.

    Some of them are also addressed to curing diseases .

    These texts have been classified by Rishis.

    Each Veda has many Branches. called Shakhas.

    ‘

    A shakha (Sanskrit śākhā, “branch” or “limb”), is a Hindu theological school that specializes in learning certain Vedic texts, or else the traditional texts followed by such a school.[3][4] An individual follower of a particular school or recension is called a śākhin.[5] The term is also used in Hindu philosophy to refer to an adherent of a particular orthodox system.

    A related term caraṇa, (“conduct of life” or “behavior”) is also used to refer to such a Vedic school:[7] “although the words caraṇa andśākhā are sometimes used synonymously, yet caraṇa properly applies to the sect or collection of persons united in one school, andśākhā to the traditional text followed, as in the phrase śākhām adhite, (“he recites a particular version of the Veda”)”.[4] The schools have different points of view, described as “difference of (Vedic) school” (śākhābhedaḥ). Each school would learn a specific VedicSaṃhita (one of the “four Vedas” properly so-called), as well as its associated Brahmana, Aranyakas, Shrautasutras, Grhyasutrasand Upanishads.

    The traditional source of information on the shakhas of each Veda is the Caraṇa-vyūha, of which two, mostly similar, versions exist: the 49th pariśiṣṭa of the Atharvaveda, ascribed to Shaunaka, and the 5thpariśiṣṭa of the Śukla (White) Yajurveda, ascribed to Kātyāyana. These have lists of the numbers of recensions that were believed to have once existed as well as those still extant at the time the works were compiled. Only a small number of recensions have survived.

    Rig Veda

    Śaunaka‘s Caraṇa-vyuha lists five shakhas for the Rig Veda, the Śākala, Bāṣkala, Aśvalāyana, Śaṅkhāyana, and Māṇḍukāyana of which only the Śākala and Bāṣkala are now extant. The Bashkala recension of the Rigveda has the Khilani which are not present in the Shakala text but is preserved in one Kashmir manuscript (now at Pune). The Shakala has the Aitareya-Brahmana, The Bashkala has the Kausitaki-Brahmana.

    There is, however, Sutra literature from the Aśvalāyana shakha, both a shrauta sutra and a grhya sutra, both surviving with a commentary (vrtti) by Gargya Naranaya. Gargya Naranaya’s commentary was based on the longer commentary or bhashya by Devasvamin, written in the 11th century.

    Yajur Veda

    Śaunaka‘s Caraṇa-vyuha lists forty-two or forty-four out of eighty-six shakhas for the Yajur Veda, but that only five of these are now extant, with a sixth partially extant. For the Yajur Veda the five (partially in six) shakhas are the (Vajasaneyi Madhandina, Kanva; Taittiriya, Maitrayani, Caraka-Katha, Kapisthala-Katha).

    The Yajurvedin shakhas are divided in Shukla (White) and Krishna (Black) schools. The White recensions have separate Brahmanas, while the Black ones have their(much earlier) Brahmanas interspersed between the Mantras.

    • Shukla Yajurveda: Vājasaneyi Samhita Madhyandina (VSM), Vājasaneyi Samhita Kānva (VSK): Shatapatha Brahmana (ShBM, ShBK)
    • Krishna Yajurveda: Taittirīya Saṃhita (TS) with an additional Brahmana, Taittiriya Brahmana (TB), Maitrayani Saṃhita (MS), Caraka-Katha Saṃhita (KS), Kapiṣṭhala-Katha Saṃhita (KapS).
    • Citation.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakha#Krishna

    for more on Vedas check my Posts by Googling Vedas ramanan50.

    Shukla

    Shakha Samhita Brahmana Aranyaka Upanishad
    Madhyandina (VSM) Currently recited by all over North Indian Brahmins and by Deshastha Brahmins Madhyandina Shatapatha (SBM) survives as Shatapatha XIV.1-8, with accents. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad= SBM XIV. 3-8, with accents, Ishavasya Upanishad = VSM 40
    Kanva (VSK) Currently recited by Utkala Brahmins, Kannada Brahmins, Karhade Brahmins and few Iyers Kanva Shatapatha (SBK)(different from madhyandina) survives as book XVII of SBK Brihadaranyaka Upanishad=SBK,with accents, Ishavasya Upanishad = VSK 40
    Katyayana – –

    Krishna

    Shakha Samhita Brahmana Aranyaka Upanishad
    Taittiriya TS,Present all over South India and in Konkan Taittiriya Brahmana (TB) and Vadhula Br. (part of Vadhula Srautrasutra) Taittiriya Aranyaka (TA) Taittiriya Upanishad (TU)
    Maitrayani MS,Recited by few Brahmins in Nasik – virtually same as the Upanishad Maitrayaniya Upanishad
    Caraka-Katha Katha Aranyaka (almost the entire text from a solitary manuscript) Kathaka Upanishad, Katha-Shiksha Upanishad
    Kapishthala KapS (fragmentary manuscript, only first sections accented), edited (without accents) by Raghu Vira. – –

    Sama Veda

    Śaunaka‘s Caraṇa-vyuha lists twelve shakhas for the Sama Veda out of a thousand that are said to have once existed, but that of these only one or perhaps two are still extant. The two Samaveda recensions are the Jaiminiya and Kauthuma.

    The Kauthuma shakha has the PB, SadvB, the Jaiminiya shakha has the Jaiminiya Brahmana.

    Shakha Samhita Brahmana Aranyaka Upanishad
    Kauthuma edited,Recited by all over North and in South India[citation needed] edited (8 Brahmanas in all), no accents None. The Samhita itself has the ‘Aranyaka’. Chandogya Upanishad
    Ranayaniya Manuscripts of Samhita exist.Recited byGokarna[disambiguation needed],and Deshastha Brahmins[citation needed] Same as Kauthuma with minor differences. None. The Samhita itself has the ‘Aranyaka’. Same as Kauthuma.
    Jaiminiya/Talavakara Samhita edited.Recited by Nambudiris and choliyal of Tamil nadu[citation needed] Two distinct styles of Saman recitation, partially recorded and published.[citation needed] Brahmana published (without accents) – Jaiminiya Brahmana, Arsheya Brahmana Tamil Nadu version of Talavakara Aranyaka (=Jaiminiya Upanishad Brahmana) published[citation needed] Kena Upanishad
    Shatyayana – –

    Atharva Veda

    Only one shakha of an original nine is now extant for the Atharvaveda. The nine sakhas were Paippalada, Tauda, Mauda, Shaunakiya, Jajala, Jalada, Brahmavada, Devadarsa and Chaarana-Vaidya.

    The Shaunaka is the only shakha of the Atharvaveda for which both printed texts and an active oral tradition are known to still exist.

    For the Atharvaveda, both the Shaunakiya and the Paippalada traditions contain textual corruptions, and the original text of the Atharvaveda may only be approximated from comparison between the two.

    Shakha Samhita Brahmana Aranyaka Upanishad
    Shaunaka AVS, edited and recited by all over North India and South India Fragmentary Gopatha Brahmana (extant and published), no accents. – Mundaka Upanishad (?) published.
    Paippalada AVP; recited by Utkala Brahmins as samhita patha only. otherwise, two manuscripts survive: Kashmiri (mostly edited) and Oriya (partly edited, by Dipak Bhattacharya and others, unaccented) lost,similar to that of Gopatha Brahmana – Prashna Upanishad, Sharabha Upanishad etc. – all edited.[citation needed]

  • Vedas As ‘Perun’s Vedas Santees’ In Russia

    I have written  a series of articles on the Sanatana Dharma and Vedic connection.

    “Santii Vedas of Perun

    That,

    The Rig Veda was composed in the Arctic.

    Krishn’a son Pradhyumna built a city in Por Baijn, Sibria,

    River Volga was the cradle of Vedic civilization

    Russia was called Rishi Varsha and also as Sthree Varsha, a country ruled by women,

    It belonged to Ila Varsha od Indian Puranas,

    Lake Baikal was Vaikanasa Theertha,

    Indra’s Amravathi was Arkaim,

    Swasthik Rig Vedic Mandala city was  built in Russia.

    Siberians invoke Ayur Devathas.

    Narada Mountain in Urals,Narodnaya

    A reader posed an interesting question.

    ‘Are there oral traditions of the Vedas, Puranas and Ithihasa in other countries as Sanatana Dharma was present throughout the world”

    I replied that I have written that there is a Catur Veda in Bali and I shall be exploring the subject.

    Considering the finds in Russia relating to Sanatana Dharma I have searched Russian literature and pre-Christian texts of Russia.

    And I struck gold!

    There is a Veda in Russia and it is called,Perun’s Vedas Santees ‘

    ‘

    „Perun’s Vedas Santees’’ are meant only as Vedas in narrow sense (Books of Knowledge or Perun’s Wisdom Books), consisting of nine books, dictated by our first ancestor, the God Perun, to our far ancestors while their third arrival to the Earth on the spaceship Waitman, in 38 004 B.C. (or 40 009 years ago). Only the first book of these Vedas was translated into Russian nowadays.

    As a whole Vedas contain a profound knowledge about nature and reflect Humanity history in the Earth during last several hundred thousand years, – at least, not less than 600 000 years. They also contain Perun’s prediction of the future events for 40 176 years ahead, i.e. until nowadays and 167 years ahead.

    Vedas in its basis, on which they were written originally down, are divided into three basic groups:

    – satees are the plates of gold or other precious metal, without affect with corrosion on which texts were put by stamping signs and filling them with paint. Then these plates were fastened by three rings like books or made out in the oak framework and framed by a red cloth;

    – charatiys are the sheets or rolls of high-quality parchment with texts;

    – volchvaries are wooden plates with the texts written or cut out.

    Santees are the most ancient of known documents. Originally „Perun’s Vedas Santees’’ were called as Vedas, but there are mentions of others Vedas in them, which even at that time, i.e. more 40.000 years ago, named Ancient and which either are lost, or stored in secluded places and not disclosed for any reasons currently. Santees reflect the most secret Ancient Knowledge. It is possible even to tell that they are archive of knowledge. By the way, Indian Vedas is only a part of  Slav-Aryan Vedas, transferred by arias about 5.000 years ago to India.

    As a rule charatiys were santees copies, or, probably, writing out of santees, intended for wider use in the priestly habitat. The most ancient charatiys are „Charatiys of Light’’ (the Book of Wisdom) which were written down 28 736 years ago (or, to be exact, from 20 August till 20 September, 26 731 B.C.). As it is easier to write down charatiys than to make santees engraving on gold, so extensive historical data were written down in such a kind.

    So, for example, charatiys under the name „Avesta’’ were written down on 12 000 bull’s skins 7.513 years ago along with the war history of  Slav-Aryan peoples with Chinese. The peace conclusion between fighting parties was called as the World Creation in the Star Temple (W.C.S.T.). And a year according to our ancient calendar in which this peace concluded was called as the Star Temple.

    It was the first world war in the Earth’s history, and this event was so tremendous, and the victory was so significant for White Race that served as a reference point for new chronology introduction. Since then all white peoples counted summers from the World Creation. And this chronology was cancelled only by Peter Romanov I in 1 700 who imposed the Byzantine calendar to us as only the Romanovs come to power with the help of the Byzantine Empire. And „Avesta’’ itself was destroyed by Alexander the Great on an instigation of the Egyptian priests so the World Creation in the Star Temple didn’t throw the light onto „the world creation’’, described under their dictation in the Bible.”

    The history of Russia is reversed here in the above quote.

    The return of the Sanataa Dharma people from the Arctic after composing the Rig Veda is erroneously taken as the invasion of Aryans of India and as a result the history of India has ben distorted.

    Read my posts on this.

    Similarities between the Vedas and  Perun’s Veda Santees.

    1, Both have ben transmitted orally.

    2.Three groups have been mentioned in Perun Vedas corresponding to the three Varnas, Brahmana, Kshatrya and Vaishya.

    3.One group has been entrusted with the custody of the Perun Vedas like the Brahmanas of the Sanatana Dharma.

    4.

    In antiquity Slavic-Aryan people had four main types of writing – one for each major family of the White Race. The oldest of the survived documents, ie, Santii, were written by ancient h’Aryan Runes. Ancient Runes are not letters or characters in the modern sense but secret images that convey a huge amount of ancient knowledge. They include dozens of characters, written under a common line, called “the heaven”, and include numbers and letters as well as certain objects or phenomena – frequently used or very important.

    In ancient times h’Aryan runes served as the main base for the creation of simplified forms of writing: ancient Sanskrit, Lines and Strokes, Devanagari, German-Scandinavian Norse runes and many others. It, together with other writings of the Slavic-Aryan Families also became the foundation of all modern alphabets, starting with the ancient Slavic and ending with both Cyrillic and Latin. So it was not Cyril and Methodius who invented Russian grammar – they only created one of it’s convenient options which was dictated by the need to spread Christianity in Slavic languages.

    It should also be added that the Slavic-Aryan Vedas are being kept by Priests-keepers, or Kapen-Yngliings, (keepers of ancient wisdom) at Slavic-Aryan “Kapishi” (temles) of Old Russian Orthodox Old Believers Church of Ynglija. The exact storage location is not known as our Ancient Wisdom was tried to be destroyed during the last thousand of years by certain forces. Now the domination of these forces is coming to an end, and the keepers of the Vedas began to translate them into Russian and publish. To date, partially translated is only one of nine books of the Santii Vedas f Perun. But it is in the narrow sense. And in the broader sense parts of the Vedas are kept in different places all among the white peoples – the descendants of the Slavic-Aryans.

    Incidentally, it should also be noted that Ingliya (hence the name of the Church of Old Believers) – is a stream of energy in all its forms, which comes from a single, incomprehensible God-creator Ra-M-Ha. This flow starts at the center of concentrated matter during formation of galaxies and is associated with creation of stars. In addition to Ra-M-Ha our ancestors honored their galactic pre-ancestors and curators, who they also considered gods. Ancient Slavic people created certain images that allowed them to focus their attention and will so that people together could control the forces of nature, for example, call for rain (people – like little gods, so they needed to unite their will and mental energy for great deeds). These images were also called gods. Thus, our ancestors had three kinds of gods the main of whom they called Ra-M-Ha.

    I shall be writing more on this subject after a careful study

    Citations.

    http://slavyanin.org/en/article/slavo-aryan-vedas-about-structure-universe-and-human-history.html

    http://vesna.atlantidaforum.com/?p=844

     

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  • Morality For the Society First By Sanatana Dharma To World

    Sometimes I receive interesting comments.

    They are straight from the heart, they do not pretend they know things even though many may find it difficult to admit.

    In an Ocean called Hinduism., one gets doubts all the time and one is encouraged to question it.

    Atharva Veda on Effort. Atharva Veda on Effort.

    When I keep posting on researched articles, I find people are interested, intrigued and many have started reading Sanatana Dharma Texts, setting aside the prejudice of them being myths(propagated by the west) in anew Light.

    At the same time they get some  doubts and they convey it to me.

    Some through direct email or by comments to the Posts .

    One such comment is below.

    ‘Even though I am Hindu and yeah I don’t believe in idol worshipping but sometimes I doubt what was the first society or first rules made on earth whether it’s Hinduism or other Relevant religion.. Please can u light on some confusion’

    It requires a Hinduism to  allow you to say that you do not follow some of its tenets and yet say I am a Hindu!

    Sanatana dharma does not call it as heresy.

    It calls it as enquiry which it feels it ought to clarify and clear.

    As to the Moral principles rules by a society for the first time in the world, it is undoubtedly Hinduism.

    It is in the form of Vedas.

    Vedas are nothing but the exposition of Dharma, loosely translated as righteousness.

    It is much more than that.

    Dharma is the Natural state of Being, unsullied by experience.

    The effort of the Vedas lie in the direction of making the Pure Self to realize its pristine nature.

    In this effort many deities are worshiped in the abstract form, which later became Gods with forms.

    For more on this please read my posts.

    Does God have Name and Form

    Why many Gods in Hinduism

    In this endeavour, Hinduism lays down rules throughout the Vedas.

    Right from the Rig Veda, which states,

    ‘bathram karnebi srunuyaama devaa”

    Let Noble thoughts reach my ears from all directions, thereby indicating what is good and what is not Good.

    As disipline for a Man the Taittriya Explains the duties and responsibilities of an individual.

    In Shikshavalli,

    Bhriguvalli,

    Narayanavalli, and Ananadavalli.

    In this the responsibility of a celibate, householder,the semi renounced, and the renounced are explained in detail

    Not only this.

    These texts expalin the necessity of respecting nature,Plants, animals, food, air.

    Shikshavaali begins with ‘Annanna Nindhyaath Tat vratahm’

    Take a Vow,

    Never insult food( By not taking it or wasting it or eat alone

    Goes on to add,

    It is because of food one lives and one is made of food.

    If a religion can pay so much respect to such an intricate issue, by making it a part of Teaching syllabus at the beginning, can there be any doubt which Religion, Society gave the first Rules to the Mankind?

    It is Sanatana Dharma, first through the Vedas later through the Smritis, Manu Smriti being one of them.

    • I shall be writing in detail on Taittiya Mantra Kosa.
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  • Muhurtha Definition Details Taittriya Brahmana

    Muhurtha is a Time of the day.
    Marriages are conducted in Subha Muhurha Marriages are conducted in Subha Muhurha,auspicious time.

    In Hindu Almanac and Philosophy, Time, at the  Macro Level is Cyclic and it is not linear,as we understand it today.

    For details on this please read my Post Time, Non Linear.

    A Muhurtha is reckoned as 48 Minutes.

    References are found, about the Muhurtha,in the Brahmana portion of the Vedas, the Scripture of the Hindus.

    The term  muhūrta means,

    “muhu” (sudden) and “ṛta” (order).

    The author of Ṛg Veda III.33.5 seems aware of this, and uses it for word play. Ṛta refers to the natural, yearly order of the seasons, so that the term muhūrta refers to the daily reflection of these.

    The term Rta is of special siginficance in Sanatana Dharma.

    Rta isa Natural order of things and it includes the Moral Order.

    The Order of Nature is called ‘Rta‘,it is difficult to translate in English as Rta indicates Order,Orderliness of Nature,Law of Nature ,The Rhythm of Nature The Truth(Empirical and Transcendental),all are indicated by the term Rta.

    One of the Shanti Mantras,that is the Hymn to be used in all all auspicious occasions says

    ‘Brahmam Vathishyaami,ritham VathishyaamiSathyam Vathishyaami’

    I Salute the Brahman, the Reality;Orderliness,’The Ultimate Truth,Truth’

    It pays tribute to Nature in all it forms,Fire,Water,Earth, Air,Life,Sun,Early Morning,Night,Planets,Planets,Animals,Plants and  Time.

    Fire –Agni Sukhtham

    Water-Mantra Pushpam

    Air –Vayu Sukhtham

    Earth-Bhoo Sukhtham.

    Life-Ayshya Sukthtam

    Early Morning-Ushas Suktham

    Night-Rik Veediya Raathri Suktham

    For more read Earth Day in the Vedas An approach to Universe

    References in the Rig veda.

    The term appears as early as the Ṛg Veda, where, according to Monier Williams, it means “a moment”, but does not evidence any specification of an exact periodicity there as received in later works,

    Pt. Vijay Shrikrishna Jakatdar points to two specific Ṛg Veda passages that employ the term, III.33.5, and III.53.8:[7]

    रमध्वं मे वचसे सोम्याय रतावरीरुप मुहूर्तमेवैः | पर सिन्धुमछा बर्हती मनीषावस्युरह्वे कुशिकस्य सूनुः ||

    “Linger a little at my friendly bidding rest, Holy Ones, a moment in your journey. With hymn sublime soliciting your favour Kuśika’s son hath called unto the River.” (trans. Ralph T. H. Griffith[8])
    and

    रूपं-रूपं मघवा बोभवीति मायाः कर्ण्वानस्तन्वं परि सवाम | तरिर्यद दिवः परि मुहूर्तमागात सवैर्मन्त्रैरन्र्तुपा रतावा ||

    “Maghavan weareth every shape at pleasure, effecting magic changes in his body, Holy One, drinker out of season, coming thrice, in a moment, through fit prayers, from heaven.”

    The Fifteen Muhurthas.

    (1) saṁjñānaṁ

    (2) vijñānaṁ

    (3) prajñānaṁ

    (4) jānad

    (5) abhijānat
    (6) saṁkalpamānaṁ

    (7) prakalpamānam

    (8) upakalpamānam

    (9) upakḷptaṁ

    (10) kḷptam
    (11) śreyo

    (12) vasīya

    (13) āyat

    (14) saṁbhūtaṁ

    (15) bhūtam

    ‘citraḥ ketuḥ prabhānābhānt saṁbhān |
    jyotiṣmaṁs-tejasvānātapaṁs-tapann-abhitapan |
    rocano rocamānaḥ śobhanaḥ śobhamānaḥ kalyāṇaḥ |
    darśā dṛṣṭā darśatā viṣvarūpā surdarśanā |
    āpy-āyamāṇāpyāyamānāpyāyā su-nṛterā |
    āpūryamāṇā pūryamāṇā pūryantī pūrṇā paurṇamāsī |

    -Taittriya Brahmana.

    ‘átʰa yaccáturviṃśatimātmáno’kuruta | tásmāc-cátur-viṃśaty-ardʰa-māsaḥ saṃ-vatsaraḥ sá etaiś-cátur-viṃśatyā triṃ-śád-iṣṭakair-ātmábʰir-na vyábʰavat-sa páñca-daśā́hno rūpā́ṇy-apaśyad-ātmánas-tanvò muhūrtā́lokam-pr̥ṇāḥ páñca-daśaiva rā́tres-tadyán-muhu trā́yante tásmān-muhurtā átʰa yát-kṣudrāḥ sánta imā́ṃ-lokā́n-āpūráyanti tásmāl-lokam-pr̥ṇā́ḥ || (X.4.2.18)

    saṃvatsarásya muhūrtā́ yā́vanto muhūrtā́s tā́vanti páñcadaśa kŕ̥̄tvaḥ kṣiprā́ṇi yā́vanti kṣiprā́ṇi tā́vanti páñcadaśa kŕ̥̄tva etárhīṇi yā́vanty etárhīṇi tā́vanti páñcadaśa kŕ̥̄tva idā́nīni yā́vantīdā́nīni tā́vantaḥ páñcadaśa kŕ̥̄tvaḥ prā́ṇā́ yā́vantaḥ prā́ṇā́s tā́vanto ‘nā́ yā́vanto ‘nā́s tā́vanto nimeṣā́ yā́vanto nimeṣā́s tā́vanto lomagartā́ yā́vanto lomagartā́s tā́vanti svedā́yanā́ni yā́vanti svedā́yanā́ni tā́vanta eté stokā́ varṣanti // XII.3.2.5b

    Muhurtha is one fifteenth of a Day’

    ( Satapada Brahmana)

    18 nimeṣas (twinklings of the eye) are 1 Kāṣṭhā, 30 Kāṣṭhās are 1 Kāla, 30 Kālas are one Muhūrta, and 30 Muhūrtas are one day and night(Manu Smriti)

    Auspicious occasions are to be celebrated on Subha Muhurtha.

    Abhijit Muhurtha is most auspicious.

    This normally occurs around 1230 pm daily.

    Please read my Post o Abhijit Muhurtham

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    This Temple also has 28 Nakshatras’Idols.

    The 28th Nakshatra is called ‘Abhijeet’

    I may mention that the Abhijt Muhurtha is normally between 12 and 1230 pm and it is not necessary to look for an auspicious time for performance of auspicious events.

    Thiruvudai Maruthur Mahalingam

    Check ,Calculate Muhurthas here

    The Muhūrtas are traditionally calculated by assuming sunrise at 06:00 AM on the Vernal Equinox, which is the Vedic New Year. Not all of the constellations cross the zenith, so that it is not in every case clear which constellation presides over the Muhūrta. Yet it is clear that one or more prominent features of the correlate constellations, from which the later Muhūrtas draw their respective names, falls within the Celestial Longitude of the same, drawn from the Polar Axis.

    Citation.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhurta

    No. Daily Period Name (मुहूर्त) Translation Correlate Constellation/Star (Greek) Quality, or Guṇa (गुण)
    1 06:00 – 06:48 (sunrise) Rudra (रुद्र) “Cryer”, “Howler” Unknown Inauspicious
    2 06:48 – 07:36 Āhi (आहि) “Serpent” Lacerta Inauspicious
    3 07:36 – 08:24 Mitra (मित्र) “Friend” Unknown Auspicious
    4 08:24 – 09:12 Pitṝ (पितॄ) “Father” Cepheus & Casseiopeia Inauspicious
    5 09:12 – 10:00 Vasu (वसु) “Bright” Delphinus Auspicious
    6 10:00 – 10:48 Vārāha (वाराह) “Boar” Unknown Auspicious
    7 10:48 – 11:36 Viśvedevā (विश्वेदेवा) “Heavenly Lights in the Universe” Unknown Auspicious
    8 11:36 – 12:24 Vidhi (विधि) “Insight” Unknown Auspicious – except Mondays and Fridays
    9 12:24 – 13:12 Sutamukhī (सतमुखी) “Goat/Charioteer-Face” Auriga Auspicious
    10 13:12 – 14:00 Puruhūta (पुरुहूत) “Many Offerings” Unknown (Taurus or Orion?) Inauspicious
    11 14:00 – 14:48 Vāhinī (वाहिनी) “Possessed of Chariot” Unknown (Gemini?) Inauspicious
    12 14:48 – 15:36 Naktanakarā (नक्तनकरा) “Night Maker” Unknown Inauspicious
    13 15:36 – 16:24 Varuṇa (वरुण) “All-Envoloping Night Sky” Unknown Auspicious
    14 16:24 – 17:12 Aryaman (अर्यमन्) “Possessed of Nobility” Unknown Auspicious – except Sundays
    15 17:12 – 18:00 Bhaga (भग) “Share”/”Stake” Unknown Inauspicious
    16 18:00 – 18:48 (sunset) Girīśa (गिरीश) “Lord of the Mount” Unknown Inauspicious
    17 18:48 – 19:36 Ajapāda (अजपाद) “Unborn Foot”/”Goat Foot” Unknown Inauspicious
    18 19:36 – 20:24 Ahir-Budhnya (अहिर्बुध्न्य) “Serpent at the Bottom” Hydra Auspicious
    19 20:24 – 21:12 Puṣya (पुष्य) “Nourishment”/”Blossom” Unknown Auspicious
    20 21:12 – 22:00 Aśvinī (अश्विनी) “Horsemen” Unknown Auspicious
    21 22:00 – 22:48 Yama (यम) “Restrainer” (Death) Boötes (cf., Bhūteśa) Inauspicious
    22 22:48 – 23:36 Agni (अग्नि) “Fire”/”Ignition” Ara Auspicious
    23 23:36 – 24:24 Vidhātṛ (विधातृ) “Distributor” Unknown Auspicious
    24 24:24 – 01:12 Kaṇḍa (क्ण्ड) “Ornament” Corona Borealis Auspicious
    25 01:12 – 02:00 Aditi (अदिति) “Destitute”/”Boundless” Unknown Auspicious
    26 02:00 – 02:48 Jīva/Amṛta (जीव/अमृत) “Life”/”Immortal” Unknown Very Auspicious
    27 02:48 – 03:36 Viṣṇu (विष्णु) “All Pervading” Hercules Auspicious
    28 03:36 – 04:24 Dyumadgadyuti (द्युमद्गद्युति) “Resounding Light” Lyra Auspicious
    29 04:24 – 05:12 Brahma (ब्रह्म) “Universe” Cygnus Very Auspicious
    30 05:12 – 06:00 Samudram (समुद्रम) “Ocean” Deluge (region with several aqueous constellations) Auspicious