Category: Musings
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Feb
2021
Saṅkalpa in this context means a solemn vow or determination to perform any ritual observance. The declaration…
03
Feb
2021
Procedure You are required to observe a fast on the day of Mahā Śivarātri. The very detailed…
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Jan
2021
Saṅkrānti #1: Introduction
संक्रान्ति saṅkrānti » Solar ingress into a vedic sign is called saṅkrānti but this is not limited to the Sun alone as is popularly believed. Passage of the sun or a planet from one sign or position in the heavens into another is the jyotiṣa meaning of saṅkrānti.
The word is composed of सं+क्रान्ति (saṅ+krānti) m.
① going from one place to another » like chara and is an important aspect of gochara. […]
Sanjay Rath belongs to a traditional family of astrologers from Bira Balabhadrapur Sasan village of Puri, Orissa, which trace their lineage back to Shri Achyuta Das (Sri Achyutananda). His grandfather, the late Pandit Jagannath Rath, was the Jyotish Ratna of Orissa and authored many books on Jyotish. He began his studies at a tender age, and received the depth of Jyotish only found among those who have been trained in the ancient traditional way of the parampara.