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The Winter Solstice in Sanskrit and Hindi is Uttarayanas (the Summer Solstice is Daksinayanas).
Two other names for Uttarayanas are Makara Sankranti and Pongal. This time of year is generally associated with Saraswati and Vishnu.
The Hindu calender is very detailed so allows historians to accurately date events in ancient India. For example:
- 8500 BCE: The /Taittiriya Samhita/ verse 6.5.3, mentions the Pleiades asterism at the winter solstice. Clearly giving a date to this Vedic text.
- 6500 BCE: The /Rig Veda/, in verses 1.117.22, 1.116.12, and 1.84.13.5, mention the winter solstice beginning in Aries.
- 6000 BCE: The /Rig Veda/, verse 5.51.14-15, relates how the sun rose in Revati nakshatra (a constellation) at the winter solstice.
- 1472 BCE: The reign of Dhritarashtra, father of the Kauravas; reign of Yudhisthira, King of the Pandavas; and the life of Rishi-Sage Yajnavalkya (all from the /Mahabharata/ and /Bhagavad Gita/) correspond to the constellation Dhanishtha during the winter solstice of this year.
In some cases, these dates stand in contrast to conventional, Western history. For myself, they stand as testiment to the ancient star culture of India.
Be Whole!
Siddhananda Devi
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Two other names for Uttarayanas are Makara Sankranti and Pongal. This time of year is generally associated with Saraswati and Vishnu.
The Hindu calender is very detailed so allows historians to accurately date events in ancient India. For example:
- 8500 BCE: The /Taittiriya Samhita/ verse 6.5.3, mentions the Pleiades asterism at the winter solstice. Clearly giving a date to this Vedic text.
- 6500 BCE: The /Rig Veda/, in verses 1.117.22, 1.116.12, and 1.84.13.5, mention the winter solstice beginning in Aries.
- 6000 BCE: The /Rig Veda/, verse 5.51.14-15, relates how the sun rose in Revati nakshatra (a constellation) at the winter solstice.
- 1472 BCE: The reign of Dhritarashtra, father of the Kauravas; reign of Yudhisthira, King of the Pandavas; and the life of Rishi-Sage Yajnavalkya (all from the /Mahabharata/ and /Bhagavad Gita/) correspond to the constellation Dhanishtha during the winter solstice of this year.
In some cases, these dates stand in contrast to conventional, Western history. For myself, they stand as testiment to the ancient star culture of India.
Be Whole!
Siddhananda Devi
tribes.tribe.net/adi_tantra
tribes.tribe.net/adi_ayurveda
tribes.tribe.net/hamsa_yoga
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Re: Uttarayanas - Winter Solstice
Sun, December 25, 2005 - 7:22 AMSurya's journey across the heavens and through the year is a wonderful story; a Ayana Bala, or "source of strength due to the planet's declination."
The northern hemisphere is said to be the realm of the Devas, and the southern hemisphere is said to be the realm of the Asuras (powerful entities opposed to the Devas/Beings of Light).
At the Winter Solstice, Surya changes direction and begins heading north, towards the Devas; therefore, Surya's Ayana Bala is at its weakest now. The Summer Solstice finds Surya at its strongest.
Be Whole!
Siddhananda Devi
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tribes.tribe.net/adi_ayurveda
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