Welcoming 01-01-2012 Seasons Greetings - Unique features of Vedic Hindu Culture

[Venkatakrishna Sastry]

Namaste

 

Seasons Greetings on the Onset of  the Time roll out reckoned as 01-01-2012 , the New Year in the business Calendar.

 

Some points to ponder, resonating the ideas from Vedic Traditions  in the quiet moments as the year 2011 rolls out: What is Unique of Hindu Dharmic Traidtions in celebrating TIME  ROLL OUTS? 

 

1.   Hindus call New year as ' Samavatsara Cycle'. The celebration is of the cyclicity of  cosmic events like Sun, Moon, Jupiter returning to original starting position after one full cylce - 'Poornam'. This is a unique feature, where TIME is freed from taxonomy linked to a Faith, much less the Faith -event celebration set by any King !

 

Samavatsara is a different paradigm of CYCLIC Rolling of TIME ( -kaala -chakra)  different from linear distancing away from an arbitrary reference ! One can and does return back in TIME to the starting point in a cyclic motion; This is not  possible in a linear move, unless line becomes a circle !

 

2.   Time flow reckoning  in Hindu Calendar is called 'Panchangam' :  Time reckoning in relation to Sun-Moon-Stars relative position to the geo centric local condition. The five units are called Vaara, Tithi, Nakshatra, yoga, karana. This is a unique feature, where TIME is freed from taxonomy linked to an arbitraty reference like Greenwich  set by any Nation marking itself as the central axis of the cosmos !  The Sun-Moon-Stars are the eyes and light (Jyoti)  of the Supreme Divine.  

 

 

3.   Divinity of Time is reckoned and acknowledged in 'Sankalpa' - the narration of time-space coordinates in any event. The auspicious moment is called ' Muhurta'. This concept of TIME-SPACE Divinity is unique to Hindus following Dharma.

The pole star idea of  all traditions  under the umbrella of Dharma is Transcending the Binding -Bonds of TIME-SPACE; yet enjoy evry moment and day in the TIME-FLOW as the journey with DIVINE. The celebration of 01-01-2012  is one of such celebrations out of the 365 days of celebration marked in Panchangam !

 
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Regards

 

Dr. B V Venkatakrishna Sastry
(G-Mail)

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Regards

 

Dr. B V Venkatakrishna Sastry
(G-Mail)

 

 

[S.R.Krishnamurthy]

Dear BVK.

 

Namaste. Normally I do not take cognisance of 1st January at all. I fully concur with what you have said.

 

Yet I may add that according to the 'Christian' mythology, the month was named Januuary after Janus, who was two-headed; hence considered a cunning monster. There is reference to him in one of the Shakespearanean plays; I do not recall immediately which it is.

 

Regards.

srk.

 

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अथ चेत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि।
ततः स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि।।
तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः।
निराशीर्निर्ममो भूत्वा युध्यस्व विगतज्वरः।। (भ.गी.)

[Upendra Rao]

Navavarshe bhavatu sarva-mangalam,

sarvaaschintaah parityajya svakaarye dattabuddhayah,

nava-varshe yathaashakti kaaryam kurmah sukhaavaham.

सर्वा: चिन्ताः परित्यज्य स्वकार्ये दत्तबुद्धयः ।

नव-वर्षे यथाशक्ति कार्यं कुर्मः सुखावहम ।। 

  

Dr.C. UPENDER RAO
SENIOR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR,
CENTRE FOR SANSKRIT STUDIES
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY,
NEW DELHI 110067

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From: Venkatakrishna Sastry <sastr...@gmail.com>
To: sastr...@gmail.com
Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2011 3:14 AM
Subject: {भारतीयविद्वत्परिषत्} Welcoming 01-01-2012 Seasons Greetings - Unique features of Vedic Hindu Culture

[Nagaraja m c]

I completely AGREE with Dr.B.V.K.Shastry  in the matter concerned with time. It is said that we are in the Scientific Age. We shall surely go along with Science.

Perhaps there are some scholars in the group who may not consider that we are in the Scientific Age and Sanathana Dharma is the only one which triumphs over Science and Science is a PARTIAL change of the conditions. 

Even then Jan 1st is not the New Year. 

As we already know it is according to the Gregorian Calender that certain changes made some 500 years ago without any Valid base is the reason for the present new year. Even today we call Septa, Octa, Nova and Deca as 9,10,11 and 12 respectively in the present day calendar which is nothing but SHEER LIES. 

Yes we shall surely go along with the time and celebrate a new day called Jan.1st everywhere as WELCOMING DAY OF A YEAR NAMED . . . .  And this year being 2012. 

Therefore I always wish everyone as WELCOME TO 2012. We could also wish others as Let 2012 bring prosperity to you which is always equivalent to Many Many Happy Returns on this Occasion, whatever be the occasion, favorable to one and all. 
Considering this day as NEW YEAR is to be pondered and debated.

Dhanyavad.

On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 3:14 AM, Venkatakrishna Sastry <sastr...@gmail.com> wrote: