KOH - I - NOOR

Although modern images of India often show poverty and lack of development, India was once the richest country on earth before it was looted and exploited by its invaders. Every country was once in a challenge to find a route to India for trade. Christopher Columbus was attracted by India's wealth, reached out for a route and landed up in America.

India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history......but there is no developed nation on earth today that has not invaded India for its wealth.An example is this one stone.

If British had to buy this one CARBON STONE at that time, they will have to sell their country.....

NO WONDER THE PRESENT OWNER HAD TO STEEL IT..NO INDIAN KING WOULD EVER KEEP A STOLEN PIECE ON THEIR CROWN...

The Layout Plan Of Sections And Chapters Of Charaka Samhita:

1. The Six Sections Of Charaka Samhita And 120 Chapters
2. Sutra Section: The Introductory, Theoretical And Philosophical Foundation Of Ayurveda
3. Nidana Section: The Section Of Diagnostics And Pathology
4. Sharira Section: The Section Of Anatomy And Physiology
5. Indriya Section: The Section Of Complications Of Disorders
6. Chikitsa Section: The Section Of Ayurveda's Holistic Medicine
7. Kalpa Section: The Section Of Panchakarma Formulations
8. Sidhi Section: The Conclusive Section Of Panchakarma Therapy

 

IT’S EASIER TO UNDERSTAND GREECE AS A COUNTRY OF MYTHOLOGY THAN NAMING MY NATION THAT ‘MISNOMER’ 

 

                    IT’S EASIER TO UNDERSTAND GREECE,THE WHOLESALE SUPPLIERS OF FATHERS   OF  MODERN SCIENCES, AS A COUNTRY OF MYTHOLOGY DURING THE GOLDEN ERA OF MY NATION...INDIAN MYTHOLOGY  ACCORDING  TO    REST OF THE WORLD  AT  A TIME IS GETTING PROVEN TO BE GOLDEN TRUTH DAY BY DAY AS SO CALLED MODERN SCIENCE GROW!!

THE MORAL OF THE IMPACT OF COLONIAL EDUCATION IN INDIA

WHY SHOULD MY ANCESTOR’S ACHIEVEMENTS 1000’S OF YEARS AGO BE GIVEN SUCH IMPORTANCE TODAY?

Why most Indians refuse to take at face value, when another Indian or an Indian institute talks about great things from ancient India even after showing ample proof, but readily accept the same if it comes from a western institute or a western scientist.

Talk to an average “educated” Indian, and tell him that “A Sadhu in India told me that our Yoga cures Schizophrenia”, and in all likelihood not just that he won’t believe it, but he will even probably laugh at it.

Now tell the same person that, “A recent research at MIT proves that our Yoga cures Schizophrenia”, and he will exclaim, “Wow!” as if he personally witnessed the entire research and will accept it without any further questions.

THIS IS THE MORAL OF THE IMPACT OF COLONIAL EDUCATION IN INDIA

No nation or society can achieve anything worth without having an accurate knowledge of their history, of their past, of what their ancestors achieved.

Lack of historical knowledge leads to a lack of identity, absence of national pride, misinformation about the past, lack of motivation – all these in turn build up an inferiority complex which results in people aping what is projected to be superior (the western society), which in turn leads to the nation becoming a follower and not a leader.

This is exactly what happened to India ever since the British introduced English education filled with inaccurate representation of history which suited their colonial interests. This English education replaced the traditional Indian and other native language education in India which used to teach us about the real history of Indian civilization.

This is also the reason today why most Indians refuse to take at face value when another Indian or an Indian institute talks about great things from ancient India even after showing ample proof, but readily accept the same if it comes from a western institute or a western scientist.

So the need of the hour is to bring back the real history of India in mainstream education, the achievements of our ancestors, the contributions of our civilization to modern science, technology and society – and that will in turn motivate the masses to become leaders again from being the present blind followers of a supposedly superior civilization.

At present what we see in India is mere parroting and mimicking and aping of the west. But that is no creativity or innovation, and so obviously does not bring out the full potential of the Indian nation. “You have it in your genes” can work wonders in aiding out of the box thinking.

PROUD TO BE BORN IN INDIA

THE LIST OF ANCIENT INDIAN LITERATURE

THE VEDAS : 

         4 vedas (Rigveda (25 Branches), Yajurveda (Shukla & Krishna) (108 branches), Samaveda (1000 branches) & Atharva veda (50 branches)

THE BRAHMANAS: 

        16 Brahmanas of all 4 vedas: (Rigvedeeya Brahmanas: Aithareya Brahmanam, Samkhyayana Brahmanam & Kousheethaki Brahmanam; Yajurvedeeya Brahmanas: shathapadha Brahmanam, Thaithareeya Brahmanam, maithrayaneeya Brahmanam; Samavedeeya Brahmanas: Jaimaneeya Brahmanam, Thandya Brahmanam, Arsheya Brahmanam, Shadvimshadh Brahmanam, Chandokhya Brahmanam, Samavidhana Brahmanam, Abhootha Brahmanam, Vamsha Brahmanam, samhithopanishad Brahmanam & Atharvavedeeya Brahmanas: Gopadha Brahmanam)

THE ARANYAKAS: 

  4 ARANYAKAS (Rigvedeeya Aranyakam: Aithereya Aranyakam & Kousheethaki Aranyakam; Yajurvedeeya aranyakam: Maithrayaneeya Aranyakam & Thaithareeya Aranyakam )

THE UPANISHADS: 

                108 UPANISHADS (Rigvedeeya Upanishad: Aithereya Upanisad, Kousheethaki Upanishad, Nadabindu Upanishad, Athmaboda Upanishad, Nirvana Upanishad, Mulgula Upanishad, Akshamalika Upanishad, Thripura Upanishad, Saubhagyalakshmi Upanishad, Bahvrucha Upanishad; Shukla Yajurveddeya Upanishad: Eeshavasya Upanishad, Brahadaranyaka Upanishad, Hamsa Upanishad, Paramahamsa Upanishad, Subala Upanishad, Manthrika Upanishad, Thrishikhibrahmana Upanishad, Niralamba Upanishad, mandalabrahmana Upanishad, Adwaya Upanishad, Tharaka Upanishad, Bhikshuka Upanishad, Adhyathma Upanishad, Mukthika Upanishad, Tharashara Upanishad, Yajnavalkya Upanishad, Shadyayana Upanishad, Thuriyatheeya Avadhootha Upanishad; Krishna Yajurvedeeya Upanishad: Kata Upanishad, Thaithereeya Upanishad, Brahma Upanishad, Kaivalya Upanishad, Shwetashwethara Upanishad, Garbha Upanishad, Mahanarayana Upanishad, Amrita bindu Upanishad, Amritanada Upanishad, Kalagnirudra Upanishad, Khurika Upanishad, Sarvasara Upanishad, Shukarahasya Upanishad, Thejabindi Upanishad, Dhyanabindu Upanishad, Brahmavidya Upanishad, Yogathathva Upanishad, Dakshinamoorthy Upanishad, Skanda Upanishad, Shareerika Upanishad, Yoga shikha Upanishad, Ekakshara Upanishad, Akshi Upanishad, Avadhootha Upanishad, Kadarudra Upanishad, Rudrahrudaya Upanishad, Panchabrahma Upanishad, Pranagnihothra Upanishad, Varaha Upanishad, Yogakundalini Upanishad, Kalisantharana Upanishad, Saraswathirahasya Upanishad; Samavedeeya Upanishad: Kena Upanishad, Chandokya Upanishad, Aruni Upanishad, Maithrayani Upanishad, Maithreyi Upanishad, Vajrasoochika Upanishad, Yogachoodamani Upanishad, vasudeva Upanishad, Mahopanishad, Sanyasa Upanishad, avyaktha Upanishad, Kundika Upanishad, Savithi Upanishad, jabala Upanishad, Darshana Upanishad, Rudraksha jabala Upanishad; Atharvavedeeya Upanishad: Prashna Upanishad, Mundaka Upanishad, Mandookya Upanishad, Atharvashira Upanishad, Atharva shikha Upanishad, Brahadjabala Upanishad, Seetha Upanishad, Sharabha Upanishad, Mahanarayana Upanishad, Ramarahasya Upanishad, Ramathapini Upanishad, Sandilya Upanishad, Paramahamsa Upanishad, Annapoorna Upanishad, Soorya Upanishad, Atma Upanishad, Pasupatha Upanishad, Parabrahma Upanishad, Thripura thapini Upanishad, Devi Upanishad; Bhavana Upanishad, Bhasma jabala Upanishad, Ganapathy Upanishad, Mahavakya Upanishad, Gopala thapini Upanishad, Sreekrishna Upanishad, Hayagreeva Upanishad, Dathathreya Upanishad, Garuda Upanishad, Narasimhapoorvathapini Upanishad, Naradapariprajaka Upanishad, Narasimha Utharathapini Upanishad

THE VEDANGAS:  

        Shiksha, Niruktham, Vyakaranam, Chandashasthram, Kalpashasthram (Shoutha soothram, Dharma soothram, Pithrumedha soothram, Sulba soothram, Grihya soothram, Prayashchitham) & Jyothishasthram (Ganitham, Kalakriya, Golam, Jathakam, Muhoortham, Prashnam, Nimitham)

THE UPAVEDAS: 

                  Arthasasthram, Dhanurvedam, Gandharvavedam, Ayurvedam, Sdhapadyavedam  

( Thachusasthram)

THE MAHAPURANAS:  

           Vishnu Puranam, Bhavishya Puranam, Garuda Puranam, Agni Puranam, Mahabhagavatha Puranam, Shiva Puranam, Markandeya Puranam, Linga Puranam, Brahmavaivartha Puranam, Matsya Puranam, Koorma Puranam, Varaha Puranam, Vamana Puranam, Skanda Puranam, Brahmanda Puranam, Padma Puranam, Vayu Puranam, Naradeeya Puranam

THE UPAPURANAS:  

                Samba Puranam, Devibhagavatha Puranam, Kalika Puranam, Lakhu naradeeya Puranam, Harivamsha Puranam, Vishnudharmothara Puranam, Kalki Puranam, Mulgula Puranam, Adi Puranam, Athma Puranam, Brahma Puranam, Vishnudharma Puranam, Narasimha Puranam, Kriyayoga puranam, Soorya Puranam, Brahadnaradeeya Puranam, Purushothama Puranam, Brahadvishnu Puranam

THE DARSHANAS: 

             Nyaya Darshanam(Gouthaman), Vaisheshika Darshanam (Kanadan), Samkhya Darshanam (Kapilan), Yogadarshanam ( Pathanjali), Poorvameemamsa Darshanam (Jaimini), Utharameemamsa Darshanam(Vyasan)

THE SMRITHIS: 

                Ushana Smrithi, Yajnavalkya Smrithi, Vishnu Smrithi, Manu Smrithi, Angeera Smrithi, Yama Smrithi, Athri Smrithi, Samvartha Smrithi, Brahadparashara Smrithi, Brahaspathi Smrithi, Daksha Smrithi, Shathathapa Smrithi, Likhitha Smrithi, Vyasa Smrithi, Parashara Smrithi, Shankha Smrithi, Gouthama Smrithi, Vasishta Smrithi

THE ITHIHASAS:  

                  Valmiki Ramayanam & Vyasa Mahabharatham

TOTAL OF 206 CLASSIC TEXT BOOKS OF VEDIC LITERATURE.

             Millions of books written by Indians after these regarding every aspects of science are considered versions, portions, interpretations or practical descriptions of these books.

WTIH EVERY POSSIBLE THREAT OF DESTRUCTION SINCE 3000 YEARS, IT IS ALL AVAILABLE HERE WITHOUT ANY CHANGE IN ITS ORIGINAL VERSIONS

The Bhagavad Gita, degraded as a hindu religious book and readily placed among the mythology books by Western and Indian pseudo intellectuals to deprive Indian’s from its knowledge and also its glory from reaching everywhere has today got more than 100 translations in English alone, this is actually just 18 chapters of one among the 2 Ithihasas.

Works of Adi Shankarcharya

A list of all the works by Adi Shankaracharya is given below. Even today many scholars wonder how was it possible for Acharya to write so much in a very short life span of 32 years. It depicts that he was the greatest scholar and a man on mission down to truth to preach the philosophy of Advaita Vedanta. Though majority of his works concentrate on Advaita, he equally pitches on
bhakthi since he believed that bhakthi was a very essential step for Chitta Sudhi without which self realization was not possible. Hence he composed verses and hymns in praise of every lord, majority of which were concentrated on Vishnu, Shiva and Shakthi. He wanted the people to worship the lord in any form of their wish, the results of which must  finally purify their mind and make it fit for self realization. So he composed many popular verses in praise of different
gods. From his life history it is evident that he was blessed by Lord Narasimha, Goddess Saraswati and Lord Vishvanatha. Hence one can find a true Vasihnava, Shaiva and Shaktha in him. The most highlighting factor is the baashya for Hastamalakeeyam written by Acharya since
rarely a guru has written baashya for the work of his own disciple. Below is the list of works by Acharya which are widely accepted to be his works even though a few are doubted for his authorship.  Bhashya Granthas
1. Brahma Sutras
2. Isavasya Upanishad
3. Kena Upanishad
4. Katha Upanishad
5. Prasna Upanishad
6. Mundaka Upanishad
7. Mandukya Upanishad
8. Mandukya Karida
9. Aitareya Upanishad
10. Taittireeya Upanishad
11. Chhandogya Upanishad
12. Brihad Aranyaka Upanishad
13. Sree Nrisimha Taapaneeya Upanishad
14. Sreemad Bhagawad Geeta
15. Sree Vishnu Sahasranama
16. Sanat Sujateeyam
17. Lalita Tri-satee
18. Hastaamalakeeyam Prakriya Granthas
19. Viveka Chaudamani
20. Aparokshanubhooti
21. Upadesa Sahasri
22. Vaakya Vritti
23. Swaatma Niroopanam
24. Atma-bodha
25. Sarva Vedanta Sara Samgraha
26. Prabodha Sudhakaram
27. Swaatma Prakasika
28. Advaita anubhooti
29. Brahma anuchintanam
30. Prashnouttara Ratnamaalika
31. Sadachara anusandhanam
32. Yaga Taravali
33. Anatmasree Vigarhanam
34. Swaroopa anusandhanam
35. Pancheekaranam
36. Tattwa bodha
37. Prouda anubhooti
38. Brahma Jnanavali
39. Laghu Vakyavritti
40. Bhaja Govindam
41. Prapancha Saaram
Hymns and Meditation Verses
42. Sri Ganesa Pancharatnam
43. Ganesa Bhujangam
44. Subrahmanya Bhujangam
45. Siva Bhujangam
46. Devi Bhujangam
47. Bhavani Bhujangam
48. Sree Rama Bhujangam
49. Vishnu Bhujangam
50. Sarada Bhujangam
51. Sivananda Lahari
52. Soundarya Lahari
53. Ananda Lahari
54. Sivapaadaadi kesaanta varnana
55. Siva kesaadi padaanta varnana
56. Sree Vishnu-paadaadi-kesanta
57. Uma maheswara Stotram
58. Tripurasundari Vedapada Stotram
59. Tripurasundari Manasapooja
60. Tripurasundari Ashtakam
61. Devi shashti upachara-pooja
62. Mantra matruka Pushpamaala
63. Kanakadhara Stotram
64. Annapoorna Stotram
65. Ardhanareshwara Stotram
66. Bhramanaamba Ashtakam
67. Meenakshi Stotram
68. Meenakshi Pancharatnam
69. Gouri Dasakam
70. Navaratna Malika
71. Kalyana Vrishtistavam
72. Lalitha Pancharatnam
73. Maaya Panchakam
74. Suvarna Mala Stuti
75. Dasa Sloki
76. Veda Sara Siva Stotram
77. Siva Panchaakshara Stotram
78. Sivaaparadha Kshamapana
79. Dakshinamoorthy Ashtakam
80. Dakshinamoorthy Varnamala
81. Mrutyunjaya Manasa Pooja Stotram
82. Siva Namavali Ashtakam
83. Kaala Bhairava Ashtakam
84. Shatpadee Stotram
85. Siva Panchakshara Nakshatra Mala
86. Dwadasa Ling Stotram
87. Kasi Panchakam
88. Hanumat Pancharatnam
89. Lakshmi-Nrisimha Pancharatnam
90. Lakshmi-Nrisimha Karunarasa Stotram
91. Panduranga Ashtakam
92. Achyuta Ashtakam
93. Sree Krishna Ashtakam
94. Hari Stuti
95. Govinda Ashtakam
96. Bhagavat Manasa Pooja
97. Praata Smarana Stotram
98. Jagannatha Ashtakam
99. Guruvashtakam
100. Narmada Ashtakam
101. Yamuna Ashtakam
102. Ganga Ashtakam
103. Manikarnika Ashtakam
104. Nirguna Manasa Pooja
105. Eka Sloki
106. Yati Panchakam
107. Jeevan Mukta Ananda Lahari
108. Dhanya Ashtakam
109. Upadesa (Sadhna) Panchakam
110. Sata Sloki
111. Maneesha Panchakam
112. Advaita Pancharatnam
113. Nirvana Shatakam
114. Devyaparadhakshamapana Stotram

Sri Prathiyangara Devi Sakthi Beetam, Melaka, Malyasia.

Sri Prathiyangara Devi Sakthi Beetam, Melaka,Malyasia

Ammavasai Special Prayers at Sri Prathiyangara Devi Sakthi Beetam Melaka Malyasia.

Hindus have 33 crore gods !! Are you serious..?

33 divinities are mentioned in the Yajur-veda, Atharva-veda, occurs in the Parsi scriptures of Avesta as well.The expression trayastrimsa deva is found in the list of classes of gods in Sanskrit Buddhist texts like the Divyavadana and Suvarnaprabhasa-sutra.The word koti in 'trayastrimsati koti' does not mean the number '33 crore' or '330 million'. Here koti means 'supreme', pre-eminent, excellent, that is, the 33 'supreme' divinities.

It has been documented in Brihadaranyaka Upanishad

Śākalya : "How many gods are there?"
 

Yājñavalkya : "Three hundred and three." Then he says, "Three thousand and three."

Śākalya : "Is this the answer that you give me to my question, how many gods are there? Three thousand and three; three hundred and three! Have you no other answer to this question?"  

Yājñavalkya : There are thirty-three gods.

Śākalya : "All right!" (not satisfied with answer) ...Tell me again properly; how many gods are there?"
 

Yājñavalkya : "Six are there."

Śākalya : "How many gods are there. Tell me again. Think properly."
 

Yājñavalkya : "Only three gods are there."

Śākalya : "How many gods are there? Tell again.
 

Yājñavalkya : "Two gods are there."

Śākalya : "Tell again; how many gods are there?"
 

Yājñavalkya : "One and a half gods"

(Then he was very much upset)

Śākalya : "What is this you say, one and a half gods. Tell again properly; how many gods are there?"
 

Yājñavalkya : "One god is there,"

Śākalya : "All these numbers that you have mentioned – three thousand and three, three hundred and three – what are these gods? Give the names of these gods, the deities."
 

Yājñavalkya : "All these three thousand and all that I mentioned – they are not really gods. They are only manifestations of the thirty-three. The thirty-three are the principal manifestations, and others are only their glories, radiances, manifestations, magnificences or forces, energies, powers."

Śākalya : "But what are these thirty-three?"
 

Yājñavalkya : "The thirty-three gods are eight Vasus, eleven Rudras, twelve Ādityas, then Indra and Prajāpati – these make thirty-three gods."

Śākalya : "What are these Vasus which are eight in number?"
 

Yājñavalkya : "Fire is one deity; earth is one deity; air is another; the atmosphere is one deity; the sun is one deity; the heaven is one deity; moon is one deity; the stars are one deity. These constitute eight groups"

Śākalya : "Why do you call them Vasus?"
 

Yājñavalkya : "Everything is deposited as it were in these constituent principles. Therefore, they are called Vasus."

Śākalya : "Who are the Rudras?"
 

Yājñavalkya : "The ten senses and the mind make eleven. These are the Rudras."

Śākalya : "What are the twelve Ādityas, the suns?"
 

Yājñavalkya : "They are twelve forces of the sun, takes away the vitality of people."

Śākalya : "Who is Indra? Who is Prajāpati?"
 

Yājñavalkya : "The rain cloud can be called Indra. Sacrifice can be called Prajāpati."

Śākalya : "What do you mean by rain cloud?"
 

Yājñavalkya : "By rain cloud I do not actually mean the cloud, but the lightning which is the embodiment of energy."

Meaning of Ekadasi:

Every month of the Hindu calendar has two auspicious days of Ekadasi. It falls on the eleventh day of the fortnight of the lunar cycle. The first Ekadasi occurs when the moon is closest to the earth and the second Ekadasi occurs when the moon is farthest from the earth. The Ekadasi days are also indicators of the high and low tides of the sea. There are 24 Ekadasis in a year and each Ekadasi has a unique name. Ekadasi is observed as a day of fasting and devotion.

Benefits of Ekadasi fasting:

• It brings the blessings of Lord Vishnu.
• It liberates one from the cycle of birth and death.
• It gives one freedom from the sins of the past.
• It fulfills the wishes of health, wealth and happiness.
• It enhances the physiological functions of the body.
• It helps in flushing out the toxins from the body.
• It helps to strengthen one’s self-control.
• It improves one’s emotional stability.

Methods of Ekadasi Fasting:
 
• Complete fasting involves total abstinence from food and water for 24 hours.
• Partial fasting involves consumption of fruits and milk and the avoidance of rice and grains.
• People with health problems can opt for partial fasting after consulting with their doctors.
• Some people take only a single meal on the Dasami day, the day before Ekadasi.

The 24 different Ekadasis

Mythological Significance of Ekadasi:

It is believed that Ekadasi is the name of the Goddess that arose from Lord Vishnu to defeat Demon Mura. Happy with her divine act, Lord Vishnu blessed her that anyone who observes Ekadasi fast will be freed of their sins and will attain Moksha.

The 24 different Ekadasis:

1. Putrada Ekadasi:
There is a popular belief that married couples without children will be blessed with children if they observe Putrada Ekadasi.

2. Shatilla Ekadasi:
On this day, Til (sesame) is used in six ways. It is used in Ubtan, bathing, performing Havans, Tarpan, meal and donations.
 
3. Jaya Ekadasi:
The greatness of this Ekadasi was narrated to Yudhishtira by Sri Krishna and is found in the Padma Purana and the Bhavisyothara Purana.
 
4. Vijaya Ekadasi:
The major belief behind practicing this ritual is the observance of a vrat by Lord Ram before he headed towards crossing the ocean to reach Lanka and defeating Ravana.
 
5. Amalki Ekadasi:
Dedicated to Amlaki or Gooseberry Tree, observance of this Ekadasi is believed to bring in great prosperity and benefits.
 
6. Papamochini Ekadasi:
Observing a vrat on this day is highly significant as a sincere devotee can get rid of all his sins committed so far.
 
7. Kamda Ekadasi:
A fast on this day will assist in getting rid of all sins and guilt that are a result of lust.
 
8. Varuthini Ekadasi:
The vrat is a step towards a fortunate phase of life.
 
9. Mohini Ekadasi:
Eliminates all sins and helps in leading a happy and prosperous life. Also, a person undergoing sadness is effectively able to overcome this sickness.
 
10. Apara Ekadasi:
This vrat would help in eliminating their sins and henceforth, would finally assist them in attaining Moksha, or salvation.
 
11. Nirjala Ekadasi:
It is the strictest fast among all the Ekadashis in the Hindu religion as one cannot even drink water while observing it.
 
12. Yogini Ekadasi:
It is the most significant Ekadashi fast in order to get rid of various ailments and diseases.
 
13. Devshayani Ekadasi:
It is believed that Lord Vishnu went into a deep sleep for the next four months beginning from this day.
 
14. Kamika Ekadasi:
This vrat is considered highly significant and auspicious for performing good deeds and seeking blessings of the Lord.
 
15. Aja Ekadasi: 
 This vrat eradicates all sinful and evil activities. 

16. Parivartan Ekadasi:
On this Ekadasi day Lord Vishnu who reclines on Aadishesha turns to another side and this turn is called as Parivarthan.
 
17. Indira Ekadasi:
It is believed that observing this Ekadasi will help in removing the sins committed by oneself and one’s forefathers.
 
18. Pasankusa Ekadasi:
One will be able to fulfill his dreams and observing it is equal to performing numerous yajnas and making several offerings.
 
19. Rama Ekadasi:  
Sins and evil deeds can be washed away by observing a vrat on this day.
 
20. Prabhodini Ekadasi: 
The Hindu devotees believe that Lord Vishnu woke up from his Yoga Nidra (cosmic sleep) on this day.
 
21. Utpanna Ekadasi: 
One can enjoy all kinds of comforts and gets the shelter of Lord Vishnu, after death.
 
22. Mokshada Ekadasi: 
Helps in attaining Moksha, or liberation.
 
23. Saphala Ekadasi:
Sins of many generations of a person are removed by observing the fast of Saphala Ekadasi.
 
24. Haribobhini (Devotthani) Ekadasi.

Indian Seasons

If the transits of the Sun through various constellations of the zodiac (Rāśi) are used, then we get solar months, which do not shift with reference to the Gregorian calendar. The solar months along with the corresponding Hindu seasons and Gregorian months are:

(Rāśi)	Ṛtu	Bengali name	Telugu name	Gregorian
Saura Māsa	(season)			Tropical months
(solar months)
Meṣa	Grīṣma	গ্রীষ্ম (Grishmô)	గ్రీష్మ ఋతువు (Grīṣma Ṛtuvu)	Apr-May
Vṛṣabha	(summer)			May–June
Mithuna	Varṣā	বর্ষা (Bôrsha)	వర్ష ఋతువు (Varṣa Ṛtuvu)	June–July
Karkaṭa	(monsoon)			July-Aug
Siṃha	Śarad	শরৎ(Shôrôt)	శరదృతువు (Śaradṛtuvu)	Aug-Sept
Kanyā	(autumn)			Sept-Oct
Tulā	Hemanta	হেমন্ত (Hemôntô)	హేమంత ఋతువు (Hēmaṃta Ṛtuvu)	Oct-Nov
Vṛścik‌‌‌a	(winter)			Nov-Dec
Dhanu	Śiśira	শীত (Shīth)	శిశిర ఋతువు (Śiśira Ṛtuvu)	Dec-Jan
Makara	(prevernal)			Jan-Feb
Kumbha	Vasanta	বসন্ত (Bôsôntô)	వసంత ఋతువు (Vasaṃta Ṛtuvu)	Feb-Mar
Mīna	(spring)			Mar-Apr

Indian Years Names

60 calendar year names, called Samvatsaras, which started at the first year (at elapsed years zero) and runs continuously:

1. Prabhava

2. Vibhava

3. Shukla

4. Pramoda

5. Prajāpati

6. Āngirasa

7. Shrīmukha

8. Bhāva

9. Yuva

10. Dhātri

11. Īshvara

12. Bahudhānya

13. Pramādhi

14. Vikrama (2000-2001)

15. Vrisha (2001-02)

16. Chitrabhānu (2002-03)

17. Svabhānu (2003-04)

18. Tārana (2004-05)

19. Pārthiva (2005-06)

20. Vyaya (2006-2007)

21. Sarvajeeth (2007-08)

22. Sarvadhāri (2008-09)

23. Virodhi (2009-10)

24. Vikrita (2010-11)

25. Khara (2011-12)

26. Nandana (2012-13)

27. Vijaya (2013-14)

28. Jaya (2014-15)

29. Manmatha (2015-16)

30. Durmukhi

31. Hevilambi

32. Vilambi

33. Vikāri

34. Shārvari

35. Plava

36. Shubhakruti

37. Sobhakruthi

38. Krodhi

39. Vishvāvasu

40. Parābhava

41. Plavanga

42. Kīlaka

43. Saumya

44. Sādhārana

45. Virodhikruthi

46. Paridhāvi

47. Pramādicha

48. Ānanda

49. Rākshasa

50. Anala

51. Pingala

52. Kālayukthi

53. Siddhārthi

54. Raudra

55. Durmathi

56. Dundubhi

57. Rudhirodgāri

58. Raktākshi

59. Krodhana

60. Akshaya

This system contains the concept of leap year also.Every 4th year will have 366 days and the others only 365.The starting point is Meshadi or Mesha Sankranti, ( 1st of the month Meṣa or the Hindu solar new year).It is also calculated a day by day mode.beginning from 1 presently it runs 1864000+.... days.This means these much days have passed in the present Kaliyuga (1/10 of Catur-Yuga's total)

Month names

There are 12 months in Hindu lunar Calendar (Sanskrit: मासाः):

1. Chaitra
2. Vaiśākha
3. Jyeṣṭha
4. Āṣāḍha
5. Śrāvaṇa
6. Bhādrapada, Bhādra or Proṣṭhapada
7. Āśvina
8. Kārtika
9. Agrahāyaṇa, Mārgaśīrṣa
10. Pauṣa
11. Māgha
12. Phālguna

Determining, which name a lunar month takes is somewhat indirect. It is based on the rāshi (Zodiac sign) into which the sun transits within a lunar month, i.e. before the new moon ending the month.

There are 12 rāśi names, there are twelve lunar month names. When the sun transits into the Meṣa rāśi in a lunar month, then the name of the lunar month is Chaitra which has both Mīna rāśi and Meṣa rāśi . When the sun transits into Vṛṣabha rāśi, then the lunar month is Vaiśākha which has both Meṣa rāśi and Vṛṣabha rāśi. So on.