Dhanurmasam (Concept - Significance - Technicalities - Merits)
dHaNurMaAsaM - aRunodAya kaAla (Concept - Significance - Merits) https://archive.org/details/dhanurmaasa-saadhana In Hindu religion we come across two types of calendars being followed viz. Solar Calendar known as Sauramana and Lunar calendar known as Chaandramana. In Solar Calendar the months derive their names based on the transit of Sun in a particular zodiac sign and in Lunar calendar it is based on the constellation (Nakshatra) occurring on the full moon day (Pournami). The period between two successive solar transits (sankramana) or the time taken by the Sun to pass through a zodiac sign is known as a Solar month. Accordingly when Sun transits into Sagittarius (Dhanus Raasi) sign that month is denoted as Dhanurmasam. It marks the entry of Sun into Dhanus raasi that is known as Dhanus Sankramana which generally occurs around the middle of the winter month December. Dhanurmasam generally occurs in between the two lunar months Margasira and Pushya. As per English calendar, Dhanurmas...