bhargavasarma {nirikhi krishna bhagavan}

What is Dakshinayana? What is its significance? What is to be done on the day of Dakshinayana?   https://archive.org/details/dakshinayana-karkataka-sankramana Introduction.... Hindu calendar is broadly divided into two periods (Ayanas) of six months each comprising of six seasons (Ruthus) of two months each and twelve lunar/solar months of 30 days each (Maasas). The two broad periods around which all the spiritual and religious activities in Hindu philosophy rotate are referred to as Uttaraayana and Dakshinaayana. Sun is the focal point for all these activities and the movement or transit of Sun around the zodiac forms the basis for deciding a particular season or a month. We have 12 houses in the zodiac (360 degrees) starting from Aries and ending with Pisces with each house comprising of 30 degrees. Sun moves one degree in a day of 24 hours and accordingly it takes 30 days for the Sun to move from one zodiac house to the other during which time we have 30 sittings and 30 settings...

  MESHA SANKRAMANA (SauramaAna YugaAdi) (Special features of the day.....) > Mesha Sankramana (transit of Sun into Mesha Raasi); > Souramaana Ugaadi; > Tamil New Year Day - Vishu festival; According to Sauramana when Sun transits into a zodiac sign that month is denoted with the name of that raasi/sign. For example when Sun transits into Aries (Mesha Raasi) it is known as Mesha Maasa. All Sun transits (Surya Sankramana) are Parvakaala. Among the Sun transits known as Surya Sankramana, certain transits are given special significance. For example, > Mesha Sankramana – Beginning of Solar New Year; > Karkataka Sankramana – Beginning of Dakshinaayana; > Kanya Sankramana – Pithru Paksha; > Dhanus Sankramana – Beginning of Dhanurmasa; > Makara Sankramana – Beginning of Uttaraayana; Mesha Sankramana (Transit of Sun into Mesha Raasi) and Thula Sankramana (transit of Sun into Thula Raasi) are called VISHUVAT Punyakaala; Focus of VISHU which is embedded in the term VI...