Vedic Astrology 141  

                                                                            Of Ahamspatis, Samsarpas and Adhi Masas

                                                                                                                           

The Six Afflictions of Electional Astrology
Are said to be Ahamspati, Samsarpa, Adhimasa

The Visibility of Jupiter and Venus

The Opposition of Jupiter and Venus

 And vision of Jupiter and Venus during day.

 

We better define these concepts

Concepts which are important

In Astrology Electional !

 

A month without Solar Ingress

Is called an Adhi Masa.

A month with two Solar Ingresses

Is called Ahamspati

Chandra masau Dwi Sankranti yuktau

Ahamspathiruchyathe !

 

The month without Solar Ingress

Is called Samsarpa

And the month before Ahamspathi

Without Solar Ingress

Is called Adhi Masa

 

Soorya Samkrama Rahithe

Mala Masobhidheeyathe !

We have to understand

The four type of Years
Called Savana, Samvatsara

Nakshatra and Chandra !

 

 

60*24 minutes reckoned

From Sunrise to Sunrise

Is Savana day, month, year called

And is of 360 days duration !

 

Samvatsara is known to all

Sun's journey through the Zodiac

From Zero Aries to 360th Pisces

And is 365.25 days in duration !

 

Nakshatra is the journey 
Of Moon, through Constellations

The Twenty Seven which tenant

The mighty Sidereal Zodiac !

And is of 324 days duration

 

Chandra is the journey of the Moon

Through the many Lunations

Is reckoned from Ist Lunation in one month

To the same lunation in another !

And is of 354 days duration !

 

The Chaitradi Masas

Are the lunar months

 

When Solar Ingress into Aries

Takes place in Lunar months

That month is Chaitra called !

Reckoned from Shukla Prathama

Counting 30 Thidhis !

 

Similarly, other months lunar are

 

Vaishakha, Jyeshta, Ashadha

Sravana, Proshtapada, Asvina

Karthika, Margasirsha, Pousha

Magha and the ultimate Falguna !