Sanskrit Original

OF LUNAR MONTHS


Vishu vakhya sada Chaitre 
Jayathe Mesha Sankrama
Vaishakhe Vrisha Sankrant 
Jyeshte Mithuna Sankrama
Ashade Karki Sankranti 
Prochyate Dakshinayanam
Sravane Simha Sankranti 
Karthike Vrishcikadhipa 

Names of lunar months,
Derive from stellar sources,
Chaitra derives from Chitra,
Aaswina from Aswini.

A Full Moon means,
Sun opposing Moon
When Moon is in Libra, Chitra,
Sun has to oppose in Aries !

During Chaitra, Sun Moon Opposition
Occurs , when Vishu is celebrated
Vishu vakhya sada Chaitre 
Jayathe Mesha Sankrama

The Sacred Viashakha derives
From the Jupiterian VIshakha
When Full Moon in Scorpio
Opposes Sun in Taurus.
( Vaishakhe Vrisha Sankranti)

When Moon is in Aries, Aswini,
Solar Ingress will be in Libra
Aswine Tula Samkrama
Initiating Tula Vishu & Tula Varsha.

Sagittarius Solstice will be
During lunar Margashirsha
Capricorn Ingress occurs,
During lunar Pousha.

 

 Sankranti in Sanskrit means,
Solar Ingress in English,
Solstice in Latin,
And Somkran in Thai.

Solar Month is where Sol is.
Lunar months is where Luna is .
Both are Twelve in Number,
Chaitradi & Meshadi Months !

Gemini is Mithuna
Solar Ingress into Gemini occurs
During the lunar month of Jyeshta,
Jyeshte Mithuna Samkarama

Bhadrapade Kanya Samkranti 
Aaswine Thula Sankrama
Margasheershe thu Dhanusha 
Poushe Makara Sankrama
Makara khyathu Sankranti 
Uttarayana Samjnitha
Maghe cha Kumbha Sankranti 
Phalgune Meena Sankrama

During the lunar Aashada
Cancer Solstice occurs
Initiating the Southern Solstice,
Projyate Dakshinayanam

Also Sacred Ramayan Mas,
Sun at 90 degrees,
Gross Right Ascension 90 degrees,
And declination +23 d 27 m. 		(Masanam Margasheershoham )

Aquarius Solstice occurs
When Moon in in Magha
The Pisces Solar Ingress
During lunar Phalguna

Pousha is derived from Pushya,
The Saturnine Constellation.
Capricorn Solstice occurs In Pousha,
Initiating the Great Pongal !

Pongal results when,
Sun is at 270 degrees,
His declination 23 d 27m,
And Gross RA 270 degrees.

Phalguna derives from Phalguni,
From both Uttara & Poorva
Pisces Solstice occurs in it
Phalgune Meena Sankranti

Sraavana derives from Sravana,
The Lunar Constellation.
Sun in Leo opposes Moon,
Sravane Simha Sankranti 

Moon in the Pleiades,
The Diamaonds in Blue Constellation,
Is opposed by Sun in Scorpio
Kartike Vrischi Sankranti

Virgo Solstice occurs
During lunar Bhaadra
Bhaadra from two stars,
Bhadras, Uttara and Poorva !