Jaipur News Desk The Hindu calendar is based on the calculations of the movements of the Moon and the Sun. It also has 12 months, which starts from Chaitra month. In the Hindu calendar, these months are also divided into two pakshas (fortnights), the paksha in the order of waning of the moon till the new moon which is called Krishna Paksha and the period after the new moon in the order of growth of the moon i.e. till the full moon is called Shukla Paksha. Paksha is called. In this too, two types of calendars are prevalent in the country, Amant or Amavasyant and Purnimant. In the Purnimanta calendar, the month starts from the day immediately following the Purnima or full moon day and continues till the next Purnima, whereas in the Amavasyanta calendar it starts from the day after the new moon and continues till the new moon. However the dates, Muhurat and names of the months are the same in all the calendars. The special thing is that in both the days the day is determined on the basis of the phases of the moon.
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Due to the calculations of the lunar calendar and solar calendar, there is a difference of one month every three years. To establish its equilibrium, arrangements have been made for more months. But even after all this, there is often confusion in determining the dates. This has been resolved in two religious texts, dates are determined on the basis of these. According to the date determination guidelines in the religious texts Dharma Sindhu and Niryaan Sindhu, let us know the correct date of Diwali 2024 and the example of Amavasya, the big topic of Google search. Let us know how to determine the dates.
Dharma Sindhu’s Guidelines
According to astrologer Dr. Anish Vyas, a guideline has been made for determining the date in the religious book Dharma Sindhu’s Purushartha Chintamani. According to this, these rules should be followed to determine Amavasya in different circumstances.
1. If Pradosh prevails on the first day and there is Amavasya for more than three hours on the second day (even if Pradosh is not prevalent on the second day), then if Pratipada increases as compared to Amavasya of the previous day (Pradosh Vyapini and Nishith Vyapini Amavasya), then Lakshmi Worship etc. should be done on the second day.
According to this decision, since in most of the almanacs, Amavasya on 1st November is for more than 03 Prahar and in other visual almanacs also this date is prevalent in Pradosh. Therefore, worshiping Lakshmi and Diwali on this day is according to the scriptures.
2. Making it more clear, it has been said in Dharma Sindhu that even if Amavasya is not in Pradosh on the second day, but if Amavasya is more than three and a half Prahar, then worshiping Lakshmi is correct on the second day only, that is, if there is Amavasya on the second day even in the secondary Pradosh period. Diwali is celebrated on the second day only as per the scriptures.
Nirjan Sindhu’s guidelines
According to astrologer Dr. Anish Vyas, guidelines for determining the date have also been given on page number 26 of the first paragraph of Nirman Sindhu. According to decision Sindhu, when the date is present in the Karma period for two days, then the decision should be taken according to the pair. The combination of Amavasya Pratipada is considered auspicious, that is, taking Amavasya along with Pratipada is very fruitful. It is written on page number 300 of the third chapter of Nirnay Sindhu that if Amavasya does not touch Pradosh on both the days, then Lakshmi should be worshiped on the second day. There is also a difference of meaning in this that if Amavasya touches Pradosh on both the days then Lakshmi Puja should be done on the second day.
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Apart from this, most of the dates are considered to start from sunrise. The date which falls at the time of sunrise is considered to be that day. The special thing is that for the deities who are worshiped in the morning, for charity, bath etc., paying attention to Udayatithi is important in determining the date.
Amavasya lasts for two days, but Diwali on 1st November
According to Astrologer Dr. Anish Vyas, Director of Pal Balaji Astrology Institute, Jaipur-Jodhpur, if we look at the above rules, this time Amavasya will start from 3:53 pm on 31st October and will last till 6:17 pm on 1st November. In such a situation, there will be Pradosh Kaal for two days during the date of Amavasya. This festival can be celebrated if there is more than one hour of Amavasya from sunrise to sunset. Sunset on November 1 will be at 5:40 pm. After this, Amavasya will remain for 37 minutes. It is mentioned in the scriptures that Lakshmi Puja should be performed on the day when there is Amavasya during Pradosh Kaal i.e. at sunset. Keeping this in mind, celebrate Diwali on 1st November only.
