पञ्चाङ्ग — Sabarimalā (Ayyappa) · August 14, 2023 CE

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BG 1.36 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

निहत्य धार्तराष्ट्रान्नः का प्रीतिः स्याज्जनार्दन।

पापमेवाश्रयेदस्मान्हत्वैतानाततायिनः।।1.36।।

"1.36 My Lord! What happiness can come from the death of these sons of Dhritarashtra? We shall sin if we kill these desperate men." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	116.85°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	90.99°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	146.90°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	143.51°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	20.66°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	115.50°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शनि Śani	310.72°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

Sabarimalā (Ayyappa) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 26 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 33 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:33 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:10 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:01 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:30 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:39 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla	18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:01 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:46 – 09:19
Yamaganda	10:53 – 12:26
Gulika Kāla	13:59 – 15:33
Varjyam	06:44 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta	09:07 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:13 – 07:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:46 – 09:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:19 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:53 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:26 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:59 – 15:33 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:33 – 17:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:06 – 18:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:39 – 20:06 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:06 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:33 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:59 – 00:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:26 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:53 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:19 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:46 – 06:13 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 9.4376°

Longitude: 77.0808°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871705.27
Julian Day	2460170.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1829°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	333.44°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1829°), declination 14.49°, EoT -4.37 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2023-08-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)