पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 31, 2096 CE

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पवित्रोपना एकादशी · Pavitropanā Ekādaśī (Putradā)Vaishnava
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.1 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

सञ्जय उवाच

तं तथा कृपयाऽविष्टमश्रुपूर्णाकुलेक्षणम्।

विषीदन्तमिदं वाक्यमुवाच मधुसूदनः।।2.1।।

"2.1 Sanjaya then told how the Lord Shri Krishna, seeing Arjuna overwhelmed with compassion, his eyes dimmed with flowing tears and full of despondency, consoled him:" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2153 Śukla

Śaka Saṁvat: 2018 Nala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1503

Malayalam Era: 1272

Nanakshahi: 627

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	103.72°	Karka	Puṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra	235.05°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	101.76°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	129.39°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	70.96°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	123.20°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	128.62°	Siṃha	Maghā P3

Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 18 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 41 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:38 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:18 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:38 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:17 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:44 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla	18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:38 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:24 – 17:04
Yamaganda	08:45 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla	12:04 – 13:44
Varjyam	05:58 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta	08:31 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:25 – 07:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:05 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:45 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:24 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:04 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:44 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:24 – 17:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:04 – 18:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:44 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:04 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:24 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:44 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:04 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:24 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:45 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:05 – 05:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5198
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1898355.27
Julian Day	2486820.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.2022°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	130.80°

🪷 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 (25.2022°), declination 18.03°, EoT -6.07 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: 2096-07-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)