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'''Vṛṣabha''', or ''' | [[File:Taurus Astrological Sign at the Wisconsin State Capitol.jpg|thumb|Taurus Astrological Sign at the [[Wisconsin State Capitol]]]] | ||
'''Vṛṣabha''', '''Vrishabha''' or '''Vṛṣa''', is a month in the [[Hindu calendar|Indian solar calendar]].<ref name="Lochtefeld2002p729"/><ref name=sewell5>{{cite book|author1=Robert Sewell|author2=Śaṅkara Bālakr̥shṇa Dīkshita|title=The Indian Calendar |url=https://archive.org/details/indiancalendarwi00sewerich |year=1896|publisher=S. Sonnenschein & Company|pages=[https://archive.org/details/indiancalendarwi00sewerich/page/5 5]–11, 23–29}}</ref> It corresponds to the zodiacal sign of [[Taurus (constellation)|Taurus]], and overlaps with about the second half of May and about the first half of June in the [[Gregorian calendar]].<ref name="Lochtefeld2002p729"/> The first day of the month is called Vrishbha Sankranti, and it generally falls on May 14 or 15.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.drikpanchang.com/sankranti/vrishabha-sankranti-date-time.html|title=2025 Vrishabha Sankranti, Sankramanam Date and Time for New Delhi, NCT, India|access-date=2025-02-16|website=www.drikpanchang.com}}</ref> | |||
In Vedic texts, the | In Vedic texts, the month of Vṛṣabha is called Madhava (IAST: Mādhava), but in these ancient texts it has no zodiacal associations.<ref name="Dershowitz2008p123">{{cite book|author1=Nachum Dershowitz|author2=Edward M. Reingold|title=Calendrical Calculations|title-link= Calendrical Calculations |year= 2008|publisher= [[Cambridge University Press]]|isbn=978-0-521-88540-9|pages=123–128}}</ref> The solar month of Vṛṣabha overlaps with the lunar month of [[Jyeshtha (month)|Jyeshtha]] in Hindu lunisolar calendars.<ref>{{cite book|author=Christopher John Fuller|title=The Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism and Society in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=To6XSeBUW3oC|year=2004|publisher=[[Princeton University Press]]|isbn=978-0-69112-04-85|pages=291–293}}</ref><ref name=sewell10/> Vṛṣabha is preceded by the solar month of [[Meṣa|Mesha]] and followed by the solar month of [[Mithuna (month)|Mithuna]].<ref name=sewell5/> | ||
The | The month of Vṛṣabha is called [[Vaikasi]] in the [[Tamil Hindu]] calendar.<ref name="Lochtefeld2002p729">{{cite book|author=James G. Lochtefeld|title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: N-Z (Vol 1 & 2)|year=2002|publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-8239-3179-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc0000loch/page/729 729]|url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc0000loch/page/729}}</ref> The ancient and medieval era Sanskrit texts of India vary in their calculations about the duration of Vrsabha, just like they do with other months. For example, the ''Surya Siddhanta'' calculates the duration of Vrsabha to be 31 days, 10 hours, 5 minutes and 12 seconds. In contrast, the ''Arya Siddhanta'' calculates the duration of Vrsabha to be 31 days, 9 hours, 37 minutes and 36 seconds.<ref name=sewell10>{{cite book|author1=Robert Sewell|author2=Śaṅkara Bālakr̥shṇa Dīkshita|title=The Indian Calendar |url=https://archive.org/details/indiancalendarwi00sewerich |year=1896|publisher=S. Sonnenschein & Company|pages=[https://archive.org/details/indiancalendarwi00sewerich/page/10 10]–11}}</ref> | ||
The Indian solar month names are significant in epigraphical studies of South Asia. | The Indian solar month names are significant in epigraphical studies of [[South Asia]]. The month, along with other solar months, are found inscribed in medieval era Hindu temples.<ref>{{cite book|author=E Hultzsch|title=Epigraphia Indica|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=MxE9AAAAYAAJ |year= 1906|publisher =Education Society Press|pages=262, 265, 268, 273 with footnotes}}</ref> | ||
Vṛṣabha is also an astrological sign in Indian horoscope systems, corresponding to [[Taurus (astrology)|Taurus]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Bangalore V. Raman|title=Studies in Jaimini Astrology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gW2DIFHrxfgC |year=2003|publisher=[[Motilal Banarsidass]]|isbn=978-81-208-1397-7|pages=10–19}}</ref> | |||
Vṛṣabha is also the twelfth month in the [[Darian calendar]] for the planet [[Mars]], when the [[Sun]] traverses the central sector of the constellation Taurus as seen from Mars. | |||
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Vṛṣabha, Vrishabha or Vṛṣa, is a month in the Indian solar calendar.[1][2] It corresponds to the zodiacal sign of Taurus, and overlaps with about the second half of May and about the first half of June in the Gregorian calendar.[1] The first day of the month is called Vrishbha Sankranti, and it generally falls on May 14 or 15.[3]
In Vedic texts, the month of Vṛṣabha is called Madhava (IAST: Mādhava), but in these ancient texts it has no zodiacal associations.[4] The solar month of Vṛṣabha overlaps with the lunar month of Jyeshtha in Hindu lunisolar calendars.[5][6] Vṛṣabha is preceded by the solar month of Mesha and followed by the solar month of Mithuna.[2]
The month of Vṛṣabha is called Vaikasi in the Tamil Hindu calendar.[1] The ancient and medieval era Sanskrit texts of India vary in their calculations about the duration of Vrsabha, just like they do with other months. For example, the Surya Siddhanta calculates the duration of Vrsabha to be 31 days, 10 hours, 5 minutes and 12 seconds. In contrast, the Arya Siddhanta calculates the duration of Vrsabha to be 31 days, 9 hours, 37 minutes and 36 seconds.[6]
The Indian solar month names are significant in epigraphical studies of South Asia. The month, along with other solar months, are found inscribed in medieval era Hindu temples.[7]
Vṛṣabha is also an astrological sign in Indian horoscope systems, corresponding to Taurus.[8]
Vṛṣabha is also the twelfth month in the Darian calendar for the planet Mars, when the Sun traverses the central sector of the constellation Taurus as seen from Mars.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 James G. Lochtefeld (2002). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: N-Z (Vol 1 & 2). The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 729. ISBN 978-0-8239-3179-8.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Robert Sewell; Śaṅkara Bālakr̥shṇa Dīkshita (1896). The Indian Calendar. S. Sonnenschein & Company. pp. 5–11, 23–29.
- ↑ "2025 Vrishabha Sankranti, Sankramanam Date and Time for New Delhi, NCT, India". www.drikpanchang.com. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ↑ Nachum Dershowitz; Edward M. Reingold (2008). Calendrical Calculations. Cambridge University Press. pp. 123–128. ISBN 978-0-521-88540-9.
- ↑ Christopher John Fuller (2004). The Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism and Society in India. Princeton University Press. pp. 291–293. ISBN 978-0-69112-04-85.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Robert Sewell; Śaṅkara Bālakr̥shṇa Dīkshita (1896). The Indian Calendar. S. Sonnenschein & Company. pp. 10–11.
- ↑ E Hultzsch (1906). Epigraphia Indica. Education Society Press. pp. 262, 265, 268, 273 with footnotes.
- ↑ Bangalore V. Raman (2003). Studies in Jaimini Astrology. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 10–19. ISBN 978-81-208-1397-7.
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