Kalnirnay panchang: its elements and why its important
Panchang is a part of Hindu‘s history or you can say that panchang is basically an Indian calendar that comes from Vedic astrology. It tells about the right time and correct period for starting up something new. According to astrologers, panchang is important if you don’t want to face problems at the time of doing something new in your life. It’s used in several occasions like birthdays, death, marriage, etc. not only that it’s a basic thing if you like to know about the astrology. Also, there are various types in panchang that are printed in different languages. Kalnirnay panchang is one of those panchangs. Many of you may have heard a lot about Kalnirnay panchang; it’s a famous reputed panchang in Maharashtra. It’s published in numerous languages like English, Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Kannada. Basically, its predictions are based on rashi and also festival information is provided in its regular publication. Well, apart from that panchang has a different part that is important to know if you want to learn more about the related topic.
Kalnirnay panchangs importance in today’s world
Panchang is being used in India for many years. It’s also famous by its second name i.e. Indian calendar. It has five important elements. Nowadays, gregorian calendars are used more as compared to Indian calendar or Kalnirnay panchang. But still, it holds its importance in people’s life. There are so many places where panchang is used widely in the present time. The main reason behind the increasing rate of using panchang is that you can’t decide a day or Muhurat (auspicious day) without taking help from panchang. Kalnirnay panchang says that a person can only know about the auspicious day if they have proper knowledge of elements that are used in a panchang.
Know about the five elements of Kalnirnay panchang
The word panchang is derived from Sanskrit that means panch aang or five parts of a body. Well, five parts in panchang are: Nakshatra, Tithi, Yog, Karan and Vaar
Its really important to understand that why these elements play a vital roles in panchang. So, helping you in understanding more about the topic here is a short summarized note on the importance of nakshatra, tithi, Yog, Karan and Vaar.
According to Indian Vedic astrology and Kalnirnay panchang, nakshatra is a first ang (part) of the panchang. Nakshatra is nothing just a bunch of stars that are also known as birth stars. There are twenty seven different stars in nakshatra, and they have different meanings and importance in a human’s life. You can say that, whatever happens in your life including marriage, starting up new business, buying a house or vehicle or anything that is considered in good is because of these twenty eight stars (after including abhijeet muhurtha, a star that is considered as the luckiest star for all significant work).
Tithi is divided into sixteen parts of Vedic astrology. The main parts are pratipads, dwitiya, triiya, etc. According to the tithi; Hindu month is divided in two parts that depends on the moon.
Yoga is the third important part of panchang. As it says, yoga is divided in twenty seven parts and each one has its own effect on a person’s life. Yogas can be auspicious as well inauspicious. It says that there are 27 yogas that are considered as lucky and 9 are unlucky.