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Narasiṁha Jayantī

Appearance of Lord Narasiṁha

Monday, 6 May 2278

Lord Narasiṁha bursting forth from the palace pillar at twilight to protect child devotee Prahlāda
Narasiṁha Jayantī: Lord Narasiṁha emerges in cosmic majesty from the shattered palace pillar at twilight, restoring righteousness for the fearless devotee Prahlāda.

From the pañchāṅga

Śukla Caturdaśī begins6 May, 11:06 AM
Ends7 May, 7:45 AM
ObservancePradoṣa / Sāyaṅkāla, at dusk

How to keep the fast

A fast is held through the day and broken only at the evening (sāyaṅkāla) hour of the Lord’s appearance, neither day nor night, on the threshold of dusk.

Breaking the fast, Broken after the sunset worship, once the appearance hour has passed.

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सङ्कल्पः·SAṄKALPAḤ

Monday, 6 May (today, in the ancient reckoning)

  1. Cosmic Time

    अद्य · श्वेतवराह कल्पे · वैवस्वत मन्वन्तरे · कलियुगे प्रथम पादे

    adya · śveta-varāha kalpe · vaivasvata manvantare · kali-yuge prathama pāde

  2. Calendrical Time

    शालिवाहन शके २२०० · कालयुक्त संवत्सरे · उत्तरायणे · ग्रीष्म ऋतौ

    śālivāhana śake 2200 · Kālayukta saṁvatsare · Uttarāyaṇe · Grīṣma ṛtau

  3. Astronomical Limb (Pañcāṅga) · पञ्चाङ्ग कालः

    ज्येष्ठ मासे · शुक्ल पक्षे · त्रयोदशी तिथौ · सोम वासरे · हस्त नक्षत्रे · वज्र योगे · तैतिल करणे

    Jyeṣṭha māse · Śukla pakṣe · Trayodaśī tithau · Soma vāsare · Hasta nakṣatre · Vajra yoge · Taitila karaṇe

  4. Sacred Locality

    जम्बूद्वीपे · भारतवर्षे*

    jambū-dvīpe · bhārata-varṣe (India)

*The locality lines (jambū-dvīpe bhārata-varṣe): India is shown by default; spoken aloud you substitute your own region and town.

Vedic Understanding

What You Just Read: The Three Frames of Time

The saṅkalpa places the moment in three nested dimensions—cosmic, calendrical, and astronomical—so the seeker knows exactly when and where they stand in eternity.

I

Cosmic Time (Eternal Scale)

Cosmic time doesn’t change with where you read this. Śveta-varāha is the present kalpa (~4.32 billion years). Vaivasvata is the current manvantara. Kali-yuga prathama pāda places us in the first quarter of the dark age. Identical whether recited in Bengaluru, Mumbai, London, or New York.

II

Calendrical Time (Solar & Seasonal Cycles)

Calendrical time tracks the present era and season: the Śaka era (from 78 CE), the 60-year Jovian saṁvatsara cycle, Uttarāyaṇa or Dakṣiṇāyana (solar transit), and the bi-monthly ṛtu (season).

III

Astronomical Time (The Five Limbs of Pañchāṅga)

Astronomical time is the immediate daily rhythm: māsa (lunar month), pakṣa (fortnight), tithi (lunar day), vāra (solar weekday), nakṣatra (moon constellation), yoga, and karaṇa.

Local Sunrise Reckoning & Daily Purpose

All values above are calculated for your local sunrise. The day traditionally belongs to whichever tithi prevailed at sunrise.

The saṅkalpa is the daily (nitya) opening of sacred life. Recited each morning, it re-anchors you in awareness of eternity and dedicates your actions with resolve.

Today's Sky (6 May 2278)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise5:57 AM73° ENE
Sunset6:36 PM287° WNW
Candra · Moon
Moonrise5:09 PM96° E
Moonset4:32 AM267° W
Rāhu Kāla

7:32 AM – 9:06 AM

Yamagaṇḍa

10:41 AM – 12:16 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:52 AM – 12:40 PM

Bearings indicate horizon degrees. Rāhu and Yamagaṇḍa are avoided for new auspicious beginnings; Abhijit is the midday victory window.

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