Rig Veda

The Rig Veda is the oldest Vedas or Hindu texts. The Vedas are considered the earliest literary record of Indo-Aryan civilization and the most sacred books of India. They are the original scriptures of Hindu teachings and contain spiritual knowledge concerning all aspects of our life. The term "Veda” means wisdom, knowledge or vision, and it manifests the language of the gods in human speech. Rig Veda is mainly dedicated to Agni, the god of fire and the holy priest. Its hymns and citations to the divinities have originated from the Rishis. Rig-Veda is a collection of 1028 hymns. Each poem is dedicated to god like Indra, Agni, Varuna and sometimes several gods.

The Rig Veda is a group of poems that were believed to be sung and recited for hundreds of years before being written in Sanskrit around 1000 BC. It is one of the most sacred texts of Hinduism. Through Rig Veda one learns the story of Prajapati who is termed as the first god who created the world. The name 'Prajapati' means “Lord of Creatures”. Prajapati sacrificed himself on the persistence of the younger gods Indra, Agni and Varuna, and the whole universe was created out of his body. The Rig Veda says that each part of Prajapati’s body gave rise to a different group of people. This gave birth to the logic by which Indians thought of themselves as belonging to one of the four main castes or groups. This idea of caste seems to be an Aryan idea

The Hindus strongly believe that the Rig Veda is not an ordinary human text and that it existed for all eternity before man, at the beginning of each cosmic cycle with fascinating facts getting revealed by miraculous circumstances. It is said that some people receive this revelation in the form of "visions", and are called Rishis. Samhita or summary of the Rig-Veda gives the names of some of these Rishis such as Vishwamitra, Uddalaka, Gritsamada, Atri, Vasishta, Bhrigu. Though these characters are legendary, traditions hold the Rishis as demigods living out of time and space. Establishing the age of these hymns is a very difficult task. Experts have successfully concluded that these hymns would have been scripted at the beginning of the second millennium B.C. by comparing the archaic Sanskrit texts with other Indo-European languages. However, it is also believed that some stanzas may have been composed as early as the first millennium BC. The fact that the canon was already closed at the time of emergence of Buddhism (sixth century BC) proves that the final compilation should have been done around the year 1000. 

Many of the mantras mentioned in the Rig Veda are hymns to the gods, praising them for their help in battles and asking for benefits such as wealth, good health, long life, protection and victory in battle (and life). Besides hymns of praise, the mantras contain blessings and curses as well. Originally, the mantras were meant to be chanted as part of religious rites as this was considered an easy form of communicating with the gods.

Daily Panchang & Muhurtha Thursday 7^th  June 2012

Based on British Standard Time (London)

 Sunrise: 04:46:48 Sunset: 21:12:26 Moonrise: 23:34:59
Nandana (1934) Vikrami(North): 2069, Vishvaavasu Vikram(Gujarat): 2068
Ayana:Uttarayana  Ritu:Grishma Vedic Ritu:Grishma
Vaikaasi Jyeshtha Krishna Paksha
T: Chaturthi 24:54:59+ N: U.shada 22:11:24
Y: Brahma 21:58:07 K: Bava 13:51:36 K: Balava 24:54:59+
Sun : Vrishabha  Moon : Makara at 05:09:01
RK: 15:02:49-17:06:01 YM: 04:46:48-06:50:00
GK: 08:53:12-10:56:25 AJ: 12:35:37-13:23:37
DM: 10:15:21-11:21:03 DM: 16:49:36-17:55:18
V: 07:05:49-08:36:22 V: 26:04:48-27:38:10
AK: 16:09:10-17:39:44
Sun in Rohini till 18:44:33
TY: Siddha
Abhijit Nakshatra Start: 16:28:06 Abhijit Nakshatra End: 23:43:24
AN: Sowmya 16:28:06 AN: Dwanksha 23:43:24 AN: Dhawaja
Agnivasa: in Heaven till 24:54:59+ Agnivasa: in Paatala

Shukra Astha

Abbreviations

T: Tithi N: Nakshatra Y: YogaK: Karana RK: Rahukaal YM: Yamakaal GK: Gulika iAJ: Abhijit Muhurta DM: Durmuhurtham V: Varjyam AK: Amritkalam AN: Anandadi yoga TY: Amritha, Siddha Marana Yoga used in Tamil Panchangam

Agnivasa(location of Fire) :Doing Havan if Fire on earth gives Happiness, in Heaven  could gives loss of life, in Paatala gives loss of wealth

Bad Period -Rahukalam -Yamagandam – Gulikai – Durmuhurtham – Durmuhurtham –Varjyam –

Good Time -Abhijita Muhurta – Amrita Kalam – 

Rest all hours that are not part of Bad Period are Good time.When bad period overlaps into good period, that much time of badperiod should be eliminated from good period.