[Advaita-l] (no subject)

[vijay kartik]

With due respect, please do not make sweeping dismissal of the query. Even in your reply it says Tamil Nadu and Kerala consider Nakshatram. However as you will note, one is Nakshatram and other is thithi 


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Where chAndramAna almanac is followed, tithi is considered for most purposes.
This is the case in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka and officially by Sringeri peetham.
Where sauramAna almanac is followed (Tamilnadu, Kerala etc.) nakshatram is considered.

Other than this any further thoughts about "disconnect" is unending, useless & academic in nature - no use getting into it.



On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 11:58 AM, vijay kartik <vijaykartik_2004 at yahoo.com> wrote:

But my confusions stems from the fact that in Kanchi Mutt, Adi Shankara Jayanthi is celebrated on thithi basis only whereas the Jayanthi of the Mutt's Acharya's seems to be celebrated based on Nakshatram.
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>Can members explain on this "disconnect" in basis?
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>Vijay
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>On Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 8:34 PM, vijay kartik <vijaykartik_2004 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>Dear members,
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>>I get confused when I note the pattern of celebrating Sanyasin's birthday- be it called Vardhanthi or Jayanthi etc.
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>>I am used to celebrating my birthday on the day when the same Nakshatra occurs in the almanac.
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>>I know that Sringeri Acharya's birthday is reckoned as the day on which the same Thithi occurs. I also believe that this is consistent with celebration of Adi Shankaracharya which is the Panchami Thithi in Vaikasi and Nakshatra is not relevant. For example this year Shankara Jayanthi falls on 15th May which is Panchami.
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>>However in case of Kanchi Mutt , Sri Mahaperiyava's Jayanthi seems to be always celebrated on Anusha Nakshatra day and thithi does not appear to be followed.
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>>Can members clarify the basis for either practice?
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>Here is my reply to Sri.R.Krishnamurthy:
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>// Birthdays go by nakshathram.Death days are governed by thithi.This is the usage for Hindus.R.Krishnamoorthy. //
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>Maybe this is followed by Tamil smarthas.  As far as I know thithi is
>followed for birthdays too by non-Tamils.  The Sringeri Acharya's
>vardhanti is on ShaShThI thithi.  
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>With Srivaishnavas it is 'tirunakShatram'.  See this also:
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>http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/may97/0069.html
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>regards
>subrahmanian.v
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>>Vijay
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