Goladarshana, Goladarśana, Gola-darshana: 1 definition
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Goladarshana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Goladarśana can be transliterated into English as Goladarsana or Goladarshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Google Books: The goladhyaya in Nityananda’s Sarvasiddhanta-rajaGoladarśana (गोलदर्शन) refers to “diagrams” (of orbital spheres), according to a particular manuscript of Nityānanda’s Sarvasiddhāntarāja.—[...] Different tones of ink are used to indicate the different orbital spheres in these diagrams (goladarśana), e.g., in the excerpted digital trace from f. 20 r. There are diagrams depicting the spherical triangles formed by intersecting great circles on the celestial sphere on ff. 28v–30v; a digital trace from f. 28v is shown here to the right On f. 35 v, we find a remarkable diagram (digital trace seen to the left) presenting the sizes of the orbits of the planets (measured in yojanas)in a geocentric model of concentric spheres extending outwards up to the sphere of constellations .
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
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Partial matches: Darshana, Gola.
Full-text: Chedaka.
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