Karkatasankranti, Karkaṭasaṅkrānti, Karkata-sankranti: 1 definition

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Karkatasankranti 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.

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

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Source: Shodhganga: Ajanta’s antiquity (jyotisha)

Karkaṭasaṅkrānti (कर्कटसङ्क्रान्ति).—Summer solstice is known as Karkaṭa-Saṅkrānti or Dakṣiṇāyana. The word Dakṣiṇāyana similarly came to be used in later period to designate the date of summer solstice. For the Hindus the importance of the Ayana-Saṇkrāntis (Makara-Saṇkrānti and Karkaṭa-Saṇkrānti) is ‘unparalleled’. Dakṣiṇāyana is less preferred because it lies on the pitṛyāna-mārga, the path to the world of ancestors leading to the eventual comeback into the world. Karkaṭasaṅkrānti can also be spelled as Karkaṭasaṃkrānti.

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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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