Shubhakala, Śubhakāla, Shubha-kala: 1 definition

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Shubhakala 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 Śubhakāla can be transliterated into English as Subhakala or Shubhakala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

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Source: Google Books: Studies in the History of the Exact Sciences (Astronomy)

Śubhakāla (शुभकाल) refers to the “auspicious time” (e.g., for the wedding of a couple), according to the Ghaṭikāyantraghaṭanāvidhi, an unpublished manuscript describing the ritual connected with the setting up of the water clock and its invocation.—Accordingly, “[...] The sacred formula (mantra) for placing the water clock: ‘O Water Clock, you have been created by Brahma as the foremost among the [time measuring] instruments. O auspicious one, be the means for measuring the auspicious time [i.e., śubhakāla] [for the wedding] of the couple [i.e., ]’.”.

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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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