Can a month have natchatrams repeated twice?

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Hi,
I always thought that a natchatram will not repeat. Correct me if I am wrong.

16-March-2014 - contains pooram natchatram
12-April-2014- once again contains pooram natchatram.

Both are in the month of panguni.

Or is it to do with the paadam?

regards
sri

 

[Raji Ram]

some natchathrams will repeat twice in a month. This is because there are only 27 natchathrams and a Tamil month has more

number of days (viz) 29 / 30 / 31 / 32! So, the natchathrams that appears in the first few days of the Tamil month will repeat

towards the end. Please check a panchAngam to know this fact.

 

[kunjuppu]

there is significance attached when two natchatrams come within the same month.

if i am not mistaken, thevasams are performed on the second one, and birth days/auspicous functions on the first one.

or

vice versa

atleast it used to be that way, about 50 years ago. not sure of those now.

 

[Raji Ram]

Dear Kunjuppu Sir,

Birthday is celebrated according to star and srAddham is performed according to 'thithi'.

Some families choose the first star to celebrate and others the second one. Mostly it is a family practice.

If you refer to the panchAngam, if two thithis appear in a month in any paksham (sukla / Krishna), then

one 'srAddha thithi' is marked 'athithi' and hence each of the srAddha thithi is only ONE in a Tamil month.

It will be surprising to note that sometimes two consecutive srAddha thithis appear on the SAME day!

Please refer to some panchAngam to check this.

 

[Naina_Marbus]

The query appears to be " how can there be a repeat occurrence of the same nakshatram, twice in a month".

There are 27 Nakshatrams, and months have more than 27 days. So, one or more nakshatram is likely to occur twice.

 

[prasad1]

The query appears to be " how can there be a repeat occurrence of the same nakshatram, twice in a month".

There are 27 Nakshatrams, and months have more than 27 days. So, one or more nakshatram is likely to occur twice.

Logical and simple

 

[Raji Ram]

Dear Naina Sir and Prasad Sir,

Did you miss my post #2 giving the answer to the Q in OP?

some natchathrams will repeat twice in a month. This is because there are only 27 natchathrams and a Tamil month has more

number of days (viz) 29 / 30 / 31 / 32! So, the natchathrams that appears in the first few days of the Tamil month will repeat

towards the end. Please check a panchAngam to know this fact.

 

[prasad1]

Dear Naina Sir and Prasad Sir,

Did you miss my post #2 giving the answer to the Q in OP?

No rajiji, I did read it and understood. NBji reinforced it.

 

[Naina_Marbus]

Dear Naina Sir and Prasad Sir,

Did you miss my post #2 giving the answer to the Q in OP?

My apologies. Here is the problem: In our retina, there are things called rods and cones. The cones provide the eye's color sensitivity and are labeled according to their spectral sensitivities: short (S) for blue, medium (M) for green, and long (L) for red cone types. May be the blue-sensing S cones in my eyes are losing their sensitivity? So I can't see postings with blue-coloured letters/fonts? Just kidding!

No, I did not miss it. I felt the responses were straying off track. So, I was merely trying to simplify using what Tamil Pundits would say சுருங்கச் சொல்லி விளங்கவைத்தல்!

( Incidentally, My post had 178 characters vs 251 in yours!)

 

[Raji Ram]

......... So, I was merely trying to simplify using what Tamil Pundits would say சுருங்கச் சொல்லி விளங்கவைத்தல்!

( Incidentally, My post had 178 characters vs 251 in yours!)

First :clap2: for சுருங்கச் சொல்லி விளங்கவைத்தல்!

But this does not work sometimes in our forum and members get .
One more :clap2: for counting the characters in the two posts!

P.S: Hope you can read my post easily, now. Just kidding!!

 

[tbs]

hi

i got this info from other forum....


When two thithis fall in same month the second thithi is taken for performance of Shradham.

Regarding Birthdays if the star fall on two days in a month the first star-day is considered for the Birthday.


Nambhoothiris follow just the opposite way. Birth star Second and Death thithi first

 

[Raji Ram]

Dear TBS Sir,

There is absolutely NO confusion in 'srAddha thithi' because there is a separate column to find it out.
One of the thithis is marked athithi and hence no rituals on that day! eace: