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→ऋतवः || Rtu-s (Seasons)
=== ऋतवः || Rtu-s (Seasons) ===
=== ऋतवः || Rtu-s (Seasons) ===
The chief among seasons is personified as the Samvatsara (a year). He controls all seasons which follow his orders. Names of seasons mentioned in Aranyakas and the corresponding seasons in the present day are given below.
The chief among seasons is personified as the Samvatsara (a year). He controls all seasons which follow his orders. Names of seasons mentioned in Aranyakas and the corresponding seasons in the present day are given below.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Seasons according Aranyakas and Present Day
!S.No
!Season name
!Months acc to Aranyakas
!Months Acc to Present day
|-
|1
|Vasanta
|Madhu and Madhava
|Chaitra and Vaisakha
|-
|2
|Grishma
|Shukra and Suchi
|Jyeshta and Ashadha
|-
|3
|Varsha
|Nabha and Nabhasya
|Sravana and Bhadrapada
|-
|4
|Sharat
|Isha and Urja
|Asveyuja and Kartika
|-
|5
|Hemanta
|Saha and Sahasya
|Margashira and Paushya
|-
|6
|Shishira
|Tapa and Tapasya
|Magha and Phalguna
|}
Of all the seasons the most important is Vasanta, when all yajnas and yagas can be initiated and performed.
Of all the seasons the most important is Vasanta, when all yajnas and yagas can be initiated and performed.