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== नवमानानि ॥ Nine Kinds of Time ==

== नवमानानि ॥ Nine Kinds of Time ==

Surya Siddhanta is one of the oldest and accepted by many scholars as an authentic source of information regarding the astronomical calculations and specifications. Manadhyaya (14th Adhyaya) of Surya Siddhanta is referred here.<blockquote>ब्राह्मम् दिव्यम् तथा पित्र्यम् प्राजापत्यम् गुरोस् तथा । सौरम् च सावनम् चान्द्रम् आर्क्षम् मानानि वै नव ॥</blockquote><blockquote>चतुर्भिर्व्यवहारोऽत्र सौरचान्द्रार्क्षसावनैः।बार्हस्पत्येन षष्ट्यब्दा ज्ञेया नान्यैस्तु नित्यशः॥ (Sury. Sidd. 14.1-2)<ref name=":0">Surya Siddhanta ([https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83 Adhyaya 14])</ref></blockquote>There are nine Manas or measurements of time (kinds of time). They are

Surya Siddhanta is one of the oldest and accepted by many scholars as an authentic source of information regarding the astronomical calculations and specifications. Manadhyaya (14th Adhyaya) of Surya Siddhanta is referred here.<blockquote>ब्राह्मम् दिव्यम् तथा पित्र्यम् प्राजापत्यम् गुरोस् तथा । सौरम् च सावनम् चान्द्रम् आर्क्षम् मानानि वै नव ॥</blockquote><blockquote>चतुर्भिर्व्यवहारोऽत्र सौरचान्द्रार्क्षसावनैः।बार्हस्पत्येन षष्ट्यब्दा ज्ञेया नान्यैस्तु नित्यशः॥ (Sury. Sidd. 14.1-2)<ref name=":0">Surya Siddhanta ([https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83 Adhyaya 14])</ref></blockquote>There are nine Manas or measurements of time (kinds of time). They are

# ब्राह्मम्

# ब्राह्मम् ॥ Braahmam (Of Brahma)

# दिव्यम्

# दिव्यम् ॥ Divyam (Of Devatas)

# पित्र्यम्  

# पित्र्यम् ॥ Of Pitrs

# प्राजापत्यम्  

# प्राजापत्यम् ॥ Of Prajapati

# गुरोः (बार्हस्पत्यम्)

# गुरोः (बार्हस्पत्यम्) ॥ Of Guru (Brhaspati)

# सौरम्  

# सौरम् ॥ Of Surya

# सावनम्  

# सावनम् ॥ Of Savana

# चान्द्रम्  

# चान्द्रम् ॥ Of Chandra

# आर्क्षम् (नाक्षत्रम्)

# आर्क्षम् (नाक्षत्रम्) ॥ Aarksham (Of Nakshatra)

The Manas which are used in daily activities are four - सौरचान्द्रार्क्षसावनैः । Solar, Lunar, Sidereal, and the Savana (Civil). The Mana of Jupiter (Barhaspatya) is used for determining the Shasthtyabda (60 Samvatsaras) celebration while the remaining four are not used on a daily basis.<ref>Pt Mahavir Prasad Srivastav (1940 First Edition) ''Surya Siddhanta with Vijnana Bhashya, Parts 1 and 2.'' Allahabad: Dr. Ratnakumari Svadhyaya Sansthan. (Page 794 -)</ref>

The Manas which are used in daily activities are four in number - सौरचान्द्रार्क्षसावनैः । Solar, Lunar, Sidereal, and the Savana (Civil). The Mana of Jupiter (Barhaspatya) is used for determining the Shasthtyabda (60 Samvatsaras) celebration while the remaining four are not used on a daily basis.<ref name=":1">Pt Mahavir Prasad Srivastav (1940 First Edition) ''Surya Siddhanta with Vijnana Bhashya, Parts 1 and 2.'' Allahabad: Dr. Ratnakumari Svadhyaya Sansthan. (Page 794 -)</ref>

== दिननिर्नयम् ॥ Dina Nirnaya ==

== दिननिर्नयम् ॥ Dina Nirnaya ==

It is a physical phenomenon that due to diurnal motion, the Sun rises in the eastern horizon, moves up in the sky westward and sets in the western horizon. From the sunset to the next sunrise, it will be below the horizon during the night.  

We see in the sky that due to diurnal motion, the Sun rises in the eastern horizon, moves up in the sky westward and sets in the western horizon. From the sunset to the next sunrise, it will be below the horizon during the night. It is common knowledge all over the world that this period of time between the sunrise and sunset is called a Day. However, our seers have calculated and defined a Day, not just with respect to the Sun but also with other cosmic references and specified where such a measure of time is to be used.

=== सावनदिनम्॥ Savana Dina (Civil Day) ===

=== सावनदिनम्॥ Savana Dina (Civil Day) ===

उदयाद् उदयम् भानोः सावनम् तत् प्रकीर्तितम् ।  

<blockquote>उदयाद् उदयम् भानोः सावनम् तत् प्रकीर्त्यते । सावनानि स्युरेतानि यज्ञकालविधिस्तु तैः ॥ </blockquote><blockquote>सूतकादिपरिच्छेदो दिनमासाब्दपास्तथा । मध्यमा ग्रहभुक्तिस्च सावनेन प्रकीर्त्यते ॥ (Sury. Siddh. 14.18)<ref name=":0" /></blockquote>The duration between two successive risings of the Sun is called a Savana Dina or Civil Day, a Solar Day.<ref name=":1" />

The duration between two successive risings of the Sun is called a Savana Dina or Civil Day, a Solar Day. Observations of sunrise over a very long time has revealed that the duration of a day is not constant but varies from day to day although very slightly. An average calculated based on the observations is referred to as the Mean Solar Day or Mean Civil day. Savana Dina is divided into 60 equal parts called Ghatikas or 24 equal parts called Hora (hours). Thus the 24 hour day that is used for our regular daily activities is the Savana Dina.

Observations of sunrise over a very long time has revealed that the duration of a day is not constant but varies from day to day although very slightly. An average calculated based on the observations is referred to as the Mean Solar Day or Mean Civil day. Savana Dina is divided into 60 equal parts called Ghatikas or 24 equal parts called Hora (hours). Thus the 24 hour day that is used for our regular daily activities is the Savana Dina.<ref name=":0" />

Purpose

==== Purpose of Savana Dina ====

=== नाक्षत्रदिनम् ॥ Nakshatra Dina (Sidereal Day) ===

 

भचक्रभ्रमणम् नित्यम् नाक्षत्रम् दिनम् उच्यते। नक्षत्रनाम्ना मासास् तु ज्ञेयाः पर्वान्तयोगतः ॥(Sury. Siddh. 14.15)<ref name=":0" />

==== नाक्षत्रदिनम् ॥ Nakshatra Dina (Sidereal Day) ====

भचक्रभ्रमणम् नित्यम् नाक्षत्रम् दिनम् उच्यते। (Sury. Siddh. 14.15)

The time taken by the fixed stars to go around the earth is called a Nakshatra Dina or Sidereal Day; and this time is equal to the period of the rotation of the Earth. Sidereal is a term used to refer to stars. It is important to note that the time taken by the fixed stars to go round the Earth once is not the same as that  taken by the Sun. While all the celestial bodies appear to move from the east to west due to the diurnal motion, the Sun would have moved from west to east along the ecliptic by about 1°, relative to the stars. Therefore, the fixed stars take a little less than 24 hours (mean civil day) to complete a rotation around the Earth. As a natural consequence if a particular star rises in the eastern horizon at a particular time today, it will rise about two hours earlier after 30 days, 4 hours earlier after 60 days, and so on.

The time taken by the fixed stars to go around the earth is called a Nakshatra Dina or Sidereal Day; and this time is equal to the period of the rotation of the Earth. Sidereal is a term used to refer to stars. It is important to note that the time taken by the fixed stars to go round the Earth once is not the same as that  taken by the Sun. While all the celestial bodies appear to move from the east to west due to the diurnal motion, the Sun would have moved from west to east along the ecliptic by about 1°, relative to the stars. Therefore, the fixed stars take a little less than 24 hours (mean civil day) to complete a rotation around the Earth. As a natural consequence if a particular star rises in the eastern horizon at a particular time today, it will rise about two hours earlier after 30 days, 4 hours earlier after 60 days, and so on.