Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Sankalpa mantra

Vaivasvatamanvantare—There are 14 manvantaras in one day of Brahma. The 7th of these is the vaivasvat manvantara, which is going on.
Ashtaavinshatitame Kaliyuge—There are 71 chaturyugis in one manvantar. Of these, the kaliyug of the 28th chaturyugi is going on nowadays.
Kaliyuge Prathamacharane—The beginning of the kaliyug.
Kalisamvate or Yugaabde—At present, the kalisamvat or yugaabd is 5108 (2006 AD).
Jambu dweepe, Brahmaavarta deshe, Bhaarat khande—names of continents, region and country.
In such and such place—Place of work.
In such and such samvatsar—Name of the samvatsar.
In such and such ayane—uttaraayan or dakshinaayan.
In such and such ritu or season—There are six seasons including the spring season. In such and such month—There are 12 months like Chaitra etc.

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