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Kalatita

Kalatita, also known as kalatyapadistha, or badhita, is the mistimed reason, a technical term denoting a kind of fallacy in an inference. Anumana (inference) is a distinct source of knowledge. It gives us knowledge about things which are not directly perceived but can be ascertained on the basis of reason. To be a valid source of knowledge, it is necessary that hetu (reason) in an inference must satisfy certain conditions. The conditions can be better understood with the help of an example, “The mountain has fire, because it has moke”. Hetu, smoke, in this case, must be (1) present in the subject, the mountain; (2) be present in all other places similar to the subject (be concomitant), as for example the kitchen hearth (3) it should not be present in any other object where the object to be proved (sadhya), the fire, is not present, as for example the lake; (4) the inferred object, the fire, should not be invalidated by direct perception or a verbal authority; and (5) hetu should not

Noli Nom Vrat in Gujarat in Shravan Month

Noli Nom Vrat is observed by childless couples during the Shravan month in Gujarat . Noli Nom 2024 date is August 14. It is observed on the ninth day during the Shukla Paksha or waxing phase of moon in Gujarati Sawan month. The story that is listened to during Noli Nom Vrat is quite similar to the Sheetala Satam Vrat observed later in the same month. On the Noli Nom day, the husband and wife fast from morning to evening. At night they take food together. The Vrat is continued annually on the same day till the couple gets a child. Some couples keep performing the vrat indefinitely even after getting a child. This is a kind of thanksgiving. It is generally associated with Goddess Sheetala who is the protector of children. 

How Goddess Kali Strikes At The Conventional Sense Of Feminine Beauty?

The conventional sense of feminine beauty that is propagated by society is completely stricken out by the image of Goddess Kali in Hinduism. Excerpts from the editorial of January 2016 edition of Prabuddha Bharata magazine. What is the general form of Kali? Kali is a goddess whose complexion is completely black. There are songs which say that she is blacker than the color black itself. She is pitch-black. In Sanskrit the word for divinity, deva or devi comes from the root div, which means light. And that is the reason why most of the gods and goddesses are very beautiful. But here is one goddess, who is very black. However good granite or marble you may use to make the image of Kali, it has to be black. The form of women or the form of a deity, particularly a female deity, is conventionally supposed to have what is called the feminine grace. If you take the forms of Lakshmi or Saraswati, their forms are very graceful, full of femininity and feminine grace. And one thing which is a ve

22 August 2021 Tithi – Panchang – Hindu Calendar – Good Time – Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Sunday, 22 August 2021 – It is Purnima Tithi or the full moon day in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Purnima Tithi or the full moon day till 5:00 PM on August 22. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during the waning or dark phase of moon till 4:18 PM on August 23. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.  Good – Auspicious time on August 22, 2021 as per Hindu Calendar – Good and auspicious time on the entire day.  Nakshatra  – Dhanishta or Avittam nakshatra till 8:25 PM on August 22 . Then onward it is Shatabhisha or Sadayam or Chathayam nakshatra till 8:30 PM on August 23 . (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India).  In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan), Dhanishta or Avittam nakshatra till 7:40 PM on August 22 . Then onward it is Shatabhisha or Sadaya