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Sajjan Singh Lishk & S. D. Sharma (6 nakşatras) combine (with Moon) for 45 muhūrtas each. (3) The rest of the 15 nakşatras (asterisms) combine (with Moon) for 30 munurtas each (4),"
A conspicuous view is presented in the following table No. 1:
TABLE No. 1 Table of Nakşatsas (asterisms and their zodiacal Stretches (-ZS) in time units called muhurtas (1 muhurta=48 minutes)
No Nakşatras!
zs in
St. Nakşatras
Zs in
muhurtas
No.
muhārtas
30
1. Abhijit (« Lyrae)
15. Puşya (8 Cancri) 2. Sravana (a Aquilae)
30 16. Ašleşā (€ Hydrae) 3. Dhanistha (B Delphini)
17. Maghā (a Leonis) 4. Satabhisā (a Aquarii) 15 18. Pārvāphālguni (Leonis) 5. Pūcvábhadrapada (a Pagasi) 3019. Uttarāphàlguni (8 Leonis) 6. Uttarābhādrapada (Y Pagasi) 20. Hasta (8 Corvi) 7. Rēvat (Ě Piscium)
21. Citrā (a Virginis) 8. Ašvini (B Arietis). 30 22. Svāti (a Bootis)
15 9. Bharani (41 Arietis)
23. Visakhā (« Libra) 10. Kșttikā ( Tauri)
24. Anurādhā (8.Scorpii) 11. Rohini (« Tauri)
25. Jyestha (« Scorpii) 12. Mragśîrșa (a Orionis)
26. Mūla (Scorpii) 13. Ağdrā (« Orionis)
| 27. Pārvāsādhā (8 Sagittarii) 30 14. Punarvasu (B Geminorum) 45 28. Uttarāṣāṇhā (6 Sagittarii)
b.k can be easily computed that 12860. (ZS)n = 81927 muh urtas. Where n denotes the serial number
of a nakşatra (See Tab. 1) n=1
= Length of a nakşatra month (Sidereal revolution of Moon) 67 nakatra months = 1 yuga (5-year cycle) = 1830 days.
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This suggests that lunar zodiacal circumference was graduated in 2012 Cappot 819 muhurtas of a nakşatra month (sidereal reyolution of Moon). This view is strengthened by the fact that the zodiacal positions of Moon and, Sun at syzygies were also defined in terms of balance of muhurtas of naksattas asterisms) occupied by them respectively. For instance, Surya Prajñapti* (SP 10. 22. 15) states as : i.e.,
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