In
Taittiriya Brāhmaṇas, muhūrta denotes a
division of time: one-thirtieth of a day, or a period of forty-eight minutes,
means 24 hours (60 Ghati) in a day are divided into 30 muhurtas.
So, 1 Day = 24 hours (60 Ghati)
and
1Day is also = 30 muhurtas
This
means 30 muhurtas = 24 hours (60 Ghati)
1 muhurta = 48 minutes (2 Ghati)
24
hours of the day and night are further divided in 8 prahars 4 prahars during
the daytime and 4 during night time. One Prahar on an average is three hours or
seven and a half muhurtas. 4 Prahar from Sunrise are Purvanh (पूर्वान्ह), madhyanah (मध्यान्ह), aprahnah (अपरान्ह) and Sanykala (सायंकाल).
The
28 nakshatra map into the 28 muhurtas starting from sunrise and the remaining
two muhurta before sunrise are attributed to the Brahma. These two muhurta
taken together (96 minutes before sunrise) are loosely called as Brahma
Muhurta. However, they are different in their energy and are better understood
as Brahma and Surya (or Savitur to be more precise) being both Creators yet
different. Brahma is the deity of Saturn and is associated with rebirth of the
soul and this 29th Muhurta is excellent for meditation on the reasons for our
creation, the purpose of this birth and realisation of the self and God whereas
the 30th Muhurta is best for praying to the creator Savitur for impelling our
intelligence in the right direction, burning the sins that led to rebirth and
recovering from the curses and dridha karma of past births. This time is known
as Brahma muhurat because this is the perfect time for gaining Brahma Gyan.
Rishi Sushurut defined this time as Amrit Bela (the nectar time).
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ReplyDeleteIsn’t it 27 nakshatras? In most calculations, Abhijit is not considered right?
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