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Part 2
Samay (The Time) - The Timeless time of the Vedic Ages of India
Samay (Time Measuring) Yantras - The Omnipotent Yantras measure the time in Vedic Era

A day is made of the cycle of the earth around the Sun. In Sanskrit, this complete cycle is named "Din" (Day). So,… https://t.co/fWhVP9lGQI https://t.co/qgCRZn0fgetwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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1. Vedic conception of the Din (Day)

1. Surya Sidhanta
प्राणादिः कथितो मूर्तः त्रुट्याद्योऽमूर्तसंज्ञकः । षड्भिःप्राणैः विनाडी स्यात्तत्षष्ट्या नाडिका स्मृता ॥
नाडी षष्ट्या तु नाक्षत्रमहोरात्रं प्रकीर्तितम् । तत्त्रिंशता भवेन्मासः सावनोऽर्कोदयैःस्मृतः ॥
ऐन्दवस्तिथिभिः… https://t.co/od1yYExaeitwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

2. Vedic methods of the time measurement for the Din (Day)

According to the Surya Sidhanta:
The modes of measuring time (mana) are nine:
Brahm Kal, Dev Kal, Pitr Kal, Prajapati Kal, of Jupiter* and Surya (Saura) Kal (Solar - Based on the movement of the Sun), Ritu Kal (Savana),… https://t.co/ck5sNhTePotwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

3. Vedic Instruments for the time measurement of the day
1. गोलयन्त्रम् ॥ Spherical instrument
2. तुर्ययन्त्रम् ॥ Quarter circle instrument
3. चापयन्त्रम् ॥ Semicircular Disc instrument
4. धनुर्यन्त्रम् ॥ Bow and arrow instrument.
5. चक्रयन्त्रम् ॥ Disc instrument
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4. Description of the Time Measuring Instruments

गोलयन्त्रम् ॥ Spherical instrument
This is a wooden model of the Universe which shows various circles used in Astronomy. The Gola Yantra was mainly introduced for the purpose of demonstrating solar events based on a timeline. The… https://t.co/18nToSLuPBtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

5. Ghati Yantra - घटियन्त्रम्
- The water clock of the Vedic era
- The Most Famous Timekeeper of Vedic history
Ghatika (bowl) is a hemispherical vessel made of copper with a small hole at the bottom placed inside a large water bowl or a tank. Every time the cup sank, a specific… https://t.co/te6npJmiZqtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

6. What is a Ghati?
The modern time equivalent of the 1 Ghati is approximately 30 minutes.
Vedic calculation used for the day time using Ghati Yantra water clock:
1 Day or 24 Hours = 60 Ghatis or 1 Hour = 2.5 Ghatis
1 Ghati = 60 Pala, Kala or Vighati
1 Pala = 60 Vipala
1 Vipala =… https://t.co/2e5SPHpaW2twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

7. Jal Chakra - Time measuring machine of Bhaskaracharya
This Yantra was known as ‘Jala chakra yantra’ (water wheel machine). It was a time-measuring machine and is mentioned in the book Siddhanta Shiromani. This mechanism operates with a balance between mercury in the tubes and… https://t.co/kA9JgwFZxJtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

8. Vedic time hours of the day and their deities

Time Hour Vedic Time
1:00 ब्रह्म (brahma)
2:00 अश्विनौ (Ashwinau)
3:00 त्त्रिगुणा: (Trigunah)
4:00 चतुर्वेदा: (Chaturveda)
5:00… https://t.co/yojk8glT38twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

9. Muhurta and Prahar of the Day
A day was divided into 60 Ghatikas, but it was also divided into larger units
- Named Muhurtas and Praharas.
2 Ghatikas = 1 Muhurta
7.5 Ghatikas = 1 Prahara
So, in a day, we have 30 Muhurtas or 8 Praharas.
The measure Muhurta was generally… https://t.co/SmoxUqKBYJtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

10 Two measures of a day (दिवस & तिथि )
Paying homage to the Sun and the Moon

The vedic calendar has two measures of a day, one based on the lunar movement and the other on solar. The solar day is called divas ( दिवस), and The lunar day is called tithi (तिथि), and this is based… https://t.co/hCa5JxWtK3twitter.com/i/web/status/1…