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Om. Salutations to the illustrious Lord Ganesha. Having bowed with devotion to Bharati original: "भारतीं" (Bhāratī); referring to Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, music, and the arts. and to Ganesha, the elephant-faced god, and having observed established practices, this Hoda-chakra A specialized astrological grid or diagram used in Vedic astrology, primarily to determine the auspicious first syllables for naming a child based on the Moon's position at birth. is composed.

The seven days of the week are: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

The fifteen Tithis A Tithi is a lunar day in the Hindu calendar, calculated based on the longitudinal angle between the Sun and the Moon. are:
1. Pratipada (The first)
2. Dvitiya (The second)
3. Tritiya (The third)
4. Chaturthi (The fourth)
5. Panchami (The fifth)
6. Shashthi (The sixth)
7. Saptami (The seventh)
8. Ashtami (The eighth)
9. Navami (The ninth)
10. Dashami (The tenth)
11. Ekadashi (The eleventh)
12. Dvadashi (The twelfth)
13. Trayodashi (The thirteenth)
14. Chaturdashi (The fourteenth)
...and in the dark fortnight Amavasya (New Moon), or in the bright fortnight Paurnamasi (Full Moon). 15

The twelve months are: Chaitra, Vaishakha, Jyeshtha, Ashadha, Shravana, Bhadrapada, Ashvina, Kartika, Margashira, Pausha, Magha, and Phalguna. 12

The six seasons are: Vasanta (Spring), Grishma (Summer), Varsha (Monsoon), Sharad (Autumn), Hemanta (Pre-winter), and Shishira (Winter). 6

The two solstices original: "अयने" (Ayane); referring to the solar half-years. are: the Southern Path and the Northern Path.

The twelve Rashis Zodiac signs. are: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces. 12

The twenty-eight Nakshatras Lunar mansions or star clusters through which the moon passes. are: Ashvini, Bharani, Krittika, Rohini, Mrigashira, Aridra, Punarvasu, Pushya, Ashlesha, Magha, Purva-phalguni, Uttara-phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Svati, Vishakha, Anuradha, Jyeshtha, Mula, Purvashadha, Uttarashadha, Abhijit Abhijit is the 28th intercalary Nakshatra often used in specific astrological calculations., Shravana, Dhanishtha, Shatabhisha, Purva-bhadrapada, Uttara-bhadrapada, and Revati. 28

The Yogas Mathematical combinations of the longitudinal positions of the Sun and Moon, used to determine auspicious timing. are: Vishkumbha, Priti, Ayushman, Saubhagya, Shobhana, Atiganda, Sukarma, Dhriti, Shula, Ganda, Vriddhi, Dhruva, Vyaghata, Harshana, Vajra, Siddhi, Vyatipata?...