History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.862
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.862
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The twelve Saṅkrāntis in the year are grouped into four classes, viz. there are two *ayana* saṅkrāntis (that is Makara-saṅkrānti from which *udagayana* starts and Karkaṭa-saṅkrānti from which Dakṣiṇāyana starts), two Viṣuva saṅkrāntis (that is, Meṣa and Tulā saṅkrāntis when the day and night are equal in length), the four saṅkrāntis called Saḍaśīti or Ṣaḍaśīti-mukha (i. e. Mithuna, Kanyā, Dhanus and Mīna) and Viṣṇupadī or Viṣṇupada (that is, Vṛṣabha, Siṁha, Vṛścika and Kumbha).⁵⁵⁰