one samvatsara opens into

2 ayanas · 6 ṛtus · 12 months

Samvatsara (a Year)
Uttarāyaṇa · northward course
two months · Caitra & Vaiśākha
Vasanta
Grīṣma
Varṣā
Śarad
Hemanta
Śiśira
UttarāyaṇaDakṣiṇāyanaसंवत्सरSaṃvatsaraSaṃvatsara · 1 year

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Samvatsara (a Year) — the Wheel of Vedic Time · संवत्सर

Samvatsara (a Year) in the Vedic reckoning of time (Śrīmad Bhāgavatam). It spans 1 year. One turn of the sun — two courses (uttarāyaṇa, dakṣiṇāyana), six seasons, twelve lunar months. The year is the day of the devas, who dwell on the polar mountain.