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CONSIDBRATIONS AFFEOTING PENANCE 37
There is another mode of classification of time which proceeds on the basis of the six recognized divisions of the year. These are (1) the sarad, that is, the months of Asauga
and Kārtika=October and November
(roughly), (2) the hemanta, namely, the months of
Mārgársa and Pusa=December and
January (roughly), (3) the sisura, i e, Māgha and Phälguna=
February and March (roughly), (4) the vasanta, 1.e, the months of Chartra
and Bysälha = April and May (rough
ly), (5) the grana, ie, the months of Jyeştha
and Asādha, = June and July (rough
ly),
(6) the varsā, 1.e., the months of Srāvana
and Bhadrapada= August and Sep
tember (roughly). Of these, the sarad, the vasanta and the grişma are termed guru, and the rest laghu.
Tapa is also divided into guru (severe) and laghu (mıld) types By combining the elements of guru and laghu of hala and tapa together, five combinations are obtained as follows.--
(1) guru kāla+guru tapa;
