Word origin · etymology
Sanskrit compound: rāhu-kāla.
The lineage dictionary translates the name as the time of Rahu. Kāla is time; the name identifies the traditional association rather than an astronomical event.
Natha Sampradaya dictionary: Rahu-kala ↗Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary: kāla ↗
How we know · epistemology
Traditional timing rule applied to solar boundaries
Its clock interval follows sunrise, sunset and a weekday table; it is not Rahu’s physical rising. Avoidance rules concern particular customary beginnings, not a measured increase in danger.
Drik Panchang: Rahu Kalam methods ↗Natha Sampradaya dictionary: Rahu-kala ↗
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