The CM noted that doctors at mental hospitals are also advised to take special care of patients on these days, and the intensity of the mental behaviour of such patients also increases on these two days.
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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav said on Monday that the movements of the moon play a significant role in the condition of mental patients, especially on a full-moon day (Poornima) and new-moon day (Amavasya), as the human body is composed of 70 per cent water, and it also reacts to the moon’s movements just like the high tides and low tides in the oceans.
The CM noted that doctors at mental hospitals are also advised to take special care of patients on these days, and the intensity of the mental behaviour of such patients also increases on these two days.
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Dr Yadav made the comments while addressing a function after unveiling the ‘Vikramaditya Vedic Clock’ at the CM House in Bhopal. The CM also launched a mobile app for the clock.
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Noting that a new day should begin from sunrise, and not from 12 midnight, the CM said that although the Western time runs on a 24-hour format, India’s traditional and historical timekeeping system was based on 30 hours, with 30 muhurats.
Dr Yadav said that the clock combines the Indian Panchang and traditional timekeeping with modern technology and will be accessible in more than 189 languages.
Interacting with students on the theme, ‘Vikramaditya Vedic Clock: A Step towards Restoring India’s Time’, the MP CM stated that this is the world’s first clock based on Indian time calculation.
He said the system was revived at Dongla, 32 km from Ujjain in MP, on 29 February 2024, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, receiving wide appreciation in India and abroad.
The CM said that the clock is an extraordinary blend of Indian tradition, Vedic calculation, and scientific vision. It seeks to achieve the aim of ‘India’s Time – Time of the Earth’ by re-establishing India’s glorious timekeeping heritage, balancing tradition with technology and heritage with progress, and serving as a symbol of cultural resurgence on the global stage.
According to state government officials, the mobile app of the Vikramaditya Vedic Clock incorporates rare information spanning over 7,000 years—from 3179 BCE (the birth of Lord Krishna) and the Mahabharata era to the present—covering Panchang, Tithi, Nakshatra, Yoga, Karan, Vara, Maas, Vrats, and festivals.
It provides 30 auspicious and inauspicious Muhurats, with alerts and alarms for religious rituals, fasts, and spiritual practices. The app also provides Vedic time (30-hour format), current Muhurat, GMT, and IST, along with sunrise and sunset timings, daily 30 Muhurat details, temperature, wind speed, humidity, and weather updates—available in more than 189 global languages.
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