muhurta-prakarana

Muhurta Prakarana(Consult for election of auspicious day)

ByKusum Vashistha

Jyotisha Praveena, [yotisha Visharada, [yotisha Kovida& [yotisha Vachaspati

English Translation

Dr Lalita Gupta, MBBS[yotisha Kovida, [yotisha Vachaspati & [yotisha Bhooshana

Published byBharatiya Prachya Evam Sanatan Vigyan Sansthan

4649/2/. Darya Ganj, New Delhi- 110002

Contents

Preface 5Acknowledgement ; 7About the Book 11About the Author 13

Chapter OneMuhurta Prakarana 17

Chapter TwoFive Limbs of Panchanga 30

Chapter ThreeBhadra and its Effects 69

Chapter FourPanchaka 73

Chapter FiveEclipse or Grahana 76

Chapter SixSalient Features 79

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Chapter SevenGeneral Muhurtas 82

Chapter EightSaptashalaka Vedha Chakra :.. 93

Chapter NineVivaha Muhurta 107

Chapter TenMuhurta for Starting Constructionof a New House ~ ~. 120

Annexure I 139

Index 141

Chapter One

Muhurta Prakarana

Introduction1. What is.muhurta?An auspicious time, selected to start a new work, iscalled a muhurta. We all desire that a new ventureshould be started at such a time that it may result insuccess and happiness. The five limbs (tithi, vaara,nakshatra, yogaand karana) have their effects on humanbeings and plants. The tides in the ocean too arecaused due to the position of the Moon. The five limbsare the results of the different positions of the Sunand the Moon. Every change in the position of theplanets such as combustion, conjunction, opposition,retrogration setting, rising, etc. causes differentresults.

The astrological results are based on the aforesaid. situations. The position of planets at the time of birthof the native indicates the future events to happen inhis life. The further transit of planets from lagna, theMoon and other planets becomes the cause of eventsto take place. The future events can be predicted onthe basis of the transit of the planets. The native hasto enjoy the good and/or suffer the bad results of past

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karmas, that is, prarabdha. To get the best results, or tomitigate the evil effects, or to start any venture, a goodmuhurta should be elected.Example: If the analysis of the horoscope indicatesunhappy married life, the marriage should take placeat a time when the planetary position in transit isfavourable and when the chart of that time showshappy married life.

Wisdom demands that work should be startedonly after serious deliberations, arranging necessaryfunds, material, etc. and selecting auspicious time.Man has been given free will which is God's greatestgift to him and, therefore, he can choose fromdifferent options. Every action has a reaction; so, hewill certainly reap the fruits of his actions.

The science of muhurta, provided by the rishis canilluminate our path. Usually, the man wants quickresults after starting a new venture.

(i) Relation of rashi or janma kundali to muhurta.A correctly cast horoscope can give' a fair picture of anative's whole life. Planetary position at the time ofthe birth indicates various propensities. This positioncannot be changed. On the other hand, we can choosean auspicious muhurta for starting a new venture.Example: According to the horoscope, a native'smarried life may not be ve.ry happy but if thehoroscopes of both the husband and wife are matchedproperly and a very auspicious time is chosen for theceremony, the problems can be controlled to sufficientextent.

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We have found by our experience that withoutGod's grace this too cannot be achieved. But manmust try his best. "Vinashakaale Vipareeta Buddhi."(At the time of doom, the mind functions in reversedirection.) If the native's time is not good, he will notlisten to good counselling. A learned man was veryparticular to marry his daughter at an auspicious timebut the baraat, i.e. marriage procession of the groomcame so late that the auspicious time was missed. Thedelay was natural because instead of giving top priorityto the muhurta, the time was wasted in dancing anddrinking.

(ii) Can the sequence of events be changed by choosinganauspicious muhurta?Rishi Parashara carefully decided an auspiciousmuhurta for the marriage of his daughter who hadwidowhood yoga in her horoscope. The sage calculateda muhurta and an earthen pot with a hole at its bottomwas filled with water and hung at an auspicious place.A big brass plate (called paraant) was kept below it,and the girl was directed to keep a vigil and to fillthe pitcher as and when it emptied. While fillingwater in the emptied pitcher, a ring in the girl's fingerfell into it and settled at the hole. The flow of waterwas either delayed or stopped. In the process, theauspicious muhurta calculated'as time of marriage'was missed. When asked, Rishi Parashara was toldabout the mishap. He remarked, "Who can change thedestiny?" This happened because of lack of attention orcarelessness on the part of the girl. Even then, it isadvisable to try and try hard.


If a work is started at the right and auspicioustime, it will be completed quickly and without muchdifficulty. If muhurta is correctly calculated andrightly made use of, the possibility of any obstructiongets eliminated. If, due to paucity of time, theauspicious muhurta is not found, some remedialmeasures such as recitation of mantras (mantra-opacharana) or charities can be undertaken and thushurdles, if any, can be removed and good results canbe achieved. Rishi Parashara had seen the greatpossibility of "garbhadhana muhurta", which couldgive birth to a very learned man. At that time KrishnaDaipayana's, who was later known as "Veda Vyasa",conception took place. Veda Vyasa gave us the greatepic Mahabharata, which contains Geeta. He also gaveus Puranas.

tlfffi m(~1t({(i ~ffit: Ql:Piq'.l(4{C(JO( lqro~~ ~ ~~ ctqlPt~ nVyasam Vashishthanaptaram,

Shakteyha Pautramakalrnasham.Parasharatmajam Vandey,Shukatatam Taponidhim.

I bow to him who was great grandson of sage Vashishtha,grandson of Shakti, son of Rishi Parashara, and father ofsage Sukadeva, such VYASA, a great TAPASVI and sinlesstreasure of TAPA.(iii) Special points for remedial measuresTo neutralise the effects of adverse yogas in a horoscope,it is suggested to choose a good dasha and antardashaperiod, favourable transit and an auspicious time. If,

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even then, one does not succeed in getting happinessand success, then one has to remain content that somedridha karmas cannot be changed. But, in spite of it,one should make the best effort and use his intellect,sense 6f discrimination and wisdom. One should take

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advantage of the human yoni (karma yoni) because,by virtue of this yoni, man has certain freedom ofaction.

In the matter of litigation, there are cases whichare lost in lower courts. If, on appeal, a High Court'upholds the decision of the lower court, the aggrievedman can file an appeal in the Supreme Court. Still ifhe does not get success, he can make a mercy petitionto the President. If, there also, no favourable result isachieved, he will then have to remain content, orrepent and suffer. The remedial measures, if taken,at the right time or the case if filed at an auspicioustime, could have got good results. This whole processincluding the man's efforts in fighting the case musthave given him a long period to be away fromwhatever sentence he got in the end.

2. Importance of muhurtaMuhurta is a very important branch of astrology. Bothjataka and horary astrology are basically based onthe concept of muhurta.

The position of planets in the orbit and their effectat a particular place, if studied properly, can indicatetype of events like birth or marriage to take place andtheir causes and effects. This all depends on muhurta.This is what the rishis did; they found during theirlong experience that if one studies planetary position


in advance and selects an auspicious timing, then things can be improved.

(i) Effectofkarmic compulsions ofpast life on the presentone

Astrology believes in the continuity of life. A mantakes rebirth along with the balance sheet of his deedsdone in the past births. (Punarapi jananam, punarapimaranam, punarapi [anani jatharey shayanam.) In thepresent birth, he has to suffer the consequences of allthose deeds - good or bad. With the free will thatman is endowed with, he can change the results to

. some extent. Sometimes he gets success. Theinspiration or the mental inclination to do somethingworthwhile is also linked with samskaras of the pastbirths. But gifted as he is with mind, intelligence andpower of discrimination along with freedom tochoose his options, man should try his best to workhard with good intentions and leave the result inGod's hands (Ma phaleshu kadaachana). If,astrologically, he has any doubt, the followingremedies should be tried. '1. For a good beginning choose a good muhurta.2. Invoke God's grace by [apa, tapa and worship.3. Try and reduce the bad effects by yantra, mantra

and tantra.4. To control the mind, be ready to work with great

resolution. Well begun is half done. They also say"Think before you leap". These words of wisdomprove the necessity of a muhurta.To a large extent, our life is controlled by sanchita

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and prarabdha karmas. That is why one should be fullyalert towards one's karmas. Man being selfish bynature, he may try to harm others and indulge indeceiving, hurting and cheating (achieving his goalby fair or foul means). When these actions of him donot bear fruit, he passes on the blame to his fate orGod.

Finding out a muhurta is an effort in the rightdirection. The effects of good deeds of the present birthcan neutralise the effects of bad deeds of the pastbirths to some extent, but we don't come to knowwhich of our past deeds have been atoned. All wecan perceive is that, if God's grace has been granted,the work will fortunately start in the specifiedmuhurta.

Old texts give muhurtas for all aspects of life-styles such as farming, animal husbandry, trading andteaching. These were some of the main professionsof a common man. For a king, the main task was tokeep his territory intact; hence, wars were imminent.Also, providing water by digging wells, growinggrains to keep his subjects fed, were other main tasksof a king. Muhurtas for all such works were advisable.

Note: Everyone in the olden days had rituals of16 samskaras.

I have, in this book, tried to describe the import-ance of muhurta in the present-day context. Presenttimes are of high speed, fast living and tensions. Noone seems to have much time at his disposal. No workcall be postponed for a long time. But you may hotget an auspicious time for joining a service or for a


child to go to a school. It is said that Sunday is a good.' day for joining a school but all schools are closed on

Sundays.We must use highly auspicious muhurtas for all

the important works which influence our own andour families' lives for a long time.

(ii) Marriage and muhurtaIt is only after marriage that a couple enters familylife and is able to pay up certain debts like deva rina,matri rina, pitri tina, acharya rina etc.

In a marriage two souls get united to fulfil certaincommon debts which, in astrological parlance, aretermed'rinanubandhana'. This result is certainly dueto past birth compulsions. They are partners in giving

, birth to the progeny and bringing them up. A success-ful and happy married life is based on the matchingof horoscopes of the boy and the girl. Afterwards, anappropriate auspicious time or muhurta for thewedding is to be calculated.

(iii) Start workThere is a saying: "Well begun is half done". If anywork is started at an auspicious time, take it that halfthe success is already achieved.

On the success of a man's venture depends thewelfare of his family. Before his marriage he dependson his parents, but, after marriage, his parents, wifeand children depend on him. That is why it isimportant to have a marriage, or starting a newventure, at an auspicious moment.

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(iv) To start constructing a new house and house-warmingUsually, a man constructs a house for his residenceonly once in his life time. It is another matter that, onearning large amount of money, he may make anotherbigger house or buy other properties. It is importantto elect an auspicious muhurta for startingconstruction work on a plot of land so that there areno obstructions, no untoward happenings and nomisfortune. Similarly, an auspicious time should bechosen to celebrate a move to or start living in a newhome.

My guru Shri M. N. Kedar told me of a case wherea gentleman used to come to him before starting ofevery work. So, for laying the foundation stone of hishouse also he came to him for checking the auspiciousmuhurta. But he did not ask for an auspicious muhurtasame for house-warming. The house was sold in twoyears as the native became bankrupt after losingheavily in business. Later on, he came; but it was toolate then.

Another person who used to come to him forconsultation, too, did not consult for a muhurta forthe house-warming. On the day of house-warming,the car in which family members were moving to thenew house met with an accident. When they came toKedarji, it was found that on the day of house-warming the transiting Moon was in the 8th from thenatal Moon, and in the 6th from the lagna.

(v) TravelA person travels for some or the other purpose. He


wants that there should be no trouble during hisjourney and that he should reach his destination andback timely and safely. If a journey is started at anauspicious time, it gives success and pleasure.

Good muhurta is also important for taking a sickperson to a hospital and for an operation. It is seenthat people who do not believe in the power of ashubha muhurta, also do go to an astrologer when apatient is not getting well, or illeness is prolonged,or a proper diagnosis is not being made etc.

(vi) Wisdom - muhurta and fatePeople invariably admit the fact that "hoga wahijo ramrachi rakha". (All things happen the way they aredestined.) Still man's dharma (duty) is to invariablyand unfailingly use his intelligence while going intoaction for any purpose.

lila ko rakhe saiiiya mar sake na koya." (No one candestroy him whom God himself takes under hisprotection.) This is true, but only when some onewants to harm him. At a time when an adversitybefalls as a result of bad deeds and actions of somepast lives, then rituals are performed, mantras arerecited, japas are done and donations are made asprescribed by our rishis, great sages and masters. Manis free in his actions because he is endowed with amind, intellect and power of discrimination, all ofwhich he can use in his actions if he is not greedyand dishonest.

All our scriptures and epics like Ramayana andMahabharata have talked of muhurta and describedgood and bad omens. In Ramayana, Bhagawana Ram

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foretold that at the rise of a particular constellationthe journey for battle would be started. All thosethings too prove the importance of muhurta.

Many people point out the validity of themuhurta chosen for Ram-Sita marriage. We mustremember that first it was the swayamvara for which nomuhurta was elected. And, after the swayamvara, whengood time presented itself, vivaha was performed.Reversely, it was not that first the muhurta wasselected and then marriage ceremony followed.

The second very important thing to understandis that Ram was an incarnation of supreme power inthe form of a human being and, therefore, he wentthrough all the desirable actions of a man. Hesufferred all the karmaphalaas. The story behind ShriVishnu is as follows: When Naradaji, wishing tomarry Vishwamohini, went to Vishnu and asked himto make him the most desirable handsome man,Bhagawana Vishnu gave him the face of a monkey.Naradaji was laughed at in the swayamvara of Vishw-amohini who chose Vishnu as her consort. On lookingat his image in water when he realised the cause ofbeing made a laughing stock, he cursed Vishnu that"as for a woman I have been aggrieved, so would yoube. Only monkeys will help restore that woman to

"you.There is another story: Sita understood the

language of birds. Once when she was strolling in thegarden, she heard a parrot couple saying: "Thisprincess will get married to a very handsomevalorous and famous prince." She ordered her


servants to catch hold of the parrot couple. They couldonly catch the female who was pregnant. Separatedas she was from her spouse, the female parrot diedcursing Sita: II As I have sufferred acute pain ofseparation from my beloved so will you suffer." Andthat was what happened.

When one has to suffer the consequences of suchdebts, one should try to do it happily and try andturn such suffering into some productive act. Ramand Sita took birth for people's welfare and showedexemplary courage and forbearance.Conclusion1. Man has certain limits due to his karmas of

previous births (rinanubandhana).2. Only certain cases can be remedied not all.3. Bhagawana Ram was maryaada purushottama. He

was incarnated to present certain ideals to thesociety.

4. Raja [anaka must have asked for an auspiciousday to hold the dhanusha yag'na; otherwise, thegreat Ravana would not have gone back withouttouching the bow. He would have won Sita afterbreaking the bow. It was a shubha muhurta thatSita got married to Ram and, in spite of greatadversities, she got a gaurd rakshasi (monster) whobehaved like a mother and loved her like adaughter. She also got Hanuman who played therole of a son. The karmas and curses of the pastlives are destined to give bad effects, but theauspicious muhurta reduces, or even nullifiesthem, as happened in the life of Ram and Sita. An

29J' M.h.". P"ka",",animal has no discriminatory power. Only ahuman being can use his mind and intelligencebefore starting a venture. Muhurta, therefore, ismeant for human beings.The use of muhurta is prevalent for thousands of

years. Ancient maharishis have written exhaustivelyon selecting a muhurta and have laid down rules forthe same. Common people find it difficult to makeuse of them because they are all written in Sanskrit.But, if they are translated in Hindi or English, mostordinary men too can then make use of them.

So, the muhurta means a selection of a particulartime of a particular day, tithi, nakshatra, yoga andkarana. Though good muhurtas are available fromPanchanga, still it is advisable to consult some expertof astrology for the same.

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Chapter Two

Five Limbs of Panchanga

1. Use of Panchanga (Ephemeris)To select a muhurta, one has to have a good panchanga(ephemeris).

Panchanga is pancha+anga i.e. five parts or limbs.These five parts are: iithi (lunar day), vaara (day ofweek), nakshatra (constellation), yoga and karana (halfof tithi). From a panchanga one can find out whichnakshatra is the Moon passing through, how long theMoon is going to remain in a particular nakshatra,what is the yoga of that day, what is the karana, atwhat time tithi is beginning and ending, etc. To finda faultless muhurta, one has to rectify all the fiveangas or limbs.

In order to study the subject in depth, let us firstconsider what is a month (mas).2. Months (miisas - 1fR1)

(i) Chandramas (~1fR1): It starts from shuklapratipada (1st day of the bright half of the monthwhich starts after the new Moon i.e. when theMoon crosses over the Sun and the differencebetween the two starts increasing from 0 degree

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onwards, say, 0.001) and ends at amavasya (thelast day of the dark half of the month i.e. whenthe Sun and the Moon are together in a rashiexactly at the same degree). This mas relates tothe Moon. The Hindi names of chandramas are:

2,4/4 1. Chaitra Z~-12. Baisakh ~3. [yeshthaZ{ /1 4. Ashadh~o/~5. Sravana lo/ffi.~Bhadrapadar'll/v 7: Ashwin 1~18. Kartika tr/It,,9. Margashirsha

11.t(t 10. ta:u~na 13~11. Magha '~h 12.v~halguna(ii) Saur mas (~lffil): It relates to the Sun. It is the

duration of Sun's transit in one rashi (whichstarts from the time the Sun ingresses to Aries).

(iii) Savana mas (~lffil): It is of 30 days (treating24 hours as a day).

(iv) Nakshatra mas (';'fffilffil): It is the time taken bythe Sun in transiting from (0 Aries) the start ofAshwini nakshatra to the last degree of Revati(i.e. again coming on the point of start).

3. The length of the sauravarsha is 365 days, 15 ghatis,31 palas, 30 vipalas. The duration of a chandra varsha(year) is 354 days, 22 ghatis, 1 pala, 23 vipalas. It isclear from the above that there is a difference of 10days, 53 ghatis and 30 palas and 7 vipalas per yearbetween a saura varsha (Sun's year) and a chandravarsha (Moon's year). To compensate this differenceand to bring equity, there is one more chandramas'every third year and, after 19 years, there is a kshaya2chandramas,


4. Kshayamiis and AdhikamiisBetween two new Moons (i.e. amavasyas), if there isno Surya sankranti (change of rashi by the Sun i.e.Sun ingress), then that month is adhikamas. Adhika-mas is known as mal mas or laund ka maheena. fbetween twonew~ are twoSurya sankrantis (Sun changes two rashis), then thatmonth is a kshayamas.

Notes:(i) Sankranti

Transition of a planet from one sign to another iscalled sankranti. Ingress of the Sun is called suryasankranti.

(ii) LaundIf there is no surya sankranti between two newMoons, then there is an additional month whichis called laund ka maheena.

Example: On the new-moon day on 16th June 1996(7hrs 6mts), the Sun was still in 'Gemini; therefore,there were two Ashadha. Sun entered Gemini on 14thof June in 1996 (Ashadha Krishna 14) at 20hrs 17mtsand then entered Cancer on 16th July 1996 (secondAshadha shukla 1) at 7hrs 11mts. Therefore, 17 daysof June and 16 days of July - a total of 33 days.Ashadha mas will be complete when the Sun is inGemini/ Cancer and the Moon is in uttarashadhanakshatra, which happened on 30th July 1996. Beforethe month of Ashadha, the month of [yeshtha whenon full-moon day, the Sun was in Taurus and Moon1. Adhika chandrarnas 2. One less chandramas


in [yeshtha constellation in Scorpio (which was on1st June 1996 at 26hrs 17mts). So, Ashadha monthstarted on 2nd June 96 and lasted till 30th July 96.That means a total of 59 days (29 days of June and 30days of July), which got divided into 2 months. Thefirst half of shuddha mas from 2nd [une to 16th June(Ashadha krishna paksha), Adhika mas from 17thJune to 1st July 96 (Ashadha shukla paksha), and from2nd July 96 to 15th July 96 (Ashadha krishna paksha)and thereafter from 16th July 96 to 30th July 96(Ashadha shukla) the another half of Shuddha mas.Here we have seen that from 2nd June 96 to 16th June

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5. Seasons or Ritus Sun's transit in two rashis e.g. Meena and Mesha,

Vrishabha and Mithuna is called a ritu. Hence, in oneyear there are six ritus.

6. Saura mas and RitusThe day the Sun enters Makara rashi is celebrated asMakara Sankranti throughout India. The twosankrantis Makara and Mesha (Capricorn and Aries)are celeberated in India as Makara Sankranti andVaisakhi respectively.

Sun's transit in Seasons

.~ Meena and Mesha Basant (spring)~ Taurus and Gemini Greeshma (summer)

Cancer and Leo Varshaa (rainy season)Virgo and Libra Sharad (autumn)Scorpio and Sagittarius Hemanta (winter)Capricorn and Aquarius Shishira (end of winter)

7. Ayan and RitusAyan is defined as northward and southward transit(uttarayana and dakshinayana) of the Sun: InUttarayana or summer solstice - shishira (winter),basanta (spring) and greeshma (summer), the Sunmoves towards North. That is why it is calleduttarayana.

Sayan Sun entered Capricorn or Makara rashi on21st December 1996 (Margashirsha shukla dwadashi)Vikrami samvat 2053) at 19hrs 36mts and uttarayana,

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shishira ritu started, dakshinayana ended.Dakshinayana started on 2nd July 1996 i.e. the firstday of Ashadha (additional month).Uttarayana

Uttarayana lasts from December to June (from themonth of Magha to Ashadha) approximately. Duringthis time the Sun is the lord of devatas. This period iscalled daytime of devatas.

In this Ayan, entering a new house, takinginitiation, installation of idols of gods, constructingwells, tanks, bavaries (deep wells with flight of stairsdown to the surface of water), gardens, performingmarriages, thread ceremony(yajyopaveeta orupanayana), and other auspicious functions arepermissible and desirable.

16 hours or 40 ghatis from the start of uttarayanaare prohibited for auspicious functions.

Dakshinayana

Varsha (rainy season), sharad (autumn) and hemanta(winter) are the three ritus or seasons in which the

. Sun moves towards south. Dakshinayana starts from, June and remains up to December. Here, the Sun is

the lord of pitaras (departed souls of forefathers and"other family members). During this period, works or.functions other than the auspicious shodas samskarascan be performed.

In case of emergency, there is no harm in starting.the ceremonies connected with the worship ofBhairava, Varaha, Narasingha, Trivikrama, andDugra and Ugra (strong) devatas. From the start of


winter solstice (dakshinayana), the first 16 hours or40 ghatis are specially not recommended for anyauspicious work.

8. Mal mas and performance of ceremonies.

The following rituals can be performed during mal mds.Permissible works: Sandhya, agnihotra, pujana etc.,daily rituals, garbhadhana (impregnation), jatakarma(nativity), seemant (a ritual performed in the seventhor eighth month of a pregnant woman), punsavan (theceremony which is performed during the third monthof conception) etc. Samskaras, roga-ashan ti,sapindikaran, manavadi tithi daan, daily daan andcharities, giving daan of til (sesame seeds), gau (cow)bhumi (land) and swarna (gold).

Welcoming a guest, ritualistic bath, first deathanniversary, and any work connected with govern-ment service are permitted as per shastras.

The following should not be done: Anitya (casual) andanaimaittik (regular) karya (occasional works), tuladaan, kanya daan, gaja daan, shodasha maha daan,yajna, apoorva (unprecedented, unique), teertha yatra(pilgrimage), apoorva devata ke darshan (having lookof a devata for the first time), construction of vatika,dev, kuan, talab, bavadi etc. namakaran (nameceremony to allot name to the new-born), upanayana(auspicious thread ceremony), chaula karma (shavingof head for the first time), anna-prashan (feeding cerealsto the baby for the first time), throne ceremony, startingor culminating a vrata (fasting), starting or entering anew house, great ceremony of some god, papa pray-aschitta (atonement or penance of sins), sarpabali

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(sacrificing a snake), Ishta devata ki bali, vadhu pravesha(bride's entrance), Durga and Indira sthapana andremoval, cardinal changes, Vishnu- shayana andpleasurable travelling are forbidden in malmas,

9. Paksha (Fortnight)Bright and dark fortnights make a complete month.When the Sun and the Moon are at the same degreein a rashi, it is called amavasya. The Moon gets totallycombust and it is invisible at that time. The shuklapaksha or the bright fortnight starts from the nextday of amavasya (immediately as the differencebetween the longitudes of the Sun and the Moon startsincreasing) and remains foi "ifteen days till the Sunand the Moon are opposite to each other in 1/7 axisat the distance of exactly 180 degrees from each other.This night is called poornima or full Moon. From thenext day of the full Moon the dark fortnight or krishnapaksha starts and remains till amavasya. Thiscompletes the lunar month.

10. Tithi kshaya and tithi vriddhiIn certain fortnights, the time or length of some tithimay either get reduced or increased resulting in adecrease or increase in the number of days of thepaksha.* If there is a reduction of two tithis in onepaksha (the paksha becomes of 13 days), then thatpaksha becomes inauspicious for all good works.

11. Grouping of tithisFrom one sunrise to the sunrise of the next day is*Here the fortnight differs from the Hindu Vedic Paksha. Paksha can getincreased or decreased.


. one tithi. The tithi prevailing at the time of sunrise___ _ uwill be taken as the tithi for that da till the next

ay s sunrise. The auspiciousness of the day (tithi)depends on-the kalaas of the Moon. There are 3.0tithis in a month (including both krishna pakshaand shukla paksha) but counted as 15 of shuklapaksha and 15 of krishna paksha as given in thetable on the next page.

Tithi Nomenclature,,.

1,6, 112, 7, 123,8, 134,9, 145, 10, 30

NandaBhadra[aya

, Rikta4)~~l~roorna(Poornima or

Amavasya)~,

The names indicate the effects of tithis. The resultsof the work done on these days are according to theirnames e.g. Rikta means emp!.Y .signifYi~hati~ortant works

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these tithis are inauspicious. As it starts movingaway from the Sun, it starts gaining strengthgradually. Any work done between the first andthe fifth tithis will face obstructions.

(ii) From the 6th tithi to 10th tithi or shashthi todashami of shukla paksha, the Moon is ofmedium strength.

(iii) From 11th to 15th tithi or ekadashi to poornima,the Moon acquires full kalaas and strength. It isin full glory on poornima. These five tithis (11,12, 13, 14, and 15) are the best ones.

(iv) From the first day after poornima, that is, thekrishna pratipada (first tithi), the Moon startslosing strength gradually but it remains powerfultill krishna panchami (fifth tithi) (1, 2, 3, 4, and5). Hence these are auspicious days.

(v) From krishna sashthi (6th tithi) to dashami (10thtithi) the effect is of medium strength.

(vi) From a ekadashi (11th tithi) of krishna paksha tonew Moon or amavasya, the Moon is ksheena kala(becoming weaker and weaker) till on amavasyait is fully lost to eye. The five 11, 12, 13, 14, and15 tithis of dark half are considered inauspicious.

Bright Half Dark Half

Category Shukla Paksha Krishna PakshaBest Ekadashi, Dwadashi, Pratipada, Dwiteeya,

Trayodashi, Triteeya, Chaturthi,Chaturdashi, and and Panchami

'. Poornima (1, 2, 3, 4 and 5)(11, 12, 13, 14 and 15)

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Bright Half Dark HalfCategory Shukla Paksha Krishna Paksha

Inauspicious Pratipada, Dwiteeya, Ekadashi, Dwadashi,Triteeya, Chaturthi, Trayodashi, Chaturdashi,and Panchami and Amavasya .(1,2,3,4 and 5) (11, 12, 13, 14 and 30)

Medium Shashthi, Saptami, Shashthi, Saptami,Ashtarni, Navami, Ashtami, Navami andand Dashami Dashami(6,7,8,9 and 10) (6,7,8,9 and 10)

Names of the Tithis and their deities

Tithi English Swami1 Pratipada (Padava) First Agni2 Dwiteeya (Dooj) Second Brahma3 Triteeya (Teej) Third Gauri (Parvati)4 Chaturthi (Chau th) Fourth Ganesha5 Panchami (Panch) Fifth Sarpa (Snake)6 Shashthi (Chhath) Sixth Skand or Kartikeya7 Saptami (Saat) Seventh Surya8 Ashtarni (Aath) Eighth Shiva (Shankar)9 Navami (Naumi) Ninth Durgaji~O Dashami (Dash) Tenth Yamaraj~1 Ekadashi (Gyaras) Eleventh Vishvadeva~2 Dwadashi (Baras) Twelfth Bhagawana Vishnu~3 Trayodashi (Teras) Thirteenth Kamadeva~4 Chaturdashi (Chaudas) Fourteenth Shiva~5 Poornima (Puno, Fifteenth. Chandrama

Purnamasi)16 Amavasya (Mavas) Thirteenth Pitar and Moon

Whichever deity is the lord of a particular tithi,he is worshipped on that tithi. As the name suggests,

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the nature and action of that deity is similar to thatof the tithi (Yatha nama tatha guna).13. The auspicious functions done on a particular tithiMuhurta Chintamani has not given details of thedifferent functions to be celebrated on a particulartithi. However, Piyooshdhara has given such detailswhich are discussed below:

(i) PratipadaMarriage, travel, upanayana (thread ceremony),pratishthapana, seemantonayana (a ritual performedin the third month of pregnancy), chaula karma, vastukarma, griharambha (starting construction of a newhouse), grihapravesha (entering into a new house)and shantik-paushtik karyadi (work related to peace,health etc.) can be done.Note: On the first day of the bright half, the Moon isweak, but on the first day of the dark half (krishnapaksha), the Moon is stronger; hence, on this day theperformance of auspicious works like marriage,travel, fasting etc. is more advisable.

(ii) DwiteeyaMarriage, travel, bhushan (ornaments), sangeetavidya, shilanyasa, works pertaining to government,treasury, minister, vastu-karma pratishthapana,upanayana etc. are allowed. Use of oil on body is notallowed.

(iii) TriteeyaLearning of music, seemanta, chuda, annaprashan,grihapravesha, marriage, travel, abhushan-related

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works, tongue-related works, raj-sambandhi (govern-ment-related) works, upanayana etc. can be done. Allauspicious works such as entering a new house,marriage, purchase and use of jewellery are permissible.(iv) ChaturthiElectricity-related work, giving of poison, eliminatingof an enemy, murder, putting something to fire,taking someone in captivity, using weapon or cruelworks (kroora karya) etc. can be done.(v) PanchamiAll the nature's auspicious works can be done on apanchami but one should not give money on loan;otherwise one may lose. Also, all the works that arepermissible on dwiteeya and triteeya can beperformed on this tithi.

(vi) ShashthiAll auspicious works related to war, shilpa, vastu,ornaments, dresses, griharamabha (starting ofconstruction of a house) etc. can b~ done but massageof oil, pitrikarma, datun (purchase or use of wood forcleaning teeth), travel, any type of woodwork aretotally prohibited.

(vii) SaptamiMarriage, music-related work, making of ornamentsand wearing them, travel, grihapravesha, vadhu-pravesha (welcome of bride in the house), fight,government-related works, vastu, chudakarma,sculpture, annaprashan', upanayana? etc. can be1. Feeding of cereal to the baby. 2. Thread Ceremoney.

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performed. All the things enumerated under 2, 3 and5 tithis are permissible.

(viii) AshtamiWriting-related work, war-related works, vastu,shilpa, government-related works, women, gems,entertainment, donning weapons etc. are proper onashtami. Eating meat on this tithi is prohibated.

(ix) NavamiHunting, quarrel, gambling, making ornaments,drinking alcoholic drinks, making intoxicatingliquors, ghaata karma, experiments with poisons, allthe kroora karmas (cruel works) permissible onchaturthi can be done on navami also.

(x) DashamiRajkarya, elephant, and horse-related works,marriage, music, vastra, ornaments, travel, griha-pravesha, vadhu-pravesha, sangram, vastu, chuda-karma, shilpa, annaprashan, upanayana etc. areproper. Do not use oil on body. All ceremonies thatcan be done on dwiteeya, triteeya, panchami andsaptami can be done on dashami also.

(xi) EkadashiFasting, religious rituals, devata ka utsava (celebrationsconnected with devatas), udyapana (a ceremony doneafter keeping a prescribed fast), vastu-karma, war-related activity, shilpa, yajyopaveeta (wearing of holythread), griharambha, travel-related auspiciousworks can be done.

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(xii) DwadashiMarriage, car or train, road-related work, poshana etc.are all right, but applying oil, starting to construct a newhouse, grihapravesha and travel should be avoided..

(xiii) Trayodashi (Shukla Paksha)War, weapons utilised for the army, flag making,government-related work, vastu-karrna, sangeetavidya are all good. On this tithi, travel, grihapravesha,oiling the body, wearing of new clothes and jewelleryetc. are all suitable, excepting yajyopaveeta. All worksas prescribed for 2, 3, 5, 7, and 12 tithis can also bedone on 13 tithi.

(xiv) ChaturdashiMurder, maranaprayoga (performance of rites to givemurderous effect on others), use of poison, use ofweapon, etc. - all the kroora karmas -can be done.Travel is prohibited. All that is prescribed forchaturthi is also applicable.

(xv) PoornamasiShilpa, ornaments, fights, marriage, deva, yagna,jalashaya (water reservoir), travel, shanti and poshana(to provide food and goods of comfort) etc. - allauspicious activities - can be done.

(xvi) Amavasya (30)Pitrikarma can be done. Wood should not be collected.Mahadaana and cruel activities can be done butauspicious works and cohabitation should not bedone.


14. Vishaghati (Vishanadi)Four ghatis after the following vishaghatis of eachtithi should be left out. These are unfavourable andprohibited in marriage etc.

Tithi Ghati Tithi Ghati1 15 9 12 5 10 103 8 11 34 7 12 135 7 13 146 5 14 77 4 15,30 88 8

15. Dosha-PariharaIf the Moon be in Kendra (excepting in Lagna) orTrikona. and lagna lord in Lagna, or in own vargas, oraspected by benefics or friends, or Lagnesh be inKendra or Trikona and the Moon be in the constellation,Mrigashirsha, then the vishanadi dosha does not exist.

16. Authorised and unauthorised karmas (works),according to groups of tithis

Name Tithis

Nanda 1,6, 11Bhadra 2, 7, 12[aya 3,8, 13Rikta 4,9, 14Poorna 5, 10, 15, 30

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(i) Nanda (Lord Venus)One can use new clothes, do works related to musicand dance, farming, attend parties or celebrations,home-related works or household affairs, practice ofsculpturing Goy giving).(ii) Bhadra (Lord Mercury)Marriage, upanayana, travel, making of ornaments andtheir use, learning of arts and works related toelephants, horses and vehicles can be done.

(iii) Jaya (Lord Mars)Training of the army, solidifying the army, makingof weaponry, travel, giving big parties, startingconstruction of a new house, entering a new house,taking of medicines, ayd business dealings can bedone.

(iv) Rikta (Lord Saturn)Defeating enemies and taking them into captivity,poisoning, use of weapons, killing with sharp metallicweapons, burning etc. - all cruel works - can be done.

(v) Poorna (Lord Jupiter)Marriage, yajyopaveeta (thread ceremony), coronation ofthe king, coming and going, and shanti paushtikakaryacan be done.

Use of tithiGenerally, there is a difference of opinion for decidinga tithi prevailing on a particular day. The tithi can bedifferent at sunrise from the one some time after that.

Whichever is the tithi at sunrise, it should be

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taken for the whole day and night for daan (charities),learning, vrata (fasting), deva karma, marriage andpratishtha pana and for all auspicious occasions.

For offering food etc. to forefathers (shraddhakarma), oiling the body, sexual intercourse, birth anddeath etc., take the tithi existing at that time and notwhich was at the time of sunrise.

17. There are some tithis on which auspicious worksare prohibited, but if some necessity arises, thoughthe tithis may be faulty, during some ghatis of thosetithi auspicious works can be done. Such tithis aregiven below:

A Paksharandhra tithi (Chhidra tithi)Chaturthi, shashthi, ashtami, navami, dwadashi andchaturdashi of both the pakshas are called chhidratithis which are prohibited for auspicious works. Ifnecessary, the following ghatis of the beginningshould be avoided and the rest can be utilised.

(i) First 8 (3hrs 12mts) ghatis of Chaturthi (4th)(ii) First 9 (3hrs 36mts) ghatis of Shashthi (6th)(iii) First 14 (5hrs 36mts) ghatis of Ashtami (8th)(iv) First 25 (10hrs) ghatis of Navami (9th)(v) First 10 (4hrs) ghatis of Dwadashi (12th)

(vi) First 5 (2hrs) ghatis of Chaturdashi (14th)(Here the total length of a tithi is taken as 60 ghatis.)B Manvadi Tithis (See annexure I)Manvadi tithis are left out in auspicious works. Thesefourteen Manus' tithis are supposed to be related to

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swayambhvadi fourteen human beings.These tithis bestow anantaphal (unending results)

for bathing (taking holy bath), hawana, japa, daan-punuaetc. but are prohibited for vrata, udyapana, upanayana,vidyarambha (starting education), marriage, constructionof house, entering a house etc.

These tithis are given as follow:(a) Triteeya and poornima of shukla paksha of

Chaitra mas(b) Poornima of [yeshthc mas(c) Dwadashi and poornima of shukla paksha of

Ashadha mas(d) Ashtami and amavasya of sravana "krishna

paksha(e) Triteeya of shukla paksha of Bhadrapad(f) Navami of shukla paksha of Aashwina(g) Dwadashi and poornima of shukla paksha of

Kartika mas,

(h) Ekadashi or Trayodashi of shukla paksha ofPausha mas

(i) Saptami of shukla paksha of Magha masG) Poornima of shukla paksha of Phalguna masC Yugadi TithisThe following tithis are the starting tithis of satyuga,treta, dwapara and kaliyuga which are also prohibitedfor auspicious works.(a) Navami of shukla paksha of Kartika mas


Satyuga(b) Triteeya of shukla paksha of Baisakha - Traita(c) Amavasya of krishna paksha of Magha mas -

Dwapara(d) Trayodashi of (krishna paksha) of Sravana mas

- Kaliyuga

D Mas-Shunya TithiThe following tithis are prohibited for auspiciousceremonies.(a) Ashtami and Navami of both pakshas of Chaitra

mas

(b) Dwadashi of both pakshas in Baisakha mas(c) Chaturdashi of krishna paksha and Trayodashi

of shukla paksha of [yeshtha mas(d) Shashthi of krishna paksha and saptami of shukla

paksha in Ashadha mas(e) Dwiteeya and triteeya of both pakshas in Sravana

mas

(f) Pratipada and Dwiteeya of both pakshas inBhadrapada mas

(g) Dashami and ekadashi of both pakshas inAashwina mas

(h) Panchami of krishna paksha and chaturdashi ofshukla paksha in Kartika mas

(i) Saptami and ashtami of both pakshas inMargashirsha mas

0) Chaturthi and panchami of both pakshas inPausha mas


..

(k) Panchami of krishna paksha and shashthi ofshukla paksha in Magha mas

(1) Chaturthi of krishna paksha and triteeya ofshukla paksha in Phalguna mas

E Hutashana Tithis (Hutashana Yogas)The following tithis are not to be used for auspiciousworks.

(a) Dwadashi on a Sunday(b) Shashthi on a Monday(c) Saptami on a Tuesday(d) Ashtami on a Wednesday(e) Navami on a Thursday(f) Dashami on a Friday(g) Ekadashi on a SaturdayF Vishakhya Tithis (Visha Yoga) /The following vishakhya tithis are not to be used inauspicious works. l\

(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)

Chaturthi on a SundayShashthi on a MondaySaptami on a TuesdayDwiteeya on a WednesdayAshtami on a ThursdayNavami on a FridaySaptami on a Saturday

G Dagdha Tithis


The following dagdha tithis are also not allowed forauspicious works.

(a) Dwadashi on a Sunday(b) Ekadashi on a Monday(c) Panchami on a Tuesday(d) Triteeya on a Wednesday(e) Shashthi on a Thursday(f) Ashtami on a Friday(g) Navami on a SaturdayH Mritasangyaka tithis

Mritasangyaka tithis are also not recommended forauspicious works. Any work started on anyone ofthese tithis does not bear fruit.(a) Nanda tithis (1,6, 11) on a Sunday or a Tuesday(b) Bhadra tithis (2, 7, 12) falling on a Monday or a

Friday(c) [aya tithis (3,8, 13) falling on a Wednesday(d) Rikta tithis (4,9, 14) falling on a Thursday(e) Poorna tithis (5, 10, IS, 30) falling on a SaturdayI Siddha tithis

Any project started on anyone of the following tithisgives success.

(a) Tritccya, ashtami and trayodashi on Tuesdays(jaya)

(b) Dwiteeya, saptami, dwadashi on Wednesdays(bhadra)


(c) Panchami, dashami and poornima on Thursdays(poorna)

(d) Pratipada, shashthi and ekadashi on Fridays(nanda)

(e) Chaturthi, navami and chaturdashi on Saturdays(rikta)

J Somapada tithisThese tithis also give auspicious results.

(a)(b)(c)(d)

[yeshtha shukla dwiteeyaAshadha shukla dashamiPausha shukla ekadashi.Magha krishna and shukla chaturthi anddwadashi

K Adhama Tithis (Adhama Yogaf Karkach Yoga)Auspicious undertakings are not allowed.(a) Saptami and dwadashi on Sundays(b) Ekadashi on Mondays "(c) Dashami on Tuesdays(d) Pratipada and navami on Wednesdays(e) Ashtami on Thursdays(f) Saptami on Fridays(g) Shashthi on SaturdaysNote: Falling of pratipada on a Wednesday andsaptami on a Sunday are named as "Samvartak Yoga"in Piyush Dhara.

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L Galgriha TithisThe following tithis are called galgriha tithis on whichauspicious works are prohibited, more specifically forupanayana and educational purposes.7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 30 of krishna paksha and 1 tithi ofshukla paksha.

M Ghataka TithiGhataka tithis are combinations of vara, tithi andnakshatra.

Day Tithi Nakshatra

ja{Nanda tithi on a Sunday 1-6-11 Bharani(b) Bhadra tithi on a Monday 2-7-12 Chitra(c) Nanda tithi on a Tuesday 1-6-11 Uttara Ashadha(d) Iaya tithi on a Wednesday 3-8-13 Dhanishtha(e) Rikta tithi on a Thursday 4-9-14 Uttara PhalguniJf) IBhadra tithi on a Friday 2-7-12 [yeshtha(g) Poorna tithi on a Saturday 5-10-15 Revati

These above seven ghataka tithis, combinationsof tithis days and nakshatras are prohibited for anyshubha kritya (auspicious work).18. Vara: the seven days of a week are based on sevenplanets. The beginning of srishti fell on a Sunday ofChaitra shukla pratipada; hence, the first day of theweek starts from Sunday and follows by Monday,Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday andSaturday. In all the festivals, only udayakaleena (at thetime of sunrise) tithi is taken. In daily routine works,


the day is reckoned with after 24 hours/OO hours(midnight). This has happened because of Westerninfluence.

(i) Shubha Vara - Monday, Wednesday andThursday .

(ii) Saumya Vara - Friday(iii) Kroora Vara - Sunday, Tuesday and Saturday

Shubha karya on shubha vara and kroora karyaon kroora vara are preferable.

Sunday: The deity is Shiva. This is classified asdhruva of a fixed class rajyabhisheka, geeta (singingof songs), vadyarambha (starting to play musicalinstruments), rajyaseva, buying and selling cattle,taking and giving medicine, use of weaponry, workrelated to gold, silver and copper, yagna, taking ofmantra, wearing of new clothes etc.

Monday: The deity is Parvati. Classified asmovable. Making and wearing of ornaments, plantinga garden, starting music and dance, cattle deals,taking and paying of loans. '

Tuesday: The deity is Kartikeya. Classified ascruel. Taking into captivity, administering poison, truceand breaking of truce, cheating, military movements,collection of arms etc., acquisition of gold, moonga,metal and use of fire.

Wednesday: The deity is Vishnu. Classified asmixed nature. Starting literature, learning of musicand art, writing work, making of idols, panigrahana(marriage), and collection of cereals and grains etc.

Thursday: The deity is Brahma. Classified as


laghu (small). Yagna, havana, devarchana, navagrahapujana, peace promotion, religious rituals, practiceof vidya, wearing of new clothes, paushtika karma,purchase and sale of ornaments, giving and takingmedicine, donning of new ornaments.

Friday: The deity is Indra. Classified as mridu.Starting of dance, vocal and instrumental music,works related to increase of wealth (aishvarya) makingfriends, wearing of new clothes and ornaments, andworks related to trading (business and farmproducts).

Saturday: The deity is Kaal. Classified as daruna.Giving and taking weapons, using iron and shisha(glass), entering a new house or village, speaking oftruth, visha daan (gifting of poison), purchase ofelephants and horses, visarjana (submerging of idolsinto river), treacherous works and smuggling.19. Nakshatra(i) There are 27 nakshatras and 12 rashis. Eachnakshatra has 4 charanas or padas. The total numberof charanas are 108. Each rashi has 9 charanas (108 +12). The following are the 27 nakshatras:1. Ashwini 2. Bharani3. Krittika 4. Rohini5. Mrigashirsha 6. Aridra7. Punarvasu 8. Pushya9. Ashlesha 10. Magha11. Pvorvaphalguni 12. Uttaraphalguni13. Hasta 14. Chitra

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15. Swati 16. Vishakha17. Anuradha 18. [yeshtha19. Moola 20. Poorvashadha21. Uttarashadha 22. Sravana23. Dhanishta 24. Shatabhisha25. Poorvabhadrapada 26. Uttarabhadrapada27. Revati 28. AbhijitaNote: Abhijita is the 28th nakshatra which extendsfrom 640'0" to 1053'20" of Makar rashi. It means thatit extends from the 4th charana of uttarashadha (last15 ghatis) to the 1st 1/15th part of Sravana (about 4ghatis).(ii) Nature of nakshatras

Nature

(a) Dhruva or sthira

(b) Chara or chala

(c) Ugra or kroora

(d) Mishra or sadharana(e) Kshipra or laghu

Nakshatras

Rohini, Uttarashadha,Uttaraphalguni,Uttarabhadra

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Punarvasu, Swati, Sravana,Dhanishtha andShatabhishaBharani, Magha,Poorvashadha,Poorvaphalguni,PoorvabhadrapadaKrittika and VishakhaAshwini, Pushya, Hasta,Abhijita

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(f) Mridu or maitreya

(g) Teekshna or darun

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Mrigashirsha, Chitra,Anuradha and RevatiAridra, Ashlesha, [yeshtha

Dhruva (fixed) nakshatraIt gives success in sowing plant seeds, grihapravesha,planting a garden, nagara-pravesha, gramavasa(estab-lishing a village), Vinayakashanti, first practiceof music, new clothing, erotic pleasures, making andwearing of ornaments.

Chara (moveable) nakshatraRiding a car, elephant, horse, scooter etc., laying outa garden, and entering that garden for the first time,opening a ship, sexual intercourse, getting gold, silverand gem jewellery, or starting a new branch oflearning. ,

Ugra (violent or unkind) nakshatraGiving defeat to an enemy, electric or fire instruments,starting new lights or fires, poisoning, manirika ghataprayoga (to harm or hit someone by reciting mantraor doing tantra), taming of animals, all cruelty-relatedworks should be undertaken in ugra nakshatras.

Mishra (sadharana) nakshatraMixing of metals and other things, captivating someone,use of poison, hatred-related actions, agnikarma,starting of agnihotra (lighting fire for yagna).Kshipra (small) nakshatraMovable works (which involve movements), selling of

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goods, learing shastras, using and purchasingornaments, giving and taking medicine, works relatedto art, culture and literature.

Mridu (maitreya, soft or friendly) nakshatraWearing of new clothes, making friends, making ofornaments, music-related activities are allowed.

Teekshna or daruna (severe) nakshatraAbhichara karma (marana, uchchatan, vidveshana i.e.starting recitation of mantras, to be completed withina pre-decided period), quarrel, training of horses andelephants, sowing seeds, starting work of laying outa garden, shanti-poushtika karmas (works connectedwith remedies or pacification of grahas), griha orgramapravesha (entering a house or a village), sangeeta-vidyarambha (starting learning of music), entertain-ment and wearing of new clothes and ornaments arepermissible.

(iii) Nakshatras, their lords and devatas\

Nakshatras Swami Devata(lords) (deity)

1 Ashwini Ketu Ashwini Kumar2 Bharani Venus Yama (Antak)3 Krittika Sun Agni4 Rohini Moon Brahma5 Mrigashirsha Mars Chandrama6 Aridra Rahu Shiva (Rudra)

... 7 Punarvasu Jupiter Aditi8 Pushya Saturn Brihaspati (Guru)

20. What are yogas? What results do they give?Yoga: Yogas are of two types - naisargika andtatkalika.

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Naisargika Yogas

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N arne of the Yoga Lord Result

1. Vishakumbha Yama Ashubha2. Priti Vishnu Shubha .3. Ayushmana Chandra Shubha

;'4. Saubhagya Brahma Shubha5. Shobhana Brihaspati Shubha6. Atiganda Chandra Ashubha7. Sukarma Indra Shubha8. Dhriti Jala Shubha9. Shoola Sarpa Ashubha

10. Ganda Agni Ashubha11. Vriddhi Surya Shubha12. Dhruva Bhoomi Shubha13. Vyaghata Vayu Ashubha14. Harshana Bhaga Shubha15. Vajra Varuna Ashubha16. Siddhi Ganesha Shubha /17. -yatipa.!il' Rudra Ashubha ;

~":. ..... ,_ . - ..' ,>-

18. Variyan (Vari) Kubera Shubha19. Paridha Vishwakarma Ashubha20. Shiva Mitra Shubha21. Siddha Kartikeya Shubha22. Sadhya Savitri Shubha23. Shubha Lakshmi Shubha24. Shukla Parvati Shubha25. Brahma Ashwini Kumara Shubha26. Aindra Pitar Ashubha27. Vaidhrijj"> Diti Ashubha /

Shubha: auspicious Ashubha: inauspicious

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