FIXINGAMUHURTAANOUTLINEOFTHESTEPSINVOLVED

Dr.SatyaPrakashChoudhary
Sometimeback,immediatelyafteratalkatanastrologymeeting,astudentwhoseemedtohavebeen
learningthesubjectforafewyearscametomewithadoubt,justtoseeifhermethodoffixingamuhurta
neededanyfinishingtouches.Ilookedintohernotesandwasshockedtosaytheleast.Shehaddoneamix
ofone'system'andanother'paddhathi'onwhichshehadamiserlysprinklingoffewotherjyotish
principles!Thatwasherwayoffixingamuhurta.Itbetrayedherignoranceofthefundamentalsofjyotish
initspureform.Itisperhapsforreasonslikethis,thatgenuineloversoftraditionaljyotishareallergicto
suchmethodologies.Noman'smethodology,whateveritsadvantages,canreplaceorstanduptotheocean
ofJyotish.Awavejustcannotreplacetheocean.WhileIhadalwaysbeenopentotestingany
methodologyoutsideconventionaljyotish,Iwasalwaysawarethattheauthorsofsuchpaddhathis/systems
claimedunreasonablethingsattimes.Inevertooktheircriticismabouttraditionalastrologyseriously.But
abeginnertakesthemtooseriouslyandmissesoutonalargeandsubstantialpartofthelearningprocess.
Suchrebelornontraditionalmethodologiesmayperhapsbefinefordiscussionwithawellgrounded
astrologer.Butitisaverygoodideaforabeginnertosticktotraditional,soastoavoidthecommon
pitfalls.Theaveragelearnertriesvariousmethodswithpartialknowledge,hopsfromoneauthortothe
other,managestocatchpiecesofinformationfromeachplaceandperson,andeventuallytriestomake
senseofthosefragments.Theresult?Hisknowledgeofastrologyisquiteoftenamassofideasundigested,
unassimilatedandunharmonisedrunningriotinhismind!
Theprocessofselectinganauspiciousmomenttostartanyactivity,isquitecomplexandneedsaverygood
knowledgeofJyotish.Perhapsitisherethatavedicastrologer'sactualacidtestis.Alargeproportionof
theselfstyledvedicastrologersareignorantofeventhebasicsoffixingamuhurta.Ifonewantstolearn
purejyotishfirstwithoutanycorruptionsbythemanysocalledresearches,paddhathisandsystems,ifone
wantstoseehowmuchoneknowsorhasunderstoodjyotishtruly,beforeattemptingtopracticejyotish,
oneshouldreallytryhisorherhandatmuhurta.JatakaandPrasnahavebothbeenthroughcertain
influencesofotherschoolsofthoughtovertheyears.ButMuhurtaisperhapstheonlyareawhichhas
maintaineditsvedicoriginsandformintactoverthethousandsofyears.Moreovertheoriginalpurposefor
whichthevedicseersusedaknowledgeofastronomy,themainpurposeforwhichvedangajyotisawas
evolved,istotimethevariousritualsintunewiththecosmicinfluences,inordertogowiththeflowofthe
cosmiccurrents.Sinceagoodmuhurtawillensureoptimumoutcomeforthedesiredactivity,theprinciples
behindmuhurta,arelargelyusefulindecidingtheoutcomeofanymoment,basedonananalysisofthe
qualityofthemomentorqualityofthetime.Sinceanatalchartisalsoamomentintime,thesame
principlesareactuallyatworkinJatakatoo.ItisforthisreasonthatIwouldurgeeverysincerestudentof
jyotishtolearnmuhurtawellandthendecidehowmuchhereallyknowsjyotish.Butmanyunderestimate
thevalueofMuhurtaasasubjectintheireagernesstostartpredicting.
Therearemanybooksonthissubjectinthemarket.ButnobookaddressesthesubjectFULLYandina
clearsystematicandcomprehensivemanner.Generallyinmostbooks,thecommontopicsaredealtwith
andthenthestepsinevaluatingamuhurtaaregiven.Sincemuhurtadealswithhundredsofprinciples,one
comestocrossroadsmanytimesinfixinganauspiciousmoment.Themostcommonquestionsthat
studentsaskare:Whichcomponentofthepanchanga(pancha+anga=fivelimbs/components)ismore
important?Whatistheorderofpriority?Whichoneshouldbegivenpreference?Istherea
QUANTITATIVEwayofjustifyingthechoiceofonemuhurtaovertheother?Andwhatofthequality?It
isherethatanastrologer'sgraspofthesubjectcomesacrossunmistakably.

Thevariouscomponentshaveadegreeofpreference/priority.Therearequantitativeaswellasqualitative
methodsthatarepartandparcelofelectinganauspiciousmoment.Sincethesubjectisvast,Iwilloutline
theprocessinaveryveryskeletalmannerinthispostfirst.Laterastimepermits,Iwillexpandupon
variousareasforthestudents.InfactwhenIoutlinedthewholesubjectwithheadings,sideheadings,key
words,tablesetcandleftgapsforexplanationstobeinsertedlater,thefilecametofourhundredpages.
Thispostmaynotteachyoumuhurtareally,especiallythebeginner.Butthestudentwhohasbeenaround
forafewyearscancheckhisknowledgeandseehowmuchofwhatisgivenbelow,isalreadyapartofhis
practice.

Iwillsimplifyandoutlinethestepsinfixingamuhurtanow.Icanexpandtheminlaterpostswhenever
possible.Otherlearnedmembersmayalsoexpandonthetopicsiftheywishto.Iamdividingtheprocess
intovariousstepsforconvenienceandclarity.
STEPSINFIXINGAMUHURTA:
PRELIMINARYANALYSIS:

1.Generalforanypurposeonanychart
Therearemanydoshasthatanastrologerseekstoavoidinthemuhurtachart,irrespectiveofthespecific
activityandindividualchart,forwhichheisdoingthejob.Aftereliminatingmaximumnumberofdoshas
statedinthelist,oneshouldcheckforthemaleficcombinationsthatprevailduetothecombinationsof
variouscomponentsofthePanchanga.Maleficcombinationsareavoidedwhilethepresenceofbenefic
combinationsispreferred.Alistoftheseisgivenlaterattheend.

2.Specifictotheindividualchart
Chandrabala(natalmooncheck)
Tarabala(strengthofstar)

Aftereliminatingallmaleficdaysinaparticularperiod,wegetsomedaysfreefromthoseeffects.With
thosedaysinhandwemoveonfromthepreliminaryanalysistothemainstepoffixingthemuhurtanow.

MAINANALYSIS

Tillnowwehaveonlyavoidedoreliminatedcertaindaysetc.Hereafterwewillactuallyevaluateand
considercertaindaysandascendantsforthemuhurta.Thisinvolvesthefollowingfoursteps:

Findingthedayshavingthesuitablecombinationofthefivecomponents(pancha+anga=five
limbs/components).
Findingasuitableascendantdependingupontheactivity.
EnsuringtheStrengthandAppropriatenessofDasa,antardasa,andSignificatoroftheactivity
Findingthemostauspiciousmomentswithintheascendantchosen/Amshachartsetc
Miscellaneous/Specialconsiderationsforvariousactivitieslikemarriageetc

NowIwilloutlineandenumeratethesestepsbelow.

Findingthedayshavingthesuitablecombinationofthefivecomponents:
Thefirstandtheforemostrequirementtofixamuhurtaistheavailabilityofthesuitablefivecomponents.
Dependingupontheactivitywefirstcheckwhetherthefivecomponentsofpanchanga,prevailingonthe
daysfreefrommaleficeffects,suittheactivityforwhichthemuhurtaisdesired.Theprocessofevaluating
thoseenergiesispartoftheinitialevaluation.Itisaprocessofchoosingagoodlunarday,weekday,
Constellation,yogaandKarana.
Themarksallottedareasfollowsaccordingtothe'PhalitaNavaratnaSamgraha':
Lunarday=1,
Weekday=8,
Constellation=4
Yoga=32,
Karana=16
Chandrabala=100
Tarabala=60
Nowwemovetothesecondstep.

2.Fixingasuitableascendantdependingupontheactivity.

Dependinguponthenatureoftheactivity,oneshouldchoosefixed,dualormovablesignsas
ascendants.Afterfixingaparticularascendantweshouldmakesureofitsstrengthandcheckwhetheritis
freefromcertainmaleficeffects.Thisprocesscanfurtherbedividedintothreestages.

a.)Avoidingmaleficcombinationsoftheascendent
Thefivemajormaleficeffectsthatweshouldtrytoavoidwithrespecttoanascendantaregivenbelow.
Udayasthashuddhi(EnsuringBeneficAscand7thhouses)
Kartari(MaleficsScissoring)
BhriguShatka(Venusin6thinfixedsignetc)
Moonin6,8,12
SagrahaChandra(ConjunctionswithMoon)

b.)QuantitativeEvaluationoftheAscendant
Thisisaprocessofcheckingtheplacementofplanetswithrespecttothatascendanttomakesuretheyadd
strength.Forthatwehavetwomainmethodsarequantitative(markscanbeallotted).Theyare:

Panchestikaevaluation
Inthisstep,wecheckwhetherfiveimportantplanetsinthemuhurtachartarewellplaced.Thefive
importantplanetsthatshouldbehappyare:thelordoftime(kaladhipa),ascendantlord,Jupiter,Moonand
Sun.Theseplanetsare,inotherwords,likefivebricks/panchestikathatsupportawallandmakeitstrong.

Vimshopakaevaluation
ThisisdifferentfromtheVimshopakabalaofvargacharts.Thisismorelikerasibalaminthatitallots
pointsbasedonthepositionsofvariousplanetsinhouses/rasisintherasichart.Eachplanetisdecidedto
givepositive,negativeorneutralresultsdependinguponitsplacementfromthelagna.Thisvariesfrom
activitytoactivity,aseachactivityneedsadifferentkindofenergy.
3.EnsuringtheStrengthandAppropriatenessofDasa,antardasa,andSignificatoroftheactivity
Afterevaluatingtheascendantintheabovetwowayswethencheckwhetherthesignificationhouseand
theplanetpertainingtotheactivityarehappy;ifpossible,thedasaandtheantaradasalordsshouldalsobe
wellplacedinthechart.


4.Findingthemostauspiciousmomentswithintheascendantchosen/Amshachartsetc
Aftermakingsurethatwehaveanauspiciouslagnainhandweproceedtotheothersubtlefactors,which
playanimportantroleintheauspiciousnessofamuhurta.Forthis,weusevargaordivisionalcharts.Main
pointscheckedinthisstageare:
Papashadvarga
Pushkaramsa
Kunavamsa
ShodasaorShadvargas(whicheverisfeasible)

NowIwillenumeratethemostimportantdoshastobeavoidedinthepreliminaryanalysis.Hopeyou
rememberthatIskippedthisenumerationtheretodolistthemhere.Thisisactuallypartofthepreliminary
analysis.
PreliminaryDoshasandmaleficconsiderations
1.Combustion
1.

JupiterinLeo

2.

JupiterinCapricorn

3.

Solaringress

4.

Adhikamasa

5.

Kshayamasa

6.

Eclipse

7.

Kakrachayoga

8.

Samvartakayoga

9.

Dagdhayoga

10. Madhusarpishayoga
11. Hatashanayoga

12. Dagdhayoga
13. Yamghanthayoga
14. Kaaldandayoga
15. Dhumrayoga
16. Dhwanshayoga
17. Vajrayoga
18. Mudgarayoga
19. Padmayoga
20. Lumbayoga
21. Utpaatayoga
22. Mrityuyoga
23. Kaanayoga
24. Musalayoga
25. Gadayoga
26. Maatangayoga
27. Rakshayoga
28. Gandantas
29. Masashoonyatithis
30. MasashoonyaNakshatras
31. Masashoonyarashis
32. Tithishoonyarashis
33. TithishoonyaNakshatras
34. Tithishoonyalagna
35. Tripushkarayoga

36. Dwipushkarayoga
37. Panchaka
38. Baana
39. Adalyoga
40. Vidalyoga
41. Afflictedconstellations
42. Parvatithis
43. Galgrahatithis
44. Dagdhatithis
45. Chidratithis
Asalreadystatedearlier,expandingtheaboveoutlinedsteps,pointsandconsiderations,onemayendup
withafourhundredpagefile.Insteadofdoingthat,wecouldexpanduponselectedtopicsasrequired.
Learnedmembersonthislistcouldalsotakeupvarioustopics.Iwillendthispostbyreiteratingthat
knowledgeofmuhurtaisamusttobeacompleteastrologer.Athoroughunderstandingoftheprinciplesof
Muhurtacanactuallyhelpanastrologerappreciatetheprinciplesoftraditionalpredictiveastrology(Jataka)
betterandtherebymakeabetterastrologer.InmynextarticleIwillintroducethefivelimbs/componentsof
thepanchanga/calendar,asalsoothervariableslikeayana,masa,etcforthebenefitofabeginner.
Postscript:AfterIpostedthisarticleonadiscussionforum,areaderraisedaquestiononYoga.Itisan
interestingquestionraisedingoodspirit.Sinceboththequestionandtheanswerarequiteusefultoa
studentandpractitioner,Iamincludingtheminthepostscript.Iwillreproducethecontentoftheletter
withouttheotherdetails.
"Thankyouverymuchforyourpostontheabovementionedsubject.Thereishoweverasmall
clarificationthatIrequire:
AccordingtoAtharvanaJyotisha,Chapter7,Verse21,
"Inthematteroftheirpotencyforbestowingbenefitsforritualsperformedduringtheircurrency,thetithi
ranksonefold,thenakshatrafourfold,theVaaraeightfoldandthekaranasixteenfold."
WefindherethattheYogaisnotgivenanyweightage.AlsoinbooksonMuhurata,wefindthattheyogais
hardlyevergivenanyconsideration.Butinyourpost,theyogaisgiventhemaximumweightageof32
points.MayIknowtherationalebehindthis?
AcoupleofyearsagotherewasaverygoodarticleintheMartandPanchanga(averypopular
PanchangainNorthIndia),entitled"KyaPanchangVaastavmeinPanchangahai?"Heretoo,theauthor
questionedtherelevanceoftheyogaasitwashardlyeverusedinthepracticeofselectingagood
Muhurata.

Yourviews,aswellasthoseoftheGuruswillbeenlightening".
Nowreadthecontentsofmyreplytotheabove.

"Dear.
Iwillansweryourquestionasbrieflyaspossible,asIaminahurrysinceitisMondaymorning.You
raisedaveryinterestingquestionbyquotingtheHindiarticle.Whythendowecallit'PANCHA'ngaifwe
aretouseonlyfourlimbs?Asopposedtowhatyousay,everystandardtextdiscussesYogaasanimportant
limbofthePanchanga.Kalaprakasika?NaradaSamhita?PhalitaNavaratnaSamgraha?Muhurta
Chintamani?MuhurtaGanapati?AllthesetextsdiscussYogaasanintegralpartofMuhurta.

TheKalaprakasikaclearlysays,"HewhomakesastudyofthePanchangamthetithi,thevaram,the
nakshatra,theyoga,thekarana,ofeverydaybecomesfreefromallsins.Knowledgeoftithibrings
prosperity,knowledgeofvaramprovideslonglife,knowledgeofnakshatracausesthedestructionofsins,
knowledgeofyogagivesimmunityfromdisease;knowledgeofkaranaleadstosuccessinallendeavors.
ThusPanchangam(thefiveangasorlimbs)bestowsfivekindsofblessings".

TaketheNaradaSamhitanow.Afterdiscussingthebasicsinthefirstthreechapters,thenextfivechapters
aredevotedtothefivelimbsrespectively.Infactthechaptersareevenreferredtoas:
4thchapter:'Tithi'lakshanadhaya
5thchapter:'Vara'lakshanadhyaya
6thchapter:'Nakshatra'phaladhyaya
7thchapter:'Yoga'adhyaya
8thchapter:'Karana'dhyaya
ItistruethatsometextsdiscussYogainjustafewversesascomparedtoNakshatraorTithi.ButKarana
generallygetsevenlessspacecomparedtoYoga.Spaceisnotacriteriaanyway.Mosttexts(suchas
MuhurtaChintamani,Kalaprakasikaetc)includetheninemaleficnaisargikayogasinthelistof21evilsor
doshastobeavoided,whiletheremainingtexts(suchasMuhurtaSindhu,PoorvaKalamrtametc)dealwith
thetwomostmaleficYogas.EvenatextlikePoorvakalamrtamwhichhardlydealswithKarana,Yogaetc,
specificallyreferstoVyatipataandVaidhritiyogasasMAHAdoshastobeavoided.Icouldlistthemany
referencestoYogainthestandardtexts.Butsinceyourquestionpertainstoyogaasan**integrallimbof
thePanchanga,thetreatmentofthefivelimbsinfiveseperatechaptersnamedaftertheverylimb(anga),as
donebyNaradaSamhita,isthebestproofthatIcangiveyou,apartfromKalaprakasika'sassuranceofthe
fivekindsofblessingsarisingfromastudyofthefivelimbs.

Andnowtoyourdoubtastotherationaleofassigning32pointstoYogaandtheversefromAtharvana
Jyotisathatyouquoted.Ifyouobserveclosely,thenumberofpointsallottedtoTithi,Vara,Nakshatraand
Karanaarestillthesameinmypost,asinAtharvanaJyotisa.AdditionallyYoga,Chandrabalamand
Tarabalamarealsodealtwith.Thepointsasallottedinmypostisnothingbutaverbatimapplicationof
whatisgiveninthe'PhalitaNavaratnaSamgraha',notmyopinion.Andthereisnocontradictionbetween
thetwotexts,asitmayappearinthefirstlook.

TakeVimpsopakastrengthsforinstance.Thepointsallottedtovariousvargasvariesineachscheme,
dependingonwhetheryouareusingShadvargasorDasavargasorShodasavargas.Therasiwhichgets
maximumweightageinShadvargascheme,occupiessecondplace,themomentShastyamsaisconsidered,
asinShodasavargas.LikewisewhenYoga,TarabalaandChandrabalaarealsoconsidered,moreweightage
isgiventothem.Inageneraltreatmentofthelimbswithnoreferencetoa*SPECIFICchart,Karanamay
getmoremarks.Butwhenanindividualchartisconsidered,TARABALAbecomesthemostimportant.
Whatistheuseifthetithi,varaandNakshatraaregenerallygood,buttheNakshatraisaVipat,Pratyakor
Naidhanatarawith**referencetoone'sjanmanakshatra?Theweightagegiventovariousfactorskeeps
changingwiththelevelofinformationandprecisionavailable.Inageneralsense,Karanaisvery
important.ButTARABALAismoreimportantinanINDIVIDUALchart.Thisistherationalebehindtexts
like'PhalitanavaratnaSamgraha'.AtthesametimetheydonotcontradictAtharvanaJyotisaoranyother
text.

Moreover,evenifonechoosesasuitablenakshatraforanactivity(notconsideringtarabalaforamoment),
iftheyogaismalefic,itcanmartheeffects.SoYogagetsprominence.AstheKalaprakasikastates,"The
YOGAoftheNakshatraofthedaychosenfortheactivityshouldbebeneficial;ifso,theresultwillbe
satisfactory".ThusamaleficYogacanmartheeffectsofanakshatra.ThatiswhyinKalaprakasika,
knowledgeofYogaissaidtogiveimmunityfromdisease,probablyinasymbolicway.Justassicknesscan
reduceorattimesmarone'schancesofsucceeding,MahadoshaslikeVaidhritiorVyatipatacanmara
muhurta.Anyoftheninemaleficnityayogascanspoilthemuhurta.

Thusin*FULLFLEDGEDworkinfixingamuhurta,theNakshatraemergesasthemostimportant,among
allthefivelimbs,byvitueof**TARABALA,notTithi,orVaraorKaranaorYoga.Butwhenaperson
doesnotknowhisbirthdetails,ormuchabouttheotherlimbsofthepanchanga,thenVaraorWeekdayis
considered.Sowhethertheyhavetheirchartsornot,evenilliteratevillagersavoidTuesdaysandSaturdays
generallyforanyactivity.ButanastrologermaychooseaTuesdayforaKrooraandUgraactivity,aftera
closestudyofthechartandthePanchanga,sinceTuesdayhasanUgraKrura(AggressiveCruel)qualityto
it.SoTuesdaysareconsideredforactivitieslike'rogamuktasnana'(takingbathafterrecoveringfrom
illness),cultivationofland,actsinvolvingkillingofbirds/animalsetc(notthatIapprovesuchactivities!).
Butthisdoesntcontradictthegeneralversesthatstatethattuesdaysareinauspicious,sincethetextsstate
elsewherethattuesdaysmaybeconsideredfor*someactivities.Soquotingoneverseandtryingtojustifya
viewthatnostandardtextonmuhurtasupportsishighlymisleading.

AsfortheoriginalquestionofwhetherYogaistobeusedasanintegralpartofthePanchanga,ithasbeen
usedandSHOULDbeusedasanimportantlimbofthePanchanga,asitwasmeanttobe.Anyattemptto
distortthisfactcannotbejustified,asthestandardtextsunambigiouslydeclareYoganotonlyasanintegral

limbofthePanchangam,butalsoasaveryimportantconsideration,sinceitcanspoiltheeffectsofan
otherwisecarefullychosenmuhurta.

Hopethisclarifiesyourdoubts.Aninterestingquestionthough!

Muhurta
------ Dr. Satya Prakash Choudhary
Theexactjunctureoftime
"Toeverythingthereisaseasonandatimeforeverypurposeundertheheavens;atimetobebornanda
timetodie;Atimetoplantandatimetopluckupthatwhichisplanted;Atimetokillandatimetoheal;A
timetobreakdownandatimetobuildup;Atimetoweepandatimetolaugh;Atimetomournandatime
toDance;atimetogetandatimetolose;Atimetokeepandatimetocastaway".Almostallreligions
statethatthereisatimeforeverythinginthenaturalorder.Whenonedoesanythingattherightmoment,it
certainlyhastobearfruit.Goingwiththerhythmofnature,onelearnstoswimalongthecurrent.Infact,is
notsuccessduetotherighteffortattherighttime?Suchatimeisascertainabledefinitely.Muhurtaisthe
branchofastrology,whichdealswiththestudyof'timeofcommencement'.Itisapartoftheearliest
writingsofVedicastrologygiftedbytheancientsages.Traditionallythishasbeenaveryimportantand
continuouslivingtraditioninIndiasincetheVedictimes.TheVedicseersseemedtohavegiventheir
insightsintoastronomyprimarilyforthispurpose,fortimingtheirvariousrituals.Aligningtheirdaytoday
activitieswiththecosmos,theyinsistedongoingwiththecommonflowoftheUniverse.
Timeisgod.TimeisMAHAKALA.Timeisthecreatorofdestiny.Itisalsothecarrieroffruitsofdestiny.
Timeisthemostimportantfactorthatplaysamajorroleinourlives.Eachandeverythinghasbeen
destinedtotakeplaceinaparticulartime.Anddestinyisthepowerthatdecidesthecourseofevents,
anotherwordforourownkarmas.Thetimeofcommencementoflifeorthetimeofbirthhascertain
informationabouttheauspiciousandinauspiciousmomentsthroughwhichlifewillprogressbeforeit
reachesitsend.Themomentsortheinstancesofbirthcarrybroadparametersofone'sdestinyforhis
lifetime.Asamancannotcontrolhistimeofbirthortimeofcommencementoflife,hecannotcontrolall
thegoodorbadhehastofacejustbecausehislifestartedatthatparticulartime.Thewaytimeofbeginning
oflifeinfluencesthemajorincidentsoflife,timeofcommencementofanyactivitywillcontaincertain
favorableandunfavourablepromisesforsuchactivity.Andmanasaprogressiveelementofnaturehad
alwaysbeencurioustoknowaboutthefutureandfoundnoothersubstitutetoinfluenceandchangethe
outcome.

Muhurtaisthebranchofastrology,whichdealswiththestudyof'timeofcommencement'.Itisapartof
theearliestwritingsofVedicastrologygiftedbytheancientsages.Thewordmuhurtaliterallymeansa
periodof48min.(2ghatis).Butintheactualsense,muhurtaisamomentcreated.Orinotherwordsthe
exactjunctureoftimewithintheexistinglimitingpointsoffreedomofaction,whenthedivinepowersare
morelikelytoaidusandarefavourablydisposedtowardsthesuccessoftheactivity.Muhurtaincludesor
isconcernedwiththeplanetarybodiesandtheirvariouspositionsthatcontaincertainvibrationsor
promisesthatshowlikelysuccessofanactivity(oraconnectedsetofnatural/humanactionsoroperations
thatproducecontinuationorgradualchangeinordertoreachaparticularresultorasapartofofficial
system;whichhumanshavelittlecontrol)startingatthattime.
Thestudyofmuhurtaexplainstheeffectsthatdecidethefactofbeingsuitableorunsuitableofthatmoment
firstforaparticularactionandthenforaparticularindividual.Itisthestudyoftimeinvariousforms.The
relativepositionsoftheSunandMoonaregivenmoreimportance.Thevariablesofmuhurtaareayana,
month,constellation,yoga,ascendantetc.allbasedonthemovementsofSunandMoonindividuallyandin
relationtoeachother.Otherplanetsalsoplaytheirrolebyvariouspositions.Therighttimewhichis
promisingorshowingsignsoffuturesuccessforaparticularactivityismuhurta.
Thepracticalvalueorimportancecanbeobservedintermsofselfcreatedshorttermdestinyapplicableto
aspecificaspectoflife.Thisselfcreatedshorttermdestinywillcertainlyprovewhenitisputinastateof
completeagreementwiththeindividual'shoroscope.Ifweavoidgoingagainsttheforcesofnature,
eventuallycosmicpowercomesfavorable;muhurtahelpsusinsearchingthosemoments.Toappreciate
thisbetter,weneedagoodunderstandingoftheIndiancalendarorPanchanga.

*****
"FromLunardaythestagesofgrowthanddecay,fromweekdaythelongerlife,fromconstellationthe
seizureofbadactions,fromyogathecureofillhealth,fromKaranatheresultofthework,withallthese
thecalendarorpanchangagivestherequiredresults".

SkandaNarayanan
Theconceptofmuhurtaorchoiceofanauspiciousmomentcanbeusedtofixaparticulartimeforthe
commencementofalmosteachandeveryactivity:marriage,education,occupation,journey,oathtaking,
filingofnominations,procurementofvehicles,propertyetc.bypracticingitmancantunehimselftothe
frequencyofthecosmicpowersinsteadofgoingagainstit.

'Noaxecancutwhathadalreadybeenwritten'.IntheastrologicalhistoryofIndiatherelivedagreat
mathematicianandastrologernamedBhaskaracharya.Hewasagreatexpertinhissubjects.Andwhenit
happenedthathewasstudyingthehoroscopeofhisdaughterLeelavati,hefoundthatshehadacertain
doshacalled"Mangalyadosha"inherhoroscope(chancesforwidowhood).

Duetostrongbeliefinhisownabilities,hefeltthathecouldalterthecourseofeventsthataredestinedto
happenwithhisversatality.Hetriedvariouscombinationsandfinallysucceededinfixingthemarriageof

hisdaughterinanascendantinwhichalltheplanetsareinafavorablepositionastoensuresheremainsa
deergashumangali.(Onewhowouldleadlifewithhusbandtoaripeoldage).Inthosedays,tomeasure
time,peopleusedtouseawaterpot,whichconsistedanupperandalowerpart.Thewaterintheupper
receptaclewouldtricklethroughaholeintothelowercontainer.Thesystemwasarrangedinsuchaway
thatitgetsfilledupexactlyafter24min(1ghati)or1/60thepartoftheday.Itwasaunitoftimefollowed.
Thelowerpartwoulddeterminethetimeofday.
Onthedayofthewedding,Leelavatidressedinherweddingrobes,fascinatedbythetricklingdropssat,
besidethewaterclock.Asshepeeredintoit,apearlfromhernosestudfellintoitexactlyintothehole.She
beingasmallgirldidn'tobservethat.Astheflowofwatersloweddown,theclockwasnolongeraccurate.
Theexactauspicioustimefixedforthemarriageelapsed.WhenBhaskaracharyadiscoveredthishewas
shockedbutitwastoolateforhimtodoanythingtopreventthedisasterthatwasgoingtohappen.Sheled
herwidowedlifewithherfatherlearningmathematicsinthelatterpartofherlife.Thewavesofdestinyare
neverlesssevereorcruel.Nordotheyshowpity.

ThusMuhurtahasitslimitationstoo.Prarabdha,thefractionofpastkarmasthattheindividualhastowork
on,inthislife,alreadydecidesthegeneralframework,withinwhichanindividual'slifeoperates.An
astrologercanstudyprarabdhaordestinythroughthebirthtime.Butpartoftheresultofdestinydepends
ontheindividual'sfreewill,howhechoosestoalterhiskarma.Witheachthought,wordanddeed,weare
constantlydebitingorcreditingourkarmicaccount.Soifthenatalchartitselfindicatesunhappymarried
life,whatcanthechoiceofanauspiciousmuhurtaforthemarriagedo?Itcanatbestreducetheintensityof
sufferingbyonethird!Itisacommonexperienceofmanyastrologersthatindividualswithverystrong
negativeindicationsinthenatalchartinaparticularareaoftenfailtoevenutilizethemuhurtachosen.They
eithergetwrongguidance,orhaveobstaclesinusingtheauspiciousmomentchosen!Afterallweareup
againstthekarmasthroughthousandsandmillionsoflives.
ButMuhurtaisthemostcrucialareaapartfromremedialmeasures,intheareaoffreewill.Thisiswhere
therelevanceofastrologyasausefulsubjectofstudybecomesallthemoresignificant.Bothmuhurtaand
remedialastrologycomeunderthepurviewoffreewill.Theoutcomeoffreewilldependslargelyonhow
strongthepreviouskarmasare.Destinyvsfreewillwillremainanenigma,oneofthosesecretsofthe
workingsoftheCosmos,acompleteknowledgeofwhichmanwillprobablyneverattain.Thosewho
unravelthismysteryfullywillbeamongtheliberatedandenlightened.
Panchangaliterallymeans"Fivelimbs".TheHinducalendarhasfivelimbs.Itdescribesfivewaystodivide
thespanoftheday.ThedayisfromoneSunrisetoanotherSunrise.Indecidingthegeneralauspiciousness
ofamoment,allfivelimbsaretakenintoaccount.Ofcoursetheplanetarypositionstooareconsidered
next.Finallythematchingofthegenerallyauspiciousmomentwiththeindividualchart,isalsodoneto
ascertainwhetheritsuitstheindividualornot.Firstwewillcoverthefivelimbsofthecalendarbriefly.

Thefivelimbsare:
Lunarday(Tithi)
Weekday(Vaaram)
Constellation(Nakshatra)

Yoga
Karana

LUNAR DAY (TITHI)

TithiisthenamegiventothevariousanglesformedbytheSunandtheMoon.WhentheSunandMoonare
togetheratthesamedegreeitiscalledthenewMoon(amavashya).AsMoonmovesawayfromtheSunat
each12differenceanewLunardayisformed.Mathematically.
Lunarday(tithi)=(Moon'slongitudeSun'slongitude)/12
The30daylunarmonthisdividedintoadarkhalf,KrishnaPakshaandabrighthalf,ShuklaPaksha.Each
halfisfurtherdividedinto15parts,whicharecalledlunardaysortithis.ALunardayisthedailyspreadof
distancebetweentheSunandtheMoon,whichis12degrees.ThelengthsofLunardaysmaydifferasthe
amountofspacecoveredbyalunardayvariesfromtimetotime.Thereare30Lunardaysoutofwhich15
areinthebrighthalf(ShuklaPaksha)whenMoonmovestowardstheSun.

BRIGHTHALF

Tithi

Group

Nature

00120

Pratipada

Nanda

IA

120240

Dwitiya

Bhadra

IA

240360

Tritiya

Jaya

IA

360480

Chaturthi

Rikta

IA

480600

Panchami

Poorna

IA

600720

Shasthi

Nanda

720840

Saptami

Bhadra

840960

Ashtami

Jaya

First5h36min

9601080

Navami

Rikta

First10hrs

10801200

Dashami

Poorna

12001320

Ekadashi

Nanda

F.S

13201440

Dwadashi

Bhadra

F.S

Moon - Sun

InAuspiciousPart

First3h12min

First3h36min

First4hrs

14401560

Triyodashi

Jaya

F.S

15601680

Chaturdashi

Rikta

F.S

16801800

Purnima

Poorna

F.S

First2hrs

IA:InauspiciousM:MediumF.S:FullStrength
RiktaLunardaysaregenerallyconsideredinauspicious.
DARKHALF

Moon - Sun

Tithi

Group

Nature

In Auspicious Part

18001920

Pratipada

Nanda

19202040

Dwitiya

Bhadra

20402160

Tritiya

Jaya

21602280

Chaturthi

Rikta

22802400

Panchami

Poorna

24002520

Shasthi

Nanda

25202640

Saptami

Bhadra

26402760

Ashtami

Jaya

First5hrs36min

27602880

Navami

Rikta

First10hrs

28803000

Dashami

Poorna

30003120

Ekadashi

Nanda

IA

31203240

Dwadashi

Bhadra

IA

32403360

Triyodashi

Jaya

IA

33603480

Chaturdashi

Rikta

IA

34803600

Amavashya

Poorna

IA

ThetimefromonenewMoontoanothernewMooniscalledalunarmonth.

First3h12min

First3hrs36min

First4hrs

First2hrs


Muhurta
Thelunardaysareclassifiedintofivegroups.(M.C.ShubhashubhaPrakaranam4)
Nanda(Delightful).....1st,6th,11th,ofbothdarkandbrighthalf
Bhadra(Auspicious/Cow)...2nd,7th,12th,ofbothdarkandbrighthalf
Jaya(Triumph/Victorious)...3rd,8th,13th,ofbothdarkandbrighthalf
Rikta(empty/Emptied).....4th,9th,14th,ofbothdarkandbrighthalf
Poorna(Full/Filled).......5th,10th,15th,30thofbothdarkandbrighthalf.

Thefirstfivelunardaysofbrighthalfareconsideredinauspicious(becauseMoonisweak),nextfiveLunar
daysmedium,andthenextfive,fullstrength.
Inthedarkhalf,firstfivefullstrength,secondfivearemedium,thirdweak.

LORDSOFLunardayS
Tithi

Nature

Lords

Pratipada

Vriddhi(Increase)

Agni(Fire)

Dwitiya

AuspiciousHappening

Brahma(Godofc

Tritiya

Powergiving

Gauri(Goddessw

Chaturthi

Khala

Ganeshgodoffu

Panchami

Lakshmi(wealth)

Naga(serpents)

Shasthi

Famegiving

Kartikeya(Lordo

Saptami

Friendly

Sun

Ashtami

Conflict

Shiva(lordofdes

Navami

Aggressive

Durga(goddesso

Dashami

Sober

Yama(godofdea

Ekadashi

Enjoyment

Viswedeva

Dwadashi

Fameandgoodqualities

Vishnu

Triyodashi

Victory

KamaDeva(God

Chaturdashi

Aggressive

Shiva(godofdes

Poornima

Sober

Moon

Amavashya

Pitara(ancestors)

Some of the prescribed or prohibited activities in the Lunar day s are as

follows:
1st:Marriage,Upanayana,travel,installationofdeity,firstfeeding,tonsure,houseconstruction,house
warming,etc.arecommended.

2nd:Installationofdeity,travel,marriage,upanayanaandotherauspiciousactivitiesarefollowed,butoil
bathisprohibited.
3rd:Music,education,Seemanta,tonsureandotherauspiciousactivitiesmentionedinthe2ndlunarday.
4th:ExperimentwithWeapons,jailactivitiesetc.
5th:Allauspiciousactivities,butgivingloanisprohibited.
6th:Activitiesbelongingtoarchitecture,war,houseconstructionetc.butoilbathisprohibited.
7th:Allauspiciousactivitiesmentionedforthe2nd,3rdand5thlunardays.
8th:Battles,Governmentactivities,writing,dance,ornamentsetc.buttakingmeatisprohibited.
9th:Activitiesmentionedforthe4thlunarday.
10th:Activities,mentionedfor2nd,3rd,5th,7th,butoilbathisprohibited.
11th:Templeactivities,houseconstruction,preparationofliquors,travel,wearingnewclothesand
ornamentsetc.
12th:Upanayana,marriageandotherauspiciousactivities,buthouseconstruction,housewarmingand
travelareprohibited.
13th:Allauspiciousactivitiesmentionedabove,butoilbath,wearingnewclothesandornamentsand
yajnopaveetadharanaareprohibited.

14th:Allevilactivitiesbuthaircuttingandtravelareprohibited.
Poornima:Marriage,installationofdeities,architecturalwork,yagnaandpropitiationetc.allowed.
AMAVASYA:Givingoblationsiscommended,butsexualunionwithwomanisprohibited.

CONSTELLATION (Nakshatra)
TheConstellationistheMoonsign.Fromthestartingpointofthesiderealzodiacifwedividethezodiac
into27equalpartstheneachpartwillbeof13deg20minandiscalledaConstellation.EachConstellation
isfurtherdividedintofoursubsectionsof3deg20mincalledpada(foot).WhenMoontransitsina
particulardivisionof13deg20minitiscalledconstellationofthatmoment.Outofthefivecomponentsof
thepanchanga,constellationisgivenmaximumimportance.

Theconstellationsareclassifiedintosevenmajorgroupsaccordingtotheirnature.Theyare:
1.Fixedandconstant(DhruvaandSthira)
2.Movable(Charchala)
3.Aggressivecruel(UgraKroora)
4.Mixedandordinary(Mishrasadharana)
5.Shortanddynamic(Kshipralaghu)
Gentlefriendly(Mridumaitra)
Ferociousandbitter(Teekshanadaruna).
Accordingtodirection,constellationsaredividedintothreemajorgroups,theyare:
Upwardlooking(Urdhwamukha)
Downwardlooking(Adhomukha)
Straightlooking(Triyungmukha)

Constellation
English

Sanskrit

Arietus

AshwiniN1

Star

Appearance

Lord/Deity

Horse'sface

AshwiniKumaras

(Celestialtwin
Physicians)
Arietisa

BharaniN2

Vagina

Yama(lordofdeath)

Tauri

KrittikaN3

Knife

Agni(Fire)

RohiniN4

Shakat

Brahma

(Bullockcart)

(GodofCreation)

Faceofdeer

Chandhra(Moon)

Aloyoni
Tauri
Aldeboran
Orionis

MrighshiraN5

A
Orionis

ArdraN6

ManiorJewel

Rudhra

(Lordofdestruction)
Gemini

Punarvasu

House

Aditi

Plollux

N7

Cancri

PushyaN8

Arrow

Guru

Hydrae

Ashlesha

Wheel

Sarpa(serpents)

MaghaN10

House

Pitri(ancestors)

P.falguni

Stage

Bhaga(NameofSun)

Cot

Aryama

(motherofDevas)

N9
Leaonis
Regular
Leonis

N11
Corvi

U.Falguni
N12

Virginis

HastaN13

(NameofSun)
5

Hand

Sun

Spiica

Boothis

ChitraN14

Pearl

Arcturus

Viswakarma

(Architectofgods)

Librae

SwatiN15

Coral

Vaayu(Air)

Scorpionis

VaishakhaN16

ToranaaFlag

Indraagni

Antaras

AnuradhaN17

Pinda

Mitra

(NameofSun)
Scorpionis

JyeshthaN18

Earrings

Indra

Sagittanis

MoolaN19

11

Stage

Rakshasa

Sagittaris

P.shadaN20

Elephant'steeth

Jala(water)

Sagittaris

U.shada

Stage

Vishawadeva

Triangle

Brahma

Vaamana

Vishnu

N21
N21(a)

Abhijit
N21(a)

Aquailate

Shravana
N22

(Threefootsteps)

Dellphini

DhanishthaN23

Mridanga

Vasu

Aquari

SatabhishaN24

100

Circle

Varuna

Pegasi

P.bhadrapadN25

Stage

Ajcharan

(NameofRudra)
Ajagapada
Pegase

U.bhadrapadN26

Twins

Andreda
Pocium

Ahirbhudhnya

(NameofRudra)
Revati

32

Mridanga

N27

Pusha
(NameofSun)

(ThelordsoftheNakshatrasM.C.NakshatraPrakaranam1)
TheConstellationsaresuitableforvariousactivitiesdependingontheirnature.
Aroughguideisgivenbelow.

Understandingtheenergiesofthestars
Fixedandconstant(DhruvaSthira):Worksoffixednaturelikelayingfoundations,diggingawell,
housebuilding,agriculture,andstartingservicearedoneinthiscategory.
(M.C.Nakshatraprakaranam2)

Movable(CharChala):Allmovableactivitieslikeridingonvehicles,horses,elephantsandjourneysand
anyotheractivityneedingmotioncanbedoneinthisconstellation.
(M.C.Nakshatraprakaranam3)

Aggressivecruel(UgraKroora):Itissuitableforkilling,cheating,worksinvolvinguseoffire,theft,
poisoning,researchonpoisonousmedicines,purchasesaleanduseofarms.
(M.C.Nakshatraprakaranam4)


Mixedordinary(MishraSadharana):Goodforfireworks,welding,melting,gasworks,fabrications,
preparingmedicinesetc.
(M.C.Nakshatraprakaranam5)
Shortanddynamic(KshipraLaghu):Suitableforconstructionandstartingashop,selling,sex,starting
education,makingandwearingornaments,finearts,learninganddisplayofartsetc.,(M.C.
Nakshatraprakaranam6)

Gentlefriendly(MriduMaitra):Singing,learningmusic,makingandwearingclothes,playing,learning
gameskills,makingfriends,makingandwearingornamentsetc.,canbedoneinthese.(M.C.
Nakshatraprakaranam7)

Ferociousandbitter(TeekshanaDaruna):Killing,blackmagic,aggressiveanddeadlydeeds,todivide
others,totrainanimalsandcontrolanimalsetc.
(M.C.Nakshatraprakaranam8)

Accordingtodirection:
Upwardlooking:Suitableforconstructionofhouse,temples,multistoriedbuildings,horticultureetc,
wheretheactivityneedslookingupward.
(M.C.Nakshatraprakaranam9)

2.Downwardlooking:Diggingforwellsandponds,diggingforfoundationlaying,underground
constructions,mining,severworksaredoneintheseconstellationswhereonehastofacedownwards.
(M.C.Nakshatraprakaranam9)

3.Straightlooking:Activitiesfacingstraightlikeriding,driving,journeys,constructionofroadsetc.Each
andeveryconstellationhasaspecificshape,numberofstarsinitandalordrulingit.Theirsuitabilityto
variousactivitiescanalsobedecidedbytheabovecharacteristics.
(M.C.Nakshatraprakaranam9)

WEEKDAY(Vaaram)
TheperiodfromoneSunrisetoanotherSunriseiscalledaday.Eachdayisallottedaplanet.Ex.Sunday
Sun;MondayMoon;TuesdayMars;WednesdayMercury;ThursdayJupiter;FridayVenus;Saturday
Saturn.Eachdayisconsideredfortheinfluencebroughtaboutbytherulingplanet.OutoftheseTuesday
andSaturdayaremalefic.Sundayispartiallymalefic.Theseareclassifiedasconstellationsasfollows:

Sunday

Fixedconstant

DhruvaSthira

Monday

Movable

Charchala

Tuesday

Aggressivecruel

Ugrakroora

Wednesday

Mixed

Mishrasadharana

Thursday

Shortanddynamic

Kshipralaghu

Friday

Gentleandfriendly

Mridumaitra

Saturday

Volatile

Teekshanadaruna

Liketheconstellationstheweekdaysarealsojudgedbytheirnatureandareselectedfortheactivity.Ex:
Sundayfortasksoffixednatureandsoon.

Combination(YOGAorNITYAYOGA):
TherelativepositionoftheSunandtheMooninthezodiacgivestheyoga.Thewordyogameanstheunion
orcelestialrelationshipbetweenthelongitudesoftheSunandtheMoon.Thereare27yogasandaspecific
interpretationisallottedforeachofthem.Toputitmathematically,
Yoga=(Moon'slongitudeSun'slongitude)/1320min
Thequotientgivesusthenumberoftheyogaprevailing.Theirnamesgiveanindicationofbenefic/malefic
natureoftheyoga.
Themaleficyogasare:1.Vishkumbha6.Atiganda9.Shoola10.Ganda13.Vyaghat15.Vajra17.Vyatipata
19.Parigha27.Vaidhriti.
Vishkumbha10.Ganda19.Parigha
Preeti11.Vriddhi20.Shiva
Ayushmana12.Dhruva21.Siddha

Saubhagya13.Vyghata22.Sadhya
Shobana14.Harshana23.Shubha
Atiganda15.Vajra24.Shukla
Sukarama16.Suddhi25.Brahma
Dhriti17.Vyatipaata26.Indra
Shoola18.Variyana27.Vaidhriti

Maleficportionsofyogastobeavoided

Vishkumbha

First3ghatis

1hr12min

Ganda

First6ghatis

2hrs24min

Vyghata

First9ghatis

3hrs36min

Parigha

First30ghatis

12hrs

Vyatipata

Full60ghatis

24hrs

Atiganda

First6ghatis

2hrs24min

Shoola

First5ghatis

2hrs

Vajra

First3ghatis

1hr24min

Vaidhriti

Full60ghatis

24hrs

(M.C.Shubhashubhaprakaranam35)

IfonaparticulardayVishkumbhayogaprevailsfor25hourstheninauspiciousperiodwillbe.
(3*25)/24=75/243ghatisand7anda1/2vighatis.

KARANA
Karanaisonehalfofalunarday.Totallythereareelevenkaranas.Outofthemfourarefixedandsevenare
movable.Thefourfixedkaranasareconsideredinauspiciousandtheirnamesareasfollows:1.Shakuni
2.Chatushpada3.Naga4.Kimstughna.

Thesevenmovablekaranasare
1.Bava
2.Balava
3.Kaulava
4.Taitila
5.Gara
6.Vanija
7.Vishti.
Karanasgiveusamoreexactdescriptionofthenatureofthefavorableandunfavorableinfluences
occurringaroundusataspecifictimeoftheday.

Howtofindoutthekarana:
Ifitisthedarkfortnight,doublethelunarday'snumberanddivideitby7.Theremaindergivesyouthe
nameoftheKaranainthefirsthalfofthelunarday.ThenextKaranawouldbeinthe2ndhalfofthelunar
day.

DoubletheLunarday'snumberandsubtract2fromitandthendivideitby7,ifitisthebrightfortnight.
TheremaindergivesyouthenameoftheKaranainthe1sthalfofthelunarday.ThenextKaranawouldbe
inthe2ndhalfofthelunarday.
Example1:TheLunardayis5thinthedarkhalf.
So2x5/7=10/7R=3sothekaranaisKaulavainthefirsthalfoftheLunarday.Inthe2ndhalf,itisTaitila.
Example2:TheLunardayis5thinthebrighthalf.
So,2x5=10;
102=8,and8/7,R=1
So,theKaranaBavaisthe1sthalfoftheLunardayandBalavaisthe2ndhalfoftheLunarday.

Usesofthekaranas:

Bava:Nutritiveworks
Balava:Reading,teaching,inperformingyogas.
Kaulava:Makingfriendshiporanyworkconcerningwomen.
Taitila:Formarriedandnotwidowedwomen
Garaja:Ploughingandseedsowing
Vishti:Settingfire,poisoning,warandforallevilacts.
Sakuni:Makingandtakingofmedicine.
Chatushpada:Rulingthecountry;swearinginceremonies.
Naga:Evildeeds.
Kimstughna:Auspiciousactivities.

Darkhalf

Bright half
Sl.No

Firsthalf

SecondhalfofLunarday Sl.N

OfLunarday

Firsthalf
OfLunarday

Kimstughna

Bava

16

Balav

Balav

Kaulava

17

Taitila

Taitila

Gar

18

Vanija

Vanija

Vishti

19

Bav

Bav

Balav

20

Kaulava

Kaulava

Taitila

21

Gar

Gar

Vanija

22

Vishti

Vishti

Bav

23

Balava

Balava

Kaulava

24

Taitila

10

Taitila

Gar

25

Vanija

11

Vanija

Vishti

26

Bav

12

Bav

Balav

27

Kaulava

13

Kaulava

Taitila

28

Gar

14

Gar

Vanija

29

Vishti

15

Vishti

Bav

30

Chatushpada

Bhadra:
WhenVishtikaranaprevails,itisconsideredinauspiciousinelection.ItiscalledBhadra.(M.C.
Shubhashubhaprakaranam43)
WhenBhadraisinthedaytime,theauspiciousceremoniesareapprovedinthenight,whentheBhadraisin
thenight,theauspiciousceremoniesareallowedinthedaytime.Bhadraisnotevilintheevening.
Bhadraisconsideredauspiciousforcuttingtheumbilicalchord,JaatkarmaSamskara,bartertransaction,
cooking,Yagna,topresentsomethingtotheking,propitiationofLordShivaandParvati,'Haritalikapujan'
andHolika'.
BhadraisnotevilduringthesolaringressinPisces,intheworshipofShivaandGanesh,inDeviPoojaand
intheworshipofVishnuandSunGod.(Jyotirvidabharanam)

Tithis

Shukla 4

Shukla8

Shukla11

Krishna10

Krishna7

Krishna14

Starting2hrs

From3rdhr

Of

To

From6thto
BhadraMouth

8thhour
VishtiKarana

5thhour
From1hr48min

Bhadra

From4hrs48minto
Ending1hr12min

To

Tail

6thhour
3rdhour

Theabovetable:M.C.Shubhashubhaprakaranam44

ThelivingandtheeffectsofBhadra:
WhentheMoonisinthesignsofAquarius,Pisces,CancerorLeoBhadralivesintheMrityuloka(on
earth);whenMoonisintheAries,Taurus,Gemini,orScorpio,BhadralivesinSwargaloka(abodeof
gods);whenMoonisinVirgo,Sagittarius,Libra,andCapricorn,BhadralivesinPataalloka(theunder
world).TheeffectsofBhadraarefeltinthelokaitresides.

(M.C.-Shubhashubhaprakaranam-45)