M u h u r t a P r a k a r a n a

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C h a p t e r O n e
M u h u r t a
P r a k a r a n a
17
Chapter
Two
Five
L i m b s
of
P a n c h a n g a
30
ChapterThree
B h a d r a
and
its
E f f e
c t s 6
9
C h a p t e r F o u r
P a n c h a k a
73
C h a p t e r F i v e
Eclipse
o r G r a h a n a
76
Chapter
Six
S a l i e n t
F e a t u r e s
79

C h a p t e r S e v e n
G eneral
M u h u r t a s
82
Chapter
E i g h t
S a p t a s h a l a k a
Ve d h a
C h a k r a
: . . 9 3
Chapter
N i n e
Vivaha
M u h u r t a
107
C h a p t e r Te n
M u h u r t a
for
S t a r t i n g C o n s t r u c t i o n
ofa
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A n n e x u r e
I
1
3
9
I n d e x
141
( i v ) T o s t a r t c o n s t r u c t i n g a n e w h o u s e a n d h o u s e - w a r m i n g
U s u a l l y,
a
man
c o n s t r u c t s
a
h o u s e
for
h i s r e s i d e n c e o n l y o n c e
in
his
l i f e t i m e .
It
is
a n o t h e r
m a t t e r
t h a t ,
on
e a r n i n g l a r g e
a m o u n t
of
m o n e y ,
he
may
m a k e a n o t h e r
b i g g e r
h o u s e o r b u y
o t h e r
p r o p e r t i e s .
It
is
i m p o r t a n t
to
e l e c t
an
a u s p i c i o u s
m u h u r t a
for
s t a r t i n g
c o n s t r u c t i o n
w o r k o n
a
p l o t
ofl a n d
so
t h a t
t h e r e
are
no
o b s t r u c t i o n s ,
no
u n t o w a r d
h a p p e n i n g s
and
no
m i s f o r t u n e .
S i m i l a r l y,
an
a u s p i c i o u s t i m e
s h o u l d
bec h o s e n
to
c e l e b r a t e
a
m o v e
to
or
s t a r t l i v i n g
in
a
new
h o m e .
My
g u r u
S h r i
M . N .
K e d a r
t o l d
me
ofa
c a s e
w h e r e
a
g e n t l e m a n
u s e d
to
c o m e
to
him
b e f o r e
s t a r t i n g
of
e v e r y w o r k .
S o , f o r
l a y i n g
the
f o u n d a t i o n
s t o n e o f
his
h o u s e
a l s o
he
c a m e
to
him
f o r c h e c k i n g
t h e a u s p i c i o u s
muhurta.
But
h e d i d not
ask
for
an
a u s p i c i o u s
m u h u r t a
s a m e
for
h o u s e - w a r m i n g .
Theh o u s e
was
s o l d
in
twoy e a r s as
t h e n a t i v e b e c a m e
b a n k r u p t
a f t e r
l o s i n g
h e a v i l y
in
b u s i n e s s . L a t e r on,
he
came;
but
i t w a s
too
l a t e
t h e n .
A n o t h e r
p e r s o n
whou s e d
to
c o m e to
him
for
c o n s u l t a t i o n ,
too,
d i d n o t
c o n s u l t
f o r a
m u h u r t a
for
the
h o u s e - w a r m i n g .
On
the
day
of
h o u s e - w a r m i n g ,
the
car
in
w h i c h
f a m i l y
m e m b e r s
w e r e
m o v i n g
to
the
n e w h o u s e
met
w i t h
an
a c c i d e n t .
W h e n
t h e y
c a m e
to
K e d a r j i ,
it
w a s f o u n d
t h a t o n
the
day
of
h o u s e 
w a r m i n g
t h e t r a n s i t i n g
M o o n was
i n t h e
8th
f r o m
the
n a t a l
M o o n ,
and
in
the
6thf r o m
thel a g n a .
( v ) T r a v e l
A
p e r s o n
t r a v e l s
for
s o m e
or
the
o t h e r p u r p o s e .
He

w a n t s
t h a t t h e r e
s h o u l d
be
no
t r o u b l e
d u r i n g
his
j o u r n e y
and
t h a t
he
s h o u l d r e a c h
his
d e s t i n a t i o n
and
b a c k
t i m e l y
and
s a f e ly.
If
a
j o u r n e y
is
s t a r t e d
at
an
a u s p i c i o u s
t i m e ,
i t g i v e s
s u c c e s s
and
p l e a s u r e .
G o o d
m u h u r t a
i s a l s o
i m p o r t a n t
for
t a k i n g
a s i c k
p e r s o n
toa
h o s p i t a l
and
for
an
o p e r a t i o n .
It
is
s e e n
t h a t
p e o p l e
who
d o n o t
b e l i e v e
in
the
p o w e r
ofa
s h u b h a
m u h u r t a ,
also
do
g o t o
an
a s t r o l o g e r
w h e n
a
p a t i e n t
is
not
g e t t i n g
well,
or
i l l e n e s s i s
p r o l o n g e d ,
or
a
p r o p e r
d i a g n o s i s
is
n o t b e i n g m a d e
etc.
(vi)Wisdom
-
muhurtaandfate
P e o p l e
i n v a r i a b l y
a d m i t
t h e f a c t
t h a t
"hoga
wahijoramrachirakha".
(All
t h i n g s
h a p p e n
the
wayt h e y
are
d e s t i n e d . ) S t i l l
m a n ' s d h a r m a
( d u t y )
i s t o
i n v a r i a b l y
and
u n f a i l i n g l y
use
h i s i n t e l l i g e n c e
w h i l e
g o i n g
i n t o
a c t i o n
for
any
p u r p o s e .
lila
korakhesaiiiyamar
sake
nakoya."
(No
one
can
d e s t r o y
h i m w h o m
God
h i m s e l f
t a k e s
u n d e r
his
p r o t e c t i o n . )
T h i s
is
t r u e ,
but
o n l y
w h e n
s o m e one
w a n t s
to
h a r m
h i m .
Ata
t i m e
w h e n
ana d v e r s i t y
b e f a l l s a s a
r e s u l t
of
b a d d e e d s
and
a c t i o n s o f
s o m e
p a s t
lives ,
t h e n
r i t u a l s are
p e r f o r m e d ,
mantras
are
r e c i t e d ,
japas
are
d o n e
and
d o n a t i o n s
are
m a d e
as
p r e s c r i b e d
by
our
rishis,
g r e a t s a g e s
and
m a s t e r s .
Man
i s f r e e
in
h i s a c t i o n s b e c a u s e
he
is
e n d o w e d
w i t h
a
m i n d ,
i n t e l l e c t
and
p o w e r
of
d i s c r i m i n a t i o n ,
a l l o f
w h i c h
he
can
use
in
his
a c t i o n s
if
h e i s
not
g r e e d y
and
d i s h o n e s t .
All
our
s c r i p t u r e s
and
e p i c s
like
Ramayana
and
Mahabharata
h a v e
t a l k e d
of
m u h u r t a
and
d e s c r i b e d g o o d
and
bad
o m e n s .
In
Ramayana,
B h a g a w a n a R a m

f o r e t o l d
t h a t
at
the
r i s e
ofa
p a r t i c u l a r
c o n s t e l l a t i o n
the
j o u r n e y
for
b a t t l e
w o u l d
be
s t a r t e d .
All
t h o s e t h i n g s
too
p r o v e
the
i m p o r t a n c e
of
m u h u r t a .
M a n y
p e o p l e
p o i n t o u t
the
v a l i d i t y
of
the
m u h u r t a
c h o s e n
f o r R a m - S i t a
m a r r i a g e .
We
m u s t
r e m e m b e r
t h a t
f i r s t i t
was
the
swayamvara
for
w h i c h
no
m u h u r t a
was
elected.
A n d ,
a f t e r
the
swayamvara,
w h e n g o o d t i m e
p r e s e n t e d
i t s e l f ,
vivaha
was
p e r f o r m e d . R e v e r s e l y ,
it
was
not
t h a t
f i r s t
the
m u h u r t a
was
s e l e c t e d
and
t h e n
m a r r i a g e
c e r e m o n y
f o l l o w e d . The
s e c o n d
v e r y
i m p o r t a n t
t h i n g
to
u n d e r s t a n d
is
t h a t R a m
was
an
i n c a r n a t i o n
of
s u p r e m e
p o w e r
in
the
f o r m
ofa
h u m a n
b e i n g a n d ,
t h e r e f o r e ,
he
w e n t
t h r o u g h
allthe
d e s i r a b l e
a c t i o n s o f
a
m a n .
He
s u f f e r r e d
all
the
karmaphalaas.
The
s t o r y
b e h i n d
S h r i
V i s h n u
is
as
f o l l o w s :
W h e n
N a r a d a j i ,
w i s h i n g
to
m a r r y
V i s h w a m o h i n i ,
w e n t
to
V i s h n u
and
a s k e d
himto
m a k e
him
t h e m o s t
d e s i r a b l e
h a n d s o m e
m a n ,
B h a g a w a n a V i s h n u g a v e
him
the
face
of
a
m o n k e y .
N a r a d a j i
was
l a u g h e d a t i n
the
swayamvara
of
Vi s h w 
a m o h i n i
who
c h o s e
V i s h n u
as
her
c o n s o r t .
On
l o o k i n g
at
his
i m a g e
in
w a t e r
w h e n
he
r e a l i s e d
t h e c a u s e
of
b e i n g
m a d e
a
l a u g h i n g
s t o c k ,
he
c u r s e d
V i s h n u t h a t
"as
f o r a
w o m a n
I
h a v e
b e e n
a g g r i e v e d ,
so
w o u l d
you
be.
O n l y m o n k e y s
w i l l
h e l p
r e s t o r e
t h a t w o m a n
to
"
ou.
T h e r e
is
a n o t h e r
s t o r y :
S i t a
u n d e r s t o o d
the
l a n g u a g e o f
b i r d s . O n c e
w h e n
she
was
s t r o l l i n g
in
the
g a r d e n , s h e
h e a r d
a
p a r r o t
c o u p l e s a y i n g :
" T h i s
p r i n c e s s w i l l
get
m a r r i e d
to
a
v e r y h a n d s o m e v a l o r o u s
and
f a m o u s p r i n c e . "
She
o r d e r e d
her

(k)
P a n c h a m i
of
k r i s h n a
p a k s h a a n d
s h a s h t h i
of
s h u k l a
p a k s h a
in
M a g h a
mas
(1)
C h a t u r t h i
of
k r i s h n a
p a k s h a
and
t r i t e e y a
of
s h u k l a
p a k s h a
in
P h a l g u n a
mas
E
H u t a s h a n a T i t h i s
( H u t a s h a n a
Yo g a s )
The
f o l l o w i n g
t i t h i s a r e
not
t o b e
u s e d
for
a u s p i c i o u s
w o r k s .
(a)
D w a d a s h i
on
a
S u n d a y
(b)
S h a s h t h i
on
a
M o n d a y
(c)
S a p t a m i
on
a
T u e s d a y
(d)
A s h t a m i
on
a
W e d n e s d a y
(e)
N a v a m i
on
a
T h u r s d a y
(f)
D a s h a m i
on
a
F r i d a y
(g)
E k a d a s h i
on
a
S a t u r d a y
F
V i s h a k h y a
T i t h i s
( Vi s h a
Y o g a
) /
The
f o l l o w i n g
v i s h a k h y a
tithis
are
not
t o b e
u s e d
in
a u s p i c i o u s
w o r k s .
l\
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
C h a t u r t h i
on
a
S u n d a y
S h a s h t h i
on
a
M o n d a y
S a p t a m i
on
a
T u e s d a y
D w i t e e y a
on
a
W e d n e s d a y
A s h t a m i
on
a
T h u r s d a y
N a v a m i
on
a
F r i d a y S a p t a m i
on
a
S a t u r d a y
G
D a g d h a
T i t h i s

The
f o l l o w i n g
d a g d h a
t i t h i s
are
als o
n o t a l l o w e d
for
a u s p i c i o u s w o r k s .
(a)
D w a d a s h i o n
a
S u n d a y
(b)
E k a d a s h i
on
a
M o n d a y
(c)
P a n c h a m i
on
a
T u e s d a y
(d)
T r i t e e y a
on
a
W e d n e s d a y
(e)
S h a s h t h i
on
a
T h u r s d a y
(f)
A s h t a m i
on
a
F r i d a y
(g)
N a v a m i
on
a
S a t u r d a y
H
M r i t a s a n g y a k a t i t h i s
M r i t a s a n g y a k a
t i t h i s
a r e a l s o
not
r e c o m m e n d e d
for
a u s p i c i o u s w o r k s . A n y
w o r k
s t a r t e d
on
a n y o n e
of
t h e s e
t i t h i s
d o e s
not
b e a r
f r u i t .
(a)
N a n d a
t i t h i s
( 1 , 6 ,
11)
on
a
S u n d a y
or
a
T u e s d a y
(b)
B h a d r a
t i t h i s
( 2 , 7 , 1 2 )
f a l l i n g
on
a
M o n d a y
or
a
F r i d a y
(c)
[ a y a
t i t h i s ( 3 , 8 ,
13)
f a l l i n g
on
a
W e d n e s d a y
( d ) R i k t a
t i t h i s
( 4 , 9 , 1 4 )
f a l l i n g
on
a
T h u r s d a y
(e)
P o o r n a
t i t h i s
( 5 , 1 0 , I S , 3 0 ) f a l l i n g
on
a
S a t u r d a y
I
S i d d h a t i t h i s
Anyp r o j e c t
s t a r t e d
on
a n y o n e
of
the
f o l l o w i n g
t i t h i s g i v e s
s u c c e s s . (a)
T r i t c c y a ,
a s h t a m i
and
t r a y o d a s h i
on
T u e s d a y s
( j a y a ) (b)
D w i t e e y a ,
s a p t a m i ,
d w a d a s h i
o n W e d n e s d a y s
( b h a d r a )

(c)
P a n c h a m i ,
d a s h a m i
and
p o o r n i m a
on
T h u r s d a y s
( p o o r n a )
(d)
P r a t i p a d a ,
s h a s h t h i
and
e k a d a s h i
on
F r i d a y s
( n a n d
a)(e)
C h a t u r t h i ,
n a v a m i
and
c h a t u r d a s h i
on
S a t u r d a y s
(rikta)
J
S o m a p a d a t i t h i s
T h e s e
t i t h i s a l s o
g i v e
a u s p i c i o u s
r e s u l t s .
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
[ y e s h t h a s h u k l a
d w i t e e y a
A s h a d h a
s h u k l a
d a s h a m i
P a u s h a s h u k l a
e k a d a s h i .
M a g h a
k r i s h n a
a n d s h u k l a
c h a t u r t h i
and
d w a d a s h i
K
A d h a m a
T i t h i s
( A d h a m a
Y o g a f
K a r k a c h
Yo g a )
A u s p i c i o u s
u n d e r t a k i n g s a r e
not
a l l o w e d .
(a)
S a p t a m i
and
d w a d a s h i
on
S u n d a y s
(b)
E k a d a s h i
on
M o n d a y s
"(c)
D a s h a m i
on
T u e s d a y s
(d)
P r a t i p a d a a n d
n a v a m i
on
W e d n e s d a y s
(e)
A s h t a m i
on
T h u r s d a y s
(f)
S a p t a m i
on
F r i d a y s
(g)
S h a s h t h i
on
S a t u r d a y s
Note:
F a l l i n g o f
p r a t i p a d a
on
a
W e d n e s d a y
and
s a p t a m i
on
a
S u n d a y
are
n a m e d
as"
S a m v a r t a k Yo g a "
in
P i y u s h D h a r a .