Auspicious and inauspicious combinational yogas in Muhurta

Shubha yogas. Auspicious combinations

There are special yogas formed by the combination of a particular tithi, weekday and nakshatra. Even if the tithi is inauspicious and the weekday is inauspicious too, but the combinational yoga that is formed is auspicious, then it removes the inauspicious influence of the tithi and of the weekday, and the date and time (for beginning an action) become auspicious.

Combinational yogas are stronger and more effective than individual factors such as the tithi, the vara or the nakshatra. They override the auspiciousness or inauspiciousness of the individual factors of the Muhurta.

Siddha yoga (special auspicious yogas)

1. Sunday coinciding with the 1st, 4th, 6th, 7th or 12th tithi and with the nakshatra Pushya, Hasta, Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Ashadha, Mula, Shravana or Uttara Bhadra forms a Siddha yoga.

2. Monday coinciding with the 2nd, 7th or 12th tithi and with the nakshatra Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Chitra, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Dhanishta or Purva Bhadra gives the same yoga.

3. If Tuesday falls on a day with the nakshatra Ashwini, Mrigashira, Chitra, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Phalguni, Dhanishta or Purva Bhadra, then a Siddha yoga is formed.

4. Wednesday coincides with a Bhadra tithi (2, 7 or 12) or a Jaya tithi (3, 8 or 13) and with the nakshatra Rohini, Mrigashira, Ardra, Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Ashadha or Anuradha and forms a Siddha yoga.

5. Thursday coinciding with the 4th, 5th, 7th, 9th, 13th or 14th tithi and with the nakshatra Magha, Pushya, Punarvasu, Swati, Purva Ashadha, Purva Bhadra, Revati or Ashwini gives a Siddha yoga.

6. Friday with the nakshatra Ashwini, Bharani, Ardra, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Swati, Purva Ashadha or Revati and a Nanda tithi (1, 6 or 11) or a Bhadra tithi (2, 7 or 12) forms the same auspicious yoga.

7. Saturday falling on the nakshatra Swati, Rohini, Vishakha, Anuradha, Dhanishta or Shatabhisha and a Bhadra tithi (2, 7 or 12) or a Rikta tithi (4, 9 or 14) forms the same auspicious yoga.

The varieties of siddha yoga are described in more detail below.

1. Siddha yoga — a combination of tithi and vara.

2. Sarvartha Siddha yoga — a combination of vara and nakshatra.

3. Amrita Siddha yoga — a combination of vara and nakshatra.

4. Dvipushkar yoga.

5. Tripushkar yoga.

		Tithi			The angle between Chandra and Surya in degrees
					from	to
1	Shukla Paksha [the bright half of the lunar month] — Chandra [the Moon] is waxingThe angle between Chandra [the Moon] and Surya [the Sun] increases	Pratipad	1		0	12
2		Dvitiya	2		12	24
3		Tritiya	3		24	36
4		Chaturthi	4		36	48
5		Panchami	5		48	60
6		Shashthi	6		60	72
7		Saptami	7		72	84
8		Ashtami	8		84	96
9		Navami	9		96	108
10		Dashami	10		108	120
11		Ekadashi	11		120	132
12		Dvadashi	12		132	144
13		Trayodashi	13		144	156
14		Chaturdashi	14		156	168
15		Purnima	Full Moon		168	180
16	Krishna Paksha [the dark half of the lunar month] — Chandra [the Moon] is waningThe angle between Chandra [the Moon] and Surya [the Sun] decreases	Pratipad	1		180	168
17		Dvitiya	2		168	156
18		Tritiya	3		156	144
19		Chaturthi	4		144	132
20		Panchami	5		132	120
21		Shashthi	6		120	108
22		Saptami	7		108	96
23		Ashtami	8		96	84
24		Navami	9		84	72
25		Dashami	10		72	60
26		Ekadashi	11		60	48
27		Dvadashi	12		48	36
28		Trayodashi	13		36	24
29		Chaturdashi	14		24	12
30		Amavasya	New Moon		12	0

There are five categories of tithi:

1. Nanda — pratipat, shashthi, ekadashi (the 1st, 6th and 11th lunar days)

2. Bhadra — dvitiya, saptami, dvadashi (the 2nd, 7th and 12th lunar days)

3. Jaya — tritiya, ashtami, trayodashi (the 3rd, 8th and 13th lunar days)

4. Rikta — chaturthi, navami, chaturdashi (the 4th, 9th and 14th lunar days)

5. Purna — panchami, dashami, purnima, amavasya (the 5th, 10th and 15th lunar days)

Siddha yoga

The five categories of tithi are ruled by the five elements of nature. When a tithi falls on a vara ruled by the same element as the tithi, a very auspicious combination is formed, called a Siddha yoga.

The combinations of tithi and vara that form a Siddha yoga:

1. Sunday — none.

2. Monday — none.

3. Tuesday. Jaya 3, 8, 13 «to conquer» — Tuesday (Mars, agni tattva — fire).

4. Wednesday. Bhadra 2, 7, 12 «the sage» — Wednesday (Mercury, prithvi tattva — earth).

5. Thursday. Purna — 5, 10, 15 «fullness» — Thursday (Jupiter, akasha tattva — ether).

6. Friday. Nanda 1, 6, 11 «satisfaction» — Friday (Venus, jala tattva — water).

7. Saturday. Riktha — 4, 9, 14 «empty hands» — Saturday (Saturn, vayu tattva — air).

Type of tithi	Tithi	Siddha yoga	Mrityu yoga
Nanda	1, 6, 11, 16, 21, 26	Friday	Tuesday, Sunday
Bhadra	2, 7, 12, 17, 22, 27	Wednesday	Friday, Monday
Jaya	3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 28	Tuesday	Wednesday
Riktha	4, 9, 14, 19, 24, 29	Saturday	Thursday
Purna	5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30	Thursday	Saturday

 

Sarvartha Siddha yoga

Activity carried out on this day usually gives positive results.

This yoga arises through the combination of vara and nakshatra:

1. Sunday — Hasta, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Bhadrapada, Ashwini, Pushya.

2. Monday — Shravana, Rohini, Mrigashira, Pushya, Anuradha.

3. Tuesday — Ashwini, Uttara Bhadrapada, Krittika, Ashlesha.

4. Wednesday — Rohini, Anuradha, Hasta, Krittika, Mrigashira.

5. Thursday — Revati, Anuradha, Ashwini, Punarvasu, Pushya.

6. Friday — Ashwini, Anuradha, Revati, Punarvasu, Shravana.

7. Saturday — Shravana, Rohini, Swati.

Amrita Siddha yoga

This day becomes very auspicious for all affairs, especially if this nakshatra is auspicious for the person.

It is the best time for all important affairs and undertakings.

The best of all yogas is the Guru-Pushya yoga, auspicious for all affairs.

It is held that any undertakings on these days will bear fruit and will be free of obstacles.

It arises from the combination of vara and nakshatra:

1. Sunday — Hasta, except on the 5th tithi.

2.Monday — Mrigashira, except on the 6th tithi.

3.Tuesday — Ashwini, except for moving into a newly built house, except on the 7th tithi.

4.Wednesday — Anuradha, except on the 8th tithi.

5.Thursday — Pushya, except for a wedding ceremony, except on the 9th tithi.

6.Friday — Revati, except on the 10th tithi.

7.Saturday — Rohini, except for travel, except on the 11th tithi.

! The tithis of both the waning and the waxing Moon.

Dvipushkar yoga

This yoga arises from the combination of tithi, vara and nakshatra.

The following combinations of tithi, vara and nakshatra are called a Dvipushkar yoga:

1. A Bhadra tithi — the 2nd, 7th, 12th («the sage») in combination with

2. Weekdays ruled by malefics — Sunday, Tuesday, Saturday in combination with

3. The nakshatras under the rulership of Mars: Dhanishta, Chitra, Mrigashira.

An example — the 2nd tithi, Sunday and Chitra form this yoga.

Events that have taken place during this yoga will repeat again, at least once more. Therefore good events should take place during this yoga (the purchase of property, for example), and unfavourable ones (illnesses, for example) should not.

Tripushkar yoga

This yoga arises from the combination of tithi, vara and nakshatra.

The following combinations of tithi, vara and nakshatra are called a Tripushkar yoga:

1.A Bhadra tithi — 2, 7, 12 — «the sage» in combination with

2.Sunday, Tuesday, Saturday in combination with

3.The nakshatras Krittika, Punarvasu, Uttara Phalguni, Vishakha, Uttara Ashadha, Uttara Bhadrapada.

An example — the 2nd tithi, Sunday and Krittika form this yoga.

Events that have taken place during this yoga will occur at least twice more. Therefore good events should take place during this yoga (the purchase of property, for example), and unfavourable ones (illnesses, for example) should not

Ashubha yogas. Inauspicious combinations

1. Mrityu yoga — formed by vara and tithi.

2. Adham yoga — formed by vara and tithi.

3. Dagdha yoga — formed by vara and nakshatra.

4. Yamaghata yoga — formed by vara and nakshatra.

Mrityu yoga

This yoga is formed by the combination of vara and tithi:

1. Sunday — nanda 1, 6, 11 satisfaction — pratipat, shashthi, ekadashi.

2. Monday — bhadra 2, 7, 12 the sage — dvitiya, saptami, dvadashi.

3. Tuesday — nanda 1, 6, 11 satisfaction — pratipat, shashthi, ekadashi.

4. Wednesday — jaya 3, 8, 13 to conquer — tritiya, ashtami, trayodashi.

5. Thursday — riktha — 4, 9, 14 empty hands — chaturthi, navami, chaturdashi.

6. Friday — bhadra 2, 7, 12 the sage — dvitiya, saptami, dvadashi.

7. Saturday — purna — 5, 10, 15 fullness — panchami, dashami, purnima.

Adham yoga

This yoga is also formed by vara and tithi:

1. Sunday — saptami, dvadashi.

2. Monday — ekadashi.

3. Tuesday — dashami.

4. Wednesday — pratipat, navami.

5. Thursday — ashtami.

6. Friday — saptami.

7. Saturday — shashthi.

Dagdha yoga

This yoga is formed by the combination of vara and nakshatra:

1. Sunday — Bharani.

2. Monday — Chitra.

3. Tuesday — Uttara Ashadha.

4. Wednesday — Dhanishta.

5. Thursday — Uttara Phalguni.

6. Friday — Jyeshtha.

7. Saturday — Revati.

Yamaghata yoga

This yoga is also formed by the combination of vara and nakshatra:

1. Sunday — Magha.

2. Monday — Vishakha.

3. Tuesday — Ardra.

4. Wednesday — Mula.

5. Thursday — Krittika.

6. Friday — Rohini.

7. Saturday — Hasta.

 

the article uses text from the site of the Kharkiv school of Jyotish «Kamala Vana» —

the Vedic astrologer Andrey Vasilyevich Ishchenko.

Special inauspicious nakshatras

For every person, stellar astrology identifies malefic nakshatras whose transit by the Moon brings failures, disappointments, a weakening of health, troubles, or simply a bad mood. These nakshatras bear the names «kala-dosha», «ganda», «kandak» and «sthuna» and are determined for each person individually, on the basis of the positions of Saturn, the Sun and Mars in the birth horoscope. When the Moon passes through these dangerous nakshatras, no important affairs should be undertaken

Kala-dosha is the seventh nakshatra, counting from the nakshatra in which Saturn is placed in the person’s horoscope.

Ganda is the twentieth nakshatra, counting from the nakshatra of Saturn. For example, in a person’s horoscope Saturn is placed in Purva Bhadrapada. Accordingly Rohini and Anuradha, that is, the seventh and the twentieth nakshatras, will be malefic, and the transit of the Moon through these nakshatras will foretell for this person obstacles in his planned undertakings and delay in carrying them out.

Kandak. To find this nakshatra one must count the number of nakshatras from the nakshatra in which the Sun is placed up to Mula, and lay off the result obtained from Mula. For example, the Sun in a person’s horoscope is placed in Chitra. From Chitra to Mula there are six nakshatras, and the sixth nakshatra from Mula is Shatabhisha. The days when the transiting Moon passes through Shatabhisha will be unlucky for this person for any undertakings.

Sthuna. In the same way, count the number of nakshatras from the nakshatra of Mars up to Mula and lay them off from Mula. The nakshatra obtained is called «sthuna». For example, Mars in a person’s horoscope is placed in Uttara Bhadrapada; up to Mula there are 21 nakshatras, and the twenty-first nakshatra from Mula is Uttara Phalguni. The transit of the Moon through Uttara Phalguni may bring a weakening of health and failure in undertakings.

Inauspicious days

Stellar astrology holds that the days when the Moon passes through the stretch from the 3rd quarter of Dhanishta to Revati (0° Aquarius — 16° 40’ Pisces) are inauspicious for beginning any new affair. The only exception is the transit through Uttara Bhadrapada (3° 20’ — 16° 40’ Pisces), and then only for such «jupiterian-lunar» affairs as a coronation, the taking of an oath, the founding of cities and the beginning of sowing. Not especially fortunate are the days when the Moon passes through Bharani, Krittika, and the last quarters of Ashlesha, Jyeshtha and Revati.

It should be remembered that the ganda of the Sun (the passage of the Sun from one nakshatra into another) is always dangerous with social unrest, upheavals, outbreaks of disease or natural cataclysms (especially if the ganda of the Moon and of the trans-Saturnian planets is superimposed on the ganda of the Sun). People become irritable, hot-tempered and aggressive. The ganda of the Sun lasts 4 days and begins from the 12th degree of one nakshatra up to the 2nd degree of the next nakshatra.

A special branch of jyotisha called «samhita» studies natural phenomena and makes predictions for states, countries and cities based precisely on the transits of the trans-Saturnian planets through the gandas.

Jyotisha holds that the marriage of an eldest son or daughter should not take place in the lunar month of jyeshtha (May–June — the month in which the full Moon falls on the nakshatra Jyeshtha), since it will not bring good fortune to either of the two families now joined by kinship, and may tell unfavourably on the continuation of the line and on the married happiness of the young couple. No important affairs should be undertaken when the transiting Moon is in the 88th quarter, counting from the quarter of the janma nakshatra, or approximately 293° 20’ from the coordinate of the Moon.

from Indubala’s book «Vedic astrology of marriage»