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S hanmukha, a graduate in Electronics

and Communication Engineering, works ina Scientific organization of Indian Govt. He

started his study of Astrology when he was

22 years old and though not traditionally

trained; he is very fond of the wonderful

system of Jaimini and learns it from his

Guru Sri Iranganti Rangacharya. He is now

working on ancient commentaries on

Jaimini and writes some of his musings onJaimini system at his personal blog

http://sutramritam.blogspot.com

Perils of a Wrong

Muhurta

A Case Study

By

Shanmukha India

his write-up is reverentially

dedicated to my father Sri T.Nooka Raju, for giving me the

idea to write this. A brief introduction

about him is given below, which is the

background story that triggered this write-

up.

1. Introduction

My father is an Ayurvedic RMP

(Registered Medical Practitioner), yet

practices Allopathic system for his

livelihood. Though he was not trained in

Astrology, he was attracted to the science

since his childhood, while he was learning

Ayurveda from his Guru in traditional

Gurukula system, where he used to live in

his Guru’s house, doing daily chores in the

house. His Guru was a traditional VaidyaVidvan and initiated my father into daily

Puja, Bhagavadgita etc, which my father

follows till the date. My father does the

Gita Parayana Yagna and gives the

discourses on Gita during Karthika month

and conducts Gita Jayanti celebrations

every year for the last three decades.

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As he is a medical practitioner in a village, he visits the villages nearby and does his practice,so he gets the chance to mingle with various kinds of people, which enriched his knowledge.Though my father is not highly educated, but learnt various systems like mantras for snakebites, preparing Talismans from the Sanyasis roaming in our native villages out of hisinterest. Similarly he learnt fixing Muhurtas based on his interaction with Pandits in ourvillage.

When I told my father that I was learning astrology, he encouraged me and at the same timecautioned me by telling an incident in his life. As my father is a well known person in ourvillage, people come to cross check the Muhurta, even though they would have alreadygotten it fixed by a competent Pandit. Sometimes, poor people directly come to him andrequest for a Muhurta. Once, a known person came to him and asked for a Muhurta, hefixed it by looking at the Panchanga. After sometime he realized that it was a wrongMuhurta given in the Panchanga, which he missed to cross-check. My father explains thatafter that incident, he faced a lot of problems in his life. He says that he was running badtimes like Sade-sathi etc. of course. From that day, he developed the habit of cross-checking

every Muhurtha he came across in the wedding invitations he receives. So, he cautioned me“Fixing Muhurta is not an easy task; it’s like changing one’s fate from that moment, so the Astrologer

needs to take extra caution while doing so.” Henceforth, even I learnt Muhurta part; I never triedto fix Muhurta for I fear I am not very competent to do that.

Recently, when I visited my village, my father drew a chart before me and asked me “Whatare the faults in this Muhurtha?” I explained the faults in that Muhurta based on myknowledge. Then, he told me that this was a Muhurtha given in a popular Panchanga(Almanac) in our region and explained that bridegroom died in an accident four days afterhis marriage conducted in the above cited Muhurtha. My father complained that he found

not much strength, which is essential for the important ceremonies like marriage. Thisarticle contains two such Muhurthas from his observations which proved detrimental for therespective lives of the couple.

It is not the intention of this write up to attribute the mishap solely to the defects of theMuhurta, but to highlight the importance of selecting good Muhurta, lest the bad Yogas inthe birth chart will trigger the disaster.

Basic Rules in fixing Marriage Muhurta

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Any Muhurta shall be free of Ekavimshati (21) Mahadoshas. Kalidasa explains that aMuhurta sullied with any of these 21 Mahadoshas shall be rejected as it is fatal even if goodplacements of planets in Vargottama, exalted, or own house etc.

त ंच श भुैभय ु रतमप ोतैालय2

ा शंयै रद मगगै ु रणसतलै र ंच प चं ेकम ।्

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This article draws heavily from Muhurta Kalpadrimamu (Telugu) – Sri Iranganti Rangacharya.2

Muhurta Sindhuvu (Telugu) – Sri Vadrevu Suryanarayana Murthi – Page 58


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षे ुभवाग षे ुयद वा वगमा शंात ं

ल ंदोषवषत ंयद तदा मृ ुू द ंायोः॥ tallagnaṁ ca śubhaistribhiryutamapi svoccasthitaissvālaya

svāṁśasthairyadi mitragairguṇasatairlagnaṁ ca paṁceṣṭikam |

krūreṣu tribhavārigeṣu yadi vā vargottamāṁśānvitaṁ lagnaṁ doṣavidūṣitaṁ yadi tadā mṛtyupradaṁ syāttayoḥ ||

Readers can refer to any standard book3

on Muhurta for the explanation of these 21Mahadoshas. As name suggests, any muhurta possesses any of these doshas is strictlyprohibited. 8th house from any Lagna is the place of obstacles and hence this place must befree from any malefic association. It is strongly suggested by the classics that 8th house mustbe free from occupation of any planet (malefic or benefic) for any auspicious ceremonies.Benefic planets in 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 9th, 10th and 11th is recommended. But Moon in Ascendant

is strictly prohibited for any auspicious occasion. Natural malefic planets in 3rd

, 6th

and 11th

increase the strength of Muhurta. 7th house also needs to be free from placement of any planet

(जाम श ुः jāmitra śuddhiḥ)

We give below some very basic rules in selecting a good muhurta for marriage. The readersare cautioned that this list is not exhaustive.

1.1 Month of Marriage:

Lunar Vaisakha, Jyeshta, Maagha and Phalguna months are best for marriage. Karthika and

Margasira months are medium and the rest are bad for the marriage.

वशैाखः फ णुो माघो ेतै ेश भुूदाः4।

मासौहन ेमागमो अ ेश भुामताः॥

vaiśākhaḥ phalguṇo māgho jyeṣṭhaścaite śubhapradāḥ|

māsaudvahane mārgomadhyo anyetvaśubhāmatāḥ||

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Nakshatra of Marriage:

The following Nakshatras without Vedha are suitable for marriage.Mrigasira, Hasta, Moola, Anuradha, Magha, Rohini, Revati, Uttara, Uttarashadha,Uttrabhadra, Swati.

1.3 Tithi of Marriage:

Rikta tithis like Chaturthi, Navami, Chaturdasi and Amavasya are not recommended andrest are suitable. Ashtami and Shashti are also not suitable according to some savants. Sukla

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Muhurta Sindhu – English by Sri Iranganti Rangacharya;

Muhurtha Sidhuvu – Telugu by Vadrevu Suryanarayana Murthi. In our humble view this bookcontains lucid explanations useful for the beginner.4

Muhurta Kalpadrimamu (Telugu) By Sri Iranganti Rangacharya – 1976, page


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Pratipat, Chaturthi, Ashtami, Navami, Chaturdasi, Krishna Chaturthi, Ashtami, Navami,Shashti, Dwadasi, Trayodasi, Chaturdasi and Amavasya are not suitable for marriage.

1.4 Weekday of Marriage:

All weekdays except Sunday, Saturday and Tuesday are suitable. According to some expertsMonday results in second marriage, which was accepted as suitable for second marriage by Kalidasa.

There was a karika which allows Muhurtas during night time of Sunday, Saturday andTuesdays. Yet, it will be wise to adhere to the most accepted norms while selecting Muhurtafor important ceremonies like marriage.

न वादोशाः ूभव ाौ वश षेतोऽका रवनभ शनीनाम ्

na vāradośāḥ prabhavanti rātrau viśeṣato'rkāvanibhūśanīnām

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Ascendant of Marriage:

The following table gives the results of marriage various Ascendants. If lord of Asc. or the

Jupiter aspects the Asc., this evil will be mitigated.

दा ंबधतनौ दवा धंल ेधै ंशश मुण ंनशा धंल ।े

प ंव गं ेनखलधनावनाशमीय ःु सव राधप ग ुभन रदोषः॥

dāridryaṁ badhiratanau divāṁdhalagne vvaidhavyaṁ śiśumaraṇaṁ niśāṁdhalagne |

paṁgvaṁge nikhiladhanāvināśamīyuḥ sarvatrādhipa gurudṛṣṭibhirnadoṣaḥ ||

Type of Asc. Results Remarks

Badhira (Deaf) Poverty Daytime : Li, ScNight Time : Sg, Cp

Andha (Blind) Daytime : WidowhoodNighttime: Childless

Daytime : Ar, Ta, LeNight : Vi, Ge, Cn

Pangu (Lame) Loss of Wealth Daytime: Aq,Night : Pi

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Navamsa of Marriage:

Sagittarius, Libra, Virgo, Pisces and Gemini Navamsa of any Ascendant are suitable formarriage. Pisces is prohibited by some savants. The last Navamsa of any Ascendant isprohibited except if the Navamsa is Vargottama.

Exception: If Moon is in Capricorn or Libra, the Movable Asc. and Movable Navamsa areprohibited even though Vargottama.


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Bad Position of Planets at Marriage:

• Saturn in 12th, Mars in 10th, Venus in 3rd, Moon or any malefic in Ascendant are bad for

marriage Muhurta.

• Any one of Lord of Muhurta Lagna, Venus, Moon in 6th is bad.

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Similarly, the Moon, Lord of Lagna, Mars and any benefic in 8

th

is bad.• Any planet in 7th is also bad

1.7 Good placements for the planets:

• Sun, Ketu, Rahu, and Saturn in 3rd, 11th, 8th and 6th.

• Mars in 3rd, 11th and 6th

• Moon in 2nd, 3rd, 11th

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Mercury, Jupiter except in 7th, 8th, 12th

• Venus except in 8th, 3rd, 7th, 6th, 12th

1.8 Specific Bad Placements:

• Saturn or Sun in Ascendant.

• Moon in Ascendant, 6th, 8th

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Mars in Ascendant, 8

th

• Mercury, Jupiter in 8th

• Sun and Rahu combined in Asc.

• Venus in 6th or 8th

• Any planet in 7th.

2.

Case Studies:

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Case 1:

This is the first case observed by my father. The wedding invitation was given to my fatheron the night of 6th April 2004, just a day before the marriage. As a habit my father checkedthe Muhurta in the Almanac (Panchanga) and found there is a major fault in the Muhurta.Since, it was just a day before, he couldn’t do much to explain them. The marriage wasconducted on the given Muhurta. He was so scared about the Muhurta and the bridegroomresides in the same village my father practices his medical practice, he quite often visitsthem and inquires about his life, without telling him about his apprehensions. But, fate is so

cruel that this Bridegroom died in a very peculiar manner. My father narrates the incidentbelow.


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“In the village, there is a dried open deep well in which there was a bore-well fixed for agriculturalwater supply. There was drizzle for two days before the incident. On the day, three members includingthis bridegroom were repairing the bore – well. The first person went into the well and suddenlycollapsed there beside the wall. Then, our bridegroom anxiously entered and also collapsed upsidedown. The third person entered the well using a rope, felt breathless right in the middle and wiselycame out. Then, a group of farmers tried to pull out the person inside the well by knotting the rope. As

the first person collapsed and sat leaning the wall, they could rescue him by gripping rope to his hand.The second person, our bridegroom, was upside down; they couldn’t do much and couldn’t save his life.They found that Oxygen was nil in the deep well by sending a cock and side and found it dead.”

As the birth data is not available, let us see what is in-store in marriage Muhurta?

Case 1: April 7

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2004 at 07:30 Hrs at 17N41 83E03 IST

The Pandit fixed this Muhurta which was given in a popular Panchanga in our region. The

Pandit didn’t even care to do the needed time correction, which is almost +2 minutes for theplace the Panchanga was prepared. The Panchanga5 was prepared for the year 2004-2005 bySri Butte Virabhadra Daivagna, Srisaila Asthana Siddhanti. He uses Surya Siddhanta basedcalculations, whose Ayanamsa is near to Dr. Raman’s Ayanamsa. The scanned images ofwedding invitation card and the Muhurta mentioned in Panchanga, which are in Telugu arealso given below.

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It shall be noted here that the Panchanga makers use either Purva Paddhati or Drik Paddati methods inpreparing their Panchangas. In Purva Paddati scheme, they apply necessary Bija Samskaras(Corrections) to comply with Observatory results and don’t apply the necessary Bija Samskara(Corrections) for Sun and Moon. That means the Tithi, Karana etc. are done from their owncalculations based on various Karana Granthas, which means the longitudes of Sun and Moon can’t bejustified with Observatory results. The Drik Paddati method applies all Bija Samskaras for all planet

that is in accordance with the Astronomical Observatory results. The above cited Panchanga is based onPurva Paddati, which means the longitude of Moon as well as tithi etc. need not match with thesoftware based calculations, let what ever be the Ayanamsa. Readers can read any standard work orCalander Review Committee reports for much understanding of the concept.


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2.1.1 Analysis of Muhurta Chart:

We shall not dwell into the Ekavimshati Maha Doshas in this article since it itself takesmore than an article. Readers are requested to refer to any standard text on Muhurta. We

shall concentrate on very basic rules that were not followed in this Muhurta.

• First and foremost, there is no जाम श ुः ( jāmitra śuddhiḥ) for the Aries Ascendant and

Libra Navamsa Muhurta as Ketu and Moon are occupied in 7th house of marriage. For amarriage muhurta, this is of utmost important factor along with Asthama Suddhi.

• Of late, new research scholars are advocating that benefic planets in 7th is acceptable, yet the

classical literature always denies any planet in 7th which is unfortunately not followed. Thefollowing verse of Sage Vasishta explains the same.

सव जाम स ंावदधत मणम ्sarve jāmitra saṁsthāvidadhati maraṇam

This Jamitra Dosha can be mitigated when a strong benefic aspects the Ascendant. Thiscase Jupiter placed in Vargottama aspects Aries, but he similarly had malefic aspectsfrom Mars and Saturn.

• Ascendant was occupied by Rahu and retrograde Mercury. According to some classical

literature, Rahu, Ketu being shadow planets doesn’t have malfeasance for Muhurta, yetbeing malefic associating Moon proves strong malefic for this Muhurta. Mercury beingassociated with Rahu Ketu axis also becomes malefic & reduces the strength of MuhurtaAscendant.


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• It is a known fact that at least 5 planets shall be strong for any Muhurta by occupying the

respective houses from Asc. For example, malefic in 3, 6, 11th and benefics in Kendra andtrines etc. In this case, Jupiter in 5th Leo and Saturn in 3rd Gemini were strong and theremaining all planets were not anyway fortifying Ascendant.

• Refer to exception in point 2.6 above. This case Moon in Libra and hence any Movable

Ascendant or Movable Navamsa is prohibited for marriage Muhurta, whichunfortunately not followed.

• Though it is not a complete Kartari Yoga, but Mars in 2nd and Sun in 12th from Muhurta

Ascendant weakens the strength of the Muhurta.

• The Karaka for marriage Venus is conjunct with inimical Mars and also subjected to

Kartari of malefic planets.

• The 7th from Moon is also occupied by malefic planets.

2.2 Case 2: 5th November, 2009 at 19:03 hrs 17N41, 83E03, IST6

his is another case of Muhurta, where the Bridegroom died after a couple of days ofmarriage. This Muhurta was given in one of the famous Panchangas of CoastalAndhra Pradesh districts, published from Kakinada. It seems the almanac maker

uses Ayanamsa near to Lahiri. The Pandit, who fixed the Muhurta as given in thePanchanga didn’t care to cross-check the important factors in fixing up a Muhurta. He,unfortunately, even didn’t do the necessary correction in Ascendant time required to adjustthe Muhurta to the Pushkaramsa of the Lagna. As a tradition, the Muhurtas are fixed for therespective Pushkaramsa of the signs. The following table gives the Pushkaramsa for the

signs.Signs Puskara Amsa Degree

Aries, Leo, Sagittarius 21˚Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn 14˚Gemini, Libra, Aquarius 24˚Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces 7˚

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For correct Pushkaraamsa, the Asc. should be at 14˚, which needs correction in time.

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2.2.1 Analysis of Muhurta Chart.

Let us check the important factors that were unfortunately over – looked in fixing up theMuhurta. Since, we don’t have the birth details of the couple, we can’t deduce the Longevityand compatibility factor in the charts of the couple, which is very important in marriage.

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Moon occupies the Ascendant in Taurus. Have a look at the section 2.7 above, whichprohibits Moon in Ascendant for marriage Muhurta. Moon with full digital strength ishighly benefic, yet Moon in Lagna is not a welcome factor. Any other benefic like Jupiterwith strength is welcome.The following verse of Brihaspati explains Moon is not acceptable in Ascendant whileexplaining about Vishaghati Dosha.

च िंोवषघटीदोष ंह ंतक े कोणगः।

ल ंवना श भुै रः क े वेा लपथा caṁdroviṣaghaṭīdoṣaṁ haṁtikendra trikoṇagaḥ |lagnaṁ vinā śubhairdṛṣṭaḥ kendrevā lagnapastathā

• Venus in 6th is a very important Mahadosha that shall be considered for any Muhurta.

There is an exception mentioned by Kashyapa vide the following.

नीचग ते ुत ुीय वेा श ु ेगतोप वा।

भगृ षुोवो दोषोनाीन स शंयः॥ nīcagetu turīyevā śatrukṣetragatopi vā |

bhṛguṣaṣṭhodbhavo doṣonāstītyatrana saṁśayaḥ ||

Venus in 6th dosha can be mitigated when Venus is debilitated or in inimical signs Cancer,Leo, and Sagittarius.

In this case, the Venus occupied his own sign, which is not tune with the exception, thusmaking a major Mahadosha. In fact, other savants like Kalidasa don’t approve thisexception, though.

• Lord of Ascendant (Venus) occupying 6th itself is another fault, which was unfortunately

over - looked. The following verse explains the important factors to consider

य ेशनः ख ऽेवनज तृीय े7

भगृ ुनौच िंखला नशाः।

ल ेवगफ़ौमतृौलौः

ल टे ्श भुाामद चे सव ॥

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Muhurta Kalpadrimamu (Telugu) – Iranganti Rangacharya. Page No - 108


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vyaye śaniḥ khe'vanijastṛtīye bhṛgustanaucaṁdrakhalā naśastāḥ|lagnetkavirgauścarifaumṛtauglauḥ lagneṭ śubhārāścamadeca sarve ||

Translation: Saturn in 12th, Moon or any malefic in Ascendant, Mars in 10 th, Venus in 3rd is

not acceptable. Similarly, anyone among Lord of Muhurta Lagna, Venus, Moon in 6th is badfor marriage muhurta. Any benefic in 8th, Lord of Muhurta Lagna or Mars in 8th is also notacceptable. Any planet in 7th is not good for marriage Muhurta.

• For any Muhurta, the strength is decided by the placement of benefic planets in

quadrants and trines, similarly, malefic planets in 3rd, 6th, and 11th. In this case, only Ketu,Mars and Sun had the respective placement. For the people in the southern region like AndhraPradesh, the strength of Jupiter is a must. Even Jupiter occupying 9th house, he is very weakby debilitation and close conjunction with Rahu. As indicated above, important

ceremonies like marriage, at least five planets shall be in strength by occupying respectiveplaces, which gives the strength to the Muhurta. In this Muhurta, only malefic planetsoccupy some good placements, no benefic is in good position. Look at the chart, nobenefic occupied any quadrant, even if Moon in Ascendant which is not acceptable, nobenefic in trine except Jupiter in 9th sullied by Rahu resulting Guru Chandala Yoga.

3. Conclusion:

It is shown in the above two charts how important is selection of Good Muhurta forauspicious ceremonies like marriage. There are a couple of divergent views by the ancientsavants regarding the selection of Muhurta for various occasions, yet all agree to the pointthat Ekavimshati Mahadoshas shall be checked for any Muhurta. Since the birth details ofthe natives were not available, only Muhurta charts are analyzed for any major faults in theMuhurta. If the charts are available, the picture would have been much clear as to which ledto catastrophic effects on the bridegroom.

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