AUSPICIOUS TIME FOR TRAVEL
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You may travel in any errand, say, for a pleasure trip, for job or profession. Pilgrimage, or for an affair of matrimony; you wish for a successful journey without trouble. Astrologically, a proper choice of time for beginning a journey may be helpful to avoid frustration and ensure a happy travel. For this, select your travel time on an auspicious weekday, Thithi, Nakshatra (Astelism) |
Tourism is growing very fast as an industry. In everyday life, tourism is concerned with pleasure, holidays, adventures, pilgrimage, profession, education and other short-term visits of special interest to other places. Whatever is the purpose of travel, it is natural to wish for a comfortable and fruitful journey. Everybody wants to avoid frustration due to trouble, and losses during travel. Astrologically, a proper choice of time for beginning a journey may be helpful to avoid frustration and ensure a happy travel. For this, select your travel time on an. auspicious weekday, Thithi (Lunar day), Nakhatra (Asterism) and Yoga with the help of an efficient astrologer.
MUHURTA JYOTISHA
Vedanga Jyotisha is referred to a unit of time, known as Muhurta Jyotisha which is a practical application of the Vedic message Arise, awaken, get hold of best of the opportunities thrown up before you by wheel of time. "In common parlance, Muhurtha denotes electing or choosing an auspicious time to commence an activity or work including a journey. Muhurta Jyotisha has five limbs namely Thithis, Varas, Nakshatras, Yogas and Karanas. Vedic people found every Muhurta suitable for performance of some assigned works.
WEEK DAYS
Among the week days; Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are considered auspicious for travel. Sunday, Tuesday and Saturday are evil. Tuesday and Saturday are permissible provided they form 'Sidha Yogas'. Regarding the direction of travel, the auspicious days for north direction are Friday and Sunday, for south direction Monday and Saturday, for east direction Tuesday and for west direction Wednesday and Thursday. As far as time of day for travel is concerned, one should never travel to east direction in dawn, to west direction in Godhuli time, to north direction in midnight and to south direction in abhijit (12 noon).
LUNAR DAYS (THITHIS)
In Atharva Vediya Jyotisha, Thithis (lunar days) have been considered as very important for commencement of journey or travel. In general, 4th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 14th Na and 15th lunardays are considered as inauspicious for journey. The results proclaimed are troubles, quarrels, accidents, and failures. Pratioada is strictly prohibited for travels. Travels made on Dvitiva gives success. Travels made on Tritiya give health and other well-beings. Travel on Chaturthimay give fear of death. Panchami is good for victory and success of various kinds.Travel on Shashthi may give losses. Saptami gives fortunate results. Travels on Ashtami may cause diseases. On Navami there is fear of life. Dasami gives gains of wealth and property. Ekadasi is also we auspicious for travel. Travels on Dwadasimay result in loss of wealth. Travels on trayodasi are helpful for truce. Travels on Chaturdasi may give success in all movable type of an works. Amavasva and Purnima are forbidden for any kind of travel as they result in failures.
Since the inauspicious or evil Thithis mentioned above turn auspicious when falling on certain week days, actually most of them may be used for commencement of any activity.
When 1st and 6th lunardays fall on Friday, 4th and 14th on Saturday, 8th on Tuesday and Poornima (Full Moon) on Thursday, These turn auspicious. The above mentioned six combinations form Siddha Yogas and hence auspicious. Thithis are basically the dates for lunar calendar of Hindu system of astrology wherein great importance has been attached to Nakshatras. Muhurta Jyotisha is largely Nakshatra based by the concept of planetary lordship distinctly involved therein.
NAKSHATRAS (ASTERISMS)
In Atharva Vediya Jyotisha, lunar Nakshatras were arranged in nine groups, known as Taras. The Janma Nakshatra, 10th from it and ' 19th from it were kept under group of 1st Tara. It was held that works done in 1st Tara were always destroyed and were hardly ever fulfilled. The 2nd, 11th and 22nd - Nakshatra from Janma Nakshatra were known as Sampat Tara which was considered auspicious for giving - wealth. The Vipaat Tara (3rd, 12th and 21st Nakshatra from Janma Nakshatra) and pratyara Tara (5th, 14th and 23rd Nakshatra) were held inauspicious for commencement of any auspicious work. The Kshema .mm (4th, 13th and 22nd Nakshatra) and Nidhana Tara (7th, 16th and 25th Nakshatra) were held auspicious and inauspicious respectively for travels. Other three groups namely Sadhaka Tara (6th, 15th and 24th Nakshatra) , Maifra Tar (8th, 17thand 26th nakshatra ) and Parma Maitra tara (9th , 8th and 27th) Nakshatras are highly favorable. It may however be noted that Sampat, Kshama, Sadhaka, Maitra and Param Maitra laras are capable of giving auspicious results only if they are free from Vedha and affliction. Similarly, Janma, Karma, Adhama, Vipat, Pratyara and Nidhana Taras are not considered inauspicious if they suffered from Vedha or affliction. Never travel in your Janma Nakshatra as it is held most inauspicious. To measure Tara Bala, count from your Janma Nakshatra to the Nakshatra on the day of travel. Divide this by 9. If the remainder is 2,4, 6, 8 or 9, TaraBala is present, otherwise not. .4swini, Mrigasira, Punarvasu, Pushyani Hasta, Anuradha, Sravana, Dhani- shta and Rewati are the best Nakshatras for travel. Chittra, Swab; Vishakha, Magha, Aslesha, Krittika, Ardra and Bharani should be avoided for journey purpose.
YOGAS
There are certain Yogas which are considered inauspicious for travel. Krakacha Yoga is formed if the sum of numbers of week days and Thithi is 13. For example, Sunday (I) and Dwadasi (12) gives 13 (I + 12) and forms Krakacha Yoga, unfavorable for travel. Various Thithis falling on various week days form four types of inauspicious Yogas for travel which are as under. But all the four types of Yogas are ignorable if Chandra Bala exists on the day of journey. To measure the Chandra Bala, find out. the Moon sign on the chosen day from the Nakshatra. Count from your own Janma Rasi to the Moon sign on the day. Number 1, 3, 6, 7, 10 and 11 give Chandra Bala. Otherwise, Chandra Bala is deemed inte to be absent.
The inauspicious yogas for travel
| Week Days |
Krakacha Yoga (Sum 13) |
Dagdha Yoga |
Visha Yoga |
Hutaasana Yoga |
| Friday |
Saptami |
Ashtami |
Navami |
Dasami |
| Saturday |
Sasthi |
Navami |
Saptami |
Ekadasi |
| Sunday |
Dwadasi |
Dwadasi |
Chaturthi |
Dwadasi |
| Monday |
Ekadasi |
Ekadasi |
Shasthi |
Shasthi |
| Tuesday |
Dasami |
Panchami |
Saptami |
Saptami |
| Wednesday |
Navami |
Tritiya |
Dwitiya |
Ashtami |
| Thursday |
Ashtami |
Shasthi |
Ashtami |
Navami |
ABHIJIT MUHURTA
Abhijit Muhurta is very important and most auspicious in many ways. Lord Rama chose to incarnate in this auspicious Muhurta. According to ancients, Abhljit Is the 8th 01 the 15 Muhurta of daytime. When Abhijit Muhurta is correctly calculated, at the very central time of this Muhurta, the Sun's longitude and the local Meridian (ie., the Sun meridian in the horoscope) will be exactly identical. There will not & be even a single second of arc of difference in general, Abhijit Muhurta (12 Noon) is considered auspicious for commencement of all auspicious activities including travel mc etc.
OMENS PRESAGING GOOD/ EVIL
There are some good omens at when found coming in front of the traveller. Musical Instruments like trumphet, drum, etc. a pitcher full 0f water, conch, elephant, horse, cow a sumangali, 10 years old girl, mirror, white bull, /fish just taken out to water, smokeless /fire, washerman, liquor, astrologer, two brahmins, ghee, milk, honey, curd, prostitute, sugarcane, a . corpse silently carried by people are some good omens.
On the other hand, a cat crossing in front of the traveller, sneezing by someone at the time of travel and .interruption by someone are bad omens. Similarly, beggars, drunkards, crying crows and crippled persons when found coming in front of the traveller are bad omens for a successful journey.
OTHER ASTROWGICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Travels and other auspicious works are forbidden in case of Ritu Kshaya, paksha Kshaya, Chandra Kshaya, condemned Nakshatras and congregation of several grahas (planets) along the Sun in one sign. Evils of paksha &kshaya begin after Ekadasi. If auspicious work or travels are commenced when Venus is combust, it may give loss of money. It may give failure of intellect and wisdom when Jupiter is combust. It may give trouble to brothers when Mercury is combust. When Mars is combust, it may give diseases. When Saturn is combust and some one goes on travel, he may have to settle abroad. When Moon is weak in paksha bala, it may cause fear and anxiety.
NIRGAMAN
Sometimes due to various compulsions, it is not possible for one to travel in the auspicious Muhurta. For such occasions, astrologers may suggest to keep an article for Nirgaman (which means going forth) in the chosen Muhurta so as to facilitate the journey later. The article for Nirgaman should be kept in a place in the direction the traveller
 Prof. K. S. Tripathi
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