Marriage Mahurtha
I have been repeatedly requested by my students to write about fixing Marriage Mahurtha by a simple method. So this is my answer to that request.
Ordinarily almost every Indian Panchanga gives important dates and times for celebrating marriages. The reader cannot rely on them as most of the dates given would not be free from important flaws.
Moreover, the marriage dates selected would generally be in accordance with local usages. For instance, a Tamilian would not mind marriage being performed in lunar month of Ashada (provided the Sun has not entered Cancer). But strong objection is taken to this by people living in Andhra and Karnataka. Apart from this, there is universal agreement all over India as regards the time, weekday, constellation and planetary positions to be obtained at the time of marriage.
I am giving below the most standard methods employed by scholars, warranted by experience and sanctioned by the ancient sages.
1. The lunar months of Magha, Phalguna, Vaishaka and Jyeshta are good.
2. Kartika and Margashira are ordinary.
3. The rest are not auspicious.
Note: Some sages opine that marriages can be celebrated in Pushya and Chaitra
Provided the Sun is in Capricorn and Aries respectively.
4. The following lunar days, viz., from the 11th day (dark half) to New Moon, Rikta Thithis, 8th, 12th and 6th should be rejected.
5. The best lunar days are the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 10th, 11th and 13th (of the bright half).
6. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are the best.
7. Sunday and Saturday are middling.
8. Tuesday should be invariably rejected.
9. The best Nakshatras are Rohini, Mrigashira, Makah, Uttara, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Moola, Uttaraashada, Uttarabhadra and Revati.
10. The first quarter of Makah and Moola and the last quarter of Revati are inauspicious and they should be rejected.
11. Nakshatras not mentioned here are unsuitable and they should be avoided.
12. The following Yogas should be rejected: Vyatipata, Dhruva, Mrityu,Ganda, Vajra, Shoola, Vishkambha, Atiganda, Vyaghata and Parigha.
13. Vishtikarana must invariably be discarded.
14. Among the zodiacal signs Gemini, Virgo and Libra are the best.
15. Taurus, Cancer, Leo, Sagittarius and Aquarius are middling.
16. The rest are inauspicious.
The most important considerations however are as follows:
- The 7th house must be unoccupied by any planet
- Mars should not be in the 8th.
- Venus should not be in the 6th.
- The Lagna should not be hemmed in between malefics.
- Malefics should not occupy Lagna.
- The Moon in the election chart should have no association with any other planet.
Apart from the above, the usual Tarabalam, Chandrabalam, Panchaka. etc., should be looked into. Elsewhere are given certain special combinations which are supposed to neutralize adverse influences. As far as possible, such combinations should be applied to secure a really propitious moment.
- Jupiter, Mercury or Venus in Lagna, malefics in the 3rd or 11th, would constitute a formidable force in rendering the Lagna strong.
- Jupiter in the ascendant, Venus in the 8th and the Sun in the 11th – Mahendra Yoga.
- Venus in Lagna. Jupiter in the 10th and the Sun and Mercury in the 11th-Vishnu Priya Yoga.
- Venus in the 2nd, Jupiter in the 12th, the Sun in the 8th and Saturn in the 6th – Srinatha Yoga.
- Venus in Lagna, Jupiter in the 4th, Mercury in the 2nd and Saturn in the 11th – Samudra Yoga.
- Mercury, Jupiter and Venus in Lagna – Vijaya Yoga.
- Venus and Jupiter in Lagna elevated or otherwise strong – Jaya Yoga.
- Saturn in the 3rd, Jupiter in the 6th, the Sun in the 10th and Mars in the 11th – Pushya Yoga.
- Mars in the 3rd, Saturn in the 6th, Venus in the 9th, Jupiter in the 12th – Maharshi Yoga.
- Venus in Lagna, Jupiter in the 11th – Ardhama Yoga.
Reference: Mahurtha by Dr BV Raman
Tags: Chandrabalam, Mahurtha, Marriage Mahurtha, Panchaka, Tarabalam
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