Choghadiya
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A traditional method of dividing the day into auspicious and inauspicious time slots, used to select a favorable moment to begin a ritual.
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By when must Brihaspati's pujan begin?
There the time is given, he says, that in the morning the pujan of Brihaspati Dev should begin within one and a quarter hours of sunrise. Now you are sitting at 9 o'clock, at 10 o'clock, to do the pujan of Brihaspati Dev; his hour has passed. Whether he will come at noon, or when he will come, or will not come, what the matter will be — now he has nothing to do with it. Then your work is finished.
Who fixed the muhurta of the marriage?
Brahma and Daksha Prajapati discussed the matter between themselves. Having settled everything, Brahma went back to Shiva and removed his doubt — Daksha Prajapati is entirely ready for the marriage. Shiva said, then fix the tithi, when and how it is all to be done. Since Brahma is the Vidhata, Shiva said, you yourself fix the tithi. Shiva and Brahma then together discussed the shubh lagna and the shubh muhurta.
What was the muhurta of Shiva and Sati's marriage?
It is described that on the Chaitra Shukla Paksha Trayodashi, on a Sunday, in the Purva Phalguni nakshatra, Maheshwar began the journey for the marriage, and it is described that the marriage took place on this same day. The speaker stresses this combination, because a boon is obtained on this same nakshatra, this same tithi and this same day of the week further on.
Morning, evening or night — night is best — and the paath takes about one to two hours.
The speaker says the time for the paath should be kept either early in the morning, or else in the evening or at night — any of the three; and it is best of all if you do it at night. It will take about one to one and a half hours; at most, for someone quite new, it may take two hours, or it may be done in less.
Can a havan be done after sunset in Navratri?
Asked whether a havan can be done after sunset in Navratri and what its timing would be, he says that according to him a tantrokta havan can be done at any time at all in Navratri. It is not the Vedic vidhi, it is tantrokta, so it can be done at night too. At a Shakti Peeth the time is not looked at anyway, and in Navratri one may do it whenever it is to be done. Vedic people state many rules and prohibitions, but at a Shakti Peeth there is no prohibition; if you very much wish, look at the choghadiya.
When should the neev pujan itself be done?
He says that once you have had all these kriyas performed and become free of anxiety, then comes the neev pujan; and when the neev pujan begins, have it done at exactly the muhurat that a superior scholar names for it.
Who else is counted among Surya's daughters?
After this there is one more sister whose name is Bhadra. Everyone knows the importance of Bhadra, the speaker says — people say Bhadra is upon us, the pleasure of Bhadra is necessary, we should not do anything in Bhadra kaal. Bhadra dwells in different places, which is what people look at at the time of Rakshabandhan.
Which tithi does the Diwali cycle begin with?
It begins from Dwadashi, and first of all the importance is of the Dosha vyapini Dwadashi. Of the five festivals of this Diwali, the principal pujan is otherwise reckoned by seeing sthir lagna and so on, but it is held that the fruit of the pujan is obtained properly only according to the tithi that stands at evening.
On which day should Janmashtami be observed?
Whichever night the Ashtami is obtained at twelve o'clock — observe the Janmashtami fast on that day. The speaker gives this as his own position and the Vindhya kshetra's: Bhagavan Krishna's birth took place in the Ashtami-vyapini night, at midnight.
Where and at what hours the Pitru Beesa ahuti is done, and why never in the puja room
The speaker says it is best of all to do this work at a temple of Narayan, under a Peepal tree or on a river bank. At home, do it where your devi-devtas are not seated — never in the puja room — but in the outer part of the house, the courtyard, the brahma sthan or on the roof, after first finishing the house's regular puja-path. The reason he gives later in the talk: if the Pitr are not already worshipped at that place, they will not be able to come there. The hours are after nine in the morning up to four in the evening; the midday period is best.
How is a good day and time chosen for buying a vehicle?
Asked for a good day and time this month for a brother who wishes to buy a new car, the speaker says it will have to be told after looking — according to your brother's chandra kundali, and what the gochar is at present.
Why is a free astrological reading harmful to both sides?
The speaker says it is forbidden and should be kept secret; it is said that it be shown before a devagya, before a jyotishi who is a devagya. When someone says they are sending details, he says: personally, never publicly. If you have shraddha and vishwas, there is a rule to it. You pay a fee when you go to a doctor. Here the thing has become so open that people do not take a fee at all and say send it, we shall look, for their own practice — and it goes badly for both: the one who reads may not care, but the one who shows is ruined.
Can a complex yantra be written on paper instead of bhojpatra?
Yes, it may be written on white paper, the speaker answers; pran pratishtha has its own vidhi. If the yantra is very complex, have it engraved on a copper plate by a goldsmith, or have it engraved on a silver plate. Whenever a yantra is to be made, even ordinarily by a goldsmith, first look at the auspicious day and the person, and speak to the goldsmith to have it made between such and such hours — even if he takes a hundred or a thousand rupees more, it should be made at the right time.
When should the Ghat Sthapana be done?
Take it between about 5:35 and 7:25 in the morning if you can — the dawn window. Where only the Abhijit muhurta is available, half the day goes in the Kalash Sthapana and the first day's sadhana is somewhat hampered and the body tires. This time the dawn window is available, so it is excellent.
When is the Havan, and how does the Navratri close?
The Havan may be done after the Sandhi Pujan on the 30th if your Anushthan is complete, but the most special time is Mahanavami, Wednesday the 1st of October — look at the Choghadiya, take Shubh and Amrit and leave the Rahu Kaal out. Ayudh Puja falls the same day; Aparajita and Shami Puja on the 2nd, then the Visarjan and the Paran.
How should a silver ball be abhimantrit and worn for a child?
Having got the solid ball made, abhimantrit it with the twelve names of Ganpati ji and get it worn round the neck in a green thread or in a silver chain itself, on the day of Wednesday, in the hora of Budh, in whichever paksha. Especially if the pujan can happen on a Wednesday falling on Chaturthi, on that same day; and better still, if some Brahmin of a Ganpati temple, or any Brahmin who has the experience of reciting the Ganpati Atharvashirsha and who has done at least 108 path, gets that solid ball abhimantrit with the Ganpati Atharvashirsha 108 times in one single day — then get it worn round the child's neck in a silver chain itself, on Wednesday in Budh's hora, and especially if Wednesday falls on Chaturthi, on that day.
Does one need to look at a muhurat on Devshayani Ekadashi?
The most general point everyone should know, the speaker says, is that on the day of Devshayani Ekadashi and on the day of Devprabodhini Ekadashi there is no need whatsoever to consult any kind of muhurat. Without looking at choghadiya and so on, if you wish to do some special work you may do it on that day.
What should be done when a relative repeatedly performs abhichaar on the family?
A listener who worships Mata Kali and Bhagavan Shiva says an uncle who has learnt vidya repeatedly performs abhichaar — not on him, but his father keeps falling ill. The speaker answers: first, in Gupt Navratri try to complete at least 1100 japa of Bhagavati Kali's kavach, and write her beejaksharas on bhojpatra as a yantra, made by a learned person or by yourself in a pure state on the very first day, in a good choghadiya, in Amrit kaal, with the praan pratishtha vidhi if you know it.
Is a Rudrabhishek on the Saptamesh's Nakshatra the right method for marriage?
The speaker's objection is procedural: how would doing it on that particular day work without looking at the Shivvas? If the prayoga belongs to a Jyotirlinga kshetra — do it in that territory — then there is no difficulty and it can be done.
When is it necessary to look at Shivvas?
If you do it now and then, reciting the Ashtadhyayi and so on occasionally, then there is need to look at Shivvas. And for the abhishek we do in nitya pujan, there is never any need to look at Shivvas. Keep this in mind, he says.
At what time on Amavasya should the puja of Maa Kali be done for a son?
Asked whether the puja of Maa Bhagavati Kali for the sake of a son should be done on the day of Amavasya in the morning or the evening, he says: do it in the morning time only, around eight or nine o'clock, Anil Upadhyay ji. The morning time will be the proper one, because afterwards there is no need for them to look at muhurta and the like in this.
The ek-divasiya Rudragan sadhana may be repeated with no ill result, taking two hours within the Rudragan hours, best of all 8:00 to 9:00
Yes, it can be done, and no ill result will come of it. The timing had already been put in the group around 16 September: the Rudragan hours on the 2nd run roughly from 6:00 in the morning to 10:00. Take two hours within that; the middle hour of 8:00 to 9:00 is clearly best, and otherwise do it whenever you get time within those four hours.
The Abhijit muhurta, reckoned by one's own region, is the divine time for paushtik karma
The second time is that of the Abhijit muhurta, according to your own region. In the Abhijit muhurta too a whole matter runs, connected with paushtik karma; that you can do.
Who may use the Rahukaal, and what is done in it?
The third is the Rahukaal, and that is especially for those sadhaks whose kuldevi takes bali. Keep this in mind, the speaker says: the Rahukaal time is only for those whose kuldevi or kula devata take bali. And each day, after the japa, at that same time the bali of lemon, nutmeg and clove is to be given, with whichever mantra you are doing. Suppose the Rahukaal is from 9:00 to 10:30, an hour and a half: sit down comfortably at 9:00, and until 10:30 the Jayanti Mangala mantra will run continuously with full absorption. See the effect.
What time should be chosen for Ma Sheetla and Masani?
Choose whichever of these three times suits you, the speaker says. What their disposition is, what kind of puja takes place in your house — you will have to look at that, and only then will it be settled.
Why is the karna-chhedan samskara done?
He says that for men the karna-chhedan samskara has today become a subject of joking; he sees many great celebrities and people of jyotish saying that karna-chheda came from where. It is one of the sixteen samskaras — the karna-chheda samskara does happen. It too has its tithi and nakshatra and the rest, and the piercing of the ear happens with the utterance of Bhadrakaran or such mantras. It is not merely a jyotish remedy done because Budh is bad or Shukra is bad, or because children were dying.
On which day and in which paksha is a Shukra ratna to be energised?
On a Friday, and first of all a Friday in the Krishna Paksha. If it were a deva-connected graha it would be otherwise: Brihaspati being the dev guru, his falls in the Shukla Paksha; Shukracharya being the danav guru, his falls in the Krishna Paksha. On the Friday of the Krishna Paksha, at the very time when Shukra is risen, do his abhishek methodically with panchgavya and panchamrit — the full avataran will not be possible, but at least do the abhishek — and having done it, do abhishek again with pure Gangajal. The choghadiya is to be seen not at the time of pujan but at the time of wearing.
What is the least that must be done if that japa is not possible?
Then take the Pauranik mantra — the one in the Navagraha stotra whose stuti we do — and do its japa at least 108 times daily for one week. And in the following week too you must see that the Friday falls in the Krishna Paksha at the time of wearing, and that the choghadiya is auspicious; then you may wear it in the morning. Otherwise you may wear it in the evening too, at the time when Shukra rises — if that one star which is seen is there, it is better still. The yantra work may not be done, but the japa should certainly be done, keeping the stone before you.
What should be considered in making a Shri Yantra?
Asked about the construction of a Shri Yantra, the speaker says: discuss this matter with those from whom you will have it made. It can be had made according to the janma nakshatra.
What determines the time for making a Shri Yantra?
For the construction of a Shri Yantra, the speaker repeats, ask once those from whom you are having it made. If you are dikshit — dikshit in Shri Vidya — then according to the nitya in whose diksha you have been given, or according to which krama you are at now, whether Ekakshari or Tryakshari, your guru ji will tell you. Or the day of Purnima is the chief; it is had done on Purnima, and on Trayodashi too it happens. For them, the subject is not so much of tithi: it is necessary to look at the sadhak's janma nakshatra and the like, and it is had done accordingly, looking at the Chandrama and the nakshatra. So it will depend on that.
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