Muhurta for Starting Construction of a New House (extract from muhurta prakarana (Divya)

From the janmarashi of a person, who is getting the house made, the transiting Sun, Moon, Jupiter and enus shou!d "e
strong# $f p!anets are weak, the resu!t wi!! "e destructive as shown in the ta"!e "e!ow%
&!anets if 'eak (esu!t
Sun destroys owner
Moon destroys wife
Jupiter destroys happiness
enus destroys wea!th
*Month; $t is auspicious to start constructing a house when the Sun is in Mesha (exa!ted)# Jyeshtha, )shadha, *hadrapada,
)shwina, +artika, &ausha, Magha are good for starting construction of a new house#
'hen the Sun is transiting +anyarashi (irgo) or Dhanu (Sagittarius), it is not good to start construction of a new house#
*Tithi , -, ., /, 0, 1, 23, 22, 2-, and 2. (shuk!a), rikta tithis shou!d not "e used
*Vara , Monday, 'ednesday, 4hursday, Friday and Saturday
*Paksha , Shuk!a
*Nakshatra; 5, /, 1, 6, 2-, 2., 25, 2/, 21, -2, --, -., -5, -1
7ne shou!d not start construction of a new house in panchaka#
*Yoga , 4he fo!!owing yogas shou!d "e !eft out% ishakum"ha, )tiganda, Shoo!a, 8anda, yaghata, ajra, yatipata,
&arigha and aidhriti#
*Karana 9 *ava, 4aiti!a, 8ara, anija, Shakuna, +istughna
:Lagna-, ., /, 0, ; and 2- (rashi) aspected or posited "y "enefics 4he ma!efics shou!d "e in ., 0 and 22 houses#
*enefics in 6 and 2- houses# 4here shou!d "e no ma!efics in 6 and 2-# 4enth house shou!d have strong "enefic effect#
Moon shou!d not "e in 2, 0, 6 and 2- houses#
Yogas
(i) $f Jupiter is in !agna, Sun in the 0th house, Saturnin the .rd house, enus in the 5th house at the time of 8riharam"ha
!agna, the age of the house is 233 years#
(ii) $f enus is in !agna, Sun in the .rd house, Mars in the 0th house, Jupiter in the /th, the age of the house is -33 years#
(iii) $f the construction of a house is started on a 4hursday, with Moon in (ohini Mrigashirsha, &ushya, )sh!esha, . uttaras,
&oorvashadha and Sravana, it gives !ot of wea!th and progeny#
(iv) 4he same resu!t as in (iii) a"ove is avai!a"!e if house is started on a 'ednesday in )rdra, (ohini, Mrigashirsha,
<ttarapha!guni, =asta and >hitra#
(v) $f construction is started on a Friday in )rdra, )sh!esha, >hitra, ishakha, Dhanishtha, Shata"hisha nakshatras, it is good
for wea!th and prosperity#
(vi) $f it is started on a Saturday in *harani, Swati, )nuradha, Jyeshtha, &oorva *hadra, <ttara *hadra nakshatras, the house
remains dominated "y "hootas and praitas (ghosts)#
4he fo!!owing are prohi"ited in griharam"ha%
2# Saturday ? (evati nakashatra -# Mars in the conste!!ation of =asta or &ushya
.# Jupiter and enus com"ust 5# +rishna paksha
/# )ny prohi"ited month 0# (ikta etc# "ad tithis
1# )ny fau!ty tara ;# *hu,shayana on a 4uesday
23# )gni"ana and agni,panchaka 22# *hadra, &oorva"hadra nakashtras
2-# rishchika and +um"ha !agnas
The 21 oshas! efine uner "i"aha in cha#ter $ are a%so re&ecta'%e(;
2# &anchanga Shuddhi% @ot counting the day or vara#
- <dayasta Shuddhi% Aagna, @avamsha !agna !ords shou!d "e powerfu! and "enefic#
.# Masanta (end of the so!ar month)% 4he "eginning 20 ghatis and the ending 20 ghatis of every Surya,sankranti
(change of rashi) are rejected#
5# Ma!efics in 0 vargas (shadvargas)% 7ut of the 0 divisiona! charts, if "enefics are the !ords of more than 5 vargas
!agnas, the marriage is auspicious, if !ess than 5 vargas !agna !ords are ma!efics then !eave the match#
/# Mars in the eighth house, !eave#
0# 4rividha 8andanta% $f rashi, !agna and nakshatra 8andant present, !eave#
1# enus in 0th house, !eave#
6# +artari% $f vivaha !agna or transit Moon has direct ma!efic in 2-th house, and retrogarde
;# 4ransit Moon in 0 or 6 from nata! Moon or conjoined with ma!efics, !eave#
23# 4he vivaha !agna shou!d not "e 6th house !agna#
22# isha,ghati 2-# Dur muhurta ("ad muhurta)# 2.# ara dosha
25# +ranti samya 2/# Bc!ipse and <tpaata nakshatra
20# +harjoor% 4he "ad yogas !ike ishakum"ha, )tiganda, Shoo!aganda, yaghata, ajra, yatipata, &arigh, aidhriti
21# +roora,griha vedha nakshatra 26# &apayukta nakshatra 2;# +unavansha (+roora navansha)
-3# Mahapata -2# aidhriti
)hu*Sha+ana, From SunCs /th, 1th, ;th, 2-th, 2;th and -.rd nakashatra and from the day of Surya samkranti, the /th, 1th,
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;th, 2/th, -2st and -5th are days of "hu, shayana# (4he earth is in a s!eeping state#)
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4his is a very important Duestion which shou!d not "e neg!ected "y persons who "ui!d new houses or who enter into them as
their tenants# $t often happens that persons who enter certain new houses or who "ui!d new houses get into a!! sorts of
misfortunes and miseries and that they open their eyes wide on!y when it is too !ate to mend# )!though the causes may "e
many and mystevious, the facts are too freDuent and patent that they attract considera"!e attention and discussions after ti!e
happening of serious evi!s# Many peop!e who "egin to "ui!d new houses either die "efore they are comp!eted or !ose their
appointments or avocotions, or suffer important deaths in their fami!ies which rtiake them misera"!e a!! through the rest of
their !ives# So a!so happens in the cases of many fami!ies, who enter into new or ready,made houses as tenants or mortgagees
with possession, Some houses get the unenvia"!e tit!e of Ehaunted housesE and for a num"er of years or generations, they do
a wor!d of mischief "oth to the owners # who "ui!d them and to the fami!ies who happen to occupy them as tenants# 4here
must "e sure!y "e someC causes or reasons for a!! these misfortunes# $n some houses the occupants whoever they may "e,
rapid!y rise position and prosperity and go away to "etter p!aces whi!e in some other houses, the occupants, as rapid!y, !ose
their fortunes and vacate them after "eing entire!y wrecked in !ife or finances# $t "ecomes therefore extreme!y important to
consu!t the nature and inf!uences of the houses "efore# they shou!d "e "ui!t or entered# 4he !aying in of the foundation is an
important function and ought to "e performed when the ste!!ar Fodiaca! !unar and p!anetary conjunctions are favoura"!e and
are in a mood of to give success and prosperity to either the "ui!ders of those houses or to their# occupants# =ence it is that
some houses fetch fa"u!ous rents and prices "ocause they have a good reputation, whi!e many houses ?though exce!!ent!y
"ui!t and much "etter in affording accomodation fetch no rents or prices "ecause they have a "ad name or "ecause they are
considered to "e haunted# *rief directions, therefore, wi!! "e given here for the "enefit of the readers on this important
Duestion of house,construction and house occupancy# @ew houses commenced in the !unar month# >haitra, wi!! produce
wea!th and happiness there"y aishakha gives happiness# Jaista produces certain death or destruction )shadha indicates !oss
of cows and catt!e# Sravana shows prosperity to servants or their increase# *hadrapada produces constant sickness# )swija
indicates ,incessant Duarre!!ing# +artika gives Much wea!th# Margasira indicates serious pecuniary !osses# &ushya gives fears
from fire whi!e Magha shows increase among chi!dren and fami!y# &ha!guna produces !oss to "ody or death# @ew houses
"ui!t when the sun occupies 4aurus# >ancer, Aeo, )Duarius, )ries, Ai"ra, Scoipio, and >apricornus produce chi!dren 6,
grand chi!dren# 'hen the Sun is in fixed signs, new houses give much happiness# 'hen he is in movea"!e signs the resu!ts
wi!! "e ordinary and when he is in common or dou"!e "odied signs, the resu!ts are unfavoura"!e# $ have written very
e!a"orate and convincing artic!es a"out these matters in the pages of my )stro!ogica! MagaFine and those who are anxious to
get further information shou!d refer toCthem# 'hi!e the modern sciences enumerate positive and negative e!ectricity, the
Mahe (ishis of $ndia in the unfathoma"ie antiDuity enumerated 2633 verities of e!ectrica! currents, and each of these is capa,
"!e of further su"divisions to the extent of thousands# )!! phenomena, is permeated with magnetic cuurrents and if this is a
fact then a!! materia!s, co!!ected for "ui!ding houses wi!! have each its own pecu!iar currents ) co!!ection of these may do
good or evi!# Some are cohesive whi!e others are adhesive or repu!sive# 'hen we want cohesion and repu!sion sets in we
have fai!ure and misery, and when we want repu!sion and we get adhesion we get our o"jects defeated# Success and fai!ure
are determined "y the co!!ection of the house materia!s at the right or wrong time, and it is this inva!ua"!e know!edge that the
Maha (ishis were a"!e to give to postirity in the shape of )stro!ogica! formu!as#
@ew "ui!dings shou!d not "e commenced when Jupiter and enus are in com"ust, or when they are young or o!d9 nor in the
>haturmasyas?)shadha, Sravana, *hadrapada and )swija nor in the Sunyamasa (&ushya),#
4he fo!!owing conste!!ations are good for commencing new "ui!dings?(2) 7ottara, (-) 7ottarashada, (.) 7ottara"hadra, (5)
>hitta, (/) (ohini, (0) Swati, (1) Jaista, (6) Mrigasira (;) Moo!a (23) )swini (22) =asta (2-) &ushyami and (2.) )noradha#
4he fo!!owing shou!d "e avoided for commencing house "ui!ding# 4he first ha!f of a &arigha, the who!e of yathipatha and
ydruti, the first six ghatis of 8anda and )tigandayogas, the first five ghatis of Shu!anama yoga and the first nine ghatis of
yaghata#
4he Signs (Aagnas or rising Fodiaca! houses) for starting to "ui!d new houses must not "e occupied "y "enefics or these good
p!anets shou!d "e in Duadrant or trines possessed of Shad"a!as (six sources of strength enumerated in the astro!ogica! works)
and the 23th house must "e specia!!y occupied "y Jupiter, enus powerfu! Mercury, whi!e the evi! p!anets shou!d "e found
occupying the .rd fith and 22th houses# $f Saturn Mars, (ahu, or +ethu occupies the 6th from the Aagna, the proprietor wi!!
certain!y "e ki!!ed "efore the comp!etion of the !ouse or very soon after it# $f Jupiter or enus joins powerfu! Moon in the
Aagna and Mercury occupies the 5th or 1th, th . house wi!! not "e "urnt and wi!! "e strong for a !ong time and wi!! give
prosperity "oth to the owner and a!so to any others who may occupy it#
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