Sanskrit verses with English translation from Maharishi Parasara. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.
गण्डो नाम महादोषो जन्मकाले विवर्जितः । नक्षत्रगण्डस्तथा तिथ्योः फलं दुःखप्रदं भवेत् ॥
gaṇḍo nāma mahādoṣo janmakāle vivarjitaḥ | nakṣatragaṇḍas tathā tithyor phalaṃ duḥkhapradaṃ bhavet ||
Ganda is a great defect to be avoided at birth; the nakshatra-ganda and the tithi-ganda yield sorrowful results.
जलस्थस्य नक्षत्रस्य घटिकात्रयमन्तिमा । अग्निस्थस्य प्रथमाऽपि गण्डान्तदोष उच्यते ॥
jalasthasya nakṣatrasya ghaṭikātrayamantimā | agnisthasya prathamā'pi gaṇḍāntadoṣo cyate ||
The last three ghatikas of a water nakshatra, together with the first three ghatikas of a fire nakshatra, constitute the defect known as Gandanta.
चतुर्थादितिथिः प्रोक्ता गण्डा दुःखप्रदा नृणाम् । होमदानव्रतोपेत्य शान्तिः कार्या विशेषतः ॥
caturthāditithiḥ proktā gaṇḍā duḥkhapradā nṛṇām | homadānavratopetya śāntiḥ kāryā viśeṣataḥ ||
The tithis beginning with the fourth are declared Ganda tithis and bring sorrow to people; through homa, charity and observances their shanti should be specially performed.