Muhurta Chintamani Ch. 11: Yātrā Prakaraṇam

Verse 1 — Nripa-Grahana & Dikshula Opening

दिक्शूलादावप्यविस्मरणार्थं नृपग्रहणं कर्तव्यं

dikśūlādāv api avismaraṇārthaṃ nṛpagrahaṇaṃ kartavyaṃ

Dik-shula (direction-thorn) and allied journey bars are guarded via NRIPA-GRAHANA — the king's planetary seizure rite is prescribed so the doctrine is never forgotten; author states the prakaraṇa is taught in Prahaspini(?)-chhandas for remembrance's sake. ~107-print-page mega-chapter block-encoded; wide tika folds documented per record. [Joshi ed., print p.441, OCR-corrected]

Verse block — Yatra Two-Fold Classification

एका साधारणयात्रा परा समरविजयाख्या

ekā sādhāraṇayātrā parā samaravijayākhyā

TWO-FOLD yātrā taxonomy: SĀDHĀRAṆA-yātrā (ordinary journeys) vs SAMARA-VIJAYA (war-march conquest); separate rule-sets follow each class. [Joshi ed., print p.502, OCR-corrected]

Verse block — Prati-Shukra Loss Rule

मूढे शुक्रे कार्यहानिः प्रतिशुक्रे पराजयः

mūḍhe śukre kāryahāniḥ pratiśukre parājayaḥ

VENUS-direction law: Śukra in MŪHA(front?) sector ⇒ kārya-hāni (undertaking-loss); PRATI-ŚUKRA (counter-Venus sector) ⇒ PARĀJAYA (outright defeat) — extends Ch8's directional-Śukra doctrine to all marches. [Joshi ed., print p.481, OCR-corrected]

Verse block — Dosha-Samuccaya of Marches

नक्षत्रशुभवारगुरुपरिघदण्डप्रतिशुक्रादिका दोषाः

nakṣatraśubhavāraguruparighadaṇḍap pratiśukrādikā doṣāḥ

MARCH-BAR inventory debated: nakshatra faults, non-Śubha weekdays, GURU-PARIGHA, DAŃḌA, PRATI-ŚUKRA classes — text weighs whether these apply to all journeys or only special ones ('aviśeṣāt sarve'). [Joshi ed., print p.497, OCR-corrected]

Verse block — Chandra-Dashama March Fruit

चन्द्रश्च यस्य दशमे भवति यातुस्तस्याभिवाञ्छितफलाप्तयर्थं नृपस्य

candraś ca yasya daśame bhavati yātus tasyābhivāñchitaphalāptayarthaṃ nṛpasya

MOON-IN-10TH march gate: when Chandra transits the 10th from lagna at departure, the king's DESIRED-fruit is secured (abhivāñchita-phalāpti); paired with dinakṛt-tṛtīya (Sun-third) clause. [Joshi ed., print p.500, OCR-corrected]

Verse block — Samara-Vijaya Moth Doctrine

घे योगे चेद्राजा चरति तदा शत्रवः शरभा इव स्युः। यथा शलभा

ghe yoge ced rājā carati tadā śatravaḥ śarabhā iva syuḥ| yathā śalabhā

WAR-MARCH fruit: when the king marches in that (Śubha-)yoga, enemies become like SHARABHAS/moths (ŚALABHĀ) fluttering into the flame of royal valor (rāja-pratāpa-ānala) and fall — victory assured. Closes the samara block. [Joshi ed., print p.501/p.505, OCR-corrected]

Muhurta Chintamani — Chapter 11: Yātrā Prakaraṇam

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