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Muhurta Chintamani — Chapter 7: Vadhū-praveśa Prakaraṇam

Sanskrit verses with English translation from Rama Daivajna. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.

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Verse 1 — Mridu-Star Entry Register

मृदूनि चित्रानुराधारेवतीमृगाः श्रोत्रं वसुर्धनिष्ठा मूलमनिलः स्वाती। एषु वधूप्रवेशः शुभफलदः

mṛdūni citrānurādhārevatīmṛgāḥ śrotraṃ vasurdhaniṣṭhā mūlam anilaḥ svātī| eṣu vadhūpraveśaḥ śubhaphaladaḥ

VADHŪ-PRAVEŚA (bride's first entry into husband's home) is fruit-auspicious in the MṚDU-star set: Chitrā, Anurādhā, Revatī, Mṛgaśīrṣa, Śravaṇa (Śrotra), Dhaniṣṭhā (Vasu), Mūla, Svātī (Anila). [Joshi ed., print p.430/p.484, OCR-corrected]

Verse 2 — Vyavaharatattva Supplement & Rikta-Tara Clause

पौष्णादकभाच्च श्रवणाच्च युग्मे हन्तत्रये मूलमधोत्तरासु। पुष्ये च मन्त्रे च वधूप्रवेशो रिक्तेतरे व्यर्ककुजे च शस्तः

pauṣṇād akhabhāc ca śravaṇāc ca yugme hantatraye mūlam adhottarāsu| puṣye ca mantre ca vadhūpraveśo riktetare vyarkakuje ca śastaḥ

VYAVAHĀRATATTVA supplement widens the gate: Aśleṣā(Pauṣṇa), Rohiṇī(Akha), Hastā(Yugma), the Mūlādi-traya + Uttarās, Puṣya, and Mantrā(?) stars all permit entry; even RIKTA-TARA tithi with Sun-Mars weekdays is sanctioned here — a notably permissive counterweight to stricter schools. [Joshi ed., print p.430/p.484, OCR-corrected]

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