How to use the Vedic science of Hora Shastra (planetary hours) to protect our journeys and ensure auspicious beginnings.
Inauspicious Eclipses and Time Cycles
Reflecting on tragic car accidents involving devotees in Mayapur and Mathuradesh, we remember Srila Prabhupada's instruction: "This did not have to happen." Beside using common sense, Vedic science offers us ways to align our journeys with time influences. The purpose of this article is to teach devotees how to start journeys under a bright planetary hour (hora).
The Science of Hora
The word hora (origin of "hour") is derived from aho (day) and ratri (night). Every day has 24 horas, each ruled by a planet. The first hora of any day is ruled by the planet after which the weekday is named (e.g. Friday starts with the hora of Venus).
The planetary hours run in the following sequence: Sun -> Venus -> Mercury -> Moon -> Saturn -> Jupiter -> Mars.
• Auspicious Horas: Moon, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus.
• Inauspicious Horas: Sun, Mars, Saturn.
The planetary hours run in the following sequence: Sun -> Venus -> Mercury -> Moon -> Saturn -> Jupiter -> Mars.
• Auspicious Horas: Moon, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus.
• Inauspicious Horas: Sun, Mars, Saturn.
Calculating Horas
Say you are leaving on a Friday (sun rises at 6:03 am). The hourly schedule is:
• 6:03 - 7:03: Venus (Auspicious)
• 7:03 - 8:03: Mercury (Mixed/Good)
• 8:03 - 9:03: Moon (Very Auspicious)
• 9:03 - 10:03: Saturn (Avoid: delays, breakdowns)
• 10:03 - 11:03: Jupiter (Auspicious)
• 11:03 - 12:03: Mars (Avoid: accidents, conflicts)
Using this simple calculations, we can avoid starting journeys during inauspicious times.
By Patita Pavana das Adhikary
• 6:03 - 7:03: Venus (Auspicious)
• 7:03 - 8:03: Mercury (Mixed/Good)
• 8:03 - 9:03: Moon (Very Auspicious)
• 9:03 - 10:03: Saturn (Avoid: delays, breakdowns)
• 10:03 - 11:03: Jupiter (Auspicious)
• 11:03 - 12:03: Mars (Avoid: accidents, conflicts)
Using this simple calculations, we can avoid starting journeys during inauspicious times.
By Patita Pavana das Adhikary