“PANCHANG & MUHURAT” PART – 1. . - VaishnavSangh.org.uk

Muhurat, Time and PanchangPanchang/Muhurat – IMPORTANCE OF TIMING• Within any given day, there are certain time periods which are particularly spiritually potent. Wewill mention three such time periods in every day:• Brahma Muhoortham: the three hour time period culminating at dawn; assuming a 6 a.m.sunrise, this would be between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. everyday.• Abhijit Muhoortham: high noon when the sun is at its zenith; assuming a 6 a.m. sunrise, thiswould be at 12 noon – 2pm. It is Sri Hari Vishnu's time. When you don't have any muhurthamyou can use this time if its not overlapped by any adverse chogadhia, etc..• Nitya Pradosha Kaalam: one and a half hours before dusk and half an hour thereafter; assuminga 6 p.m. sunset, this would be between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. everyday.• These times are also known as sandhi kaalam, junction times within a day. The first is when thenight meets the day, the second is when morning meets afternoon and the third is when daymeets night. The Rishis say that spiritual activities conducted during these time periods areparticularly effective. Spiritual aspirants should make use of these potent time periods for rapidspiritual advancement.• Within any given day, there are also certain time periods which are inauspicious (for mundaneactivities). Two of these are Raahu Kaalam and Yama Gandam. The Rishis say that it's ideal ifwe can use these times totally for worship. If these time periods are used for worship and not formaterial activities, they yield manifold spiritual benefits14