Vriddhi

Vriddhi (Vriddhi) is the eleventh of the 27 yogas of the panchanga. By count it's yoga #11, right after Ganda. The name comes from the Sanskrit "vriddhi" — "growth," "increase," "prosperity." Tradition counts Vriddhi among the favorable yogas: days under it suit expanding affairs, accumulation, planting, and any labor meant for growth.

Place in the system

Yoga is the fourth limb of the panchanga, counted by the sum of the longitudes of the Sun and the Moon. Vriddhi is eleventh in the 27-part cycle, from 133°20′ to 146°40′ of combined longitude.

In the muhurta classification, Vriddhi is counted in the "shubha" group (favorable). The connection to growth and prosperity is the yoga's main note. The name "vriddhi" shows up in the panchanga for more than this one yoga. Vridhi tithi — a tithi that spans two sunrises and stands in the calendar for two days running — is a different limb and a different phenomenon. If you see the word "vriddhi" in the panchanga, it's worth checking whether it means the yoga or the tithi.

Practical meaning

In the tradition of choosing a muhurta, Vriddhi is held favorable for trade, planting, building a house, and accumulating property. Tradition adds starting studies, expanding a business, and any undertaking meant for the long haul and growth.

The Vriddhi background works through increase. This yoga's theme is addition: tradition ties it to matters meant for the long term, not a quick turnaround.

In daily practice

Vriddhi is a day for undertakings meant for growth. It's good on this day to start a venture, plant a tree, or begin saving toward a long-term goal. The Vriddhi yoga supports any undertaking meant for expansion.

Vriddhi also suits a trade venture's start and major purchases. Tradition ties such a day to matters invested for the long term — the decision to invest stays yours, though; the yoga only sets the background.

Vriddhi also suits study, if it's meant to expand competence. Growth here isn't only material but intellectual too.

How favorable this day is for you personally is refined by Tara Bala — a count from your birth nakshatra. Vriddhi sets a background of growth, and the personal layer shows whether that background fits your state today.