Vyaghata

Vyaghata (Vyaghata) is the thirteenth of the 27 yogas of the panchanga. By count it's yoga #13, right after Dhruva. The name comes from the Sanskrit "vyaghata" — "blow," "hindrance," "collision." Tradition counts Vyaghata among the unfavorable yogas: days under it call for caution, especially on the road and in relationships; important worldly undertakings are better avoided.

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. Vyaghata is thirteenth in the 27-part cycle, from 160° to 173°20′ of combined longitude.

In the muhurta classification, Vyaghata is counted in the "ashubha" group (unfavorable). The connection to a blow and an unexpected collision is the yoga's main note.

Practical meaning

In the practice of choosing a muhurta, Vyaghata is held unfavorable for important worldly undertakings: travel, trade dealings, weddings, laying a house's foundation. Muhurta practice counts Vyaghata among the yogas that undertakings aren't set on.

The Vyaghata background works through suddenness. This isn't a day of drawn-out difficulties — tradition reads such a day as a time of sudden hindrances that arrive sharply and call for an immediate response. Such a day is well suited to checking weak points ahead of time, before the matter itself exposes them.

Tradition counts a long trip and negotiations over major deals among what's undesirable on this day — anything that depends on many outside conditions at once.

In daily practice

Vyaghata is a day on which it's better not to start anything major. A wedding, a move, a major deal — all of this asks to be moved to a neighboring favorable yoga or tithi.

It's good on this day to check vulnerable points: review agreements, check calculations, shore up what looks shaky. Tradition ties this day to checking what holds on a promise rather than on firm ground.

Vyaghata also suits thinking through a fallback in advance.

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