WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.700 Hi everyone, welcome to Vedic Astrology Study 00:00:02.700 --> 00:00:06.580 Podcast. Through this medium, I cover a breadth 00:00:06.580 --> 00:00:09.320 of some basic principles and analysis of the 00:00:09.320 --> 00:00:13.140 beautiful ancient science of Jyotish. Gifted 00:00:13.140 --> 00:00:16.899 to humanity by wise ancient seers of India, typically 00:00:16.899 --> 00:00:19.000 there are playlists of different kinds with case 00:00:19.000 --> 00:00:21.559 studies to have a practical grounding of those 00:00:21.559 --> 00:00:24.399 principles. In this series which will become 00:00:24.399 --> 00:00:26.940 a part of the Panchanga playlist, I am covering 00:00:26.940 --> 00:00:30.179 the science of Muhurta or the timing of events, 00:00:30.960 --> 00:00:33.560 activities, dietary control, tuning your attitude 00:00:33.560 --> 00:00:36.420 to any given day of the month since this is a 00:00:36.420 --> 00:00:40.259 lunar calendar. As per Vedic astrology, the human 00:00:40.259 --> 00:00:42.420 being should regulate their daily activities 00:00:42.420 --> 00:00:46.189 in alignment with the lunar cycle. and the corresponding 00:00:46.189 --> 00:00:49.630 tithi of the day. You might say this is the beginning 00:00:49.630 --> 00:00:52.670 of the use of science of Jyotish consciously, 00:00:53.009 --> 00:00:56.750 with awareness and in full view of self and this 00:00:56.750 --> 00:01:00.729 space -time reality we find ourselves in. Since 00:01:00.729 --> 00:01:03.070 this deals with your everyday cycle of energies 00:01:03.070 --> 00:01:06.269 that each of us deals with on a daily basis, 00:01:06.469 --> 00:01:08.629 it's a good beginning point to start Jyotish 00:01:08.629 --> 00:01:11.909 which Panchanga studied first, before you get 00:01:11.909 --> 00:01:15.219 to the charts part. If you do not know what your 00:01:15.219 --> 00:01:17.140 current tithi is, where you are on the planet, 00:01:17.340 --> 00:01:20.060 you can download the Jyotish app, which is indicated 00:01:20.060 --> 00:01:23.480 on the slide with its logo on android or iphone 00:01:23.480 --> 00:01:26.680 store. Download it, set its location to wherever 00:01:26.680 --> 00:01:30.040 you are on the planet. Then click on mahurta 00:01:30.040 --> 00:01:32.519 and panchanga part as is shown on the slide, 00:01:33.180 --> 00:01:35.640 and it will tell you the current panchanga aspects, 00:01:35.719 --> 00:01:39.239 the tithi, the vara, the karada, yoga and nakshatra, 00:01:39.579 --> 00:01:41.939 which is typically where moon is transiting over. 00:01:42.740 --> 00:01:45.959 Then use these series as a study material to 00:01:45.959 --> 00:01:48.819 guide your daily activities, diet, attitude for 00:01:48.819 --> 00:01:52.719 any given day. The way I shall cover each tithi 00:01:52.719 --> 00:01:55.379 here begins with the element and deity followed 00:01:55.379 --> 00:01:57.980 by the energy of the day, what to do, what to 00:01:57.980 --> 00:02:01.859 avoid, suggested mindset, elementary, dietary 00:02:01.859 --> 00:02:04.739 consideration and the content is covered both 00:02:04.739 --> 00:02:07.420 for Shukla paksha and Krishna paksha tithis. 00:02:07.920 --> 00:02:10.340 For the basics of this, see the previous tithi 00:02:10.340 --> 00:02:13.900 videos in this playlist. Let's get started. Let 00:02:13.900 --> 00:02:16.759 us discuss the pratipada or the first step. Now 00:02:16.759 --> 00:02:19.620 I am going to be using the pie chart throughout 00:02:19.620 --> 00:02:22.280 the series as you can see over there on the screen. 00:02:22.699 --> 00:02:25.639 Because this chart typically depicts all the 00:02:25.639 --> 00:02:28.439 particular tithis or lunar days of the month. 00:02:28.780 --> 00:02:31.699 The 15 day positive cycle on the bright side 00:02:31.699 --> 00:02:35.039 and the Krishna side on the waning side of the 00:02:35.039 --> 00:02:40.099 moon. chart on the upper side is showing all 00:02:40.099 --> 00:02:43.139 the waxing cycle till the full moon as you can 00:02:43.139 --> 00:02:47.000 see and going backward till the new moon or Amavasya 00:02:47.000 --> 00:02:52.300 and that yellow highlighted portion shows the 00:02:52.300 --> 00:02:54.900 corresponding parts of the Krishna side and the 00:02:54.900 --> 00:02:58.159 Shukla side so Pratipada has two parts one is 00:02:58.159 --> 00:03:02.379 one day after the new moon okay one is after 00:03:02.379 --> 00:03:05.280 the full moon as you can see so we'll rotate 00:03:05.280 --> 00:03:09.409 this two triangles through all the 15 and we 00:03:09.409 --> 00:03:11.430 will cover those and first let me cover some 00:03:11.430 --> 00:03:14.569 general notes on pratipada and then we will get 00:03:14.569 --> 00:03:17.150 to the details because then you will understand 00:03:17.150 --> 00:03:20.189 these things better okay pratipada the first 00:03:20.189 --> 00:03:24.129 prathama prathama means the first the general 00:03:24.129 --> 00:03:28.289 qualities of both the pratipadas from the notes 00:03:28.289 --> 00:03:31.129 here energetic quality pratipada is associated 00:03:31.129 --> 00:03:34.930 with the creation and new beginnings It is a 00:03:34.930 --> 00:03:38.770 nandatithi or joyous category ruled by fire element. 00:03:39.490 --> 00:03:41.750 Therefore, Brahma traditionally said to grant 00:03:41.750 --> 00:03:45.069 blessings and enthusiasm. The enthusiasm to begin 00:03:45.069 --> 00:03:47.789 something new is pratipada. The presiding deity 00:03:47.789 --> 00:03:51.069 is Brahma, the creator. Right? Everything in 00:03:51.069 --> 00:03:53.930 Vedas and Vedic Astrology is about indication 00:03:53.930 --> 00:03:57.629 of what we are living as in the human world with 00:03:57.629 --> 00:04:01.080 the rest of the creation. So therefore, this 00:04:01.080 --> 00:04:04.479 indicates a potent creative impulse on this day, 00:04:04.560 --> 00:04:08.639 whenever the pratipada occurs. Note that Shukla 00:04:08.639 --> 00:04:11.520 pratipada, the first day of the waxing moon, 00:04:11.580 --> 00:04:14.979 has very weak moon because it is just emerging 00:04:14.979 --> 00:04:18.879 from amavasya or new moon. Whereas Krishna pratipada, 00:04:19.100 --> 00:04:21.699 which is first day after full moon, has still 00:04:21.699 --> 00:04:24.060 a very strong moon. There is a lot of illumination. 00:04:24.079 --> 00:04:28.509 This means the energy of Pratipada is more robust 00:04:28.509 --> 00:04:32.670 while Shukla Pratipada is very fresh but subtle. 00:04:33.709 --> 00:04:36.329 Recommended activities. Auspicious undertakings 00:04:36.329 --> 00:04:38.769 are generally favoured on Pratipada, especially 00:04:38.769 --> 00:04:41.430 on Krishna side, veining side, when the moon 00:04:41.430 --> 00:04:45.230 is stronger. Traditional texts consider Pratipada 00:04:45.230 --> 00:04:48.490 propitious for religious rituals, festivals. 00:04:49.069 --> 00:04:53.129 and ceremonial beginnings for example chaitra 00:04:53.129 --> 00:04:56.209 shukla pratipada you can google that is celebrated 00:04:56.209 --> 00:04:59.970 as a new year in some calendars making an auspicious 00:04:59.970 --> 00:05:04.350 start weddings and other important family ceremonies 00:05:04.350 --> 00:05:08.230 also can be initiated if the pratipada falls 00:05:08.230 --> 00:05:10.990 on an auspicious combination with a weekday friday 00:05:10.990 --> 00:05:15.250 for example venus day of the venus Journeys or 00:05:15.250 --> 00:05:17.910 processions or starting new projects in modern 00:05:17.910 --> 00:05:20.230 context if you want to start a new project, a 00:05:20.230 --> 00:05:23.550 business venture or moving into a new home which 00:05:23.550 --> 00:05:26.850 is called griha pravesh. Griha means house, pravesh 00:05:26.850 --> 00:05:30.230 means entry. The day you enter your home, new 00:05:30.230 --> 00:05:34.589 home. Business or real estate transactions is 00:05:34.589 --> 00:05:36.990 also good provided other factors are favourable. 00:05:37.189 --> 00:05:40.470 This is all conditional. Activities to avoid. 00:05:40.990 --> 00:05:44.209 During Shukla Paksha Pratipada, immediately after 00:05:44.209 --> 00:05:47.910 the new moon, it is advised to avoid major auspicious 00:05:47.910 --> 00:05:51.410 ceremonies like weddings, house warmings or initiations. 00:05:52.110 --> 00:05:54.389 The moon is at its weakest illumination on this 00:05:54.389 --> 00:05:57.550 day, so the classical Muhurta Shastra suggests 00:05:57.550 --> 00:06:01.990 waiting at least second or third day of waxing. 00:06:02.379 --> 00:06:05.600 before big ventures begin. In general, pratipada 00:06:05.600 --> 00:06:09.139 falls, if pratipada falls on a Tuesday or a Saturday, 00:06:09.240 --> 00:06:11.680 it may be less ideal because Tuesday is March 00:06:11.680 --> 00:06:13.740 and Saturday is governed by Saturn. You don't 00:06:13.740 --> 00:06:17.560 want to do, start new things on those days. For 00:06:17.560 --> 00:06:20.920 obvious reasons, they are malefic planets. If 00:06:20.920 --> 00:06:25.079 you must do something important on shukla pratipada, 00:06:25.420 --> 00:06:27.860 ensure other factors like weekday, nakshatra 00:06:27.860 --> 00:06:31.920 and so on. Ensure that this is supported. Okay, 00:06:32.040 --> 00:06:34.139 there is nakshatra, whole lot of playlist on 00:06:34.139 --> 00:06:36.980 the 27 nakshatras of Vedic Astrology on this 00:06:36.980 --> 00:06:40.600 channel. Might go through that first. Minor routine 00:06:40.600 --> 00:06:44.120 task are fine on this day. Suggested mindset, 00:06:44.600 --> 00:06:47.720 enthusiasm and openness. Treat this day as a 00:06:47.720 --> 00:06:50.879 fresh start. In Shukla pratipada, subtle energy, 00:06:51.360 --> 00:06:54.680 cultivate patience and optimism. As you set intentions 00:06:54.680 --> 00:06:58.819 for the new lunar cycle. In Krishna pratipada, 00:06:58.860 --> 00:07:02.290 after the full moon's peak, Practice gratitude 00:07:02.290 --> 00:07:05.529 and gradual release. It's a good way to release. 00:07:05.949 --> 00:07:08.089 We just can't keep hoarding stuff. There's a 00:07:08.089 --> 00:07:12.050 universe of balance. So new moon provides us, 00:07:12.050 --> 00:07:15.410 after full moon's peak, release of stuff. Thank 00:07:15.410 --> 00:07:17.670 you for everything that you have given me, universe. 00:07:18.730 --> 00:07:21.410 Building on the fullness achieved. Calmly preparing 00:07:21.410 --> 00:07:24.970 for the waning phase. A devotional attitude perhaps. 00:07:25.069 --> 00:07:27.730 Acknowledging motherly moon and divine creative 00:07:27.730 --> 00:07:34.500 energy Brahma can set up positive. Diet, considering 00:07:34.500 --> 00:07:39.180 Ayurvedas, begin the lunar cycle on a wholesome 00:07:39.180 --> 00:07:42.300 note. Favour fresh Satvik foods to symbolise 00:07:42.300 --> 00:07:45.360 a pure start. For example, fruits, fresh grains, 00:07:45.959 --> 00:07:49.060 ghee, digestible dishes. Some communities prepare 00:07:49.060 --> 00:07:51.899 special items on Shukla Pratipada, for instance 00:07:51.899 --> 00:07:55.060 a mixture of neem jaggery in parts of India, 00:07:55.540 --> 00:07:58.079 signifying the acceptance of bitter and sweet 00:07:58.079 --> 00:08:02.670 in the New Year. Avoid heavy or leftover food 00:08:02.670 --> 00:08:05.569 that would carry stagnant energy into the new 00:08:05.569 --> 00:08:08.029 cycle. Everything about Vedas and Vedic astrology 00:08:08.029 --> 00:08:11.949 is living, breathing kind of science. It's not 00:08:11.949 --> 00:08:14.970 a dead science in textbooks. We are living it 00:08:14.970 --> 00:08:18.550 every day. Because the moon is weak on Shukla 00:08:18.550 --> 00:08:21.069 Pratipada, your digestive fire might be a bit 00:08:21.069 --> 00:08:24.829 lower. Therefore, light, warm meals can be supportive, 00:08:25.470 --> 00:08:28.910 hydrate well. No specific food instructions are 00:08:28.910 --> 00:08:31.529 mandated for Pratipada, but generally keeping 00:08:31.529 --> 00:08:35.269 a balanced moderate diet is advised. Now let's 00:08:35.269 --> 00:08:38.789 get into the specifics. Now let us speak specifically 00:08:38.789 --> 00:08:43.809 of Shukla Pratipada, the first step or the first 00:08:43.809 --> 00:08:47.429 crescent after the new moon. Eyes on the screen, 00:08:47.730 --> 00:08:49.710 there is the Amavasya and I have highlighted 00:08:49.710 --> 00:08:52.669 that portion on the pie chart, the cycles of 00:08:52.669 --> 00:08:55.450 the moon. Where Pratipada falls once a month, 00:08:55.649 --> 00:08:57.690 isn't it? Each one of these cycles. So in the 00:08:57.690 --> 00:09:01.570 first Pratipada or Shukla Pratipada, going towards 00:09:01.570 --> 00:09:05.710 waxing cycle, the energy is there. The deity 00:09:05.710 --> 00:09:08.070 I have already covered previously. It's 0 to 00:09:08.070 --> 00:09:11.889 12 degrees of moon. The energy is of fire. It's 00:09:11.889 --> 00:09:14.509 of Brahmada creator. So creative fire, you might 00:09:14.509 --> 00:09:18.549 say, on this day. So check your Jyotish app and 00:09:18.549 --> 00:09:20.929 see what's the energy of the day before coming 00:09:20.929 --> 00:09:23.210 into all of this. I have left it with title so 00:09:23.210 --> 00:09:26.570 you can find it anytime. This is the first of 00:09:26.570 --> 00:09:29.409 the Nanda Tithis, that small box below the deity. 00:09:30.710 --> 00:09:34.269 Number 6, number 1 and number 11 all are Nanda 00:09:34.269 --> 00:09:36.889 Tithis, which represents joy and auspiciousness, 00:09:37.070 --> 00:09:39.909 something starting, starting something new. So 00:09:39.909 --> 00:09:43.889 the energy of the Shukla Pratipata is fresh. 00:09:44.250 --> 00:09:47.049 Tender spark of a new cycle. It's just the new 00:09:47.049 --> 00:09:49.350 beginnings, you see? Sprouting of a seed, kind 00:09:49.350 --> 00:09:53.210 of. Creative impulse, wanting form. So there's 00:09:53.210 --> 00:09:56.049 a fire energy wanting to meet Earth. So like 00:09:56.049 --> 00:10:00.330 Aries wanting to meet Taurus. Feary, but delicate. 00:10:01.389 --> 00:10:04.190 Like a pirate -like. Inspirational, visionary, 00:10:04.649 --> 00:10:07.470 initiatory. So you have to use or learn to use 00:10:07.470 --> 00:10:10.149 these energies of the day, which is there on 00:10:10.149 --> 00:10:13.740 every day of the month in a whole month. Right, 00:10:13.799 --> 00:10:17.120 we shall cover one by one all of these 30. What 00:10:17.120 --> 00:10:20.820 to do on this day? Shukla Pratipata. Set intentions, 00:10:21.320 --> 00:10:25.860 outline plans, name or consecrate new projects. 00:10:27.120 --> 00:10:31.000 Number two, quiet launches, soft openings, brainstorming 00:10:31.000 --> 00:10:33.240 of different kind of ideas if you're working 00:10:33.240 --> 00:10:37.500 with your creative teams, vision setting, brand 00:10:37.500 --> 00:10:40.120 ideation. That's another good thing to do on 00:10:40.120 --> 00:10:44.809 this day. Light fire based rites, for example 00:10:44.809 --> 00:10:48.169 simple lamp or a candle light even will do. Learn 00:10:48.169 --> 00:10:50.370 this, always light a candle if you are feeling 00:10:50.370 --> 00:10:54.269 dead energies around your home, office etc. Or 00:10:54.269 --> 00:10:57.110 do some Homa if you feel so intuitively guided. 00:10:57.230 --> 00:11:00.850 Homa is like the Vedic rites of fire, where we 00:11:00.850 --> 00:11:03.590 give intentions into the fire and it actualizes, 00:11:04.250 --> 00:11:07.409 manifests. This is to do in order to get some 00:11:07.409 --> 00:11:12.860 momentum going. What to avoid? Heavy high stakes 00:11:12.860 --> 00:11:16.240 ceremonies like weddings, major signing of contracts 00:11:16.240 --> 00:11:19.720 and so on or even legal stuff. Avoid all of this 00:11:19.720 --> 00:11:22.600 stuff. House warming. You should avoid all of 00:11:22.600 --> 00:11:24.779 this. These are high stakes ceremonies, isn't 00:11:24.779 --> 00:11:28.559 it? A lot is at stake for us humans when it comes 00:11:28.559 --> 00:11:33.100 to major ceremonies of our life. Over committing 00:11:33.100 --> 00:11:36.419 resources before structures are in place. How 00:11:36.419 --> 00:11:39.679 crucial is that? You have just begun the fire 00:11:39.679 --> 00:11:42.379 in Shukla Pratipata. You don't want to take major 00:11:42.379 --> 00:11:45.259 decisions. You don't want to commit yourself 00:11:45.259 --> 00:11:47.679 too much into going into that. Like you don't 00:11:47.679 --> 00:11:49.840 want to get married on this day. You don't know 00:11:49.840 --> 00:11:54.000 what you're doing. Confrontations or anything 00:11:54.000 --> 00:11:57.240 that demands sustained stamina. Because this 00:11:57.240 --> 00:11:59.759 is not yet grounded. The fire is not yet grounded. 00:12:00.000 --> 00:12:02.460 You see? That's the way everything in Vedas was 00:12:02.460 --> 00:12:06.419 perceived as. It's the energy moving in the cosmos. 00:12:07.460 --> 00:12:11.759 Suggested mindset is a beginner's mind. So maintain 00:12:11.759 --> 00:12:15.100 an outlook of a beginner's mind, optimism and 00:12:15.100 --> 00:12:18.840 patience. Let the spark breathe. Let it slowly 00:12:18.840 --> 00:12:23.580 come in on this day. Invoke Brahma to bless naming, 00:12:23.919 --> 00:12:26.960 frameworks and first principles. How you can 00:12:26.960 --> 00:12:29.779 do this? Just fire. Tune into fire. If nothing 00:12:29.779 --> 00:12:32.200 else, light a candle and stare at the flame if 00:12:32.200 --> 00:12:37.240 you wish and ask it, what can I do now? Discipline 00:12:37.240 --> 00:12:40.840 the fire towards purpose, not speed. Very crucial 00:12:40.840 --> 00:12:44.519 to understand. Understand it as a purpose. Understand 00:12:44.519 --> 00:12:47.419 it as the Sun. Don't understand it as Mars. Mars 00:12:47.419 --> 00:12:50.980 wants speed, execution. So it grows steadily. 00:12:51.580 --> 00:12:55.500 Make it slow and steady. Slow down. Breathe into 00:12:55.500 --> 00:12:59.879 it. Absorb that fire. Diet. What will support 00:12:59.879 --> 00:13:04.350 this and what to avoid. You should favor sattvic, 00:13:04.710 --> 00:13:07.970 warm, light meals, fresh grains, ghee and gentle 00:13:07.970 --> 00:13:12.409 spices. Not too exciting anything. Hydrate well, 00:13:12.690 --> 00:13:15.309 avoid leftovers and heavy fried foods. These 00:13:15.309 --> 00:13:19.210 are all tamasic. Anything fried is mostly shani, 00:13:19.350 --> 00:13:23.590 mostly satin. Avoid the satin. Avoid too much 00:13:23.590 --> 00:13:26.149 spicy foods as well because that's Mars. You're 00:13:26.149 --> 00:13:28.490 combining satin and Mars when you do fried and 00:13:28.490 --> 00:13:31.190 spicy. Avoid that, especially Indian food is 00:13:31.190 --> 00:13:34.570 so spicy and oily most of the time. And avoid 00:13:34.570 --> 00:13:37.429 stimulants, too much tea, coffee. Don't stimulate 00:13:37.429 --> 00:13:39.909 yourself, you are trying to temper the fire of 00:13:39.909 --> 00:13:44.169 the day. Think clean start foods that won't burden 00:13:44.169 --> 00:13:47.909 your tender digestive fire. Now the fire in Veda 00:13:47.909 --> 00:13:51.669 is also known as Jatragni or the gut fire. So 00:13:51.669 --> 00:13:54.809 it is tender on this day, so you need to take 00:13:54.809 --> 00:13:58.600 care of that. We shall cover Dutia in the next, 00:13:58.840 --> 00:14:00.580 meanwhile share this, take care, be safe.