The Jewel of Auspicious Moments

Thus, the Full-Pitcher Combination (Pūrṇakumbhayoga):

When the Moon’s son Mercury is rising in the constellation Rohini, or when Jupiter is in the ascendant or the tenth house the 'sky' of the chart,
while the malefic planets are absent from the fifth, eighth, and twelfth houses, and the Moon is in its "Full" phase;
This combination is indeed called the "Full Pitcher." A house established under this influence
remains full of life, prosperity, wealth, sons, and wives for a thousand years. || 410 ||

The specific auspicious combinations mentioned previously are not found in other texts on Muhūrta Muhūrta: the selection of the most auspicious time to begin an action. While explaining the timing for various rituals, the differing opinions of other authorities are also presented in this book. Here, the unique characteristics of this work are presented in brief.

Subjects Presented in the Current Work

This current text, the Muhūrtaratnam (The Jewel of Electional Astrology), is divided into four chapters. A brief introduction to each chapter is presented here:

Topics of the First Chapter

At the beginning of the chapter, a detailed description of specific "afflictions" Doshas: astrological flaws or unfavorable planetary conditions is found. These include the Vaidhṛta and Lāṭa conditions, solar and lunar eclipses, the "junction points" Gaṇḍānta of constellations and lunar days, and the specific hours to be avoided in constellations such as Aśvinī. It covers the seasons starting with Spring; combinations leading to death based on constellations and lunar days; and "burnt" combinations Dagdhayogas arising from the union of lunar days and weekdays, such as the "Wildfire" and "Thunderbolt" combinations.

The text then discusses the neutralizing of these afflictions through the aspects of Jupiter and Mercury; the auspiciousness of the Moon; the Karaṇas half-lunar days such as the Lion; the rising times of Viṣṭi an inauspicious timing and Gulika; the trees associated with Viṣṭi such as the Palāśa; and the method for calculating the length of the day using the Palabhā the shadow of a gnomon at noon on the equinox. It further details the four great faults—Meteors, Earthquakes, the Staff of Brahma, and the Banner—based on the Sun's position in the constellations, along with their results. Other flaws mentioned include Smoke, the Solar Halo, the Staff of Indra, and Comets; the "Single Spike" Ekārgala flaw; the method for drawing the "Date-Palm Chart" Khārjūrikā-cakra to identify it; the specific minutes to be avoided at the end of the Vyāghāta yoga; the six types of lunar afflictions; and the classification of constellations as "Blind" or "One-eyed."

Finally, it identifies constellations known as the Pillar, the Thorn, and the Thorn-Pillar based on the Sun's position; the "Half-Strike" hours; the period to avoid a constellation after an eclipse and when it becomes usable again; the "infancy" and "old age" periods of weakness of Jupiter and Venus and the differing opinions on this; and the characteristics of the intercalary months known as Saṃsarpa and Ahaspati.