A Bouquet of Auspicious Timings

Through effort, one should avoid these three from the ascendant original: "lagna," the sign rising on the eastern horizon. 6
The Creeper Fault original: "Latā," literally "creeper"; an astrological fault where a planet "strikes" a star at a specific distance.

The Seven Spears original: "Śūla-saptaka," a configuration of planets in seven signs, and these periods of the "Sudden Fall" and "Thrilling" original: "Vyatipāta" and "Harṣaṇa," two of the twenty-seven yogas or longitudinal divisions, usually considered inauspicious for new beginnings. When the "Killer" planet is at the end of its count, it affects those in the lands of Vanga and Kalinga. 7
The Descent original: "Pāta," referring to the Mahāpāta, a dangerous alignment of the Sun and Moon’s declination.

In a marriage, one should avoid even a single planet in retrograde, especially Venus; these can be auspicious or inauspicious. If there is a single planet there, it becomes void of strength. 8
Obstruction by the Sages original: "Muni-vedha," a specific type of planetary interference with the lunar mansions.

Regarding the "taking of the hand" marriage, the fourteenth star from the Moon original: "śītāṃśu," the cool-rayed one is problematic. If a planet is located there, it is said to be a "pit." 9
The Seventh-House Fault original: "Jāmitra-doṣa," an affliction occurring when the seventh house from the Moon or the Ascendant is occupied by a malefic planet.

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The Sun's transition, the nodes... divided by the planets... these truly result in the "Creeper of Disease," thieves, or death. This is long-lasting in the context of marriage original: "jalādivāhe," possibly referring to the procession or specific wedding rites.
The Fivefold Afflictions original: "Vadha-pañcaka," literally the "five killings," indicating five major astrological dangers.

The periods of Viṣkambha, Vajra, Parigha, Vyatipāta, Śūla, Vyāghāta, Vaidhṛti, Gaṇḍa, and Atigaṇḍa these are names of specific "yogas" or planetary angles, most of which are considered malefic in Hindu astrology constitute the Iron Bolt. It becomes ineffective when the star Abhijit is present. Like the essence of nectar, the light of the Sun shines. 11
The Iron Bolt original: "Ekārgalā," an astrological "latch" or "bolt" that bars the path to success.

On each lunar day, seventeen are natural... from the Sun's star, the rays of the day-maker the Sun... these secondary planets are inauspicious. 12
The Secondary Planets original: "Upagrahāḥ," mathematical points or "shadow planets" that exert a malefic influence.

In the signs of the Virgin Virgo, the Fish Pisces, the Deer Capricorn, and the Scorpion Scorpio, or the Scales Libra, when there is an equality of declination, the Moon's influence is gone. 13
Equality of Declination original: "Krānti-sāmya," an inauspicious moment when the Sun and Moon have the same degree of declination.

The equality of declination for Saturn occurs in the Fish Pisces and the Bow Sagittarius; a second type in the Bull Taurus and the Water-pot Aquarius; a third in the Ram Aries...