Gand Mool Nakshtra

People are scared to learn that their child has been borne in Ganda Mool. They feel some kind of calamity would befall, on the family in near future if shanti pooja is not done on 27th day of the birth. Therefore those who consult an astrologer for birth horoscope would invariably go for 'shanti'. In the past when parents were not so particular about horosocpe of the newly born, would obviously not perform Ganda Mool shanti. Astrologers, on their part, would always recommend for 'Mool Shanti' even if the nakshatra charan 'phala' is found to be positive. Even when examining the horoscope of an elder person, Ganda Mool nakshatra comes to the notice of the astrologer, generally the astrologer would blame the Ganda Mool nakshatra for all the problems faced by the native and recommend for Mool shanti. Thus Ganda Mool nakshatra is treated at par with other doshas like Kaal Sarpa, Pitri, 'Dhaiyya' or 'Sadhesati' of shani, Manglik doshas etc. Ganda Mool Shanti should be performed upto 27 months or maximum 7 years age of the child, thereafter it is irrelevent. Birth Nakshatra is part of the Panchang In astrology five parameters of Panchang are applied to assess the auspiciousness or otherwise of any event. This is extensively used in forecasting of Muhurta time for any important event of life. The birth of a person is the most important happening of his life. The configuration of planets at birth time form the horoscope from which we can decipher the quality of one's entire life, the good and bad periods of life, health, longevity, educational and professional field, financial position, family relations etc. In fact astrology enables us to reply to any query raised by the native about any aspect of life. The birth time horoscope is equivalent to the seed of a plant which contains all the information about the sprouting of the seed, the size and colours of its branches, leaves, flowers, fruits, the blooming time, its utilities as a gift of nature. The five parameters of Panchang are : 1. Tithi, 2. Vaar, 3. Nakshatra, 4. Yoga, 5. Karan Thus birth nakshatra is one of the five consttituents of Panchang. It is the nakshatra of the Moon at the time of birth. Every component of the Panchang is important. There are good tithis and bad tithis. Apart from rikta tithis, chaturdashi and amavasyas are considered inauspicious in krishna paksha. Among the Vaars, Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday are not auspicious. There are ten yogas, out of 27, which are supposed to be inauspicious. Among the Karans, Vishti Karan or Bhadra is highly inauspicious while sthir karans such as Shakuni, Chatuspada, Naag and Kinstughna are also not so auspicious. Similarly among the nakshatras, six nakshatras out of twenty seven, are supposed to be inauspicious. Three of these viz. Ashwini, Magha and Mool belong to Ketu and another three viz. Ashlesha, Jyeshtha and Revati belong to planet Mercury. These six nakshatras are referred to as Ganda Mool nakshatras. In our opinion, Birth Nakshatra is the most important constitutent of the birth time panchang. Moon in astrology is as important as the ascendant. Moon's rashi is called the birth or Janma rashi of the native. Moon's nakshatra is the basis for calculating the dasha cycle of the native because the first Vimshottari dasha belongs to the lord of the Moon's nakshatra. In muhurta calculations, the Moon's rashi of the person is taken into consideration. Again for studying the impact of transiting planets, Moon's rashi is taken as the lagna and accordingly the auspicious houses of the planets are decided. In this way Moon's nakshatra is highly important factor to influence the life of the native. Gandanta time is inauspicious 'Ganda' in Sanskrit language is the 'Sandhi' time or the knot tied between two important parameters of time for connecting one to the other. As a knot, to tie two pieces of thread, is a weak spot, similarly Gandanta time is a weak link between two astrologically important factors. Brihat parashar Horashashtra has mentioned three types of Gandanta in chapter 94 under "Gandanta Lakshan." Thus according to sage Parashar, Tithi, Nakshatra and Lagna are three types of Gandanta which are inauspicious like death at the time of birth, travel or marriage like ceremonies. The two ghati of end of Revati and beginning of Ashwini, Ashlesha end and beginning of Magha, Jyeshtha end and Mool's beginning, thus Nakshatra Gandanta is of 4 ghatis between three pairs of Ganda Mool nakshatras. Half a ghati each of Meena-Mesh, Karka-Singh, Vrishchika-Dhanu, thus one ghati of these three pairs of lagnas form Lagna Gandanta. We can find from the above that lagna Gandantas also specify the same nakshatra pair as contained in Nakshatra-Gandanta. The ghati represents 24 minutes of time. We also find that all kinds of Sandhi kaal or transitional periods are considered troublesome, confusing and destructive. The concept of Gandanta is extended to Sun's sankranti (ingress into next rashi), Bhava-Sandhi, Dasha-Sandhi, Sandhya time in early morning and Sun's setting time in evening. These are supposed to be delicate and sensitive times. Any event happening at transition time can cause havoc in the life of the concerned person. We all know when one Ritu or season ends and the other begins e.g. summer-rainy, autumn-winter, winter-spring etc. the immune system is weak and is challenged by seasonal change. Ganda Mool Nakshatras The names of the six Ganda Mool nakshatras with their serial numbers are : 1 Ashwini, 27 Revati, 10 Magha, 9 Ashlesha, 19 Mool, 18 Jyeshtha While Ashwini, Magha and Mool belong to Ketu and fall at the beginning of Mesh, Simha and Dhanu rashis (all Agni tatwa rashis), Revati, Ashlesha and Jyeshtha belong to Mercury and fall at the end of Meena, Karka and Vrishchika rashis (all Jal tattwa rashis). Thus we note that the sandhi or joining point of these three pairs of nakshatras also happens to be the joining point of two mutually contradictory elements of fire and water. The birth of a child in Gandanta Mool nakshatra is very critical, either the child does not survive or if it survives then achieves special name and fame in its life but still it is very troublesome for the parents. According to Brihat Parashar Horashashtra The birth of a child in Gandanta Mool nakshatra is very critical, either the child does not survive or if it survives then achieves special name and fame in its life but still it is very troublesome for the parents.