This article has 3 parts that deals with – 1) Mrityu Bhaga for Signs 2) Mrityu Bhaga for Planets 3) Mrityu Bhaga for Nakshatras Mrityu Bhaga !eath causing degree "in the #odiac circle – i$e$ ecliptic) 1) Mirtyu Bhaga for Rasi or Lagna This is generally applica%le to all signs and all planets$ “Here (referring to Skanda hora quote on the same) the word word ‘Ant ‘Antha ha’’ (end (end)) mean means s ‘Mri ‘Mrity tyu u bhag bhaga’ a’.. The The Mrit Mrityu yu bhagas for the asendant are the !st deg in Aries in Aries"" #th #th deg deg Taurus"" $!st deg in %emini" $$nd deg &aner " $'th deg in Taurus eo" eo" $nd deg in irgo" irgo " *th deg in ibra" ibra " $+rd deg in Sor,io" !-th Sor,io" !-th deg deg in Sag Sagit itta tari rius us"" $th deg in &a,riorn" &a,riorn " $*th deg in Aquarius and !th !th deg in /ises. /ises. They ha0e a11 been mentioned to be different from eah other for eah of the twe10e signs beginning with Aries.2 "Brihat Pra&apatya'( f$ *ridya Patha) Most of the sages and acharyas are of the opinion that the a%o+e Mrityu%hagas are essentially connected to the signs the'se the'sel+ l+es es and should should %e applie applied d for all planets$ planets$ Since Since
Mrityu%haga is related to the sign( which planet is under consideration is not rele+ant$ 2) Mrityubhaga of Planets But Brihat Pra&apaty is the of the opinion that( in general the a%o+e state'ent is correct( %ut special Mrityu%haga should %e considered specially for Moon$ ,ausika hora 'o+es one step further in this de+iation of connecting Mrityu%haga with planets instead of signs itself( and proposes Mrityu%haga for all planets in all signsMrityu Bhaga for Moon Brihat Pra&apatya tells us that the Mrityu Bhaga for Moon in signs are not the sa'e as a%o+e( and proceeds to .uote the Mrityu %hagas for Moon as gi+en %elow$ “ $3th deg in Aries" !$th deg in Taurus" !+th deg in %emini " $'th deg in eo" !!th deg in irgo" $3th deg in ibra" !*th deg in Sor,io" !+th deg in Sagittarius" $'th deg in &a,riorn" 'th deg in Aquarius" 12th deg in Pisces are the Mrityubhagas for Moon. The mrityu bhagas of Moon ha0e been mentioned in this way for signs beginning with Aries. 4or other ,1anets some (i.e. the sages 1ike %arga" Sounaka et) say that the mrityu bhagas are identia1 with asendant whi1e some others (1ike 5ausika et) say that they are different from it.2 "Brihat Pra&apatya'( f$ *ridya Patha)
These Mrityu %ahagas for Moon is agreed upon %y 'any sages / such as !aksha( 0iswa'itra etc( and is therefore can %e considered as authentic$ Mrityu Bhaga for Other Planets *ere !aksha tell us that for all other planets Mrityu %haga told for agna itself can %e used$ But Sage +iswa'itra the author of ,ausika hora is of the opinion that Mrityu %haga that should %e ascri%edconsidered for e+ery planet is different$ n ,ausika hora 0iswa'itra pro+ides us with the list of Mrityu %hagas for all planets$ t is interesting to note that 0iswa'itra pro+ided 'rityu %haga not only for the 3 'a&or 'alefics "Sun( Mars( Saturn) %ut for other 'alefics such as ahu( ,etu and 4ulika and e+en for the %enefics such as Mercury( 0enus and 5upiter$ That is( ,ausika hora pro+ides us with Mrityu%haga for all planets$ 6ll those slokas fro' ,ausika hora are also .uoted %elow$ Planetary Mrityu%haga is a de+iation fro' the original concept of Mrityu%haga$ This de+iation was originated %y !aksha "Brihat Pra&apatya) and 'ade intensified %y ,ausika 0iswa'itra ",ausika *ora)$ Mrityu%haga opinion e7pressed %y Sage ,ausika is ta%ulated %elow / Sl
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!) Mrityu Bhaga of "ashatras #"ashatra Mrihtyu bhaga)
Nakshatra Mrityu %haga@ This is a concept originally presented %y Sounaka "Sounaka hora)$ Ane thing to re'e'%er a%out Nakshatra Mrityu%haga is that( here it is not the degree( %ut the Muhurata corresponding to that Nal "Nakshatra dina) is what is considered as Mrityu%haga$ Since e+ery Nakshtra dina will ha+e 38 Nakshatra Muhurtas "1 Muhurta 2 nadika 38 Nakshatra Muhurta 98 nadika 1 ahoratra) the nu'%er gi+en here could he any nu'%er less than 38 associated with e+ery Nakshatra$ This is ta%ulated %elow / Sl "ashatra
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“This is the sequene during the Shuk1a ,aksha. 6uring the 5rishna ,aksha the sequene is o,,osite. Thus the mrityu bhagas ha0e been mentioned from onste11ations beginning with Ashwini.2 "Sounaka *ora( f$ *P) This also points to the fact that Nakshatra Muhurta should %e calculated( starting fro' the %eginning of Nakshatra "Nal) si'ilar to !asa/6ntara( instead of the current syste' of connecting Muhurta with !ay and night$
