Parminder Chahal

Vishkumbha yoga is the first of the twenty-seven nitya yogas, running while the sidereal Sun and Moon together total 0 to 13 degrees 20 minutes. What a Vishkumbha birth means, why the name means a pillar rather than a pot of poison, how the yoga is calculated, all twenty-seven yogas with their deities and planets, why a panchang and a chart can disagree, why the ayanamsa matters, Yama and Saturn, the yogi point and the avayogi, the first three ghatis in muhurta, what KP makes of it, and two births from practice.

Priti yoga is the second of the twenty-seven nitya yogas, running while the sidereal Sun and Moon together total 13 degrees 20 minutes to 26 degrees 40 minutes. What a Priti birth means, the meaning of the name, what the birth texts say, Vishnu as the yoga’s deity, Mercury as its yogi planet and Mars as its avayogi, where the Moon falls for each birth month, Priti in muhurta, why a panchang and a chart can disagree, what KP makes of it, and two births from practice.

Ayushman yoga is the third of the twenty-seven nitya yogas, running while the sidereal Sun and Moon together total 26 degrees 40 minutes to 40 degrees. What an Ayushman birth means, the blessing Ayushman bhava, what the promise of long life does and does not mean, what the birth texts say, Chandra and Soma as the yoga’s deity, Ketu as its yogi planet, Rahu as its avayogi and the Sun as duplicate yogi, a table of all three for the first fourteen yogas, Ayushman in muhurta, what KP makes of it, and two births from practice.

Saubhagya yoga is the fourth of the twenty-seven nitya yogas, running while the sidereal Sun and Moon together total 40 degrees to 53 degrees 20 minutes. What a Saubhagya birth means, the two senses of the word, good fortune and a married woman’s blessing, how the tradition describes the native, Brahma as the yoga’s deity, Venus as its yogi planet, the Sun as duplicate yogi and Jupiter as an unexpected avayogi, why a yoga lasts anywhere from nineteen to twenty-five hours, Saubhagya and wedding dates, what KP makes of it, and two births from practice.

Shobhana yoga is the fifth of the twenty-seven nitya yogas, running while the sidereal Sun and Moon together total 53 degrees 20 minutes to 66 degrees 40 minutes. What a Shobhana birth means, the meaning of splendour and grace, how the tradition describes the native, Brihaspati as the yoga’s deity, the Sun as its yogi planet, why the duplicate yogi is the Sun for a quarter of Shobhana births and Mercury for the rest, Saturn as avayogi, the five limbs of the panchang compared, what KP makes of it, and two births from practice.

Atiganda yoga is the sixth of the twenty-seven nitya yogas, running while the sidereal Sun and Moon together total 66 degrees 40 minutes to 80 degrees, and the second of the nine cautionary yogas. What an Atiganda birth means, what the name really says, what the texts say about the native, Chandra as deity and the Moon as yogi planet, why Mercury is both duplicate yogi and avayogi, how much of the yoga the muhurta caution actually covers, a table of the cautioned portions of all nine yogas, what KP makes of it, and two births from practice.

Sukarma yoga is the seventh of the twenty-seven nitya yogas, running while the sidereal Sun and Moon together total 80 degrees to 93 degrees 20 minutes. What a Sukarma birth means, the meaning of good deeds, how the texts describe the native, Indra as the yoga’s deity, Mars as its yogi planet, why the duplicate yogi is Mercury for half of Sukarma births and Venus for the other half, Ketu as avayogi, the link between its yogi nakshatra Chitra and the Lahiri ayanamsa, how six other ayanamsas move the yoga, what KP makes of it, and two births from practice.

Dhriti yoga is the eighth of the twenty-seven nitya yogas, running while the sidereal Sun and Moon together total 93 degrees 20 minutes to 106 degrees 40 minutes. What a Dhriti birth means, the meaning of steadiness and resolve, how the texts describe the native, the waters as the yoga’s deity, Rahu as its unusual yogi planet, why Venus is both duplicate yogi and avayogi, the nine families of yogas that share a yogi planet, Dhriti in muhurta, what KP makes of it, and two births from practice.

Shula yoga is the ninth of the twenty-seven nitya yogas, running while the sidereal Sun and Moon together total 106 degrees 40 minutes to 120 degrees, and one of the nine cautionary yogas. What a Shula birth means, the spear in its name, how it differs from the Nabhasa Shoola yoga with a side-by-side table, what the texts say about the native, the serpent as deity, Jupiter as yogi planet, why the duplicate yogi is Venus for three quarters of Shula births and Mars for the rest, the Sun as avayogi, the first five ghatis in muhurta, what KP makes of it, and two births from practice.

Ganda yoga is the tenth of the twenty-seven nitya yogas, running while the sidereal Sun and Moon together total 120 to 133 degrees 20 minutes, and one of the nine cautionary yogas. What a Ganda birth means, the knot in its name, a table separating Ganda yoga from Atiganda, gandanta, Gand Mool and tithi gandanta, what the old lists say about the native, Agni as deity, Saturn as yogi planet, Mars as duplicate yogi and the Moon as avayogi, the first six ghatis in muhurta, what KP makes of it, and two births from practice.