20. Mahapatha Dosha.

- When the Sun and, the Moon are equally removed from the e
quator upon the same side of it, the aspect is known as Vyatipata, which indicat
es excess of evil. This is held to be unfavourable for all good work.

The following combinations are held to neutralise the adverse yogas mentioned a
bove:
1. The lagnathyajya referred to supra prevails only on particular days as per de
tails below. In the first Navamsa - Wednesday and Saturday. In the middle Navams
a - Monday and Friday. In the last Navamsa - Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. In ot
her days the thyajyam has no significance.
2. Chandrashtama shows no evil when the Moon is waxing and occupies a benefic si
gn and a benefic Navamsa, or when there is Tarabala. The sting is lost when the
Moon and the 8th lord are friends.
3. Tuesday is not evil after midday.
4. The aspects attributed to Vyatipatam, Vaidruti, etc., become defunct after mi
dday.
5. No day of the week is blemished if the lord thereof is strongly placed in the
election chart.
6. Venus, Mercury or Jupiter in the ascendant will completely destroy all other
adverse influences.
7. Jupiter has the power of dispelling all the evils due to the Lagna, Navamsa a
nd malefic aspects and render the time highly propitious.
8. The mere presence of the Moon or the Sun in the 11th will act as an antidote
for other evils obtaining in the horoscope.
9. If the angles are well fortified, evil influences are countered.
10. A planet exalted in Lagna will nullify the other adverse influences.
11. Jupiter or Venus in a kendra (quadrant) and malefics in 3, 6 or 11 will remo
ve alt the flaws arising on account of unfavourable weekday, constellation, luna
r day and yoga.
Thus it will be seen that the most important question in Muhurtha is the fortifi
cation of Lagna and its lord.

) Karanas - The lunar day is divide into 2 karana's of 6 degree's each equaling
11 different karana's that recycle around to total 64 karana's for a lunar month
. There are 2 karana's made up of eleven karana's for the waxing moon or shukula
Paksha and 2 karana's made up of eleven karana's for Krishna Paksha.