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Gaṇḍakāla

From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia

By Swami Harshananda

Gaṇḍakāla literally means ‘inauspicious time’.

In astrology, the birth of a baby at certain times, which are considered as inauspicious, forebodes evil to its parents. One such inauspicious time is called ‘gaṇḍakāla’.

For instance, the first three ghaṭikās[1] when the three nakṣatras Aśvinī,[2] Makha[3] and Mulā[4] are present are inauspicious. If it occurs in the night and the baby is born at that time it forebodes evil for the mother.


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  1. ↑ 1 ghatikā = 24 minutes
  2. ↑ Aśvinī is the stars beta and gamma, arietis.
  3. ↑ Makha is the stars alpha, eta, gamma, zeta, mu and epsilon leonis.
  4. ↑ Mulā is the stars lambda and upsilon scorpii.
  • The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore

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Krishna Maheshwari, Deval Sancheti

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