Kalaprakasika (1917) gives a whole chapter to what cancels a flaw (pp. 189–199). In a muhurtha, a parihara is not a ritual: it is a planetary condition at the chosen moment that sets a flaw aside. The book pairs each flaw with its condition, and names forces that outweigh most flaws, chiefly Jupiter or Venus in the rising sign (p. 198). It ranks the rising sign first, then the star, the weekday and the tithi.
☕ A flaw is weighed, not only counted
Almost every day carries some flaw: an adverse star from your birth star, a Rikta tithi, Vishti karana, thyajyam. If every flaw ruled a day out, no day would be left. So the muhurtha books also say what sets a flaw aside. Kalaprakasika's chapter for this follows straight after its list of flaws (p. 189).
In this book a parihara is a fact about the sky at the chosen moment: the Moon in a certain house, Jupiter aspecting the rising sign, the lord of the day strong. That is why these rules need a chart cast for the moment, which the election chart article explains. A few flaws simply wear off at midday or nightfall; those are in the noon and nightfall article.
The book also ranks the parts of a muhurtha: the rising sign first, then the star, the weekday and the tithi (p. 198). A strong rising sign can carry a weak tithi, by this rule. These are rules of the tradition, not a promise about what will follow. Nava Panchangam does not use this rule in its day score. This page explains it as the books give it. The day score reads no chart for the moment, so none of these conditions can enter it.
The forces the book ranks above most flaws
- Jupiter or Venus well placed in the rising sign outweighs the flaws of the moment (p. 198)
- Jupiter, Venus or Mercury in a quadrant or trine (p. 198)
- Jupiter well placed in a quadrant outweighs the end of a year, season, month or fortnight (pp. 198–199)
- The Moon in the 11th from the rising sign (p. 199)
- The Sun in the 11th by day, the Moon in the 11th by night, after the sage Garga (p. 199)
- The order of importance: rising sign (lagna), then star, then weekday, then tithi (p. 198)
- Jupiter and Venus both combust: the book gives no way round it (p. 197)
- Every condition is read from a chart cast for the moment, not from the panchangam alone
- A rule of the tradition, not a promise about what follows
Frequently Asked Questions
Is a muhurtha parihara a ritual?
Not in this chapter. Each parihara here is a planetary condition at the chosen moment. The book mentions rites in one place, for Kuhoo (p. 189); this page leaves that line out.
What is the strongest parihara in the book?
Jupiter or Venus well placed in the rising sign, which the book says outweighs the flaws of the moment (p. 198). It ranks Jupiter above Venus, and Venus above Mercury, in this.
Which matters more, the tithi or the rising sign?
The book ranks them: the rising sign first, then the star, the weekday and the tithi (p. 198).
Does a parihara set every flaw aside?
No. The book names flaws it does not set aside, such as Jupiter and Venus combust together (p. 197). And a parihara is a rule of the tradition, read by an astrologer, not a promise.
Does the app apply these cancellations?
No. The day score counts the panchangam's limbs and the day's windows; it does not cast a chart for the moment, so it cannot see the conditions in this catalogue.
From the source
The catalogue flaw by flaw, and what this page leaves out.
📖 The catalogue, flaw by flaw
Each row restates one of the book's conditions in plain words, with its page.
| Flaw | Set aside when | Page |
|---|---|---|
| The birth star and the 3rd, 5th, 7th, 10th and 19th from it | The Moon well placed in the 9th or 10th house with benefics' aspect; or the Sun, Jupiter or Venus in the 3rd, 6th, 10th or 11th | p. 190 |
| The 88th star-quarter from the birth quarter | The lords of the rising sign and of the 10th house are friends | p. 190 |
| Chandrashtama | The lords of the birth sign and of the 8th sign from it are friends; or a waxing Moon in a benefic sign and navamsa | p. 191 |
| A star held by a malefic, the stars on either side, and Gulika | The malefic is aspected by a strong Jupiter, Venus or Mercury | p. 191 |
| Gulika | The lord of the day is well placed, or stands in the rising sign | p. 191 |
| Ekargala | Benefics in quadrants or trines and malefics in the 3rd, 6th and 11th, for eight of the stars | p. 192 |
| Sunday, Tuesday and Saturday | After nightfall (Tuesday also after midday); and any weekday whose lord is strong in the chart | p. 193 |
| The Rikta tithis and Vishti karana | Benefics in the quadrants, or strong trines | p. 193 |
| An adverse tithi, day, star or rising sign | Jupiter or Venus in the rising sign, or aspecting it | p. 194 |
| Thyajyam | The Moon in the 9th or 10th with Jupiter's aspect; a waxing Moon exalted or in its own navamsa; a benefic in the sign | p. 195 |
| Gandantham | The Moon in its own varga or a friendly sign, joined or aspected by benefics | p. 196 |
| The extra month and the month flaws | The Sun exalted or in a friendly sign, with Jupiter in his own varga | p. 196 |
| Moudyam (Jupiter or Venus combust) | One of the two well placed in its own sign, exaltation or a friend's sign | p. 197 |
✂️ What this page leaves out
The chapter exempts some occupations from one flaw (p. 196) and limits combustion by community (p. 197); it describes its conditions with vivid similes, and asks for rites against Kuhoo (p. 189). This page keeps the planetary conditions and leaves those lines out.