Dhanisht Navak is related to Hindu astrology especially the Nakshatras or birth stars. It is a period when some activities are not performed. Dhanishta Navak 2011 is from June 20 to June 29. It is mainly observed by certain Hindu communities in north and western parts of India
Dhanishta Navak is observed from the Dhanishta Nakshatra upto Rohini Nakshatra during the waning phase of moon or Krishna Paksha in Jyeshta month as per traditional calendar followed in North India . The corresponding period in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Karnataka is the Krishna Paksha of Vaishak month.
The stars of Nakshatras that are part of Dhanishta Navak are Dhanishta, Satabhisaj, Purva Bhadrapad, Uttara Bhadrapad, Revati, Ashvini, Bharani, Krittika and Rohini.
Some Hindu communities do not undertake any work related to home like repair or wood work etc.
There is also an auspicious period related to Dhanishta and it is known as Dhanishta Panchak.
1 comments:
Dear Abhilashji,
Can you give info on Dhanishta Panchak and how it is auspicious?
As far as I know Dhanishta Panchak is inauspicious. It is about the 5 stars starting from Dhanishta. If a person dies in any one these 5 stars, some specific rites must be performed. The house where the person died must be kept closed / not to be in use. There are however propitiations to avoid this.
There is another type of Panchakam which is relevant in Muhurtha astrology. It is about 5 factors used for determining an auspicious muhurtha. Hope you don't mean that Panchakam which is not about dhanishta or any particular star.
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