Karana #9 of 11 · Sthira (Fixed)
Chatushpada Karana
चतुष्पद
Presiding deity: Vrishabha (Bull)
Mishra — Use with caution
Fixed karana — 1st half of Amavasya. Four-legged-creature ritual karana. Cattle puja + Govardhan-style worship favored.
Best for
- • Cattle puja
- • Govardhan worship
- • Gaushala donations
- • Bull purchase
- • Pitru tarpan
Avoid for
- • Marriage
- • Travel
- • New business
Tradition note
Chatuh-pada = four-legged. Auspicious only for animal-related and ancestral work.
Karana deity mantra
ॐ वृषभाय नमः
Om Vrishabhaya Namah
Recite 108 times during this karana to invoke the presiding deity's grace.
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