Yoga #1 of 27
Vishkambha Yoga
विष्कम्भ
Presiding deity: Yama
Mishra — Use with caution
First 3 ghatika (~72 min) inauspicious; rest of day workable. Wealth + victory after the initial window.
Best for
- • Wealth-attraction puja after 72 min
- • Strategic planning
- • Sankalp for long-term goals
Avoid for
- • Travel in first ghatika
- • New marriage talks before noon
First-part nuance
Avoid the first 1 hour 12 minutes — Yama-amsha active
Yoga deity mantra
ॐ यमाय नमः
Om Yamaya Namah
Recite 108 times during this yoga to amplify benefits or neutralise ashubha effects.
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About Vishkambha Yoga
Vishkambha is the first of the twenty-seven nitya yogas, the fourth limb of the panchang. A yoga in this sense is not a posture or a planetary combination in a chart. It is a running measure: the sun's longitude and the moon's longitude are added together, and the total is cut into twenty-seven equal slices of thirteen degrees and twenty minutes. Whichever slice the sum currently sits in is the yoga of the moment, and Vishkambha is the slice that opens the sequence at the start of the zodiac.
The Sanskrit word vishkambha is usually glossed as a prop, a bolt or an obstruction, something wedged in to hold a thing apart. That sense fits the way almanacs describe it, with a presiding deity of Yama and a mixed nature. Mixed means the day is not written off: the opening stretch is traditionally treated with caution, while the remainder is considered workable, and long-range planning and sankalp are the pursuits commonly paired with it.
Because it is the first in the series, Vishkambha also marks the point where the count begins again after Vaidhriti. Practices differ between regional almanacs, so anyone planning something important should read their own panchang for the exact span.
Common questions
- What does the name Vishkambha mean?
- It is generally understood as a support, bolt or obstruction. Traditional readers connect that sense of something holding back with the cautious treatment of the first part of this yoga.
- Why is Vishkambha called a mixed yoga?
- Almanacs treat the early portion as one to avoid for fresh undertakings, while the rest is regarded as usable. The overall label of mixed reflects that split rather than a single verdict for the whole span.
- Does Yama being the deity make it a fearful day?
- Yama is the lord of restraint and order in tradition, so the association is read as a call for discipline and care rather than dread. Opinions vary, and many people simply follow their local panchang.
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