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Yoga #17 of 27

Vyatipata Yoga

व्यतिपात

Presiding deity: Rudra

Ashubha — Avoid for shubh karya

Calamity day — entire day inauspicious. Avoid all auspicious work. Good only for tarpan / pind-daan.

Best for

  • Pind daan
  • Tarpan
  • Mantra japa
  • Pitr puja

Avoid for

  • Marriage
  • Travel
  • New venture
  • Surgery
  • House warming
  • Anything new

First-part nuance

Whole day inauspicious — only ancestor rites recommended

Yoga deity mantra

ॐ रुद्राय नमः

Om Rudraya Namah

Recite 108 times during this yoga to amplify benefits or neutralise ashubha effects.

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