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Agni Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · by Vyasa
Chapter 1 · Muhurta: Marriage, Home, Farming
ज्योतिःशास्त्रम्
रिक्तां पञ्चदशीं भौमं प्रार्च्य वाणीं हरिं श्रियम् ।माघादिमासषट्के तु मेखलाबन्धनं शुभम् ॥ २६ ॥
In the full Agni Purana this is chapter 121, verse 26.
Avoid rikta (empty tithi) days, the 15th and Tuesday. First worship Vani (Sarasvati), Hari and Shri. In the six months from Magha, tying the girdle is good.
Simple meaning: Worship first, and tie the girdle in the six months from Magha.
चूडाकरणमाद्यं च श्रावणादौ न शस्यते ।
The first haircut is not good from Shravana on, or when Jupiter or Venus is set.
उपनीतस्य विप्रस्य मृत्युं जाड्यं विनिर्दिशेत् ।
A thread ceremony done in the bad times may bring death or dullness.
शुभक्षेत्रे विलग्नेषु शुभयुक्तेक्षितेषु च ।
Good signs and stars, with good planets on the lagna, suit this work.