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Muhurat Martanda · by Narayana Daivajna
Chapter 3 · Life Rites
संस्कारप्रकरणम्
कार्यं वर्णैरिनारार्किशनिषु निखिलैर्ज्ञत्रये शुक्लसोमे द्व्यंत्यद्व्यादित्यशाक्रेंदुभिरिनहरितस्त्रित्रिभैश्चौलकर्म । द्यूनेऽर्कारार्किशुक्रा गतकविनिखिला मृत्युगा मृत्युदाः स्युर्व्यब्जाः संतोंऽत्य इष्टास्त्यज गुहशशिनौ रात्रिसंध्येचरिक्ताः ॥ ११ ॥
Each caste in turn may do the first head-shave on Sunday, Tuesday, Saturday and Saturday. All may do it on Wednesday and the next two days. Monday is good in the bright half. Use these stars. Revati and Ashvini, Punarvasu and Pushya, Jyeshtha and Mrigashira. Also Hasta, Chitra and Svati, and Shravana, Dhanishtha and Shatabhisha. The verse says the Sun, Mars, Saturn and Venus in the 7th may bring death. So may all planets but Venus in the 8th. Good planets other than the Moon are wanted in the 12th. Avoid the 6th tithi (moon day) and the full moon. Avoid night, twilight and rikta (empty tithi) days. (Our text is unclear here: Saturn is named twice in the weekday list.)
Simple meaning: Shave the head on set weekdays and stars; avoid bad planets in the 7th and 8th, and night.
भुक्ताभ्यक्तोपवासीश्वरजनयुवतिप्राग्वयस्काश्च योगी यात्रायुद्धोन्मुखा ये कृतदिनविधयोऽस्त्यंबकास्ते न मुंड्याः । सीमंतोर्ध्वं न पत्युर्नखकचलवनं दूरदेशप्रयाणं वृक्षच्छेदः समुद्राप्लुतिमृतहरणे स्यादृतेऽवश्यकार्यात् ॥ १२ ॥
Some people should not shave their heads; after the hair-parting rite a husband avoids haircuts and long trips.
क्षौरं चौलोक्तभादौ गदितमथ रविक्षेत्रगंगाध्वराग्न्याधाने पित्रोर्विनाशे द्विजनृपकथने सर्वदा क्षौरमिष्टम् । मित्रत्र्यर्कादितींद्रांतिमहरितुरगैः पंचमेऽब्दे व्रतात्प्राग्विद्यारंभोक्तकालेऽक्षरविधिरघटे सौम्यसंज्ञेऽयनेऽर्के ॥ १३ ॥
Shave on head-shave days, or any day at holy places; start a child's letters in the 5th year.
विप्रादेर्गर्भतोऽब्देऽष्टशिवरविमिते जन्मतो वा व्रतं स्यादत्रानिष्टेऽपि जीवे ऽनिमिषरविमधौ कार्यमब्दस्य दार्ढ्यात् । स्वाब्दादूर्ध्वं क्रमादाद्विगुणितशरदो निंद्यमब्दक्रमेण पंचाष्टांकाब्दतो वा प्रपठनरुचितः शस्तमेषां तदाहुः ॥ १४ ॥
The thread rite is in the 8th, 11th or 12th year by caste; each later year is worse.