Pancha Pakshi Shastram

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PANCHA PAKSHI SHASTRAM

Pacha-Pakshi Shastram is an astrological prediction which is based on the characteristics of 5 birds as mentioned in ancient literature in Tamil language.

Pancha means five and Pakshi means Bird.

The Pacha-Pakshi Shastram is similar to the facts of Pancha-bhutam (Five elements) concepts of Vedas and astrology. It is believed that the Five Elements represented by five birds, shows some impact and effects on all the actions of human beings.

These five birds take their turns in a special sequence and radiate their powers during day and night. The power that takes effect first on a day or night and the sequence that follows depends on the day of the week and the Paksha (half life cycle) of the Moon.

One of the five birds is assigned to every human being as the controlling power based on the Birth Star of the person and the Paksha of the Moon at the time of birth.

The activity of this Main Bird at a given point of time and the activity of the Sub-Bird at that time and the relationship between them indicates whether the time will be beneficial and lucky for the person or not.

Pacha-Pakshi Shastra is very famous in south India especially in Tamil Nadu.

It helps selection of auspicious day and time for starting a good will and any new venture, traditional events, family customs, starting communal rites and functions like marriage, baby shower function, betrothel, funeral deeds, naming function, house warming function, business starting function.

The five birds in the Pancha-Pakshi Shastra are:

* 1- Vulture

* 2- Owl

* 3- Crow

* 4- Cock

* 5- Peacock

These birds engage in any one of the following five activities at any given time:

* 1- Rule

* 2- Eat

* 3- Walk

* 4- Sleep

* 5- Die

The birds are considered most powerful when they rule and least powerful when they die.

To find out your Birth Pakshi (Nakshatra Pakshi) you have to know your birth star according to Vedic Astrology and the Paksha of the Moon at the time of your birth.

The half of the Lunar Cycle when the Moon increases in size and reaches the Full Moon (Pournami) is called Sukla-Paksha

The other half of the cycle when the size decreases until the New Moon is called the Krishna-Paksha.

Birth Stars are based on the longitude of Moon and are 27 in number from Aswini to Revati.

Once you know the Birth Star (Nakshatra) and the Paksha you can find your Nakshatra Pakshi (Bird) from the following chart.

No.	BIRTH STAR	SUKLA PAKSHA	KRISHNA PAKSHA
1	ASWINI	VULTURE	PEACOCK
2	BARANI	VULTURE	PEACOCK
3	KIRITHIGAI	VULTURE	PEACOCK
4	ROHINI	VULTURE	PEACOCK
5	MIRUGASHEERISHA	VULTURE	PEACOCK
6	ARDRA	OWL	COCK
7	PUNARVASU	OWL	COCK
8	PUSHYA	OWL	COCK
9	ASHIESHA	OWL	COCK
10	MAGA	OWL	COCK
11	POORVA PHALGUNI	OWL	COCK
12	UTTARA PHALGUNI	CROW	CROW
13	HASTHA	CROW	CROW
14	CHITRA	CROW	CROW
15	SWATHI	CROW	CROW
16	VISHAKA	CROW	CROW
17	ANURADHA	COCK	OWL
18	JYESTHA	COCK	OWL
19	MOOLA	COCK	OWL
20	POORVA SADA	COCK	OWL
21	UTTARA SADA	COCK	OWL
22	SHRAVANA	PEACOCK	VULTURE
23	DHANISTA	PEACOCK	VULTURE
24	SATHABISHA	PEACOCK	VULTURE
25	POORVA BADRA	PEACOCK	VULTURE
26	UTTARA BADRA	PEACOCK	VULTURE
27	REVATHY	PEACOCK	VULTURE