Panchak means group of ‘Five’ (Panch). When moon transit through kumbha ( aquarius) and meena ( Pisces) rashi but in particular nakshatras that is from second half of Dhanishtha , Shatbhisha, Purvabhadrapada, Utrabhadrapada and Revati is known as a Panchak. So it comes in every month, it is period of five days approximately when Moon transits from Aquarius to Pisces signs.
There are five tasks which are prohibited to perform during Panchak.
1. Cremation of the body
2 .Traveling in south direction
3 . Weaving cots or making bed
4 . Accumulating of wood and grass or in modern world collecting or storing of fuel
5 . Thatching of roof or building house are considered inauspicious to do during Panchak.
and in addition of five above task one more task should be avoided and that is -
Marriages also be avoided in Panchak
According to Hindu Astrology if we perform any task during Panchak then that task could be repeated for five times.
According to some ancient Hindu Classics
There would be fear of fire which is commonly known as Pyro-phobia if one will do the following task during Panchak : -
1. Collect and restore the fuel
2. Make bed
3. Build roof of the house
4. Travel in south direction
There would be conflict in the natives life if these task would be perform in Shatbhisha Nakshatra
In Purvabhadrapada then the native may suffer from health diseases
In Utrabhadrapada he may have to pay fine and
In Revati Nakshatra native will suffer some economic loss
If a dead body is cremated during Panchak proper "panchak shanti * " should be done othervise it is said to lead to Five deaths in the same family
(* Make 5 dummies with flour or kusha and put them on the death bed. The dummies are also burnt precisely during the funeral of the body)
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