The Sinking of the Titanic - A typical case of Bad Muhurta

Horāratna states that “Any Tithi, Rāśi or Añśa or Nakṣatra having Vedha by a Krūra Graha should be scrupulously avoided in all auspicious undertakings. A marriage celebrated during a Vedha will not prove prosperous; any journey undertaken will not prove prosperous; any treatment given to a patient will not end in the cure, and any business started will not be successful. If a Vedha caused by a Krūra Graha should occur during the time of sickness, it will culminate in death, if the motion is retrograde. If the motion is direct, the sickness will soon subside. If there be Vedha caused by a Krūra Graha in one’s own Janma Vāra (Weekday at birth), the person will not have peace of mind and he will suffer from mental pain.”

This is a very important and useful principle for choice of Muhūrta. Not only the period when the Janma Tithi, Janma Rāśi, Janma Nakṣatra, or Nāma Varṇa (consonant) or Svara when having Vedha from a Krūra Graha should be avoided for any auspicious activity, as there is danger lurking around the corner, the same principle is used in Muhūrta. Each Muhūrta is defined by a combination of Muhūrta Rāśi, Tithi and Nakṣatra. In the Muhūrta Kuṇḍalī, the mentioned elements of time (Rāśi, Tithi and Nakṣatra), if having Vedha from a Krūra Graha should be avoided for any auspicious function such as marriage, journey, treatment etc., else they will end with failures.

If one falls sick during a time when the Rāśi, Tithi, Nakṣatra or Vāra has vedha from Krūra Grahas, the recovery of the person is doubtful. Particularly when the Vāra (weekday) is under Krūra Vedha, there is mental anxiety, stress, and pain. The weekday is also associated with vitality, enthusiasm and overall zest towards life.

Titanic started sailing on 31st May 1911 at 12:13 pm in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Click button below to view the Sarvatobhadra Chakra analysis of the Muhurta Chart of Titanic's Maiden Journey.