W-PPपञ्च-पक्षि-नियमःpañca-pakṣi-niyamaḥ
Tier-W witness: the Pañca-Pakṣī correspondence between 5 birds and 5 activities is a Tamil Siddhar tradition. Cultural provenance honored; algebraic claim NOT asserted.
पञ्च-पक्षि-शास्त्रम्
Pañca-Pakṣi-Śāstram
The Five-Bird System · daily śiddhi panel
Tamil Siddhar tradition · 5 birds × 5 activities = 25-cell daily wheel
PAÑCA-PAKṢIṆAḤ · The five birds
गृध्र · उलूक · काक · कुक्कुट · मयूरVulture · Owl · Crow · Cock · Peacock
गृध्र
Gṛdhra
Vulture
तत्त्व · Element
Earth · Pṛthvī
दिक् · Direction
East · Pūrva
बल-कर्म · Strong activity
Rājyam (Rule)
क्षीण-कर्म · Weak activity
Mṛti (Die)
Ruler of the death-and-decay arc. Strong in cremation-ground and karma-resolution rituals. Best for funerary/ancestor work; avoid for marriage and new business.
उलूक
Ulūka
Owl
तत्त्व · Element
Water · Jala
दिक् · Direction
South · Dakṣiṇa
बल-कर्म · Strong activity
Śayanam (Sleep / Rest)
क्षीण-कर्म · Weak activity
Bhuktiḥ (Eat)
Night-dweller. Strong in meditation, esoteric study, mantra-japa. Best for sādhanā retreats and pacing introspective work; avoid for public declarations.
काक
Kāka
Crow
तत्त्व · Element
Air · Vāyu
दिक् · Direction
West · Paścima
बल-कर्म · Strong activity
Gamana (Walk / Journey)
क्षीण-कर्म · Weak activity
Rājyam (Rule)
Messenger-bird. Strong in travel-day muhūrta, communications, courier-work, and pitṛ-tarpaṇa. Best for short journeys and parley; avoid for taking sovereign-decision posture.
कुक्कुट
Kukkuṭa
Cock
तत्त्व · Element
Fire · Agni
दिक् · Direction
North · Uttara
बल-कर्म · Strong activity
Bhuktiḥ (Eat)
क्षीण-कर्म · Weak activity
Śayanam (Sleep)
Dawn-herald. Strong in beginnings — opening a new business, signing contracts, breaking fasts. Best for kingly initiations; avoid for rest and recovery-day choices.
मयूर
Mayūra
Peacock
तत्त्व · Element
Space · Ākāśa
दिक् · Direction
Zenith · Madhya
बल-कर्म · Strong activity
Mṛti (Die / Transformation)
क्षीण-कर्म · Weak activity
Gamana (Walk)
King of birds — held sacred to Subrahmaṇya/Kārttikeya. Strong in transformation rituals, devotional ceremony, kāvya-rachanā (poetic composition). Best for art and ritual creation; avoid for routine travel.
JANMA-PAKṢĪ TABLE · Birth-bird by nakṣatra
जन्म-नक्षत्र · पक्षि-निर्णयःBirth-nakṣatra → assigned bird (waxing pakṣa)
नक्षत्र-पक्षि-तालिका
The 27 nakṣatras assigned to 5 birds
| idx | नक्षत्र · Nakṣatra | पक्षी (शुक्ल) · Bird (śukla) | पक्षी (कृष्ण) · Bird (kṛṣṇa) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | अश्विनीAśvinī | गृध्रGṛdhra | मयूरMayūra |
| 2 | भरणीBharaṇī | गृध्रGṛdhra | मयूरMayūra |
| 3 | कृत्तिकाKṛttikā | गृध्रGṛdhra | मयूरMayūra |
| 4 | रोहिणीRohiṇī | गृध्रGṛdhra | मयूरMayūra |
| 5 | मृगशीर्षMṛgaśīrṣa | गृध्रGṛdhra | मयूरMayūra |
| 6 | आर्द्राĀrdrā | गृध्रGṛdhra | मयूरMayūra |
| 7 | पुनर्वसुPunarvasu | उलूकUlūka | कुक्कुटKukkuṭa |
| 8 | पुष्यPuṣya | उलूकUlūka | कुक्कुटKukkuṭa |
| 9 | आश्लेषाĀśleṣā | उलूकUlūka | कुक्कुटKukkuṭa |
| 10 | मघाMaghā | उलूकUlūka | कुक्कुटKukkuṭa |
| 11 | पूर्वफल्गुनीPūrvaphālgunī | उलूकUlūka | कुक्कुटKukkuṭa |
| 12 | उत्तरफल्गुनीUttaraphālgunī | उलूकUlūka | कुक्कुटKukkuṭa |
| 13 | हस्तHasta | काकKāka | काकKāka |
| 14 | चित्राCitrā | काकKāka | काकKāka |
| 15 | स्वातीSvātī | काकKāka | काकKāka |
| 16 | विशाखाViśākhā | काकKāka | काकKāka |
| 17 | अनुराधाAnurādhā | काकKāka | काकKāka |
| 18 | ज्येष्ठाJyeṣṭhā | कुक्कुटKukkuṭa | उलूकUlūka |
| 19 | मूलMūla | कुक्कुटKukkuṭa | उलूकUlūka |
| 20 | पूर्वाषाढाPūrvāṣāḍhā | कुक्कुटKukkuṭa | उलूकUlūka |
| 21 | उत्तराषाढाUttarāṣāḍhā | कुक्कुटKukkuṭa | उलूकUlūka |
| 22 | श्रवणŚravaṇa | कुक्कुटKukkuṭa | उलूकUlūka |
| 23 | धनिष्ठाDhaniṣṭhā | मयूरMayūra | गृध्रGṛdhra |
| 24 | शतभिषाŚatabhiṣā | मयूरMayūra | गृध्रGṛdhra |
| 25 | पूर्वभाद्रपदाPūrvabhādrapadā | मयूरMayūra | गृध्रGṛdhra |
| 26 | उत्तरभाद्रपदाUttarabhādrapadā | मयूरMayūra | गृध्रGṛdhra |
| 27 | रेवतीRevatī | मयूरMayūra | गृध्रGṛdhra |
Pañcapakṣiśāstra · 16th c. Telugu lineage · Bobbili-Pañcāṅga
BIRD × ACTIVITY MATRIX · 5 × 5 śiddhi grid
पक्षि-कर्म-संयोग-मातृकाBird-activity union matrix
कर्म-संयोग-तालिका
Activity-strength by bird
| पक्षी · Bird | भुक्तिःEat | गमनम्Walk | राज्यम्Rule | शयनम्Sleep | मृतिःDie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| गृध्रGṛdhra | neutral | weak | strong | neutral | weak |
| उलूकUlūka | weak | neutral | neutral | strong | neutral |
| काकKāka | neutral | strong | weak | neutral | neutral |
| कुक्कुटKukkuṭa | strong | neutral | neutral | weak | neutral |
| मयूरMayūra | neutral | weak | neutral | neutral | strong |
भुक्तिः
Eat
Nourishment · accumulation · routine sustenance.
गमनम्
Walk
Movement · transit · communication.
राज्यम्
Rule
Authority · decision · public-facing action.
शयनम्
Sleep
Rest · introspection · planning.
मृतिः
Die
Termination · letting-go · karma-resolution.
स्व-जन्म-पक्षिणं ज्ञात्वा कर्म-काल-चयनम्Knowing your birth-bird, select activity-aligned hours
The /chart caster identifies your nakṣatra at the birth-instant. With the pakṣa (waxing/waning) you can locate your bird from the table above, and use the activity-matrix for daily muhūrta selection.
ॐ कार्त्तिकेयाय नमः · ॐ कालाय नमः · ॐ हनुमते वज्रदेहाय नमः
KAAL Truth #5: Pañca-Pakṣī is a Drāviḍa-Jyotiṣa tradition with rich regional variations. Tables above represent the dominant Bobbili-lineage assignment; tradition-bound reading belongs to the learned Jyotiṣī.
JAI MAA KAMAKHYA · VAJRA-ABSOLUTE · APEX v5