shakun hamare bhavishya men hone vali ghatna ka sanket dete hain. prachin kal men ye shakun lokvarta ke dvara hi pirhi dar pirhi pahunchte rahe hain. kuch log in shakunon ko andhvishvas mante hain. fir bhi jyadatar log in shakunon ki upeksha nahin karte. har manushya kabhi-kabhi kisi na kisi rup men shakunon ko manta hai. shakunon ke parinam utne hi prachin hain jitni manushya jati. n keval bharat men apitu vishva bhar men ye shakun prachlit hain. shakun ka sanket hamare vedon, puranon v dharmik granthon men bhi milta hai. mahabharat v ramayan jaise mahakavyon men bhi kai jagah shakunon ki bat kahi gai hai. jyotish men bhi shakunon par vishesh vichar kiya jata hai. prashn kundli ki vivechna men shakunon ka mahatva vishesh hai. shubh shakunon men puche gaye prashn safal v apshkunon men puche gaye prashn asafal hote dekhe gaye hain. shakun prithvi se, akash se, svapnon se v sharir ke angon se sanbandhit ho sakte hain. kisi bhi karya ke vakt ghatit hone vale prakritik v aprakritik tathya achche v bure fal ki bhavishyavani karne men saksham hote hai.. ‘
‘shubh shakun’’ ‘‘brahman, ghora, hathi, nyola, baj, mor. dudh, fal, ful v ved dhvani ka sor.. ann, sinhasan, jal, kalash, pashu ek badhant. nyola chapa, machli aur agni prajvalant.. chata, vaishya, pagri, anjan, aina, shastra. kanya, ratn, stri, dhobi dhoya vastra.. ghrit mitti astra shahad, madira vastra shvet. gorochan sarson amish, ganna khajjan bhed.. bin rodan murda mile, palki bhardul git. dhvaj akanush bakra pade, sammukh apna git.. balak sang stri mile, nau beta bail safed. sadhu sudha surtr-pare, sammukh charon ved .. kura se bhari tokri jo sammukh padant. pache ghat khali pare, nishchay kaj banant. . priya vani kanon pare, sammukh vahan bhar. kah kavi ye shubh shakun yatra chalti bar.. arthat brahman, ghora, hathi, nyola, baj, mor, dudh, dahi, fal, ful, kamal, vedadhvani, ann, sinhasan, jal se bhara kalash, bandha hua ek pashu, nyola, chapa (chaha paksha) machli, prajvalit agni, chata, vaishya, panali, anjan, aina, shastra, ratn, stri, kanya, dhule hue vastra sahit dhobi, ghi, mitti, sarson, mans, ganna, khajjan paksh, rodan rahit murda, palki, bharadvaj pakshi, dhvaja, ankush, bakra, apna priya mitra, bachche ke sahit stri, gay ya goh ke sahit bachra, safed bail, sadhu, amrit, kalpavriksh charon ved, shahad, sharab, gorochan adi men se kuch bhi sammukh pare ya kure se bhari tokri, priya vani ya saman se lada vahan yadi yatra ke vakt sammukh par jae to nishchay hi ichcha purti ka sanket karte hain.
khali ghara pith piche ho to achcha hai. ye shubh shakun hain. ‘‘nilakanth chikkara-pikkar vanar kauvi bhalu. jai kukar daen pare to siddh hoy sab kaju.. arthat nilakanth chikkar namak vishesh mrig, pikkar pakshi, kauvi (stri sangyaka) bhalu v kuÿaa yadi daen hath par pare to karya siddh hota hai. mrig baen te dahine jo ave tatkal. baen gardabh rekanja siddhi hoy sab kaj.. arthat yadi hiran bayin taraf se rasta katakar dayin taraf a jae ya bayin taraf gadha bolna praranbh kar de to shubh shakun hai. khara kobra, sukra, jahak, kachua, goh. ye shabd kanon pare nishchay karaj hoy.. par darshan ho jaen to mahaashubh hoy. atihi ku shakun janiye kat sake na koy.. arthat yadi khargosh, sarp, suar, jahak, pashu, kachua v goh ke shabd kanon men pare to atyant shubh shakun samjhen. parantu yadi ye pratyaksh samne par jaen to maha ashubh hain. banar, bhalu darshan bhale, nam ke sunte hani. kah kavi vichar ke tab age karau padan.. arthat yadi vanar bhalu yatra aranbh vakt age jae to uÿam shakun hai parantu yadi inka nam kanon men pare to apshkun ka dyotak hai. ”apshkun vichar“ dane gardabh shabd ho, sammukh kala dhanya. tuti khat age mile to bahut hani.. kukur lote bhumm par, athva mare kan. panch bhains sammukh paren, nishchay hove dhan.. ek ajaah nau stri, billi do larant. chah kuÿaa age parane, nahin bat men tant.. tin gay do baniya, ek bachra ek shudra. hathi sat sammukh padane, nishchay bigre buddhi..
bhainsa par baitha hua, manushya sammukh hoy. nishchay hani hoyegi, bacha sake na koy .. janni ka tiraskar hoy ya ho akal vrishti. kshatri char sammukh padane, nishchay mahaanisht .. tin vipra bairagiya, sanyasi kesh khulant. bhagva v stri sammukh pare, nishchay karan ant.. bandhya, rajah, rajasvala, bhusa haddi chaman. andha, bahra, kubra vidhva lagra panv .. indhan lakkar unmadiya, bhainsa do larant. ganud, mattha, kichar pare sammukh chink huvant .. hijra vishtha tel jo, malish tel manushya. ang bhang nanga patit rogi pura sust.. ganja bhije vastra son, charbi shatru sanp. namak aushdhi girgira kutanbi jhagre ap .. katu bachan sammukh pare, jau yatra chalti bar. kah kavi hani maha bigre sare kaj.. arthat yadi yatra ke samay gadha dayin taraf bole ya koi samne se tuti khat lata hua mile karaj bhang hota hai. yadi kuÿaa bhumi par lete ya kan farfraye, panch bhains samne aye, ek bakri nau stri, do billi larti hui, chah kuÿo, tin gay, do vaishya, ek bail ek shudra, sat hathi, ya bhainse par baitha hua vyakti yadi sammukh pare to apshkun ka suchak hai. yatra men chalte samay janni ka tiraskar kare ya akal varsha ho, char kshatriya, tin brahman bairagi, sanyasi, khule keshane vala gerura vastra dharan karne vala sammukh par jae to apshkun hai.
isi prakar banjh aurat, stri ka raj, rajovti stri, bhusa, haddi, chamra, andha, bahra, kubra, vidhva stri, jalane vali lakri, upla, pagal, gur, mattha kichar samne aye, do bhainse larte hue, napusank, vishtha, tel malish kiye admi, ang bhang, nanga nich purush, dirgh rogi, ganja bhige vastron men, charbi, sarp, shatru, namak, aushdhi, girgit samne a jae, apne hi kutunbi samne larte hon, samne koi chink de ya yatra ke vakt apriya bachan sunai parane to apshkun ka suchak hai. kuch anya shakun apshkun jo pashu pakshiyon dvara hote hain- shakunon men kauva, chipkli v anya pashu pakshiyon ka vichar kiya jata hai. kak sparsh v chipkli ke girne ko ashubh samjha gaya hai. yadi kaua achanak shorgul kare ya kisi ke sir par baithe to arthik hani darshata hai. yadi stri ke sir par baithe to pati ko viÿaiya kathinaiyon ka samna karna par sakta hai. sandhya ke samay murgon ki dhvaniyan mahamari darshati hanai. jab machliyan jal ki satah par chalang marane, medhak tarra-tarra kare, billi bhumi khode, chitiyan apne andon ko sthanantrit karen, sanpon ka jora v pashu akash ki or dekhe, paltu pashu bahar jane se ghabraen to turant hi varsha hoti hai.
ye varsha ke lie shubh shakun hai. yadi ratri men dipkit dikhai de, kire ya sarisrip ghas ke upar baithen to bhi tatkal varsha hoti hai. yadi varsha ritu ke dauran sayankal men gidron ki chillahat sunai de to bilkul varsha nahin hoti. mansabhakshi pashu-pakshi, ka dikhai dena ashubh v shakahari pashu, pakshi prayah shubh shakun ka sanket dete hain. jyotish men shakunon apshkunon ka vishesh vichar prashn adi men kiya jata hai. sath hi sath mediniya jyotish men bhi shakun apna vishesh mahatva rakhte hanai -varsha hogi ya nahin hogi, kam hogi ya adhik hogi is prakar ki bhavishya vaniyan bhi shakunon ke adhar par ki jati hain kuch udaharan nimn hain- s yadi asman badlon se ghira ho v paltu kuÿaa ghar se bahar n jae, to varsha ka suchak hai. s yadi asman men chil 400 fut ki unchai par ur rahi ho, to bhi varsha hone vali hoti hai. s yadi makri ghar ke bahar jala banae to varsha ritu jane ka suchak hai. s medhkon ki tarrarahat varsha ka sanket hai. s mor ka nritya tatha shor bhi varsha ka suchak hai.