Shukla Vidiyaవిదియ
Tithis 2, 7 and 12. Steady, constructive work.
- Deity
- Brahma
- Paksha
- Shukla Paksha
- Group
- Bhadra — auspicious
- Sanskrit
- Dwitiya
- Telugu
- విదియ
- Number
- 2 / 15
About Shukla Vidiya
The second tithi belongs to Brahma, the creator, and carries the sense of a thing taking form after it has been begun. It is a settled, constructive tithi with no sharp edges — the reason it is one of the most commonly chosen for ordinary auspicious work when no stronger muhurta is available.
The paksha
In shukla paksha the moon is waxing, gaining light each night. The tradition treats the waxing half as favourable to growth, expansion and outward undertakings, and most auspicious ceremonies are placed in it.
Bhadra — auspicious
Bhadra means 'good' or 'fortunate'. These are the workmanlike tithis: good for building, for trade, for study and for the ordinary business of a household. Their weekday is Wednesday.
What it traditionally favours
Laying foundations, construction, education, buying property, and steady constructive work of any kind.
How this tithi is reckoned
The tithi shown on any date page is the one running at sunrise in the city you have selected, which is the convention used by published panchangams. Because a tithi can begin or end at any hour, the same calendar date can carry a different tithi in two cities several time zones apart — this is a real difference, not an error, and it is why every timing on this site is computed for a specific place rather than for a country.