Tag Auspicious Time

Muhurtha Definition Details Taittriya Brahmana

"muhu" (sudden) and "ṛta" (order).

The author of Ṛg Veda III.33.5 seems aware of this, and uses it for word play. Ṛta refers to the natural, yearly order of the seasons, so that the term muhūrta refers to the daily reflection of these.

The term Rta is of special siginficance in Sanatana Dharma.

Rta isa Natural order of things and it includes the Moral Order.