🪷 चतुष्पाद · Catuṣpāda
Karaṇa · Sthira (fixed) · Quality: Four-footed · stability-via-pause
Catuṣpāda Source-Anchor Spine
This karaṇa page links the half-tithi aperture to the 89-page Jyotiṣa hub, Viśvarūpa-Kāla, cosmic time, BG 10.30, saṁskāra-muhūrta usage, and the reader-local calculator doorway.
Catuṣpādalocal karaṇa page · चतुष्पाद/jyotisha-referenceall 89 jyotiṣa reference pages/visvarupa-kalakaraṇa-quality as qualitative-time window/cosmic-timelarger Vedic time frame behind the half-tithiBG 10.30Time among reckoners · the pañchāṅga anchor/samskara-muhurtakaraṇa used operationally for muhūrta selection/calculatorbirth-chart and pañchāṅga doorway for the reader/bindukaraṇa as half-tithi Bindu aperture/philosophyKrishna = Paramaatma = Parabrahman constitutional foundation
Today (2026-06-24) the active karaṇa is Gara — not this karaṇa.
Classical attributes
| Sanskrit | चतुष्पाद |
|---|---|
| Type | Sthira (fixed) |
| Quality | Four-footed · stability-via-pause |
| Auspiciousness | ✗ avoid for active undertakings |
Cross-references
📚 See Also
- Jyotiṣa Reference · all 89 elements · Complete encyclopedia
- Birth-Chart Calculator · See which karaṇa was active at YOUR birth
- Viśvarūpa-Kāla · BG 11.32 · Krishna as Time
- Cosmic-Time · BG 8 · Kalpa · Manvantara · Yuga framework
📖 References
- Bṛhat-Parāśara-Horā-Śāstra · Karaṇa-Adhyāya — Classical authority on karaṇa attributes (11 total · 7 movable + 4 fixed)
- Muhūrta-Cintāmaṇi · karaṇa-quality for muhūrta — Which karaṇas are auspicious for which rites
- Sūrya-Siddhānta · half-tithi (karaṇa) computation — Astronomical basis · 60 karaṇas per lunar month