Pancha Pakshi Mirror Tables — Bright Half (Shukla Paksha)

Pancha Pakshi Shastra — Modern Student's Guide

This is the centerpiece article. Bookmark this page — you'll reference these tables every day during the bright half of the lunar month.

Part 5 of 18 • The Mechanics • Topics: Complete Mirror Tables, Reading Your Schedule, Significations, Natural Bird Strength

How to Read the Mirror Tables

5-Step Process

  1. Know your bird (from Part 2)
  2. Confirm the current paksha — are we in Shukla (bright) or Krishna (dark) half? If bright, use these tables.
  3. Find today's day group — Sun/Tue = Group A, Mon/Wed/Sat = Group B, Thu = Group C, Fri = Group D
  4. Determine the current yama — which of the 5 day yamas or 5 night yamas are you in?
  5. Look up the intersection — your bird's row + current yama column = your current activity

Color Code: Ruling Eating Walking Sleeping Dying

Group A: Sunday & Tuesday

Daytime (Sunrise → Sunset)

Bird Yama 1
6:00-8:24		 Yama 2
8:24-10:48		 Yama 3
10:48-1:12		 Yama 4
1:12-3:36		 Yama 5
3:36-6:00
Vulture Eating Walking Ruling Sleeping Dying
Owl Ruling Dying Eating Walking Sleeping
Crow Walking Sleeping Dying Ruling Eating
Cock Dying Ruling Sleeping Eating Walking
Peacock Sleeping Eating Walking Dying Ruling

Nighttime (Sunset → Sunrise)

Bird Yama 6
6:00-8:24		 Yama 7
8:24-10:48		 Yama 8
10:48-1:12		 Yama 9
1:12-3:36		 Yama 10
3:36-6:00
Vulture Dying Ruling Sleeping Eating Walking
Owl Sleeping Eating Walking Dying Ruling
Crow Eating Walking Ruling Sleeping Dying
Cock Walking Sleeping Dying Ruling Eating
Peacock Ruling Dying Eating Walking Sleeping

Group B: Monday, Wednesday & Saturday

Daytime

Bird Yama 1 Yama 2 Yama 3 Yama 4 Yama 5
Vulture Dying Ruling Sleeping Eating Walking
Owl Eating Walking Ruling Sleeping Dying
Crow Sleeping Eating Walking Dying Ruling
Cock Walking Sleeping Dying Ruling Eating
Peacock Ruling Dying Eating Walking Sleeping

Nighttime

Bird Yama 6 Yama 7 Yama 8 Yama 9 Yama 10
Vulture Walking Sleeping Dying Ruling Eating
Owl Dying Ruling Sleeping Eating Walking
Crow Ruling Dying Eating Walking Sleeping
Cock Eating Walking Ruling Sleeping Dying
Peacock Sleeping Eating Walking Dying Ruling

Group C: Thursday

Daytime

BirdYama 1Yama 2Yama 3Yama 4Yama 5
VultureSleepingEatingWalkingDyingRuling
OwlWalkingSleepingDyingRulingEating
CrowEatingWalkingRulingSleepingDying
CockRulingDyingEatingWalkingSleeping
PeacockDyingRulingSleepingEatingWalking

Nighttime

BirdYama 6Yama 7Yama 8Yama 9Yama 10
VultureRulingDyingEatingWalkingSleeping
OwlEatingWalkingRulingSleepingDying
CrowDyingRulingSleepingEatingWalking
CockSleepingEatingWalkingDyingRuling
PeacockWalkingSleepingDyingRulingEating

Group D: Friday

Daytime

BirdYama 1Yama 2Yama 3Yama 4Yama 5
VultureWalkingSleepingDyingRulingEating
OwlDyingRulingSleepingEatingWalking
CrowRulingDyingEatingWalkingSleeping
CockEatingWalkingRulingSleepingDying
PeacockSleepingEatingWalkingDyingRuling

Nighttime

BirdYama 6Yama 7Yama 8Yama 9Yama 10
VultureEatingWalkingRulingSleepingDying
OwlWalkingSleepingDyingRulingEating
CrowSleepingEatingWalkingDyingRuling
CockDyingRulingSleepingEatingWalking
PeacockRulingDyingEatingWalkingSleeping

Natural Bird Strength — Bright Half

Not all birds are equally powerful. During the bright half, birds carry a natural strength multiplier that affects their overall potency:

Bird Natural Strength Relative Power
Crow 1.00 (Strongest)
100%
Vulture 0.75
75%
Owl 0.50
50%
Cock 0.25
25%
Peacock 0.125 (Weakest)
12.5%

What does this mean?

A Crow during Ruling has a total strength of 1.0 × 1.0 = 1.0. A Peacock during Ruling has a total strength of 0.125 × 1.0 = 0.125. The Crow's Ruling is 8 times stronger than the Peacock's! This natural strength matters in competitive scenarios where two birds face off — covered in Part 11.

Important: During the dark half, Cock and Owl swap values (Cock goes to 0.50, Owl drops to 0.25). We'll explain this reversal in Part 7.

Significations Quick Reference — Bright Half

Each bird carries elemental associations during the bright half (these change in the dark half):

Attribute Vulture Owl Crow Cock Peacock
Element Fire Air Earth Water Ether
Color Red Black Yellow White Green
Direction South-East North-West West North East
Gender Male Male Male Female Female
Material Dhathu (Mineral) Moola (Vegetable) Jeeva (Animal) Jeeva Dhathu

For the complete 41-dimension signification table, see Part 9: The Complete Bird Signification Encyclopedia.