Samhita looks at events such as comets or meteor showers and how they relate to the world at large.
Muhurta, choosing a time, is a significant part of this branch. So when someone picks an auspicious moment for an activity, that work draws on Samhita.
It is one of the three skandhas of Jyotish, beside Siddhanta and Hora.
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