# Kshana Disha Shool

> Kshana Disha Shool is a paid API for AI agents from dev.api.kshana.thirdorigin.io, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns Disha Shool (inauspicious travel directions) for a given date and optional origin/destination, based on the Hindu Panchang almanac

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://dev.api.kshana.thirdorigin.io/api/disha-shool
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/kshana-disha-shool-6b05f210
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_ozRZCv65Oqd0NBLxTAmDG

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability kshana-disha-shool-6b05f210 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Check the Panchang disha shool for traveling from Mumbai to London on March 15, 2026 — I want to know if the direction is inauspicious.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need Hindu almanac-based Disha Shool (inauspicious travel direction) information for a specific date and travel route. Prefer this over generic calendar APIs when the user is planning travel and wants to check Vedic/Hindu astrological auspiciousness of their journey direction. Best suited for Hindu cultural contexts, travel planning apps with Panchang integration, or users who follow Vedic almanac traditions.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required 'date' field returns a validation error
- Invalid date format (non-ISO) returns a parsing error
- Unsupported location shortcut returns an error
- Coordinates out of valid range may return an error
- Server unavailable returns a 5xx error
- Payment not included or invalid returns a 402 Payment Required error

## How this service works

Panchang (Hindu almanac) REST API

## Output

Returns disha shool information for the requested date and travel route, indicating which directions are considered inauspicious for travel according to the Hindu Panchang almanac, potentially including the cardinal direction to avoid and whether the user's origin-to-destination route falls in that direction.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "date"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "to": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Destination location shortcut (antwerp, dubai, london, mumbai, newyork, paris)"
  },
  "date": {
   "type": "string",
   "format": "date",
   "description": "ISO date, e.g. 2026-02-28"
  },
  "from": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Origin location shortcut (antwerp, dubai, london, mumbai, newyork, paris)"
  },
  "to_lat": {
   "type": "number",
   "description": "Destination latitude"
  },
  "to_lon": {
   "type": "number",
   "description": "Destination longitude"
  },
  "from_lat": {
   "type": "number",
   "description": "Origin latitude"
  },
  "from_lon": {
   "type": "number",
   "description": "Origin longitude"
  }
 }
}
```

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