The 27 nakshatras divide the zodiac into lunar mansions of 13°20′ each. The Moon’s nakshatra at birth shapes temperament, the dasha sequence, and marriage matching. These articles take each nakshatra through its deity, padas, planets, and remedies.
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In temple towns from Kashi to Kanchipuram, a child learning japa is taught one rule [...]
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The protests over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of India’s electoral rolls are widening. More [...]
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Jyeshtha Nakshatra Marriage: What Jyeshtha Brings Jyeshtha means “the eldest”, and a marriage with this [...]
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What Does Gandamoola Nakshatra Mean? Few words in Jyotisha cause as much anxiety in a [...]
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What Is Jyeshtha Nakshatra? The zodiac is divided twice over: into twelve signs (rāśi) of [...]
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Jyeshtha Nakshatra Marriage: What Jyeshtha Brings Jyeshtha means “the eldest”, and a marriage with this asterism in it tends to become a question of who holds seniority. That is the single most useful thing to know before any matching table is opened. The asterism lies in Scorpio, under Mars, and is ruled by Mercury. The […]
What Does Gandamoola Nakshatra Mean? Few words in Jyotisha cause as much anxiety in a household as this one, and few are explained as poorly. A family is often told, within days of birth, that the child has gaṇḍamūla doṣa. They are rarely told what the term means, where it comes from, or why these […]
What Is Jyeshtha Nakshatra? The zodiac is divided twice over: into twelve signs (rāśi) of 30° each, and into twenty-seven lunar mansions (nakṣatra) of 13°20′, roughly the distance the Moon covers in a day. The sign describes the field in which a planet works. The asterism describes the character it brings to that work. Jyeshtha […]
Occupying the final degrees of the Cancer constellation (16°40′ – 30°00′), Ashlesha Nakshatra stands as the ninth lunar mansion of the Vedic zodiac. Governed by Mercury (Budha) and presided over by the Sarpas (the Serpent deities), it marks a critical juncture where the Moon’s watery, emotional depths meet Mercury’s piercing, analytical intellect. Contrary to misconceptions […]
