Category Archives: Nakshatras

Jyeshtha Nakshatra Marriage and Compatibility

Jyeshtha Nakshatra marriage and compatibility: a married couple

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 […]

Gandamoola Nakshatras: What It Means and What It Doesn’t

Gandamoola nakshatras: symbols of Ashwini, Ashlesha, Magha, Jyeshtha, Mula and Revati

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 told, often within days of a birth, that the child has gaṇḍamūla doṣa. They are rarely told what the term means, where it comes from, or why […]

Jyeshtha Nakshatra: Meaning, Traits, Padas & Marriage

Jyeshtha Nakshatra deity Indra, king of the gods, seated on a royal throne

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 […]