Nakshatrams and Vedic Astrology

Sanskrit/Telugu/Ta mil Names English Translation Nakashatra Symbol Nava Graha Lord 1/2/3/4 Pada Lords

Deities and Descriptions

Description from Brihat Jataka by BV Suryanarayana Rao

Raasi

Symbolic Deity

Guna

Motivation

Ashwini Bharani

Horse Woman Bearer of new life

Horse Head

Aries/ Mesha (1,2,3,4)

Aswini Kumaras Yama (Lord of death)

Ketu Venus

Mars/Venus/ Merc/Moon Sun/Merc/ Venus/Mars Jup/Sat/ Sat/Jup Mars/Venus/ Merc/Moon Sun/Merc/ Venus/Mars Jup/Sat/ Sat/Jup Mars/Venus/ Merc/Moon Sun/Merc/ Venus/Mars Jup/Sat/ Sat/Jup Mars/Venus/ Merc/Moon Sun/Merc/ Venus/Mars

Rajasic Rajasic

Dharma Artha

Female organ Aries/ Mesha of (1,2,3,4) reproduction

Fond of decoration, handsome/beautiful, popular, skillful and intelligent Determined, truthful, healthy, skillful and happy Voracious eater, fond of other's wives, attractive and renowned Truthufl, clean, following religious and moral principles, sweet in speech, fixed mind and handsome/beautiful. Capricious, skillful, cowardly, good speaker, hopeful, rich and enjoying Dissimulating in self-interest, proud, ungrateful, cruel and sinful Religious endurance, happy, good, dull, sickly, thirsty and pleased with small gifts. Control over passions, popular, learned rich and charitable Dissimulator, clever in selfishness, sinful, ungrateful and a cheat Many servants and great wealth, enjoying, respector of elders, gods and very enterprising. Sweet speech, liberal, handsome/beautiful, fond of travel and royal servant.

Krittika/Krittika/ One who cuts Karttigai Rohini The Red One

Knife or spear Aries/Mesha (1) Agni (Fire) Taurus/ Vrishabha (2,3,4) Cart or chariot, temple or banyan tree Deer's head Teardrop, diamond or human head Bow and quiver Taurus/ Vrishabha (1,2,3,4) Taurus/ Vrishabha (1,2) Gemini/Mithuna (1,2,3,4) Brahma (God of Creation)/ Prajapati

Sun

Rajasic

Kama

Moon

Rajasic

Moksha

Mrigashira/Mriga Head of a deer shira/ Mriga sheersham Aardra/Aardra/ Moist One Thiruvathirai Punarvasu/ Punarvasu/ Punarpoosam Return of the light

Soma/ Mars Chandra (Moon) Rudra (Lord of Rahu destruction) Jupiter

Rajasic Rajasic Rajasic

Moksha Kama Artha

Gemini/ Mithuna Aditi (Mother (1,2,3) Cancer/ of Devas) Kataka (4) Brihaspati (Guru)

Pushya/ Pushya/ Nourishing Poosam Ashlesha/Ashles The Embracer ha/ Aayilyam Magha/ Magha/ Magham The Great One

Cow's udder, Cancer/Kataka lotus, arrow (1,2,3,4) and circle Serpent Palanquin, Royal throne Cancer/Kataka (1,2,3,4) Leo/Simha (1,2,3,4)

Saturn

Rajasic

Dharma

Adisesha/Sarp Mercury a (Serpents) Pitri (Ancestors) Bhaga (Name of Sun) Ketu

Rajasic Tamasic

Dharma Artha

Poorva Phalguni/ Former Reddish Front legs of Leo/Simha Poorva Phalguni/ One bed, (1,2,3,4) Pooram hammock, fig tree

Venus

Tamasic

Kama

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Uttara Phalguni Hasta/ Hasta/ Hastam Chitra/ Chitta/ Chithirai Swaati Latter Reddish One The Hand Four Legs of Bed, Hammock Hand or Fist Leo/Simha (1) Virgo/Kanya (2,3,4) Virgo/Kanya (1,2,3,4) Aryaman Sun (Name of Sun) Savita/ Sun Moon Mars Jup/Sat/ Sat/Jup Mars/Venus/ Merc/Moon Sun/Merc/ Venus/Mars Jup/Sat/ Sat/Jup Mars/Venus/ Merc/Moon Sun/Merc/ Venus/Mars Jup/Sat/ Sat/Jup Mars/Venus/ Merc/Moon Tamasic Tamasic Tamasic

Deities and Descriptions

Moksha Moksha Kama Popular, self-acquired property, enjoying and happy Enterprising, intelligent, shameless, drunkard, cruel and thievish Wears colourful dresses and garlands, good looks and limbs Polite, merchant, kind hearted, not able to endure thirst, sweet tongued and generous Jealous, avaricious, handsome/beautiful, clever speaker and quarrelsome, or maker of money Master or chief, living in foreign countries, not able to bear hunger and fond of travelling Few friends, contented, charitable, very irritable Proud, rich, happy, good, steady and enjoying

The Bright One Bright Jewel or Pearl Sword or Independence Shoot of plant, coral

Virgo/ Kanya Tvashtar/ (1,2) Libra/ Thula Vishwakarma (3,4) (Architect of Gods) Libra/Thula Vaayu (Air) (1,2,3,4)

Rahu

Tamasic Tamasic

Artha Dharma

Vishakha/Vishak Fork shaped ha/ Vishakam Anuraadha/Anur Disciple of adha/ Anusham Divine spark Jyeshta/Jyeshta/ The Eldest Kettai Moola/Moola/ Moolam The Root

Triumphal Libra/ Thula Arch, Potter's (1,2,3) Scorpio/ wheel Vrischika (4) Triumphal archway, Lotus Circular amulet, umbrella, earring Bunch of roots tied together, Elephant goad Scorpio/ Vrischika (1,2,3,4) Scorpio/ Vrischika (1,2,3,4) Sagittarius/ Dhanu (1,2,3,4)

Indra and Agni Jupiter

Mitra (Name of Saturn Sun) Indra Mercury

Tamasic Tamasic

Dharma Artha

Nirruti/ Asura

Ketu

Sattvic

Kama

Poorva Ashaada/ Early victory or Elephant tusk, Sagittarius/ Poorva Ashaada/ the Undefeated Fan, Dhanu (1,2,3,4) Pooradam Winnowing basket Uttara Ashaada/Uttara Ashaada/ Uthiradam Latter victory or Elephant tusk, Sagittarius/ the later Small bed Dhanu (1) Undefeated Capricorn/ Makara (2,3,4)

Apa/Jala (Water)

Venus

Sun/Merc/ Venus/Mars

Sattvic

Moksha

Good and pleasant wife, proud and a steady friend

Vishwedeva

Sun

Jup/Sat/ Sat/Jup

Sattvic

Moksha

Polite, knowing, virtuous, many friends, grateful and popular

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Abhijit Triangle Brahma (God of Creation)

Deities and Descriptions

kama

Shraavana/ Shraavana/ Thiruvonam Dhanishta/ Dhanishta/ Avittam Shathabhisha/ Shathabhisha/ Sadayam Poorva Proshtapada/ Poorva Bhadrapada/ Poorattathi Uttara Proshtapada/ Uttara Bhadrapada/ Uthirattathi Revathi

Hearing Richest One

Ear or Three Footprints

Capricorn/Makara Vishnu (1,2,3,4)

Moon Mars

Mars/Venus/ Merc/Moon Sun/Merc/ Venus/Mars

Sattvic Sattvic

Artha Dharma

Hundred Healers Former Happy Feet

Drum or flute Capricorn/ Vasus Makara (1,2) Aquarius/ Kumbha (3,4) Empty Circle, Aquarius/Kumbh Varuna 1000 flowers a (1,2,3,4) or stars Swords or Aquarius/Kumbh Aja Ekpada/ two front legs a (1,2,3) Ajcharan of funeral cot, Pisces/Meena (4) (Name of man with two Rudra) faces Twins, Back Pisces/Meena legs of funeral (1,2,3,4) cot, Snake in the water Fish or a pair Pisces/Meena of fish, Drums (1,2,3,4) Ahirbudhniya (Name of Rudra)

Rich surroundings, learned, good and liberal or liberal to wife, wealthy and renowned Liberal, rich, courageous, fond of music and money

Rahu

Jup/Sat/ Sat/Jup Mars/Venus/ Merc/Moon

Sattvic

Dharma

Plain and truthful, striken from sorrow through females etc, killer of enemies, adverturous and irreconcilable Sorrowful, loss of money through females, skillful and miserly

Jupiter

Sattvic

Artha

Latter Happy Feet

Saturn

Sun/Merc/ Venus/Mars

Sattvic

Kama

Good and witty speaker in society and meetings, happy, many children and grandchildren, successful over enemies and charitable Well developed organs, popular, courageous, clean and wealthy

The Wealthy

Pushan (Name Mercury of Sun)

Jup/Sat/ Sat/Jup

Sattvic

Moksha

References Muhurtha by B.V.Raman Muhurtha - Traditional and Modern by K.K.Joshi Brihat Jataka by B V Suryanarayana Rao Datta Nadi by Alla Subba Rao Telugu Panchangas Parashara Light Software Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakshatra http://www.findyourfate.com/indianastro/nakshatras.htm http://www.komilla.com

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