Ashlesha nakshatra
Āśleṣā, the 9th of the 27 nakshatras, from 16°40′ to 30°00′ in Karka (Cancer): its deity, symbol, lord, padas and name syllables, from the classical texts.
Lord: Bṛhaj-jyotiḥsāra v. 411. Deity and class: Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 2.1–2.8. Symbol: Burgess, Sūrya-siddhānta, p. 217. Gana, yoni and nadi: Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.25–34.
Where Ashlesha sits
Each nakshatra is 13°20′ of the sidereal zodiac and each pada 3°20′, so nine padas fill a sign. Ashlesha lies wholly in Karka.
The four padas
A child born in a pada is given a name starting with its sound, and a name’s first sound gives back the pada when matching by name. Avakahaḍā-cakram, pp. 22–23; Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 55
Attributes and their sources
| Attribute | Ashlesha | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Deity | Uragas (the serpents) | Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 2.1, p. 52 |
| Symbol | Wheel | Burgess, Sūrya-siddhānta, p. 217 |
| Lord | Mercury, the Vimśottarī lord | Bṛhaj-jyotiḥsāra v. 411, p. 150 |
| Gana | Rākṣasa | Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.29 |
| Yoni | Cat | Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.25–26 |
| Nadi | Antya | Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.34 |
| Class | Tīkṣṇa (sharp); its weekday is Saturday | Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 2.2–2.8 |
Gana, yoni and nadi are the classes used in kundli matching. The texts read give no varṇa or element for each nakshatra, so none is shown.
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Questions
Attributes from the Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi and the other texts named, with the page for each.
Which rashi is Ashlesha in?
Karka (Cancer), from 16°40′ to 30°00′ of the sign in the sidereal zodiac. All four of its padas are in Karka.
Who is the lord of Ashlesha?
Mercury. It is the nakshatra’s lord in the Vimśottarī dasha, so a birth with the Moon in Ashlesha starts in Mercury’s dasha. Bṛhaj-jyotiḥsāra v. 411, p. 150
What are the padas of Ashlesha?
Four quarters of 3°20′: pada 1, 16°40′ to 20°00′ Karka, navamsa Dhanu; pada 2, 20°00′ to 23°20′ Karka, navamsa Makara; pada 3, 23°20′ to 26°40′ Karka, navamsa Kumbha; pada 4, 26°40′ to 30°00′ Karka, navamsa Meena.
What is the deity and symbol of Ashlesha?
The deity is Uragas (the serpents). The symbol is wheel. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 2.1; Burgess, Sūrya-siddhānta, p. 217
What gana, yoni and nadi is Ashlesha?
Rākṣasa gana, cat yoni and Antya nadi. These are the classes used in kundli matching. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.25–34
Which syllables start names for Ashlesha?
ḍi, ḍu, ḍe, ḍo, one for each pada in order. A child born in a pada is given a name starting with its sound. Avakahaḍā-cakram pp. 22–23
How it is worked out
Read the methodology- Spans
- 27 equal nakshatras of 13°20′ from 0° Mesha in the sidereal zodiac; four padas of 3°20′ each.
- Navamsa
- The padas run through the signs from Mesha, starting again every 12 padas.
- Attributes
- Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 2.1–2.8 and 6.25–34; Burgess’s notes to the Sūrya-siddhānta; Bṛhaj-jyotiḥsāra v. 411.
- Syllables
- The Avakahaḍā chakra as printed in Sītārāma Jhā, 1932, pp. 22–23.
Sidereal zodiac (Lahiri) · equal nakshatras of 13°20′ · Swiss Ephemeris · Method