Shatabhisha nakshatra
Śatabhiṣā, the 24th of the 27 nakshatras, from 6°40′ to 20°00′ in Kumbha (Aquarius): 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. 227. Gana, yoni and nadi: Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.25–34.
Where Shatabhisha sits
The Moon’s stay here is part of the Panchak. Panchak dates
Each nakshatra is 13°20′ of the sidereal zodiac and each pada 3°20′, so nine padas fill a sign. Shatabhisha lies wholly in Kumbha.
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 | Shatabhisha | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Deity | Toyapa (Varuṇa)Vedic list (Taittirīya-saṃhitā): Indra | Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 2.1, p. 52Burgess, Sūrya-siddhānta |
| Symbol | Circle | Burgess, Sūrya-siddhānta, p. 227 |
| Lord | Rahu, the Vimśottarī lord | Bṛhaj-jyotiḥsāra v. 411, p. 150 |
| Gana | Rākṣasa | Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.29 |
| Yoni | Horse | Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.25–26 |
| Nadi | Ādi | Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.34 |
| Class | Cara (movable); its weekday is Monday | 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 Shatabhisha in?
Kumbha (Aquarius), from 6°40′ to 20°00′ of the sign in the sidereal zodiac. All four of its padas are in Kumbha.
Who is the lord of Shatabhisha?
Rahu. It is the nakshatra’s lord in the Vimśottarī dasha, so a birth with the Moon in Shatabhisha starts in Rahu’s dasha. Bṛhaj-jyotiḥsāra v. 411, p. 150
What are the padas of Shatabhisha?
Four quarters of 3°20′: pada 1, 6°40′ to 10°00′ Kumbha, navamsa Dhanu; pada 2, 10°00′ to 13°20′ Kumbha, navamsa Makara; pada 3, 13°20′ to 16°40′ Kumbha, navamsa Kumbha; pada 4, 16°40′ to 20°00′ Kumbha, navamsa Meena.
What is the deity and symbol of Shatabhisha?
The deity is Toyapa (Varuṇa); the Vedic list, the Taittirīya-saṃhitā, gives Indra. The symbol is circle. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 2.1; Burgess, Sūrya-siddhānta, p. 227
What gana, yoni and nadi is Shatabhisha?
Rākṣasa gana, horse yoni and Ādi nadi. These are the classes used in kundli matching. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.25–34
Which syllables start names for Shatabhisha?
go, sa, si, su, 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