Kanya rashi (Virgo)
Kanya is Virgo in the sidereal zodiac, 150° to 180°: ruled by Mercury, holding Uttara Phalguni padas 2–4, Hasta and Chitra padas 1–2.
Bṛhat Parāśara Horā-śāstra 5.5 and 5.6–23, pp. 34–37; varṇa also Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.22; element Tājika-nīlakaṇṭhī 1.7.
Nakshatras in Kanya
Nine padas of 3°20′ make a sign. Names starting with these nine sounds belong to Kanya: ṭo, pa, pi, pu, ṣa, ṇa, ṭha, pe, po. Avakahaḍā-cakram, pp. 22–23
Nature by the classical texts
चरस्थिरद्विस्वभावाः क्रूराक्रूरौ नरस्त्रियौ । पित्तानिलत्रिधात्वैक्यश्लैष्मिकाश्च क्रियादयः ॥
Counted from Mesha, the signs run movable, fixed, dual; cruel, gentle; male, female; and pitta, vāta, mixed, kapha. Kanya, the 6th, is dual, gentle, female and vāta. BPHS 5.5, p. 34 | Attribute | Kanya | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Lord | Mercury | BPHS 5.6–23 |
| Nature | Dual | BPHS 5.5 |
| Gender and temper | Female, gentle | BPHS 5.5 |
| Humour | Vāta | BPHS 5.5 |
| Element | EarthVerse 1.7 calls it bhūmi. BPHS 5 calls it wind (prabhañjinī). | Tājika-nīlakaṇṭhī 1.7; BPHS 5 |
| Varṇa | Vaiśya | BPHS; Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.22 |
| Rises | By the head | BPHS 5 |
| Figure | Maiden holding grain and fire | BPHS 5 |
The elements run fire, earth, air and water in turn from Mesha, as the Tājika-nīlakaṇṭhī names them sign by sign. Earth and water signs are friends, as are fire and air signs; the other pairs are hostile. Tājika-nīlakaṇṭhī 1.2–14, pp. 2–6
Is Kanya the same as Western Virgo?
Kanya is measured from the stars and Western Virgo from the equinox. The two are now about 24° apart, so a planet in Kanya is in Western Virgo or Libra, and most of Western Virgo falls in Simha. Methodology: ayanāṃśa
Next to Kanya
Questions
From the Bṛhat Parāśara Horā-śāstra and the Avakahaḍā chakra, with the page for each.
What is Kanya rashi in English?
Virgo. Kanya (Kanya) is the 6th sign of the sidereal zodiac, 150° to 180°.
Who is the lord of Kanya rashi?
Mercury. BPHS 5.6–23, pp. 34–37
Which nakshatras are in Kanya rashi?
Uttara Phalguni, padas 2–4, 0°00′ to 10°00′; Hasta, all four padas, 10°00′ to 23°20′; Chitra, padas 1–2, 23°20′ to 30°00′. Nine padas of 3°20′ make a sign.
Is Kanya rashi the same as Western Virgo?
It has the same name but covers a different stretch of sky. Kanya is measured from the stars and Western Virgo from the equinox, and the two are now about 24° apart, so a planet in Kanya is in Western Virgo or Libra.
Which name letters belong to Kanya rashi?
Names starting with ṭo, pa, pi, pu, ṣa, ṇa, ṭha, pe, po: the sounds of its nine padas in the Avakahaḍā chakra. Avakahaḍā-cakram, pp. 22–23
How it is worked out
Read the methodology- Span
- 30° of the sidereal zodiac, the 6th sign from 0° Mesha.
- Attributes
- Bṛhat Parāśara Horā-śāstra ch. 5, 1939 edition, pp. 34–37.
- Element
- Tājika-nīlakaṇṭhī 1.2–13, Benares edition of 1937–38, pp. 2–6. Each sign’s verse names its element; for Mithuna, Simha and Makara it is read from the Hindi commentary.
- Syllables
- The Avakahaḍā chakra as printed in Sītārāma Jhā, 1932, pp. 22–23.
Sidereal zodiac (Lahiri) · equal signs of 30° · Swiss Ephemeris · Method