Mesh rashi (Aries)
Mesha is Aries in the sidereal zodiac, 0° to 30°: ruled by Mars, holding Ashwini, Bharani and Krittika pada 1.
Bṛhat Parāśara Horā-śāstra 5.5 and 5.6–23, pp. 34–37; varṇa also Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.22; element Tājika-nīlakaṇṭhī 1.2.
Nakshatras in Mesh
Nine padas of 3°20′ make a sign. Names starting with these nine sounds belong to Mesh: cu, ce, co, la, li, lu, le, lo, a. 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. Mesha, the 1st, is movable, cruel, male and pitta. BPHS 5.5, p. 34 | Attribute | Mesh | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Lord | Mars | BPHS 5.6–23 |
| Nature | Movable | BPHS 5.5 |
| Gender and temper | Male, cruel | BPHS 5.5 |
| Humour | Pitta | BPHS 5.5 |
| Element | FireVerse 1.2 calls it agni. | Tājika-nīlakaṇṭhī 1.2 |
| Varṇa | Kṣatriya | BPHS; Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.22 |
| Rises | By the back | BPHS 5 |
| Figure | Ram, quadruped | 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 Mesh the same as Western Aries?
Mesha is measured from the stars and Western Aries from the equinox. The two are now about 24° apart, so a planet in Mesha is in Western Aries or Taurus, and most of Western Aries falls in Meena. Methodology: ayanāṃśa
Next to Mesh
Questions
From the Bṛhat Parāśara Horā-śāstra and the Avakahaḍā chakra, with the page for each.
What is Mesh rashi in English?
Aries. Mesha (Mesh) is the 1st sign of the sidereal zodiac, 0° to 30°.
Who is the lord of Mesh rashi?
Which nakshatras are in Mesh rashi?
Ashwini, all four padas, 0°00′ to 13°20′; Bharani, all four padas, 13°20′ to 26°40′; Krittika, pada 1, 26°40′ to 30°00′. Nine padas of 3°20′ make a sign.
Is Mesh rashi the same as Western Aries?
It has the same name but covers a different stretch of sky. Mesha is measured from the stars and Western Aries from the equinox, and the two are now about 24° apart, so a planet in Mesha is in Western Aries or Taurus.
Which name letters belong to Mesh rashi?
Names starting with cu, ce, co, la, li, lu, le, lo, a: 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 1st 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