Vrischika rashi (Scorpio)
Vrishchika is Scorpio in the sidereal zodiac, 210° to 240°: ruled by Mars, holding Vishakha pada 4, Anuradha and Jyeshtha.
Bṛhat Parāśara Horā-śāstra 5.5 and 5.6–23, pp. 34–37; varṇa also Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.22; element Tājika-nīlakaṇṭhī 1.9.
Nakshatras in Vrischika
Nine padas of 3°20′ make a sign. Names starting with these nine sounds belong to Vrischika: to, na, ni, nu, ne, no, ya, yi, yu. 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. Vrishchika, the 8th, is fixed, gentle, female and kapha. BPHS 5.5, p. 34 | Attribute | Vrischika | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Lord | Mars | BPHS 5.6–23 |
| Nature | Fixed | BPHS 5.5 |
| Gender and temper | Female, gentle | BPHS 5.5 |
| Humour | Kapha | BPHS 5.5 |
| Element | WaterVerse 1.9 calls it jala. | Tājika-nīlakaṇṭhī 1.9 |
| Varṇa | Brāhmaṇa | BPHS; Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.22 |
| Rises | Not read | BPHS 5 |
| Figure | Many-footed, lives in holes | 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 Vrischika the same as Western Scorpio?
Vrishchika is measured from the stars and Western Scorpio from the equinox. The two are now about 24° apart, so a planet in Vrishchika is in Western Scorpio or Sagittarius, and most of Western Scorpio falls in Tula. Methodology: ayanāṃśa
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Questions
From the Bṛhat Parāśara Horā-śāstra and the Avakahaḍā chakra, with the page for each.
What is Vrischika rashi in English?
Scorpio. Vrishchika (Vrischika) is the 8th sign of the sidereal zodiac, 210° to 240°.
Who is the lord of Vrischika rashi?
Which nakshatras are in Vrischika rashi?
Vishakha, pada 4, 0°00′ to 3°20′; Anuradha, all four padas, 3°20′ to 16°40′; Jyeshtha, all four padas, 16°40′ to 30°00′. Nine padas of 3°20′ make a sign.
Is Vrischika rashi the same as Western Scorpio?
It has the same name but covers a different stretch of sky. Vrishchika is measured from the stars and Western Scorpio from the equinox, and the two are now about 24° apart, so a planet in Vrishchika is in Western Scorpio or Sagittarius.
Which name letters belong to Vrischika rashi?
Names starting with to, na, ni, nu, ne, no, ya, yi, yu: 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 8th 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