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27 NAKSHATRAS or Lunar
Mansions |
| LUNAR
MANSION
(NAKSHATRA)
|
SYMBOL |
DEITY |
MAIN IDEAS |
BACKGROUND DETAIL |
| 1)
ASVINI
Star of Transport |
|
ASVINI KUMAR
Sun's
Charioteers |
Power that sets things in motion
Journey from Darkness to Light, Miraculous healingTransportation |
|
2) BHARANI
Star of Restraint |
OSS
MOUTH
(Mouth of womb) |
YAMA
Lord of
Death |
JUSTICE, DISCIPLINE, Truth, Power to withstand onslaught of
great force
Forbearance, EnduranceMaker of Saints |
|
| 3)
KRITTIKA
Star of Fire
|
 |
AGNI
Lord of Fire |
BURNER OF IMPURITIES Military strategist, Monumental Deeds,
BRILLIANCE Encyclopaedic exposition of all branches of learning |
In
Depth |
| 4)
ROHINI
Star of Ascent
|
 |
BRAHMA
(Prajapati-
the creator) |
SENSUAL EXCESS, Fulfilment of desires, Love of finery &
comfort, Power of manifestation, creativity |
In
Depth |
| 5)
MRIGASIRA
Searching Star
|
 |
MOON |
Search or Hunt, Erotic affair
Radiant beauty, feminine attributes, maternal instincts
cruelty |
|
| 6)
ARUDRA
Oppressing Star |
|
RUDRA
The Destroyer |
Rudra = redemption of sin by dissolving abberated manifestion
back into underlying unmanifest reality. Tenderness born of
great suffering. Surcharged with water (emotion).
Water retention: Fat |
|
| 7)PUNARVASU
Star of Renewal
|
Quiver
of arrows
|
ADITI
mother of the Gods |
Perennial well spring of energy and intelligence. Infinite
renewal. Life orchestrating circumstances that inculcate this
habit/skill of constantly curving back to tap the inner reservoir.
Renewal of dwelling/riches
Reform or remake in original image |
|
| 8)
PUSHYA
Flourishing Star
|
cows udder |
Jupiter (Brihaspati
preceptor/ priest/pandit
to the Gods) |
Blossoming, blooming, nurturing, nourishing (heart of Cancer)
Love of ritual worship
Most auspicious |
In Depth
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| 9)
ASLESHA
Clinging Star
|
 |
SERPENT |
The ability to go where others cannot go (knowledge of hidden
things) Tortuous path
Snake attributes: clinging, secretive, venomous, biting, sexual,
uniting in secret |
In Depth
|
| 10
MAGHA
Glorious One |
 |
Pitri Manes
(Departed Ancestors) |
Noble incentives. Patriarch
Nourishing and terrible (thunder cloud). Kingliness of Leo (largess,
pomp etc.) |
In Depth
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11 PURVA PHALGUNI
Star of fortune
|
Shiva
Lingam
(Shiva's procreative organ) |
LORD SHIVA (mahadeva) |
At once the source of all material affluence while immovabley
grounded in transcendental non-material reality. Gift of through
participations in sensory / material realm without becoming slave
to passion. Tantra. Awareness = "lamp at the door" lights inner
and outer simultaneously |
|
| 12
UTTARA PHALGUNI
Star of Patron
|
 |
ARYAMAN
|
Patron = one approached for financial help or relief
in sickness. Bestows popularity. The sincere impulse to help others. |
In Depth
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| 13
HASTA
Clutching Hand
|
(Clenched
fist)  |
ADITYA
(SUN) |
POWER TO RULE/CONTROL OTHERS for higher purpose
Determination or resolution to bring people/circumstances under
one's control. Martialling of disparate forces or energy |
In Depth
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| 14
CHITRA
Star of Wonder |
 |
Twashtri
(divine archtitect or fabricator) |
Artistic beauty, dazzling, fashioned/manufactured. Will to
undergo trials necessary to attain goal of perfection (diamond/lathe)
In Virgo may be engineering skill. Libra = artist |
In Depth
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15. SWATI
Self Going Star |
sprout blowing in the wind  |
Pawana
Lord of Wind |
Restless, independent, freedom loving, coming & going
according to own will. Self establishing, self supporting. Purifying.
Knowledge of akasha (ether). Windy diseases |
|
| 16
VISAKHA
Star of Purpose
|
 |
Indra
- king of gods and Agni - lord of fire |
Achievement of purpose irrespective of means employed.
End justifies means. Pursuit of self interest. Associating with
others solely to achieve end in view. Variety of enterprise. Obedience
to religious injunction. |
In Depth
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| 17
ANURADHA
Calling to Action
|
|
MITRA - true friend |
Friendship, love, affection, camaraderie. Associating with
others for a common end – emphasis on association VS outcome (compare
16) |
In Depth
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| 18
JYESHTA
The Chief Star
|
 |
INDRA - king of gods |
First, pre-eminent, most excellent, eldest, senior most.Supremacy,
power, dominion(afflicted = sorrow, poverty) |
In Depth
|
| 19
MULA
The Root Star |
Bound
Roots |
Nirriti – goddess of death or misfortune |
Stripping externals; opposed to worldly prosperity. pennetrating
to fundamentals, essentials re: all branches of learning – philosophers,
scientists etc., Basic in nature: bound, finite, limited. TRADITION |
In Depth
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20 PURVA ASHADHA |
HAND FAN
|
VARUNA Lord of waters |
Protection of dependent, kindness, compassion. Firmness
in danger, courage never to yield, to prevail, victory. Forbearance
ability to endure. To spread over/cover like water. |
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| 21.
UTTARA ASHADHA
|
 |
Ganadevata – lord of class/division
|
Universal social appealPenetration/intention VS extensiveness
(compare 20). To become one with, absorbed into, settle into |
In Depth
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| 22
SRAVANA
Star of learning |
 |
HARI [Vishnu] |
Sravana = to hear (learning = listening). One who is listened
to with respect by others. Love of scholarship, all branches of
learning.Aural transmission. Inner listening/meditation. Fringe
dweller.Saraswati’s birth star. |
In Depth
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| 23
DHANISTHA
Star of Symphony
|
 |
8
VASUS (BHISHMA) |
Higher altruistic (artistic, musical) orientation precludes
carnality. Delayed/unhappy romance (more in Capricorn). Temperamental
incompatibility. Giver of what is highly valued. Singing, sonorous,
melodious |
In Depth
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24 SATABHISHA
The Veiling Star |
 |
VARUNA
Lord of
Waters |
Protect, shield, conceal, obstruct(affliction often = child
abuse)Healing that which is protected Physician, watery ailments
Oceans, rivers & waters |
In Depth
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| 25
PURVA BHADRA
Scorching Pair
|
Two
faced man
|
RUDRA
The destroyer |
PURGATORIAL FIRE, contrition, atonement.
Scorching, paining, consuming desire, unsatisfied ambitionNo satisfaction(heart
of K self abnegation) |
In Depth
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| 26
UTTARA BHADRA
Scorching Pair |
Death
bed
|
RUDRA
The destroyer |
Same as 25 but with power to endure & restrain.
Long journey. Journey towards spiritual plane – end of illusion
(maya) cultivation of higher character qualities |
In Depth
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| 27
REVATI
Keeper of Flocks |
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PUSHAN
Protector of wayfarers and belongings |
Shepherd. Foster parent, incubator. Protector & nurturer
of others on their journey.
Difficulty with own children, diseases of childhood
Progress in jumps |
In Depth
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