No. |
Nakshatra |
Symbol |
Sign occupying Padas |
Presiding Planet |
1. |
Ashwini "The horse Tamer "
|
Horses head |
Aries occupies all 4 Padas |
Ketu |
2 |
Bharani "The bearer of new life" |
Vagina |
Aries occupies all four Padas. |
Venus |
3 |
Krittika " The one who Cuts" |
Razor |
1st Pada Aries
2,3,4 Padas Taurus |
Sun |
4 |
Rohini " The red One" |
Chariot |
All 4 Padas occupied by Gemini |
Moon |
5 |
Mrigashira "Head of a deer" |
Deers Head |
1st, 2nd Pada- Taurus
3rd, 4th Pada Gemini |
Mars |
6 |
Ardra " The moist one" |
Head |
All four Pada occupied by Gemini. |
Rahu |
7 |
Punarvasu "Return of the light" |
Bow |
First three occupied by Gemini. 4th Cancer. |
Jupiter |
8 |
Pushya " To nourish" |
Flower |
All four Padas occupied by Cancer. |
Saturn |
9 |
Ashlesha "The embracer" |
Serpent |
All four Padas occupied by Cancer |
Mercury |
10 |
Magha " The great one" |
Palanquin |
All the four Padas occupied by Leo. |
Ketu |
11 |
Purva Phalguni "The Meritorious One" |
Front legs of cot |
All the four Padas occupied by Leo |
Venus |
12 |
Uttara Phalguni "The excellent one" |
Back legs of Cots |
1st Pada occupied by Leo. 2nd, 3rd, 4th occupied by Virgo |
Sun |
13 |
Hasta "The hand" |
Palm |
All the four Padas occupied by Virgo |
Moon |
14 |
Chitra " the bright one" |
Pearl |
First two Padas occupied by Virgo. Last two Padas occupied by Libra. |
Mars |
15 |
Swati "The independent one" |
Sapphire |
All the four Padas occupied by Libra |
Rahu |
16 |
Vishakha - " The forked Shape" |
Potters wheel |
First three Padas occupied by Libra. Last Pada occupied by Scorpio. |
Jupiter |
17 |
Anuradha " The disciple of Divine spark" |
Umbrella |
All the four Padas occupied by Scorpio |
Saturn |
18 |
Jyestha "The eldest" |
Umbrella |
All the four Padas occupied by Scorpio. |
Mercury |
19 |
Mula "The Basic" |
Crouching Tiger |
All the four Padas occupied by Sagittarius |
Ketu |
20 |
Purva Ashadha - " The early victory" |
Front of Square |
All the four Padas occupied by Sagittarius. |
Venus |
21 |
Uttara ashadha "Latter victory" |
Back of Square |
1st Pada in Sagittarius. Later three Padas in Capricorn |
Sun |
22 |
Shravana "the learned one" |
Arrow |
All the four Padas in Capricorn. |
Moon |
23 |
Dhanishtha "The richest One" |
Drum |
First two Padas in Capricorn. Later two Padas in Aquarius. |
Mars |
24 |
Shatabhishak " A hundred Healers" |
Flower |
Aquarius occupies all the four Padas. |
Rahu |
25 |
Purva Bhadrapada - "The auspicious feet" |
Front legs of cots |
First Three Padas occupied by Aquarius. Last Pada occupied by Pisces. |
Jupiter |
26
|
Uttara Bhadrapada "The auspicious feet" |
Back legs of the Cots |
All the Padas occupied by Pisces. |
Saturn |
27 |
Revati "the wealthy" |
Fish |
Pisces occupies all the four Padas.
|
Mercury |