The twenty-seven nakshatras
The Moon crosses one lunar mansion roughly each day; the one it occupied at your birth is your janma nakshatra. Each entry here keeps to the classical facts — deity, symbol, dasha lord, gana, and span.
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Ashwini
A horse's head · lord Ketu
Bharani
The yoni, the womb of creation · lord Venus
Krittika
A blade or razor · lord Sun
Rohini
A cart or chariot · lord Moon
Mrigashira
A deer's head · lord Mars
Ardra
A teardrop · lord Rahu
Punarvasu
A bow and quiver · lord Jupiter
Pushya
A cow's udder · lord Saturn
Ashlesha
A coiled serpent · lord Mercury
Magha
A royal throne · lord Ketu
Purva Phalguni
The front legs of a swinging cot · lord Venus
Uttara Phalguni
The back legs of a swinging cot · lord Sun
Hasta
An open hand · lord Moon
Chitra
A shining gem · lord Mars
Swati
A young shoot swaying in the wind · lord Rahu
Vishakha
A triumphal archway · lord Jupiter
Anuradha
A lotus · lord Saturn
Jyeshtha
An earring or talisman · lord Mercury
Mula
A bunch of roots tied together · lord Ketu
Purva Ashadha
A winnowing fan · lord Venus
Uttara Ashadha
An elephant's tusk · lord Sun
Shravana
An ear; three footprints · lord Moon
Dhanishta
A drum · lord Mars
Shatabhisha
An empty circle; a hundred healers · lord Rahu
Purva Bhadrapada
The front legs of a funeral cot · lord Jupiter
Uttara Bhadrapada
The back legs of a funeral cot · lord Saturn
Revati
A fish swimming in the sea · lord Mercury