Nakshatra 5 of 27
Mrigashira
The searching star — gentle curiosity, the quest for something finer, and the traveller's restlessness that classical texts read as a seeking nature.
Presiding deitySoma, the Moon
SymbolA deer's head
Vimshottari lordMars (Mangala)
GanaDeva (celestial)
NadiMadhya (pitta)
Sidereal span23°20′ Vrishabha – 6°40′ Mithuna
Naming syllables (pada 1–4)ve · vo · ka · ki
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