9 Ashlesha आश्लेषा Āśleṣā
16°40′ to 30° Karka.
The coiled serpent; perceptive, persuasive and strategic, with a hypnotic intensity.
- LordBudha
- Deitythe Nagas
- SymbolSerpent
- Dasha17 years
The Nakshatra at a glance
- Gana (temperament)
- Rakshasa
- Yoni (animal)
- Cat
- Nadi
- Antya (kapha)
- Aim of life (purushartha)
- Dharma
- Nature
- Tikshna (sharp)
- Direction of the face
- Adho mukha (facing down)
- Presiding deity
- the Nagas
- Symbol
- Serpent
- Ruling graha
- Budha, whose Vimshottari dasha of 17 years begins a life born here
Good for, in Muhurta
A Tikshna Nakshatra (sharp) suits:
- Research and deep investigation
- Ending ties and removing obstacles
Adho mukha (facing down): for digging wells and foundations, mining and sowing roots.
The four padas
| Pada | Span | Navamsha | Name syllable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1 | 16°40′ to 20° Karka | Dhanu | Di |
| Pada 2 | 20° to 23°20′ Karka | Makara | Du |
| Pada 3 | 23°20′ to 26°40′ Karka | Kumbha | De |
| Pada 4 | 26°40′ to 30° Karka | Meena | Do |
The syllables are the traditional first sounds of a name for a child born in each pada.
In compatibility
Gana, yoni and nadi are three of the eight kootas of Kundli Milan: Rakshasa gana, the cat yoni and Antya nadi are compared with the partner’s Nakshatra.