1 Ashwini अश्विनी Aśvinī
0° to 13°20′ Mesha.
Swift, healing and pioneering; quick to act and quick to help, with an independent spirit.
- LordKetu
- Deitythe Ashvins
- SymbolHorse’s head
- Dasha7 years
The Nakshatra at a glance
- Gana (temperament)
- Deva
- Yoni (animal)
- Horse
- Nadi
- Adi (vata)
- Aim of life (purushartha)
- Dharma
- Nature
- Kshipra (swift)
- Direction of the face
- Tiryak mukha (facing sideways)
- Presiding deity
- the Ashvins, divine physicians
- Symbol
- Horse’s head
- Ruling graha
- Ketu, whose Vimshottari dasha of 7 years begins a life born here
Good for, in Muhurta
A Kshipra Nakshatra (swift) suits:
- Trade, buying and selling
- Medicine, learning and quick tasks
Tiryak mukha (facing sideways): for travel, vehicles, ploughing and trade.
The four padas
| Pada | Span | Navamsha | Name syllable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1 | 0° to 3°20′ Mesha | Mesha | Chu |
| Pada 2 | 3°20′ to 6°40′ Mesha | Vrishabha | Che |
| Pada 3 | 6°40′ to 10° Mesha | Mithuna | Cho |
| Pada 4 | 10° to 13°20′ Mesha | Karka | La |
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: Deva gana, the horse yoni and Adi nadi are compared with the partner’s Nakshatra.