24 Shatabhisha शतभिषक् Śatabhiṣaj
6°40′ to 20° Kumbha.
The hundred healers; private, scientific, independent and healing.
- LordRahu
- DeityVaruna
- SymbolEmpty circle, a thousand flowers or stars
- Dasha18 years
The Nakshatra at a glance
- Gana (temperament)
- Rakshasa
- Yoni (animal)
- Horse
- Nadi
- Adi (vata)
- Aim of life (purushartha)
- Dharma
- Nature
- Chara (movable)
- Direction of the face
- Urdhva mukha (facing up)
- Presiding deity
- Varuna
- Symbol
- Empty circle, a thousand flowers or stars
- Ruling graha
- Rahu, whose Vimshottari dasha of 18 years begins a life born here
Good for, in Muhurta
A Chara Nakshatra (movable) suits:
- Travel and vehicles
- Change, moving and new routines
Urdhva mukha (facing up): for raising buildings, coronations and things that should rise.
The four padas
| Pada | Span | Navamsha | Name syllable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1 | 6°40′ to 10° Kumbha | Dhanu | Go |
| Pada 2 | 10° to 13°20′ Kumbha | Makara | Sa |
| Pada 3 | 13°20′ to 16°40′ Kumbha | Kumbha | Si |
| Pada 4 | 16°40′ to 20° Kumbha | Meena | Su |
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 horse yoni and Adi nadi are compared with the partner’s Nakshatra.