The 27 nakshatras
Jyeshtha nakshatra ज्येष्ठा
Star 18 of 27, ruled by Mercury, watched over by Indra, the eldest of powers. Its symbol is an amulet of rank.
The essentials
Jyeshtha spans 16°40' Scorpio to 0°00' Sagittarius. Dasha lord Mercury (17 years). Deity Indra, the eldest of powers. Gana Rakshasa, yoni deer, nadi Adya (Vata). Naming syllables नो, या, यी, यू. A birth Moon here makes Jyeshtha your janma nakshatra and opens your Vimshottari timeline in a Mercury period.
The four padas
| Pada | Span | Navāṁśa | Syllable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1 | 16°40' Scorpio to 20°00' Scorpio | Sagittarius navāṁśa | नो |
| Pada 2 | 20°00' Scorpio to 23°20' Scorpio | Capricorn navāṁśa | या |
| Pada 3 | 23°20' Scorpio to 26°40' Scorpio | Aquarius navāṁśa | यी |
| Pada 4 | 26°40' Scorpio to 0°00' Sagittarius | Pisces navāṁśa | यू |
Each pada colours the star through its navāṁśa sign, which is why two people of the same nakshatra can wear it differently. The syllable of the birth pada is the one tradition offers at a naming ceremony.
The character of Jyeshtha
Jyeshtha is the elder's star. Its people are handed responsibility early and carry a protector's instinct with a ruler's temper. Their maturity arrives when protection stops needing to be seen.
Jyeshtha in kundli matching
A Rakshasa gana star of the deer yoni, sharing its animal with Anuradha. In Ashtakoota matching, the gana enters the six point Gana test, the yoni its four point test of instinctive accord, and the nadi the heaviest test of all at eight points, where two identical nadis score nothing. None of these verdicts stands alone, and the full milan arithmetic weighs all eight kutas before anything is concluded.
Your dasha begins with Mercury
Born under Jyeshtha, your Vimshottari sequence opens in a Mercury mahadasha, and the balance left at birth depends on the Moon's exact degree within the star. The dasha guide explains the whole 120 year wheel. A computed chart names your current period to the day.
Common questions
Where does Jyeshtha fall?
16°40' Scorpio to 0°00' Sagittarius, in four padas of 3°20' each. The table above names each pada's navāṁśa.
Which dasha starts for Jyeshtha births?
Mercury's, up to 17 years, scaled by how far the Moon had walked through the star at birth.
What are the naming syllables?
नो, या, यी, यू, one for each pada.