The 27 nakshatras
Vishakha nakshatra विशाखा
Star 16 of 27, ruled by Jupiter, watched over by Indra and Agni together. Its symbol is a triumphal archway.
The essentials
Vishakha spans 20°00' Libra to 3°20' Scorpio. Dasha lord Jupiter (16 years). Deity Indra and Agni together. Gana Rakshasa, yoni tiger, nadi Madhya (Pitta). Naming syllables ती, तू, ते, तो. A birth Moon here makes Vishakha your janma nakshatra and opens your Vimshottari timeline in a Jupiter period.
The four padas
| Pada | Span | Navāṁśa | Syllable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1 | 20°00' Libra to 23°20' Libra | Aries navāṁśa | ती |
| Pada 2 | 23°20' Libra to 26°40' Libra | Taurus navāṁśa | तू |
| Pada 3 | 26°40' Libra to 0°00' Scorpio | Gemini navāṁśa | ते |
| Pada 4 | 0°00' Scorpio to 3°20' Scorpio | Cancer navāṁśa | तो |
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 Vishakha
Vishakha is the star of the single aim. Its people can hold one goal through years of weather, and the archway they walk toward is usually real. Their care is what the single-mindedness costs the people walking beside them.
Vishakha in kundli matching
A Rakshasa gana star of the tiger yoni, sharing its animal with Chitra. 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 Jupiter
Born under Vishakha, your Vimshottari sequence opens in a Jupiter 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 Vishakha fall?
20°00' Libra to 3°20' Scorpio, in four padas of 3°20' each. The table above names each pada's navāṁśa.
Which dasha starts for Vishakha births?
Jupiter's, up to 16 years, scaled by how far the Moon had walked through the star at birth.
What are the naming syllables?
ती, तू, ते, तो, one for each pada.