Nakshatra (Mrgasira, Chitra, Dhanishta) Ruled by Mars

Mrigashira Nakshatra in Astrology

Mrigashira Nakshatra: Range 23°20’ Taurus - 06°40 Gemini)
Ruling Planet:
Deity: Soma, The God.
Symbol: Deer (Antelope’s) head.
Gana (nature): Deva (God).
Animal symbol: female serpent.
Sounds: vay, vo, kaa, ke.
Primary motivation: moksha (spiritual liberation).

Mrigashira Nakshatra comes under in the domain of planet (Taurus 23°20) and mercury (Gemini 06°40) ruled by planet . It consists of three faint stars near the head of constellation of Orion. Mrigashira is the fifth Nakshatra called ‘’The Searching Star’’ marking the beginning of search, the ruling planet mars reflecting the spiritual warrior searching for truth. The first half of the Mrigashira is placed in the constellation of Taurus the bull. This part is ruled by is very creative, the native is very poetic and have musical talent. mrigashira nakshatra help individual to manifest their idea into the material plane. This is very good for producing beautiful and creative things. The second half of mrigashira which resides in Gemini is very good in writing, and public speaking. The person may also be very clever, curious, research oriented. The symbol for Mrigashira is an antelope’s head. Antelope is elusive, quick, graceful, agile, and represented as a golden deer. Thus it can be a search for the golden deer that gets caught in the form of comforts and pleasures of worldly life chasing after non-existent things that can only be held in the moment. People born with this nakshatra prominent often have the face of a deer. Another animal is female serpent, representing the sensual and seductive nature. Mrigashira represents quick radical change, and searching for enlightenment.

The Deity is Soma, the God who imparts the divine nectar of ever-new bliss. It has a deva temperament and moksha or spiritual liberation as its primary motivation. It is an excellent asterism for research of religious or philosophical truths. The shakti of Mrigashira is the “power to give fulfillment”. Mrigashirsha Nakshatra is joyful and makes life more attractive. Mrigashira individuals search within the creation for satiation and usually find it. Main motive is they search for to fulfil their desire and enjoy the creation. Mrigashira individuals are gentle, peaceful, sensitive, and perceptive in nature. They are sincere in their behavior towards others and expect that others should also behave in the same way. They are always curious and so are good travelers, investigators, researchers and collectors and they make good public speakers and communicators.

In Hindu mythology a story connected with mrigashira nakshatra. This story reveals a shadow side of soma the deity, and his attraction to ’s wife Tara. Soma seduced Tara and eloped with her. This caused tremendous uproar which made the Gods intervene and return Tara to , however by that time Tara was Pregnant with moon’ child, the child name budha or mercury. In the Vedas, it is written, ‘’out of the moon, the mind was born’’. That is analytical mind of mercury is create out of the perceptual mind of the moon. was aware of Budha's illegitimate birth, but found charming and agreed to accept him as his son and decide to father him anyway. From Jyotish point of view, this can be interrelated as involvement of sexual seduction, birth of illegitimate child and reunion of family after a mishap. Natives of this nakshatra are pleasure seeking, the way Soma sought after Tara's company and they are on a look out for some kind of sensational relationships.

The shadow side of this lunar mansion can be an indulgence in pleasure. Seeking comfort and pleasure, in life, sensory attachments to strong materialistic things and craving for sensation. a fickle nature may also be observed in the Gemini half of Mrigashira.

Mrigasira Nakshatra Pada 1: Falls in Leo Navamsa and is ruled by . This pada has the ability to express its experiences through creative and artistic activities.

Mrigasira Nakshatra Pada 2: Falls in Virgo Navamsa ruled by . This pada represents the discriminatory, calculative, good mental ability, and humorous side of Mrigashira.

Mrigasira Nakshatra Pada 3: Falls in Libra Navamsa ruled by . This pada is related to sociability exploring the mental side of all types of relationships.

Mrigasira Nakshatra Pada 4: Falls in Scorpio Navamsa ruled by . This pada relates to the intellectual, argumentative, suspicious, flaky and whimsical part of this nakshatra. Most of the negative qualities of Mrigashira find expression through this pada. It can function wisely only in evolved souls and through proper guidance.

Ascendant in Mrigasira Nakshatra: Attractive, seductive nature, mystical, seeker of truth, face of a deer, enthusiastic, talkative, good speech, daring, active mind, mental vacillation, love of travel.

in Mrigasira Nakshatra: Adventurous, courageous, architect, competitive, leadership, authority figure, poetic, writing skill, jack of all trades, creative, indulgent nature, laziness.

in Mrigasira Nakshatra: They are pleasant spoken, intelligent and affectionate to their mother. Self-sacrifice, sensual and beautiful. They are gentle, tender and peaceful, sensual and romantic.

in Mrigasira Nakshatra: Strong determination, enthusiastic, stubborn, sensual, high sexy drive, courageous, passionate, risk taking,

in Mrigasira Nakshatra: The mercury in Mrigashirsha indicates a person who is restless and nervous, and constantly searching for something. Quick, and have beautiful handwriting skills.

in Mrigasira Nakshatra: Intelligent and knowledge seeking, truthful, handsome, enjoy wealth and prosperity, natural traveler, researcher, and spiritual.

in Mrigasira Nakshatra: Indulgent in sensual pleasures, wealthy, beautiful, poetic, interest in music, dance, seductive, fond of good food, and may involve in erotic love affair,

in Mrigasira Nakshatra: Lack efficiency in their work, cunning, arrogant and stubborn. On positive side they often become inclined towards spirituality and seek spiritual depths of life.

in Mrigasira Nakshatra: will begin, to search for materialistic pleasure. ’s intellectual search for the answers we seek externally are not enough and at that point the inner journey can start.

in Mrigasira Nakshatra: in Mrigasira shows a past life where an intellectual search into the realities of life began. This is an opportunity for the soul to give it up its material entanglements and move towards self-realization.

Chitra Nakshatra in Astrology
Chitra Nakshatra: Range 23°20 Virgo - 06°40 Libra
Ruling Planet:
Deity: Tvashtar, the celestial architect.
Symbol: Pearl or bright jewel.
Gana (nature): Rakshasa (demon).
Animal symbol: Female tiger.
Sounds: pay, poe, ra, ree
Primary motivation: Kama, Desire.

Chitra comes under the domain of (Virgo 23 20’ to Libra 6 40’) and rule by planet . Chitra is ‘’The Star of Opportunity’’ is beautifully reflected by the fixed star Spica. It is symbolized by the brilliant jewel or pearl. Chitra means ‘’the brilliant’’, “the beautiful” or “the bright”. It reflects the many, variegated colors. Chitra also translate as a painting or work of art suggesting ‘’pretty pictures’’. Chitra people are usually attractive, charismatic and possess dynamic personal charm. They have an artistic talent and ability to arrange the things creatively. They are excellent conversationalist. They usually wear bright and colorful clothing and jewelry. Chitra also has a fondness for flowers, garlands and other objects of natural beauty. this nakshatra is good for learning music, dance, and drama. Chitra people usually have beautiful eyes and a well-proportioned body. Chitra fall in Libra, people are fond of jewelry and gemstones. They love to wear jewelry, gems, rings, and even trade gems. Chitra is an extremely creative nakshatra. Chitra fall in Virgo, here guides the intelligent how to beat the battle, win the war and attain their goals. Since Virgo is about details, and nit :cenzura:ing the imperfections, gives them extra energy to :cenzura: out all the wrong things in contracts, projects, medicine or any kind of work they do.

The deity is Tvashtar, the divine celestial architect of the universe. The shakti is “the ability to accumulate merit in this life”.Chitra allows us to gain the fruit of our good karma that comes through righteousness. It has a deep spiritual depth and its main task is to see through the many veils of illusion in the universe, it is akin to vishnu reclining on his serpent bed, who holds the realization that the universe is a constant unfolding of his dream state. They are extremely motivated to follow their own Truth. Twashtar represents prosperity, regenerative power and longevity. They are bright, charismatic and usually powerful. Chitra natives try to do their best in everything they do and. The Chitra individual has two types of life experience, one which is almost unaware of its spiritual potential, and the other where circumstances and situations force the individual to recognize their higher nature. These natives will have flashes of inspiration and will want to become self-realized. Chitra is ruled by , and ruled by the female tiger and due to its they have passionate, highly sexed and seductive nature. The challenged of Chitra nakshatra is control strong sexual desire.

The shadow side of this Lunar mansions is Chitra nakshatra people have smug, arrogant, and self-indulgent nature. It has a rakshasa temperament with a primary motivation of kama or desire. The animal associated with this nakshatra is a female tiger which reveals the passionate and sensual nature. It can reflect the world of maya and delusory appearance. it is connected with the work of magicians and others master of illusion. A strong ego and self-centeredness can occur here. Chitra people should focus on allowing the ego to die. They should remember that word ‘’ego’’ stand for edging God out. The symbol of Chitra is twofold, the diamond and the pearl. The diamond is the symbol of the trials and tribulations the mind must go through in order to be hardened enough to cut through the maya (illusion) of cosmic play (everyday "reality". Thus, the Chitra must come to terms with every aspect of the rough stone of the mind, chipping away at the impurities as they come along, until finally, the focus of the one-mind is strong enough to realize what can be the most enlightening and the ultimate reality, the self. People with heavy Chitra affiliation find their most creative moments come from their most troubled times. In their most troubled time, they receive a spark of divine inspiration, and take it to a higher level. Chitra's suffering then, in turn, becomes their ultimate beauty and creativity.

Chitra Nakshatra Pada 1: Falls in Leo Navamsa and is ruled by planet . This pada brings personal glamour, while on a higher level this pada strives for self-perfection. This pada has a very strong ability to keep secrets.

Chitra Nakshatra Pada 2: Falls in Virgo Navamsa and is ruled by . This pada brings very intelligent, studious and educated. This is a very disciplined pada which likes to conclude whatever it begins. Due to ' aggressive nature and Virgo's ability to look for details, they make aggressive lawyers.

Chitra Nakshatra Pada 3: Falls in Libra Navamsa and is ruled by . This pada brings
focus on relationships, self-absorption and equilibrium. This is a very self-centric, social highly sex nature. This is the nature that sometimes leads them into extramarital affairs.

Chitra Nakshatra Pada 4: Falls in Scorpio Navamsa and is ruled by mars. This pada brings
the magical and mysterious side of Chitra. More passion and secrecy is in display than what is usually associated with the sign Libra. They become great traveling guides and at the same time are great artists.

Ascendant in Chitra Nakshatra: Engaged in variety of pursuits, wears colorful clothes, jewellery, expressive nature, graceful, honest and desire for spiritual liberation.

in Chitra Nakshatra: Strong intellect, especially in an academic sense, Intelligent, have discriminating leadership quality, have Strong need in recognition, strong and opinionated,

in Chitra Nakshatra: Beautiful, attractive eyes, artistic, great lovers, popular, intuitive mind, and prophetic.

in Chitra Nakshatra: competitive, direct, warrior nature, militant, skilled in martial arts Strong sexual desire, good immune system, good fighting ability, Armed forces and police detective.

in Chitra Nakshatra: Detailed oriented, highly organized, mapped pre-planning Writers, publications, work in radio, TV and film.

in Chitra Nakshatra: Lawyers, judges, priests, religious people who have knowledge of the scriptures.

in Chitra Nakshatra: Beautiful, interest in arts, photography, music, Interior designers, Architects, interior designers, clothing and jewelry makers.

in Chitra Nakshatra: Disciplined, intelligent, critical, Architects, and have interior designing abilities.

in Chitra Nakshatra: in Chitra show illusions and shadows side of which are so strong that one can easily live in a false or unrealistic world, have interest in photography and video games.

in Chitra Nakshatra: The personality is reformed but the process is painful as the ego has to be cut away so that the inner soul can emerge. is spiritual warriors with courage to face adversity.

Dhanishtha Nakshatra in Astrology
Dhanishta Nakshatra: Range 23°20' capricorn - 06°40' aquarius.
Ruling Planet: mars
Deity: Eight vasus, deities of earthly abundance.
symbol: A Musical drum or flute.
Gana (nature): Rakshasa (demon).
Animal symbol: female lion.
Sounds: gaa, gee, goo, gay.
Primary motivation: Artha, Material gain.

Dhanishta Nakshatra comes under in the domain of planet (Capricorn and Aquarius) and ruled by planet . Dhanishta Nakshatra is the twenty third nakshatra. Dhanishta, consist of small groups of four stars in the constellation known as Delphinus (the Dolphin). These four stars are arranged in a rhombus shape, which the ancients saw as signifying a drum. These stars are known as Alpha-Delphini, Beta-Delphini, Delta-Delphini Gamma-Delphini. People born in this nakshatra are Liberal, courageous, practical, rich, powerful and kind hearted, sympathetic and compassionate. Dhanishta Nakshatra is known as the "Star of Symphony". The symbol is a musical instrument called mridangam or tabla. People born in this nakshatra usually wealthy, have love for music and have talent in singing. These people possess the gifts of insight, listening, and perception of truth. They also interested in in knowing about spiritual and occult knowledge. This is a social nakshatra, which likes to be part of groups. It likes to mingle with people.

The Deity of Dhanista is Eight Vasus, the Gods of abundance, the solar Gods of energy and light. The Vasus means good or light, and reflect high virtues and a charitable nature. The Eight Vasus are: Pratyusha (), Soma (), Dhara (Earth), Anala (fire), Apa (water), Anila (wind), Prabhasa (sky), Dhruva (nakshatram). These Vasus are the Deities of the earth that gives abundance and fame on material plane. All these eight deities carry within them the energies of different nakshatras. This makes Dhanishta a sort of compendium of the energies of earlier nakshatras. These eight Vasus are supposed to be wealthy and skilled at music. This is probably the reason why People born in this nakshatra understand the rhythm of the universe. those who have Dhanishta lunar mansion have a good sense of rhythm and enjoy music and dance. It is very easy for them to excel in these fields if they work at it. These people tend to be good at sports because rhythm and timing are the key to almost all Sports. This holds especially true for track and field athletics, ball games and gymnastics. They are especially good at Sports like gymnastics, where grace is a prerequisite.

The shadow side of this Lunar mansions is materialistic bent. they can be over ambitious, greedy, stingy, and jealous of other wealth. Due to the mars rulership the person can be ruthless, selfish, inconsiderate, heartless, aloof, arrogant, argumentative, and revengeful nature can be seen. they need to cultivate patience and perseverance to deal with difficulties of life. is regarded as the most unfavorable planet for marital harmony. Capricorn part of this asterism has more problematic as compared to the Aquarius part. This is simply because Aquarius has a more accommodating nature as compared to Capricorn. There is marital difficulties are usually enhanced when either , , or are placed in this nakshatra, especially the Capricorn part. If this placement has some connection with the seventh house, it might be impossible for such a person to have a smooth married life. most Cancer Ascendants, whose 7th house falls in Capricorn and if they have any one of these planets , , , , in 7th house have difficulty in married life.

Dhanishta Pada 1: Falls in Leo Navamsa and is ruled by . This portion relates to the ambitious part of this asterism. It directs one towards worldly accomplishments. It can also be too aggressive.

Dhanishta Pada 2: Falls in Virgo Navamsa ruled by . It relates to the skilful and communicative part of this nakshatra. it gives a lot of success in one's chosen pursuits, good mind-hand coordination, which promotes musical and athletic skill.

Dhanishta Pada 3: Falls in Libra Navamsa ruled by . This relates to the amicable, optimistic, happy, social, musical, group orientated and wealthy aspect of Dhanishta. It relates to those involved in music, fine arts, divination and astrology.

Dhanishta Pada 4: Falls in Scorpio Navamsa ruled by . This relates to the rhythmical aspect of this asterism. It is helpful in creative arts requiring a lot of energy. This pada has a warrior's attitude and gives sporting prowess and athletic ability.

Ascendant in Dhanishta Nakshatra: Ambitious, idealistic, disciplined, liberal, conservative, arrogant, wealthy, and virtuous.

in Dhanishta Nakshatra: Social interest, wealthy, stressful lifestyle, hardworking, cynical, and have issues with anger.

in Dhanishta Nakshatra: Wealthy, liberal, indifferent, structured, organized, fond of music, poetry, and obstinate.

in Dhanishta Nakshatra: exalted in this nakshatra. focused, goal oriented, have good patience and control in actions.

in Dhanishta Nakshatra: Speaks slow, have good concentration on studies, learned in scriptures, have good knowledge in business.

in Dhanishta Nakshatra: debilitated in this nakshatra. Too materialistic, can be greedy, atheist, no concern with higher learning and wisdom.

in Dhanishta Nakshatra: Cold in love and relationship, have neat and clean habits, interest in music and singing, know how to create wealth.

in Dhanishta Nakshatra: structured, organized, focused, materialistic, business minded, have good reputation and interest in politics.

in Dhanishta Nakshatra: in Dhanishta shows a soul that recognizes its darkness yet aspires towards superior wealth and searching for enlightenment through achievements.

in Dhanishta Nakshatra: , the significator of spiritual realization ruling the commencing point of the materialistic journey, shows the importance away from materialistic life in fulfilling the divine mission of the soul.