

DHANISHTA NAKSHATRA IN VEDIC ASTROLOGY

DIVINE INFLUENCE
Devata: Vasus (8 gods of elements)
Shakti: khyapayitri shakti – power to gain abundance and fame
Basis above: birth
Basis below: prosperity
Desire: to revolve around the summit of gods (mount Meru)
Planetary ruler: Mars
SPECIAL DEGREES
Placement: 23:20 Capricorn – 6:40 Aquarius (earth, sattwa / air, sattwa)
Yogatara: 22:30 and 24:00 Capricorn (1 pada)
Mars exaltation: 28:00 Capricorn (2 pada)
Saturn’s mulatrikona: 0:00 – 20:00 Aquarius (1 and 2 pada)
Ashtamamsha: 1 pada
Visha nadi: 25:33:20 – 24:26:40 Capricorn (1 pada)
Amrita nadi: 00:53:20 – 1:46:40 Aquarius (3 pada)


NATURE
Tattwa: earth
Gunas: sattwa – tamas – tamas
Nature: chara (movable)
Gaze: urdhwa-mukha (upward facing)
Gana: rakshasa (demon)
Varna: shudra (worker)
Gender: male
Motivation: dharma (righteousness)
SYMBOLISM AND OMENS
Animal: female lion
Symbol: drum, flute, ladder, stairs
Omens: ear, problem with hearing, hearing something important, drum, flute, ladder, stairs, lion, music, constipation, Meru yantra, Sri yantra, mountain


BODY CONNECTION
Tridosha: pitta
Body part: the back, anus
Chakra: svadhishthana (sacral chakra)
Healing tree: shami

RESONANCE WITH WEEKDAYS
Sunday: —
Monday: siddha yoga
Tuesday: mrityu yoga
Wednesday: nasha yoga + dagdha yoga
Thursday: shubha yoga
Friday: siddha yoga
Saturday: shubha yoga
STAY TUNED
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