Interpretations related to the twenty seven lunar mansions in Vedic astrology.
Mars in Mrigashira means Mars was placed between 23 degrees 20 minutes of Taurus and 6 degrees 40 minutes of Gemini at your birth, in the fifth nakshatra, which Mars itself rules, presided over by Soma, the nectar. A planet in its own nakshatra expresses without translation, and this star crosses from Taurus, which the … Read more
Mars in Rohini means Mars was placed between 10 degrees and 23 degrees 20 minutes of Taurus at your birth, in the fourth nakshatra, ruled by the Moon and presided over by Brahma, the creator. Taurus belongs to Venus, which the classical scheme counts as neutral to Mars, and the Moon as star lord is … Read more
Mars in Krittika means Mars was placed between 26 degrees 40 minutes of Aries and 10 degrees of Taurus at your birth, in the third nakshatra, ruled by the Sun and presided over by Agni, the fire. The Sun counts Mars as a friend throughout, the first quarter sits in Mars’s own sign and the … Read more
Mars in Bharani means Mars was placed between 13 degrees 20 minutes and 26 degrees 40 minutes of Aries at your birth, in the second nakshatra, ruled by Venus and presided over by Yama, lord of dharma and the great restrainer. Aries is Mars’s own sign, so the planet is at full strength, though past … Read more
Mars in Ashwini means Mars was placed between 0 and 13 degrees 20 minutes of Aries at your birth, in the first nakshatra, ruled by Ketu and presided over by the Ashwini Kumaras, the twin physicians who ride the dawn. Aries is Mars’s own sign, and the planet’s moolatrikona portion runs from 0 to 12 … Read more
Jupiter in Revati means Jupiter was placed in the last 13 degrees 20 minutes of the zodiac, from 16 degrees 40 minutes of Pisces to the wheel’s final point at 30 degrees, in the twenty-seventh and last nakshatra, ruled by Mercury and presided over by Pushan, the shepherd of the gods. Pisces is Jupiter’s own … Read more
Jupiter in Uttara Bhadrapada means Jupiter was placed between 3 degrees 20 minutes and 16 degrees 40 minutes of Pisces at your birth, in the twenty-sixth nakshatra, ruled by Saturn and presided over by Ahirbudhnya, the serpent of the deep. Pisces is Jupiter’s own sign, so the planet is at home across all four quarters, … Read more
Jupiter in Purva Bhadrapada means Jupiter was placed between 20 degrees of Aquarius and 3 degrees 20 minutes of Pisces at your birth, in the twenty-fifth nakshatra, which Jupiter itself rules, presided over by Aja Ekapada, the unborn one-footed, a fierce form of Rudra imagined as a single pillar of fire standing between earth and … Read more
Jupiter in Shatabhisha means Jupiter was placed between 6 degrees 40 minutes and 20 degrees of Aquarius at your birth, in the twenty-fourth nakshatra, ruled by Rahu and presided over by Varuna, keeper of the cosmic waters and of oaths. Aquarius belongs to Saturn, which the classical scheme counts as neutral to Jupiter, so the … Read more
Jupiter in Dhanishta means Jupiter was placed between 23 degrees 20 minutes of Capricorn and 6 degrees 40 minutes of Aquarius at your birth, in the twenty-third nakshatra, ruled by Mars and presided over by the eight Vasus. This star matters structurally, because Jupiter’s debilitation covers the whole of Capricorn and ends at this mansion’s … Read more