Interpretations related to the twenty seven lunar mansions in Vedic astrology.
Saturn in Ashlesha means Saturn was placed between 16 degrees 40 minutes and 30 degrees of Cancer at your birth, in the ninth nakshatra, ruled by Mercury and presided over by the Nagas, the serpents. Mercury counts Saturn as a friend, though Cancer belongs to the Moon, which does not, so this is a comfortable … Read more
Saturn in Pushya means Saturn was placed between 3 degrees 20 minutes and 16 degrees 40 minutes of Cancer at your birth, in the eighth nakshatra, which Saturn itself rules, presided over by Brihaspati, the guru of the gods. A planet in its own nakshatra expresses without translation, so this is Saturn undiluted, and there … Read more
Saturn in Punarvasu means Saturn was placed between 20 degrees of Gemini and 3 degrees 20 minutes of Cancer at your birth, in the seventh nakshatra, ruled by Jupiter and presided over by Aditi, the boundless mother. The star’s name says what it does, punar means again and vasu means the good, so this is … Read more
Saturn in Ardra means Saturn was placed between 6 degrees 40 minutes and 20 degrees of Gemini at your birth, in the sixth nakshatra, ruled by Rahu and presided over by Rudra, the storm. Gemini belongs to Mercury, whom the classical scheme counts as Saturn’s friend, and Rahu is described in the old texts as … Read more
Saturn in Mrigashira means Saturn was placed between 23 degrees 20 minutes of Taurus and 6 degrees 40 minutes of Gemini at your birth, in the fifth nakshatra, ruled by Mars and presided over by Soma, the nectar. Both signs this star crosses belong to planets the classical scheme counts as Saturn’s friends, so the … Read more
Saturn in Rohini means Saturn 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, whom the classical scheme counts as Saturn’s friend, so the sign is comfortable ground. The star … Read more
Saturn in Krittika means Saturn 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. This star crosses a sign boundary and for Saturn that boundary changes everything, since the first quarter leaves … Read more
Saturn in Bharani means Saturn 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. This star contains the exact degree of Saturn’s deepest debilitation, and it also contains … Read more
Saturn in Ashwini means Saturn 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 Saturn’s sign of debilitation, so this placement carries neecha across all four quarters, … Read more
Venus in Revati means Venus 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 Venus’s sign … Read more