Hasta Nakshatra

All four padas are in Kanya (Virgo).

Tattva here is the nakshatra's own element in the five-block scheme AstroSage also prints (Ashwini to Mrigashira earth, Ardra to Purva Phalguni water, Uttara Phalguni to Anuradha fire, Jyeshtha to Shravana air, Dhanishta to Revati ether) — not the element of the Moon sign.

The naming letters for Hasta are Poo, Sha, Na, Tha, one per pada. In the Namakaran tradition a child is named beginning with the sound of the pada the Moon occupied at birth, so the pada — not just the nakshatra — decides the letter.

Varna is given per pada because Ashtakoota matching scores the varna of the Moon sign (water signs Brahmin, fire Kshatriya, earth Vaishya, air Shudra). Some tables also assign a varna to the nakshatra itself; those lists disagree from source to source and matching does not use them.

Kanya rashi baby names

Hasta is the hand, and its deity Savitar is the Sun as the power that sets things in motion. The tradition reads it as the star of skill — craft, the healer's touch, trade, and anything done well with the hands or a quick wit. Natives are described as clever, practical, good-humoured and resourceful, able to turn a little into more. The Moon as lord makes them responsive to mood. The caution is restlessness, and a tendency to manage people rather than trust them.

Strengths the tradition names

• Craftsmanship
• Resourcefulness
• Humour
• Healing hands

What to watch

• Cunning
• Restlessness
• Thievery tendency
• Unscrupulousness

Work it is traditionally linked with

Crafts/handwork, Surgery, Magic/illusion, Manufacturing.

A nakshatra describes the Moon's position, which millions of people share. It is read as a tendency to reflect on, alongside the whole chart — not as a verdict on a person.

Nadi. Hasta is Aadi (Vata) nadi. When both birth stars share a nadi, Guna Milan's Nadi koota scores 0 of 8 (nadi dosha), so a match with any of these stars starts with that gap: Ashwini, Ardra, Punarvasu, Uttara Phalguni, Jyeshtha, Moola, Shatabhisha, Purva Bhadrapada. Several traditions list exceptions that cancel the dosha; read the full 36-point report rather than one koota.

Yoni. Hasta is Buffalo yoni. The same yoni — Swati — scores the full 4 of 4. Its sworn-enemy yoni is Horse, so Ashwini, Shatabhisha score 0 of 4 in either direction.

Gana. Hasta is Deva gana. The Gana koota is directional — the score depends on which partner is the groom — and these are the engine's own values:

Nadi, yoni and gana are 18 of the 36 points; the rest come from the Moon signs and the count between the two stars. Full kundli matching · Matching by name · Nakshatra porutham

Times are for Sydney. The Moon enters and leaves a nakshatra at the same instant everywhere, so another city changes only the clock these are written in. The Moon takes about 27.3 days to come back to the same star and stays roughly a day each time.

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