Mrigashira Nakshatra

Padas 1–2 are in Vrishabh (Taurus); padas 3–4 are in Mithun (Gemini).

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 Mrigashira are Ve / Be, Vo / Bo, Ka, Kee, 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.

Where a pada shows two readings ("Va / Ba"), both are in regional use; this page does not pick one for you.

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.

Vrishabh rashi baby names · Mithun rashi baby names

Mrigashira is the searching star: its symbol is a deer's head and its deity is Soma, so the tradition pictures a gentle creature always looking for the next clearing. People with the Moon here are read as curious, articulate and restless — good at research, travel and conversation. Mars as lord adds energy to the search. The caution is never settling, on a place, a plan or a person, because the next thing always looks a little more promising.

Strengths the tradition names

• Research ability
• Gentle nature
• Curiosity
• Adaptability

What to watch

• Indecisiveness
• Fickleness
• Suspicion
• Nervous energy

Work it is traditionally linked with

Research/academia, Writing, Travel industry, Textiles.

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. Mrigashira is Madhya (Pitta) 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: Bharani, Pushya, Purva Phalguni, Chitra, Anuradha, Purva Ashadha, Dhanishta, Uttara Bhadrapada. Several traditions list exceptions that cancel the dosha; read the full 36-point report rather than one koota.

Yoni. Mrigashira is Serpent yoni. The same yoni — Rohini — scores the full 4 of 4. Its sworn-enemy yoni is Mongoose, so Uttara Ashadha score 0 of 4 in either direction.

Gana. Mrigashira 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 Kathmandu. 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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