Krittika Nakshatra

Pada 1 is in Mesh (Aries); padas 2–4 are in Vrishabh (Taurus).

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 Krittika are A, Ee, U, Ae, 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.

Mesh rashi baby names · Vrishabh rashi baby names

Krittika is ruled by the Sun and presided over by Agni, and its symbol is a blade or a flame — things that cut and purify. The star is read as sharp in judgement and plain in speech: people with the Moon here tend to see what is false quickly and say so. That makes them dependable where standards matter and difficult where tact matters more. Because the star crosses from one sign into the next, the first pada and the other three are often read with slightly different tempers.

Strengths the tradition names

• Sharp intellect
• Purification ability
• Leadership
• Determination

What to watch

• Harsh speech
• Overcritical
• Anger issues
• Isolation

Work it is traditionally linked with

Military/defence, Cooking/culinary arts, Fire services, Surgery.

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. Krittika is Antya (Kapha) 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: Rohini, Ashlesha, Magha, Swati, Vishakha, Uttara Ashadha, Shravana, Revati. Several traditions list exceptions that cancel the dosha; read the full 36-point report rather than one koota.

Yoni. Krittika is Sheep yoni. The same yoni — Pushya — scores the full 4 of 4. Its sworn-enemy yoni is Monkey, so Purva Ashadha, Shravana score 0 of 4 in either direction.

Gana. Krittika is Rakshasa 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 London. 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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