Category: Nakshatras

Aditi is a mother, who is boundless, vast, and limitless like the sky. She embodies infinity and the primordial vastness. She is the goddess of protection, forgiveness, wealth, and abundance. A mother nurtures and protects her children. A mother is also a housewife, who is known for her hospitality. Element Description Diety Aditi Sounds Ke…

Bhaga (one of the 12 adityas or vedic solar deities is the god of marital bliss, good fortune and prosperity, god of contracts and unions, bestower of family inheritance). the alternate deity of this nakshatra is shiva in the form of shiva linga. Element Description Diety Bhaga (One of the 12 Adityas or Vedic Solar…

Nirruti / Nirriti (goddess of dissolution, calamity and destruction who lives in the kingdom of the dead and is associated with the powerful goddess, mahakali. she is also called “alakshmi” or the denial of lakshmi; the embodiment of abundance and prosperity), ancient scriptures also consider prajapati (lord of progeny and creation) as the sub deity…

Apas/ Apah (cosmic waters defied as god. referred also as the goddess of the cosmic waters. also associated as the wife of varuna, the universal god of rains and cosmic oceans. she is referred to as varuni). Element Description Diety Apah (Deified Water) Sounds Bu (भू), Dha (धा), Ea (फा) Eaa (ढा) Planet Venus Colour…

Pushan (one of the 12 adityas or vedic solar deities) who represents the “nourishing form of the sun god”, “the animal keeper of the gods”, “the protective deity of the cattle and the paths”, “the nurturer and protector of flocks and herds”, “protector of wayfarers and their belongings”, “one who is usually invoked for safe…

Ahir Budhyana (water serpent or dragon of the deep seas. he is the god of fertility, kundalini and has a special need for seclusion. he is one of the 11 rudras and is the son of viswakarma the celestial architect), goddess lakshmi is also associated with this nakshatra. Element Description Diety Ahir Budhyana Sounds Du…

Vishvedevas (all gods or the universal gods also called as ganadevatas. according to the vishnu purana, they were the ten sons of dharma and vishva, the daughter of the universe’s genetic engineer daksha. this constellation is also associated with ganesha (vignesh) the remover of obstacles. Element Description Diety Vishvedevas Sounds Be (भे), Bo (भो), Ja…

Aryaman (one of the 12 adityas or vedic solar deities is the god of patronage, kindness and favors, the god of leadership, honor, nobility and society, he is also the god who protects inheritance. he is also called the god of contracts and unions and the king of ancestors). Element Description Diety Aryaman Sounds Te…

The name of the presiding deity, Rudra translates to ‘the terrible’ or ‘the ruby red’ or ‘the howler’, and the primary star is referred to as the red giant. The destructive and transformative aspect of Shiva is indicated by the diety. Element Description Diety Rudra (Lord Shiva) Sounds Ku (कू), Gha (घ), Ing (ङ), Jha…

The presiding deity, the moon indicates inconstancy, fickleness, tenderness, changeability, persuasiveness, gentleness, sensuality, perceptivity. Soma is also one of the names of the moon and this asterism relates to the somaa form of the moon. Element Description Diety Soma Sounds We (वे), Wo (वो), Ka (का), Ki (की) Planet Mars Colour Silver Grey Gana Deva…