Todi Ragini, Ragamala, Bundi, Rajasthan. 1591 C.E.

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Mrigashira - Agrahayani

"The Deer's Head"

Aindava - Mriga - Mraga - Mrugasira - Mruga - Mirashira - Mrigaziras - Mrigashirsha - Mrigagka - Migottama - Mrgasira - Margashirsha - Mrigaseersham - Makyiram - Makeeryam - Taramriga - Enaziras - Invaka - Indubha = Uduganaadhipa - Saumya - Basatkara

Chandra - Mrigashira

Description of the Pada

Sacred tree for Mrigashira

wikipedia : Mrigashiras

Sacred tree for Mrigashira:

see nakshatra gardens at:

www.vedicvanas.com/nakshatravana.html

• western botanical name = Acacia catechu

• Sanskrita namaha:khadira, balapattraka, jihmazalya, kaSAyaka, kSitikSama, kuSThakaNTaka, nemivRkSa, pathidruma, payora, pUtudru, rAgacUrNa, vakrakaNTaka, saradruma, yupadruma, zvetasAra

• Common name = khadira,

Acacia Catechu (Khadira) tree = sacred to Mrigashira Nakshatra

Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionary

mriga

• "ranger", "rover"; a forest animal or wild beast ,

  • game of any kind , (esp.) a deer , fawn , gazelle , antelope , stag , musk-deer; musk

• The deer or antelope in the moon

  • (i.e. the spots on the disk supposed to resemble those of an antelope as well as a hare) ;

  • the disk or antelope in the sky (either the Nakshatra Mriga-shiras or the sign of the zodiac Capricorn ;

  • also in general the 10th arc of 30 degrees in a circle)

• an elephant with particular marks

• "one the secondary marks of whose body are small "

• a large soaring bird

• name of a demon or Vritrain the form of a deer slain by Indra

• of a celestial being (occupying a particular place in an astrological house divided into 81 compartments)

• of a particular class of men whose conduct in coitus resembles that of the roebuck

• a particular class of women; a kind of metre; a particular gaitof a dancing girl ; demoniacal possession , epilepsy

• of the district in Saka-dvipa inhabited principally by Brahdvipa (maga) themselves

• Of a horse of the Moon; a particular Aja-paia sacrifice

• search , seeking , asking , requesting

• A female deer or antelope , doe; of the mythical progenitress of antelopes

mArga{mRga}:

• seeking , search , tracing out , hunting

• The track of a wild animal , any track , road , path , way to... or through

• course (also of the wind and the stars)

• To give up the way to , allow to pass

• by way of i.e. through , across or along ; with

• To go the way of i.e. suffer the same fate as

• Through; by means of.

• in order to make way for any one

• by the wayside or on the way ; with

• To set out on one's way; to go one's way; A walk , journey

• reach , range

• A scar , mark (left by a wound)

• (in medicine.) A way , passage , channel (in any part of the body , esp. the intestinal canal , anus)

• A way , expedient , means

• A way , manner method , custom , usage; the right way , proper course

• (with Buddhists) the way or path pointed out by Buddha

  • for escape from the misery of existence (one of the 4 noble. truths)

• A title or head in law , ground for litigation

• A way of speaking or writing , diction , style

• A high (opp. to `" vulgar "') style of acting or dancing or singing

• (in drama) pointing out the way , indicating how anything is to take place

• (in astrology.) the 7th mansion

• (in geometry.) a section

• musk

• The month Margasirsha (November-December)

• The constellation Mriga-siras

• name of Vishnu (as `" the way ", scil. to final emancipation)

• belonging to or coming from game or deer

• {English} = 'march'

Mrigaagka

• deer-marked; "having a deer-spotted form "'

• The moon

• camphor

• The wind; of a sword

• name of the planet Mercury

• The god of love

• The Nakshatra Mriga-shiras

mRganetra

• having the Nakshatra Mriga for a leader

• A woman with eyes like a fawn's

mRgaziras

• name of the 3rd (or 5th) Nakshatra containing 3 stars (one of which is Orionis ; it is figured by an antelope's head)

mRgazIrSa

• name of the Nakshatra Mriga-shiras

• the month Margashirsha

• A partic. position of the hands

• name of a serpent-king

Indubha

• A group of lotuses; the Nakshatra Mrigashiras

uDugaNAdhipa:

• "the lord of the stars", the moon; The Nakshatra Mrigashiras.

migottama

• best of antelopes , a very beautiful deer; Nakshatra Mrigashiras

• "deer-head"

Aindava

• relating to the moon , like the moon , lunar

• The planet Mercury ; The Nakshatra Mrigashiras

• Serratula Anthelminthica

saumya

• relating or belonging to Soma(the juice or the sacrifice or the moon-god) ,

  • connected or dealing with Soma , having his nature or qualities;

  • a Soma sacrifice; an adherent , worshipper

• cool and moist; northern; auspicious

• "resembling the moon", placid , gentle , mild ; a pearl; moonshine ; gentleness

• planets, esp. of the Nakshatra Mriga-shiras, Chitra , Anuradha , and Revati

• happy , pleasant , cheerful ;

• Of Budha or the planet Mercury; of the Vedic Rishi Budha

• The left hand; the left eye;the middle of the hand

• Ficus Glomerata

• the fifteenth cubit from the bottom or the third from the top of the sacrificial post

• The blood before it becomes red ; serum ; the gastric juice; a name of Durga

• the month Marga-shirsha

• name of the 43rd (or 17th) year in the 60 years; cycle of Jupiter

• a class of deceased ancestors

• of the 7th astrological Yuga (Jyotisha)

• name. of various plants (Abrus Precatorius ; Glycine Debilis ; Ruta Graveolensetc.)

• The Nakshatra Mriga-shiras; name of the five stars in Orion's head

Nakshatra Ruler:

• Kuja

Nakshatra Body Part:

• Eyebrows of Kalapurushaa

Auspicious activities:

[BPHS]

• Marriage,

• Brahmin receiving sacred thread,

• travel,

• construction of temples or other religious buildings

• or installing holy objects therein,

• laying foundation stones,

• breaking ground.

Deity:

• Chandra

Symbol:

• Deer's head

• A group of lotuses

Gana / group:

• Deva (heavenly)

Tibetan Tradition

• Go = the stag-headed

Females:

• Mrigashira radical lagna

• novelist, publisher Virginia Woolf

• Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling

• St. Bernadette Soubirous of Lourdes,

• Claudia Schniffer (fashion model)

• dramatist, singer Sandra Bullock ,

• dramatist, singer Judy Garland

  • dramatist, singer Tammy Wynette

Females

• Chandra in Mrigashira = janma lagna

• Brooke Shields (film actress fashion model),

• Claudia Schniffer (fashion model)

• Catherine the Great of Russia

• Barbara Walters (TV journalist)

• USA Sen John Forbes Cohen-Kerry

• Elin Nordegren Woods (ex wife of Tiger Woods)

Mraga, for males,

Shil-Ponde. (1939).

Hindu Astrology Joytisha-Shastra.p 80

• "Unless other testimonies in the chart predominate to modify the effect of Mraga rising,

  • these people may be very unpleasant characters.

• They are inclined to be misanthropicin their attitude toward life and people.

• They seem always to see the worst side of people and of conditions.

• They are suspicious of other peoples' motives and even vicious at times.

• Unless checked, these thoughts will lead to vicious action

  • and they can be quite dangerous to others whom they dislike.

• Possibly this attitude is caused and aggravated by some permanent organic disability

  • which is usually the lot of those who are born with Mraga rising."

Males

• Chandra in Mrigashira = janma lagna

• B.V. Raman (eminent consulting Jyotishi)

• Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury

• Zulfikar Ali Bhutto father of Benazir Bhutto + Rahu

• USA Pres-30, Calvin Coolidge

Males

• Mrigashira in radical lagna

• TV talk host, USAMerv Griffin

USA Pres-26, Theodore Roosevelt

• Prince-Monaco Albert Grimaldi,

• USA Sec State Henry Kissinger,

• singer Bruce Springsteen

Description of the Padaa(quarters) = Mrigashiras

Pada 1

• singer Tammy Wynette

-- from Das/ Behari

• You will be famous intelligent.

• Will have more daughters.

• Your spouse will be beautiful, chaste,

• And you gain wealth from the marriage ,

• have political fame.

• Afflicted eyes or pains in the joints.

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Description of the Four Padaa(quarters) of Mraga *

for the Male only* from: Shil-Ponde. (1939). Hindu Astrology Joytisha-Shastra

• Not very healthy looking;

• rather pale and anemic.

• Moderate education

• Passionate nature, and somewhat whimsical:

• likes farming or gardens.

Pada 2

• Henry Kissinger

• Bruce Springsteen

• Judy Garland

-- from Das/ Behari

• You will be famous,

• but your income will be less

• you face several problems during childhood.

• You also do not have the love affection from your mother.

• You will have a sore throat in some cases mouth cancer.

Description of the Four Padaa(quarters) of Mraga *for the Male only* from: Shil-Ponde. (1939). Hindu Astrology Joytisha-Shastra. p xxx

• same as pada-1

Pada 3

• Virginia Woolf
• "Harry Potter" writer J.K. Rowling

-- from Das/ Behari

Description of the Four Padaa(quarters) of Mraga *for the Male only* from: Shil-Ponde. (1939). Hindu Astrology Joytisha-Shastra. p xxx

• An orator, with a musical voice.

• Can be very talkative, but has to be in congenial company as one is rather shy;

• is devoted to his mother.

Pada 4

• USA Pres. 26 Theodore Roosevelt (strong physique but also asthma)

• Shri Aurobindo

• [Chandra] USA Pres-30 Calvin Coolidge (asthma)

• OK City Bomber, Timothy McVeigh [chemicals]

-- from Das/ Behari

• You have a strong physique some identification mark on the side back of the body.

• Engages in the profession dealing with medicines, chemicals or cosmetics.

• Water in the lung.

Description of the Four Padaa(quarters) of Mraga *for the Male only* from: Shil-Ponde. (1939). Hindu Astrology Joytisha-Shastra. p xxx

• same as pada-3