Nakshatra

 

Nachatra - Nagchedra - Gyukar (Tibetan)

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"Moon station", Lunar domain, con-stellation, asterism

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Each of the 27 nakshatras is divided into four padaa = 4 quarters.

27*4 = 108 nakshatras

Na-Kshetra: Na=Moon; Kshetra= field, shelter, house

• Asvini

• Bharani

• Krittika

• Rohini

• Mrigashira

• Arudra

• Punarvasu

• Pushya

• Ashlesha

• Magha

• Purvaphalguni

• Uttaraphalguni

• Hasta

• Chitra

• Swati

• Vishakha / Radha

• Anuradha

• Jyestha

• Mula

• Purvashadha

• Uttarashadha

• Shravana

• Dhanishtha

• Shatabisha/ Shatataraka

• Purva bhadrapada

• Uttara bhadrapada

• Revati

28th nakshatra = Abhijit

• Chandra in Ashvini

• Chandra in Bharani

• Chandra in Krittika

• Chandra in Rohini

• Chandra in Mrigashira

• Chandra in Ardra

• Chandra in Punarvasu

• Chandra in Pushya

• Chandra in Ashlesha

• Chandra in Magha

• Chandra in Purvaphalguni

• Chandra in Uttaraphalguni

• Chandra in Hasta

• Chandra in Chitra

• Chandra in Swati

• Chandra in Vishakha / Radha

• Chandra in Anuradha

• Chandra in Jyestha

• Chandra in Mula

• Chandra in Purvaashadha

• Chandra in Uttaraashadha

• Chandra in Shravana

• Chandra in Dhanishtha / Sravishtha

• Chandra in Shatabishaj / Shatataraka

• Chandra in Purvabhadrapada

• Chandra in Uttarabhadrapada

• Chandra in Revati

• Books about Nakshatras 

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• smaller Table of Nakshatra Locations

• larger Table of Nakshetra Attributes including Tibetan Names

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• The Four Nakshatra Margas

• Gana of Nakshatras

• Ayurvedic Nadis of the Nakshatras

• How na-kshetras are calculated

• Ancient Lunar Jyotisha

• Coordinating the two historic systems

• Ordering and Numbering the Nakshatras

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• Nakshetra Names in Mayalam, Sanskritam, and Tamil

• A psychic view of nakshatra meanings:

• Soul Recognition in Relationship: Nakshatra of the Navamsha lagna

• Nakshatra values in Jyotisha prediction

• the Moon's nakshatra

• Nakshatra reasoning for Muhurta

1. Surya in 27 Nakshatras

2. Chandra in 27 Nakshatras

3. Mangala in 27 Nakshatras

4. Budha in 27 Nakshatras

5. Vrihaspati in 27 Nakshatras

6. Shukra in 27 Nakshatras

7. Shani in 27 Nakshatras

8. Rahu in 27 Nakshatras

9. Ketu in 27 Nakshatras

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What is a Na-kshetra?

• "Na" = Moon; 
• "Kshetra" = Domain [field/shelter]

Na-kshetra = Sanskrit ="houses of the Moon"

nakSatra:

• a star or any heavenly body ; also applied to the sun ; n. sg. sometimes collectively `" the stars "
• an asterism or constellation through which the moon passes , a lunar mansion
• 27 , later 28 , viz:

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  1. Sravishtha or Dhanishtha
  2. Sata-bhishaj
  3. Purva-bhadrapada
  4. Uttara-bhadrapada
  5. Revati
  6. Asvini
  7. Bharani
  8. Krittika
  9. Rohini or Brahmi
  10. Mriga-siras or Agrahayani
  11. Ardra
  12. Punarvasu or Yamakau
  13. Pushya or Sidhya
  14. Aslesha
  15. Magha
  16. Purva-phalguni
  17. Uttara-phalguni
  18. Hasta
  19. Citra
  20. Svati
  21. Visakha or Radha
  22. Anuradha
  23. Jyeshtha
  24. Mula
  25. Purva-shadha
  26. Uttara-shadha
  27. Abhijit
  28. Sravana 

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• Revati , Uttara-phalguni , Uttara-bhadrapada and Uttarashadha are called {dhruvANi}, fixed
• in the Vedas the Nakshatras are considered as abodes of the gods or of pious persons after death; later as wives of the moon and daughters of Daksha
• according to Jainas the sun , moon , Grahas , Nakshatras and Taras form the Jyotishkas)
• a pearl
• starry , sidereal
• astronomer , astrologer
• a month computed by the moon's passage through the 27 mansions , or of 30 days of 60 Ghatis each

~~ Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionary