🪷 अनुराधा · Anurādhā (Anurādhā)

Nakshatra #17 · Span: 3°20'-16°40' Vṛścika · Ruling planet: Saturn · Deity: Mitra (friendship-god)

अनुराधा
Krishna IS Mitra among devas (Vedic Indra-Mitra-Varuṇa triad). Anurādhā is the friendship-with-Krishna tattva.
Bhagavad Gītā BG 10.6

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Classical attributes

Number
#17 of 27
Span
3°20'-16°40' Vṛścika
Ruling planet
Saturn
Ruling deity
Mitra (friendship-god)
Symbol
Lotus
Vimśottarī Daśā
19 years
Pāda → Rāśis
1: Scorpio · 2: Scorpio · 3: Scorpio · 4: Scorpio
Guṇa
Tamas
Caste (BPHS)
Śūdra

Symbolism

Lotus · friendship · devotion · Mitra's-bond

Cross-references

📚 See Also

📖 References

  1. Bṛhat-Parāśara-Horā-Śāstra (BPHS) · Nakshatra-Adhyāya · Maharṣi Parāśara — Classical authority on nakshatra deities · rulerships · vimśottarī-daśā assignments
  2. Ṛg-Veda · the nakshatra-deity invocations · Mitra (friendship-god)-sūkta — Vedic-mantric source for the nakshatra's ruling-deity tattva
  3. Sūrya-Siddhānta · sidereal Moon-position computation (~500 CE) — Astronomical treatise behind every nakshatra-traversal
Categories: Vedic Astronomy · Nakshatras (Lunar Mansions) · Jyotiṣa Reference · Tamas Guṇa · Śūdra Caste (BPHS) · Vimśottarī 19-yr Daśā · BPHS Classical Reference