🪷 आर्द्रा · Ārdrā (Ārdrā)

आर्द्रा
Krishna IS Śaṅkara among Rudras (BG 10.23) and Time the destroyer (BG 11.32). Ārdrā = the storm of transformation.
— Bhagavad Gītā BG 10.23, 11.32

🪷 Krishna-Declaration · How this nakshatra IS Krishna

Ruling deity Rudra · symbol Teardrop / diamond · ruling planet Rāhu. Teardrop · storm · transformative-grief · Rudra's dance

Nakshatra #6 · Span: 6°40'-20° Mithuna · Ruling planet: Rāhu · Deity: Rudra

Today's Moon (2026-06-03)

The Moon currently transits Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · pāda 3 · 263.13° sidereal.

Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta (Bhāskara-II 4-step iteration · Lahirī ayanāṁśa)

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Classical attributes

Number
#6 of 27
Span
6°40'-20° Mithuna
Ruling planet
Rāhu
Ruling deity
Rudra
Symbol
Teardrop / diamond
Vimśottarī Daśā
18 years
Pāda → Rāśis
1: Gemini · 2: Gemini · 3: Gemini · 4: Gemini
Guṇa
Tamas
Caste (BPHS)
Butcher

Symbolism

Teardrop · storm · transformative-grief · Rudra's dance

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 · Rudra-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 · Butcher Caste (BPHS) · Vimśottarī 18-yr Daśā · BPHS Classical Reference