🪷 हस्त · Hasta (Hasta)

हस्त
Krishna IS Sūrya — "I am the Sun among lights" (BG 10.21 raviḥ aṁśumān). Hasta ruled by Savitṛ = direct Sūrya-tattva.
— Bhagavad Gītā BG 10.21

🪷 Krishna-Declaration · How this nakshatra IS Krishna

Ruling deity Sūrya / Savitṛ · symbol Hand · ruling planet Moon. Hand · skill · Savitṛ's-blessing · Gāyatrī-mantra-association

Nakshatra #13 · Span: 10°-23°20' Kanyā · Ruling planet: Moon · Deity: Sūrya / Savitṛ

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
#13 of 27
Span
10°-23°20' Kanyā
Ruling planet
Moon
Ruling deity
Sūrya / Savitṛ
Symbol
Hand
Vimśottarī Daśā
10 years
Pāda → Rāśis
1: Virgo · 2: Virgo · 3: Virgo · 4: Virgo
Guṇa
Rajas
Caste (BPHS)
Vaiśya

Symbolism

Hand · skill · Savitṛ's-blessing · Gāyatrī-mantra-association

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 · Sūrya / Savitṛ-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 · Rajas Guṇa · Vaiśya Caste (BPHS) · Vimśottarī 10-yr Daśā · BPHS Classical Reference