🪷 ज्येष्ठा · Jyeṣṭhā (Jyeṣṭhā)

ज्येष्ठा
Krishna IS Indra (BG 10.22 devānām asmi vāsavaḥ). Jyeṣṭhā ruled by Indra = direct cosmic-king-tattva.
— Bhagavad Gītā BG 10.22

🪷 Krishna-Declaration · How this nakshatra IS Krishna

Ruling deity Indra (king of devas) · symbol Earring / umbrella · ruling planet Mercury. Earring · royal-umbrella · eldest · sovereignty

Nakshatra #18 · Span: 16°40'-30° Vṛścika · Ruling planet: Mercury · Deity: Indra (king of devas)

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
#18 of 27
Span
16°40'-30° Vṛścika
Ruling planet
Mercury
Ruling deity
Indra (king of devas)
Symbol
Earring / umbrella
Vimśottarī Daśā
17 years
Pāda → Rāśis
1: Scorpio · 2: Scorpio · 3: Scorpio · 4: Scorpio
Guṇa
Sattva
Caste (BPHS)
Servant

Symbolism

Earring · royal-umbrella · eldest · sovereignty

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 · Indra (king of devas)-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 · Sattva Guṇa · Servant Caste (BPHS) · Vimśottarī 17-yr Daśā · BPHS Classical Reference