🪷 मृगशिरा · Mṛgaśira (Mṛgaśira)

मृगशिरा
Krishna IS Soma — "I am the Moon among nakshatras" (BG 10.21 śaśī). Mṛgaśira ruled by Soma is direct Moon-presence.
— Bhagavad Gītā BG 7.8

🪷 Krishna-Declaration · How this nakshatra IS Krishna

Ruling deity Soma (moon-god) · symbol Deer's head · ruling planet Mars. Deer · seeking · gentle-curiosity · Soma-light

Nakshatra #5 · Span: 23°20' Vṛṣabha - 6°40' Mithuna · Ruling planet: Mars · Deity: Soma (moon-god)

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
#5 of 27
Span
23°20' Vṛṣabha - 6°40' Mithuna
Ruling planet
Mars
Ruling deity
Soma (moon-god)
Symbol
Deer's head
Vimśottarī Daśā
7 years
Pāda → Rāśis
1: Taurus · 2: Taurus · 3: Gemini · 4: Gemini
Guṇa
Tamas
Caste (BPHS)
Servant

Symbolism

Deer · seeking · gentle-curiosity · Soma-light

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 · Soma (moon-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 · Servant Caste (BPHS) · Vimśottarī 7-yr Daśā · BPHS Classical Reference