🪷 श्रवण · Śravaṇa (Śravaṇa)

श्रवण
Krishna IS Viṣṇu among Ādityas (BG 10.21). Śravaṇa ruled by Viṣṇu = direct Viṣṇu-three-footprints-tattva (Vāmana-līlā).
— Bhagavad Gītā BG 10.21

🪷 Krishna-Declaration · How this nakshatra IS Krishna

Ruling deity Viṣṇu · symbol Three footprints / ear · ruling planet Moon. Three-footprints · ear (śru = to hear) · Vāmana-Trivikrama · auditory-revelation

Nakshatra #22 · Span: 10°-23°20' Makara · Ruling planet: Moon · Deity: Viṣṇu

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
#22 of 27
Span
10°-23°20' Makara
Ruling planet
Moon
Ruling deity
Viṣṇu
Symbol
Three footprints / ear
Vimśottarī Daśā
10 years
Pāda → Rāśis
1: Capricorn · 2: Capricorn · 3: Capricorn · 4: Capricorn
Guṇa
Rajas
Caste (BPHS)
Mleccha

Symbolism

Three-footprints · ear (śru = to hear) · Vāmana-Trivikrama · auditory-revelation

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 · Viṣṇu-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 · Mleccha Caste (BPHS) · Vimśottarī 10-yr Daśā · BPHS Classical Reference