🪷 विशाखा · Viśākhā (Viśākhā)

विशाखा
Krishna IS Indra among devas (BG 10.22 devānām asmi vāsavaḥ). Viśākhā ruled by Indra-Agni = direct devarāja-tattva. Buddha's birth-nakshatra.
— Bhagavad Gītā BG 10.22

🪷 Krishna-Declaration · How this nakshatra IS Krishna

Ruling deity Indra-Agni · symbol Forked branch / triumphal arch · ruling planet Jupiter. Forked-branch · triumphal-arch · resolve · Buddha-birth-mark

Nakshatra #16 · Span: 20° Tulā - 3°20' Vṛścika · Ruling planet: Jupiter · Deity: Indra-Agni

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
#16 of 27
Span
20° Tulā - 3°20' Vṛścika
Ruling planet
Jupiter
Ruling deity
Indra-Agni
Symbol
Forked branch / triumphal arch
Vimśottarī Daśā
16 years
Pāda → Rāśis
1: Libra · 2: Libra · 3: Libra · 4: Scorpio
Guṇa
Sattva
Caste (BPHS)
Mleccha

Symbolism

Forked-branch · triumphal-arch · resolve · Buddha-birth-mark

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-Agni-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 · Mleccha Caste (BPHS) · Vimśottarī 16-yr Daśā · BPHS Classical Reference