🪷 कुम्भ · Kumbha (Aquarius)

Rāśi #11 · Lord: Saturn · Air · Fixed · Male · West-direction

कुम्भ = कालपुरुष-Calves · ankles
Krishna IS the wind among purifiers (BG 10.31 pavanaḥ pavatām asmi). Saturn-ruled · Krishna IS the descent-of-amṛta vessel.
Bhagavad Gītā BG 10.31

Krishna-aspect

Krishna-as-Vāyu-Pāvaka-tattva — the purifying wind. Saturn-ruled · Krishna IS the wind that cleanses (BG 10.31) — the descent-of-amṛta vessel.

Today's tenants (2026-05-14)

The following grahas currently transit through Aquarius (Kumbha):

Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate (Sūrya-Siddhānta · Lahirī ayanāṁśa)

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Classical attributes (per BPHS)

Rāśi number
#11 of 12
Lord (svāmī)
Saturn
Element (mahābhūta)
Air
Quality
Fixed
Gender
Male
Direction
West
Body-part (kālapuruṣa)
Calves · ankles

Native traits

Cross-references

📚 See Also

📖 References

  1. Bṛhat-Parāśara-Horā-Śāstra (BPHS) · Chapter on Rāśi-Svarūpa · Maharṣi Parāśara — Classical authority on rāśi attributes · body-parts of kālapuruṣa · element/quality assignments
  2. Sūrya-Siddhānta · the sidereal-zodiac computation source (~500 CE) — The astronomical treatise behind every position-calculation
  3. Bhagavad-Gītā 11.7 · mama dehe (in My body) — The 12 rāśis form Krishna's kālapuruṣa-body
Categories: Vedic Astronomy · Rāśis (Zodiac Signs) · Jyotiṣa Reference · Air Element · Fixed Quality · Sidereal Zodiac (Lahirī) · BPHS Classical Reference