🪷 मेष · Meṣa (Aries)

Rāśi #1 · Lord: Mars · Fire · Movable · Male · East-direction

मेष = कालपुरुष-Head
Krishna IS the lion among beasts (BG 10.30 implicit) — Mars-ruled · the warrior-rāśi where ātma-tejas is born.
Bhagavad Gītā BG 10.24

Krishna-aspect

Krishna-as-Agni-tattva — the cosmic ignition. Mars-ruled rāśi where Krishna manifests as the warrior-spark (Skanda among generals · BG 10.24).

Today's tenants (2026-05-14)

The following grahas currently transit through Aries (Meṣa):

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

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Classical attributes (per BPHS)

Rāśi number
#1 of 12
Lord (svāmī)
Mars
Element (mahābhūta)
Fire
Quality
Movable
Gender
Male
Direction
East
Body-part (kālapuruṣa)
Head

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 · Fire Element · Movable Quality · Sidereal Zodiac (Lahirī) · BPHS Classical Reference