🪷 मेष · Meṣa (Aries)
🪷 Krishna-Declaration · How this rāśi IS Krishna
Krishna-as-Agni-tattva — the cosmic ignition. Mars-ruled rāśi where Krishna manifests as the warrior-spark (Skanda among generals · BG 10.24).
Rāśi #1 · Lord: Mars · Fire · Movable · Male · East-direction
Planetary Dignities in Aries
Which grahas attain exaltation · debilitation · mūla-trikoṇa · or rulership when posited in this rāśi (per BPHS classical Vedic-jyotiṣa).
| Graha | Dignity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | Exalted (uccha) | Peak at 10° |
| Mars | Mūla-Trikoṇa | |
| Mars | Ruler (svāmī) | |
| Saturn | Debilitated (nīcha) |
Nakshatras of Aries
The Aries rāśi spans 30° · containing nakshatra-padas (4 padas × 3°20' each = 13°20' per nakshatra). Some nakshatras cross rāśi-boundaries (gaṇḍānta).
| Nakshatra | Padas in Aries | Ruling Graha |
|---|---|---|
| अश्विनी · Aśvinī | Pada 1, 2, 3, 4 | Ketu |
| भरणी · Bharaṇī | Pada 1, 2, 3, 4 | Venus |
| कृत्तिका · Kṛttikā | Pada 1 | Sun |
Today's tenants (2026-06-03)
The following grahas currently transit through Aries (Meṣa):
- mars at 4.94° sidereal
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta (Bhāskara-II 4-step iteration · 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
- Pioneering · initiative-driven
- Quick-tempered · impulsive
- Independent · headstrong
- Athletic · physically active
Cross-references
- Lord of Aries: Mars
- Vishvarūpa-Chart · all 12 rāśis as Krishna's body
- Calculate your own chart
- Krishna-as-Paramātmā · BG 7
📚 See Also
- Mars · the lord-graha of Aries · Ruler of this rāśi · governs all natives born under it
- Sade-Sati for Aries Moon · The 7.5-year Saturn-transit framework specific to Aries-Moon natives
- BG 11.7 Chart-as-Krishna's-Body · How the 12 rāśis form Krishna's viśvarūpa-body
- Jyotiṣa Reference · all 89 elements · Complete encyclopedia
- Birth-Chart Calculator · See if Aries is YOUR Lagna or where it sits in YOUR chart
- How we compute 1.6M BCE → 429K CE · The Sūrya-Siddhānta moat
📖 References
- Bṛhat-Parāśara-Horā-Śāstra (BPHS) · Chapter on Rāśi-Svarūpa · Maharṣi Parāśara — Classical authority on rāśi attributes · body-parts of kālapuruṣa · element/quality assignments
- Sūrya-Siddhānta · the sidereal-zodiac computation source (~500 CE) — The astronomical treatise behind every position-calculation
- Bhagavad-Gītā 11.7 · mama dehe (in My body) — The 12 rāśis form Krishna's kālapuruṣa-body