🪷 सिंह · Siṁha (Leo)

Rāśi #5 · Lord: Sun · Fire · Fixed · Male · East-direction

सिंह = कालपुरुष-Stomach · spine
Krishna IS the lion among beasts (BG 10.30 mṛgāṇāṁ ca mṛgendro 'haṁ) and Garuḍa among birds. Sun-ruled · Krishna's Sūrya-rūpa solar majesty.
Bhagavad Gītā BG 10.30

Krishna-aspect

Krishna-as-Siṁha-tattva — Narasiṁha + the lion among beasts. Sun-ruled · Krishna's Sūrya-rūpa solar majesty.

Today's tenants (2026-05-14)

The following grahas currently transit through Leo (Siṁha):

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

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Classical attributes (per BPHS)

Rāśi number
#5 of 12
Lord (svāmī)
Sun
Element (mahābhūta)
Fire
Quality
Fixed
Gender
Male
Direction
East
Body-part (kālapuruṣa)
Stomach · spine

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 · Fixed Quality · Sidereal Zodiac (Lahirī) · BPHS Classical Reference