🪷 वृषभ · Vṛṣabha (Taurus)
🪷 Krishna-Declaration · How this rāśi IS Krishna
Krishna-as-Gomātā-tattva — the cow, the wealth, Kāmadhuk. Venus-ruled · Krishna's natal nakshatra-rāśi (Rohiṇī in Vṛṣabha).
Rāśi #2 · Lord: Venus · Earth · Fixed · Female · South-direction
Planetary Dignities in Taurus
Which grahas attain exaltation · debilitation · mūla-trikoṇa · or rulership when posited in this rāśi (per BPHS classical Vedic-jyotiṣa).
| Graha | Dignity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Moon | Exalted (uccha) | Peak at 3° |
| Moon | Mūla-Trikoṇa | |
| Venus | Ruler (svāmī) | |
| Rāhu (North Node) | Exalted (uccha) | |
| Ketu (South Node) | Debilitated (nīcha) |
Nakshatras of Taurus
The Taurus rāśi spans 30° · containing nakshatra-padas (4 padas × 3°20' each = 13°20' per nakshatra). Some nakshatras cross rāśi-boundaries (gaṇḍānta).
| Nakshatra | Padas in Taurus | Ruling Graha |
|---|---|---|
| कृत्तिका · Kṛttikā | Pada 2, 3, 4 | Sun |
| रोहिणी · Rohiṇī | Pada 1, 2, 3, 4 | Moon |
| मृगशिरा · Mṛgaśira | Pada 1, 2 | Mars |
Today's tenants (2026-06-03)
The following grahas currently transit through Taurus (Vṛṣabha):
- sun at 48.30° sidereal
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta (Bhāskara-II 4-step iteration · Lahirī ayanāṁśa)
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Classical attributes (per BPHS)
- Rāśi number
- #2 of 12
- Lord (svāmī)
- Venus
- Element (mahābhūta)
- Earth
- Quality
- Fixed
- Gender
- Female
- Direction
- South
- Body-part (kālapuruṣa)
- Face · neck
Native traits
- Steady · reliable · patient
- Sensual · pleasure-seeking
- Stubborn · resistant to change
- Wealth-accumulating · materially-comfortable
Cross-references
- Lord of Taurus: Venus
- Vishvarūpa-Chart · all 12 rāśis as Krishna's body
- Calculate your own chart
- Krishna-as-Paramātmā · BG 7
📚 See Also
- Venus · the lord-graha of Taurus · Ruler of this rāśi · governs all natives born under it
- Sade-Sati for Taurus Moon · The 7.5-year Saturn-transit framework specific to Taurus-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 Taurus 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