27 ൽ 9-ാം നക്ഷത്രം · 16°40' - 30°00' Cancer
Ashlesha നക്ഷത്രം
Āśleṣā
Ashlesha is the ninth nakshatra, occupying 16°40' to 30°00' of Cancer. Its presiding deities are the Nagas, the serpent beings of Vedic and Puranic mythology, and its ruling planet is Mercury. The name Ashlesha means "the embracer" or "the entwiner," referring to the serpent's coil. Brihat Samhita 98.7 groups Ashlesha with the tikshna (sharp) asterisms, and it sits gandanta-adjacent at the cusp of Cancer and Leo.
- അധിപഗ്രഹം
- Mercury
- ദേവത
- Naga (the serpent deities)
- പ്രതീകം
- A coiled serpent
- രാശി
- Cancer
- ഗണം / യോനി / നാഡി
- Rakshasa · Cat · Antya
- വർണ്ണം
- Mlechha
പ്രതീകാത്മകത
The coiled serpent symbolises hidden knowledge, kundalini, hypnotic charm, and danger that strikes from unexpected angles. Ashlesha is the asterism of the wise serpent: deep, observant, sometimes cunning, and capable of profound insight. The asterism has the most complex reputation in the Vedic canon.
Ashlesha നക്ഷത്രക്കാരുടെ സ്വഭാവം
Personality of Ashlesha natives: penetrating, perceptive, quietly observant, charming in a non-obvious way, and strategically intelligent. They see through pretense quickly. The Mercury rulership gives them sharp speech; the Naga influence gives them depth and a private quality. The asterism's shadow side is manipulative behaviour when the depth is misused; the gift is wise counsel that sees what others miss.
നാല് പാദങ്ങൾ
The four padas of Ashlesha fall in Cancer-Sagittarius (1st pada, Jupiter navamsa, the most philosophical), Cancer-Capricorn (2nd, Saturn, the most disciplined and ambitious), Cancer-Aquarius (3rd, Saturn on Saturn, the most reformist), and Cancer-Pisces (4th, Jupiter on Jupiter, the most spiritually inclined). The 4th pada straddles the gandanta cusp and is karmically intense.
കരിയർ ചായ്വുകൾ
Career inclinations: research and intelligence work, psychology and psychotherapy, occult and esoteric studies, medicine (especially toxicology and poisons), pharmacy, snake-handling, surgery, strategic consulting, espionage, and any vocation where reading what is hidden is the deliverable.
വിവാഹ പൊരുത്തം
Marriage compatibility: Ashlesha's gana is Rakshasa, yoni is cat (same as Punarvasu), nadi is Antya, varna is Mlechha. Cat-yoni mate is Punarvasu. Marriage often comes late and tends to involve a partner who appreciates the native's depth. Rakshasa-Deva pairings score lower in standard ashtakoot.
Compatibility hints follow standard ashtakoot (yoni, gana, nadi, dina). For a full match score, use the kundali matching tool.
ആരോഗ്യ വിഷയങ്ങൾ
Health themes: digestive disorders (Cancer rulerships), gastric ulcers, food poisoning, snake bites in classical texts (modern equivalents: insect stings, allergic reactions), nervous-system over-stimulation, and tendency to insomnia. Ashlesha natives benefit from gut-health practices.
ആത്മീയ ചായ്വ്
Spiritually, Ashlesha is the kundalini asterism. Many tantric practitioners and serious meditators have strong Ashlesha emphasis. The teaching is that the same energy that bites can also liberate, depending on direction.
പരമ്പരാഗത ഗ്രന്ഥങ്ങൾ
BPHS 46.12-14 gives Mercury as Ashlesha's dasha lord. Brihat Samhita 98.7 lists Ashlesha among the tikshna (sharp) asterisms with Mula, Ardra and Jyeshtha.
The dasha lord Mercury starts every Ashlesha native's Vimshottari sequence. Read the Mercury Mahadasha effects page for what this Mahadasha brings.
Ashlesha നക്ഷത്രത്തെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള പതിവ് ചോദ്യങ്ങൾ
What is the ruling planet of Ashlesha Nakshatra?+
Mercury rules Ashlesha. The deities are the Nagas, the serpent beings of Vedic mythology.
Is Ashlesha Nakshatra dangerous?+
Not dangerous; karmically intense. The asterism gives unusual insight and strategic intelligence; misused, it can become manipulative; well-used, it is one of the most penetrating asterisms.
What career suits an Ashlesha native?+
Research, intelligence work, psychology, psychotherapy, occult studies, toxicology, pharmacy, surgery, strategic consulting, and any vocation where reading what is hidden is the deliverable.
Is Ashlesha good for marriage?+
Marriage often comes late. Cat-yoni mate is Punarvasu. The right partner is one who appreciates the native's depth and does not feel threatened by it.
When is Ashlesha Mahadasha?+
Ashlesha natives begin life with the Mercury Mahadasha (the asterism's ruling planet). The Mercury Mahadasha lasts 17 years.
നിങ്ങളുടെ നക്ഷത്രം കണ്ടെത്തുക
സൗജന്യ ലാഹിരി-നിരയന കുണ്ഡലി നിങ്ങളുടെ ചന്ദ്ര നക്ഷത്രം, പാദം, വിംശോത്തരി ദശ എന്നിവ കാണിക്കുന്നു. കാർഡ് വേണ്ട.
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