ARE YOU BORN IN THIRUVAATHIRAI / "ARDRA" NAKSHATRA? KNOW YOURSELF BETTER (star 6)

THIRUVAATHIRAI, the seed of RAHU's ENERGY, is known in modern astronomy as BETELGUESE (Alpha-Orionis).  With a visual magnitude of 0.57, this red giant is one of the brightest stars in the night sky.  It is revered in most ancient cultures as a very important star.  The ancient Vedic seers saw this bright RED STAR as being the abode of RUDRA, the fierce form of SHIVA.

A "TEAR-DROP" in fact is one of the most well-known symbols of this nakshatra.  Many other scholars sees its main symbol as a DIAMOND too.

Its presiding deity is RUDRA., which translates into "the terrible", "the ruddy red", or "the transformer".  The reference to red colour is how the astronomers actually refer to Betelguese as the "RED GIANT". Rudra represents the destructive and transformative aspect of Shiva (the destroyer among the Vedic trinity).

According to some Vedic scholars, Betelguese is supposed to be the abode of Shiva. Orion was supposed to come into being when Shiva assumed the form of a hunter and took out one of Brahma's heads with his arrow. Some Vedic texts have gone to the extent of saying that Rahu resides in the heart of NEELAKANTHA, another name for Shiva.

Thiruvaathirai is considered to be a Balanced Nakshatra.  Its balanced nature stems from its mental and intellectual acumen. It represents those who think, analyze, and contemplate.  Therefore, the body parts relating to it are the EYES, BACK & FRONT of the HEAD, highlighting its perceptive and analyzing quality.  As neurologists are now discovering, most of the brain's controlling mechanisms are located in the front and the back of the Head.

It belong to the VATA (airy) sign.

It's direction:- SOUTHWEST, WEST AND NORTH.

The 1st paagam of Thiruvaathirai indicates the exploratory and the curiousness aspects.

The 2nd paagam of Thiruvaathirai indicates strong interest in all types of materialistic pursuits.

The 3rd paagam of Thiruvaathirai indicates scientific and research orientations.

The 4th paagam of Thiruvaathirai indicates the sensitiveness and the compassionate aspects of this nakshatra.

DO YOU KNOW which paagam of THIRUVAATHIRAI / ARDRA you belong to?  Every paagam comes with different interpretations.  ONLY DETAILED ASTROLOGERS can let you know the difference.

MOST FAMOUS PERSONALITIES OF THIRUVAATHIRAI / ARDRA :-  A L B E R T    E I N S T E I N

 
Regards,

Jyotisha Ravi
Professional Vedic Astrologer
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(http://jyotisharavi.blogspot.com.)
email: jyotisharavi@yahoo.com.)

ARE YOU BORN IN MRIGASHIRIDAM'S / MRIGASHIRA'S NAKSHATRA? (Star 5)

MRIGASHIRIDAM is represented in the celestial sky by a bright star and three not so bright stars in the constellation of ORION. These stars are known in modern astronomy as Pi2-Orionis, Pi3-Orionis, Pi4-Orionis & Gamma-Orionis (Bellatrix).

BELLATRIX is the bright STAR among them, with a visual magnitude of 1.66.  It is easy to lacate, as ORION is one of the most prominent and easily noticeable constellation in the night sky.  And Bellatrix is the bright star at the top right hand corner of Orion, while the three faint stars can be aligned in a bow like formation on the right hand side of Bellatrix.

The ancient VEDIC SEERS saw these stars to be forming a DEER'S HEAD.  Therefore, Mrigashiridam translates into the "DEER'S HEAD". The association with a deer makes this nakshatra possess all deer like qualities such as timidity, fragility, fickleness, wandering, etc. 

In all ancient Vedic texts, deers are associated with gentle aspects of nature and often play major roles in ROMANTIC stories. In the vedic epic of RAMAYANA, it was a magical deer (actually a demon posing as a deer) that caught SITA's attention.

Another symbol besides the Deer, is "POT FULL OF SOMA".  And Soma is the preferred drink of the gods.  It is a kind of celestial nectar associated with the Moon.  In fact, Soma is one of the sanskrit names of the Moon.

The main DEITY of this nakshatra is the MOON. Ancient vedic seers also saw this nakshatra as a seat of SHAKTI.  In fact, PARVATI, the wife of SHIVA is the main PRESIDING DEITY of this Nakshatra.

The essence of the nature and functioning of Mrigashiridam can be summed up by one word - 'SEARCHING'. Mrigashiridam is the most curious amongst all nakshatras and thus makes one seek new areas of experience.

It's gender is known to be neutral and has the ability to function both as a male and a female. This dual functioning is clear from its ruling deities MOON and PARVATI.  Moon is seen as a male deity by the Vedic seers while Parvati is the female companion of Shiva.

EYES and EYEBROWS are the body parts related to this Nakshatra.

It is a primarily "PITTA" (fiery) nakshatra.

It's direction: It's range is the ARC BETWEEN SOUTH WEST AND NORTH WEST.

The 1st paagam of Mridashiridam indicates firmness, yet creative and artistic.

The 2nd paagam of Mridashidiram indicates strong conversational acumen and strong mental ability.

The 3rd paagam of Mrigashiridam indicates sociability and a penchant for exploring.

The 4th paagam of Mrigashiridam indicates intellect, argumentative  and suspicions.

DO YOU KNOW which paagam of MRIGASHIRIDAM / MRIGASHIRA you belong to?  Every paagam comes with different interpretations.  Only DETAILED ASTROLOGERS can let you know the difference.

MOST FAMOUS PERSONALITIES OF MRIGASHIRIDAM / MRIGASHIRA :  PARVATI, the consort of Shiva.

Regards,
Jyotisha Ravi
Professional Vedic Astrologer
H/P : 016-9700 001
(http://jyotisharavi.blogspot.com.)
email: jyotisharavi@yahoo.com.)