Ardra pada 1
6°40′ Gemini – 10°00′ Gemini
The first quarter of Ardra: a Sagittarius navamsa, naam akshar Ku, and a birth that starts in Rahu’s mahadasha with 18 years to 13.5 years of it left.
Where Ardra pada 1 is
3°20′ of the zodiac, and what falls in itArdra pada 1 is the first 3°20′ of Ardra, 6°40′ Gemini – 10°00′ Gemini, in Gemini. A Moon here is named by the syllable Ku and falls in a Sagittarius navamsa.
What this pada adds
its navamsa and its aimArdra in Brihat Jataka (16.3) Brihat Jataka is harsh on Ardra: it says a person born with the Moon here is insincere, quick to anger and ungrateful, troublesome to others and drawn to wrongdoing. (Chapter 16 reads several nakshatras in each verse, one after another.) The text reads the nakshatra as a whole; the pada refines it through its navamsa, below.
Ardra gives the Moon its nature through Rahu; pada 1 sends it into a Sagittarius navamsa, ruled by Guru. The navamsa (D9) is the chart read for marriage and for the strength behind a placement, so in this pada Guru colours what Ardra gives.
By natural friendship Guru counts Rahu neutral, and Rahu counts Guru neutral, so the navamsa neither helps nor hinders much.
The pada tradition reads each quarter by its navamsa’s element: a fire navamsa makes this a Dharma pada, turned towards right conduct, duty and purpose.
Names for Ku (कू)
the naam akshar of this pada, for a namkaranFor a boy
- Kunal lotus
- Kush son of Shri Ram
- Kumar prince
- Kuber lord of wealth
- Kushal skilful
- Kundan pure gold
For a girl
- Kumud lotus
- Kumkum vermilion
- Kusum flower
- Kuhu the koel's call
- Kumudini lotus pond
More names, by nakshatra and pada: baby name finder
The dasha it starts
Rahu, and how much is leftA Moon in Ardra starts life in the mahadasha of Rahu, 18 years in all. How much is left at birth depends on how far the Moon had gone: at the start of pada 1 it is 18 years, at its end 13.5 years.
Upay for Ardra pada 1
- Rahu, the nakshatra lord: ॐ राहवे नमः108 times on Saturday, with a daan of a coconut and black cloth.
- Guru, the navamsa lord: ॐ गुरवे नमः108 times on Thursday, with a daan of chana dal and turmeric.
A suggestion, as your faith allows: the grahas this pada answers to, each on its own day.
A real birth in Ardra pada 1
27 December 1985, 05:00, New Delhi: the Moon at 7.75° Gemini, in Ardra pada 1, with Scorpio rising. The engine gives 16 years, 6 months, 15 days of Rahu’s mahadasha left at birth.
In the 8,349 real births the site’s figures are counted on, 0.87% had the Moon in this pada, about one in 115.
The four padas of Ardra
Common questions
4 questionsWhat is the naam akshar of Ardra pada 1?
Ku (कू). A child born with the Moon in this pada is traditionally given a name beginning with it.
Which rashi and navamsa is Ardra pada 1?
Rashi Gemini, navamsa Sagittarius. It runs 6°40′ Gemini to 10°00′ Gemini.
Which mahadasha does Ardra pada 1 start?
Rahu, with 18 years to 13.5 years of its 18 years left at birth, depending on the Moon’s exact degree.
Is Ardra pada 1 gand mool?
No. Ardra is not one of the six Gand Mool nakshatras. Gand Mool are the six nakshatras on the seams where a water sign gives way to a fire sign: Ashwini, Magha and Mula, ruled by Ketu, and Ashlesha, Jyeshtha and Revati, ruled by Budh. The Mool shanti is traditionally done on the 27th day after birth, when the Moon returns to the birth nakshatra.
Your nakshatra is where the Moon was, to the minute.
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