Ashwini pada 1
0°00′ Aries – 3°20′ Aries
The first quarter of Ashwini: a Aries navamsa, naam akshar Chu, and a birth that starts in Ketu’s mahadasha with 7 years to 5.3 years of it left.
Where Ashwini pada 1 is
3°20′ of the zodiac, and what falls in itAshwini pada 1 is the first 3°20′ of Ashwini, 0°00′ Aries – 3°20′ Aries, in Aries. A Moon here is named by the syllable Chu and falls in a Aries navamsa.
- Nakshatra
- Ashwini, ruled by Ketu
- Arc
- 0°00′ Aries – 3°20′ Aries
- Rashi (Moon sign)
- Aries, ruled by Mangal
- Navamsa (D9)
- Aries, ruled by Mangal
- Naam akshar
- Chu (चू)
- Deity, gana, nadi
- Ashwini Kumaras · Deva · Aadi
Vargottama. The navamsa sign is the rashi itself (Aries), so a Moon here is vargottama: the same sign in the birth chart and the navamsa, which the texts read as a steady, strong Moon.
Gandanta. This pada sits on the junction where a water sign ends and a fire sign begins; tradition treats a birth here with care and keeps a Gand Mool shanti for it.
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.
What this pada adds
its navamsa and its aimAshwini in Brihat Jataka (16.1) Brihat Jataka says a person born with the Moon in Ashwini is fond of ornaments and good to look at, well liked, skilled at their work and intelligent. (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.
Ashwini gives the Moon its nature through Ketu; pada 1 sends it into a Aries navamsa, ruled by Mangal. The navamsa (D9) is the chart read for marriage and for the strength behind a placement, so in this pada Mangal colours what Ashwini gives.
By natural friendship Mangal counts Ketu neutral, and Ketu counts Mangal a friend, 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 Chu (चू)
the naam akshar of this pada, for a namkaranFor a boy
- Chudamani crest jewel
More names, by nakshatra and pada: baby name finder
The dasha it starts
Ketu, and how much is leftA Moon in Ashwini starts life in the mahadasha of Ketu, 7 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 7 years, at its end 5.3 years.
Upay for Ashwini pada 1
- Ketu, the nakshatra lord: ॐ केतवे नमः108 times on Tuesday, with a daan of a blanket and sesame.
- Mangal, the navamsa lord: ॐ मंगलाय नमः108 times on Tuesday, with a daan of red lentils and jaggery.
A suggestion, as your faith allows: the grahas this pada answers to, each on its own day.
A real birth in Ashwini pada 1
17 May 1985, 05:00, New Delhi: the Moon at 0.51° Aries, in Ashwini pada 1, with Aries rising. The engine gives 6 years, 8 months, 23 days of Ketu’s mahadasha left at birth.
In the 8,349 real births the site’s figures are counted on, 0.97% had the Moon in this pada, about one in 103.
The four padas of Ashwini
Common questions
4 questionsWhat is the naam akshar of Ashwini pada 1?
Chu (चू). A child born with the Moon in this pada is traditionally given a name beginning with it.
Which rashi and navamsa is Ashwini pada 1?
Rashi Aries, navamsa Aries (vargottama). It runs 0°00′ Aries to 3°20′ Aries.
Which mahadasha does Ashwini pada 1 start?
Ketu, with 7 years to 5.3 years of its 7 years left at birth, depending on the Moon’s exact degree.
Is Ashwini pada 1 gand mool?
Yes, and it is a gandanta pada, the water-fire junction. The six, and when the shanti is done, are explained above.
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