Chitra pada 1
23°20′ Virgo – 26°40′ Virgo
The first quarter of Chitra: a Leo navamsa, naam akshar Pe, and a birth that starts in Mangal’s mahadasha with 7 years to 5.3 years of it left.
Where Chitra pada 1 is
3°20′ of the zodiac, and what falls in itChitra pada 1 is the first 3°20′ of Chitra, 23°20′ Virgo – 26°40′ Virgo, in Virgo. A Moon here is named by the syllable Pe and falls in a Leo navamsa.
What this pada adds
its navamsa and its aimChitra in Brihat Jataka (16.8) Brihat Jataka says a person born with the Moon in Chitra dresses in clothes and flowers of many colours and has beautiful eyes and a well-formed body. (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.
Chitra gives the Moon its nature through Mangal; pada 1 sends it into a Leo navamsa, ruled by Surya. The navamsa (D9) is the chart read for marriage and for the strength behind a placement, so in this pada Surya colours what Chitra gives.
By natural friendship Surya counts Mangal a friend, and Mangal counts Surya a friend, so the navamsa supports what the nakshatra gives.
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 Pe (पे)
the naam akshar of this pada, for a namkaranAlmost no Hindi names begin with Pe (पे). Families then often choose a name that begins with the nearest sound, or one of the nakshatra’s other syllables, and use Pe in the namkaran rite itself.
More names, by nakshatra and pada: baby name finder
The dasha it starts
Mangal, and how much is leftA Moon in Chitra starts life in the mahadasha of Mangal, 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 Chitra pada 1
- Mangal, the nakshatra lord: ॐ मंगलाय नमः108 times on Tuesday, with a daan of red lentils and jaggery.
- Surya, the navamsa lord: ॐ सूर्याय नमः108 times on Sunday, with a daan of wheat and jaggery.
A suggestion, as your faith allows: the grahas this pada answers to, each on its own day.
A real birth in Chitra pada 1
9 March 1985, 11:00, Lucknow: the Moon at 24.99° Virgo, in Chitra pada 1, with Taurus rising. The engine gives 6 years, 1 month, 16 days of Mangal’s mahadasha left at birth.
In the 8,349 real births the site’s figures are counted on, 0.93% had the Moon in this pada, about one in 108.
The four padas of Chitra
Common questions
4 questionsWhat is the naam akshar of Chitra pada 1?
Pe (पे). A child born with the Moon in this pada is traditionally given a name beginning with it.
Which rashi and navamsa is Chitra pada 1?
Rashi Virgo, navamsa Leo. It runs 23°20′ Virgo to 26°40′ Virgo.
Which mahadasha does Chitra pada 1 start?
Mangal, with 7 years to 5.3 years of its 7 years left at birth, depending on the Moon’s exact degree.
Is Chitra pada 1 gand mool?
No. Chitra 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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