Chitra pada 2
26°40′ Virgo – 0°00′ Libra
The second quarter of Chitra: a Virgo navamsa, naam akshar Po, and a birth that starts in Mangal’s mahadasha with 5.3 years to 3.5 years of it left.
Where Chitra pada 2 is
3°20′ of the zodiac, and what falls in itChitra pada 2 is the second 3°20′ of Chitra, 26°40′ Virgo – 0°00′ Libra, in Virgo. A Moon here is named by the syllable Po and falls in a Virgo navamsa.
- Nakshatra
- Chitra, ruled by Mars (Mangal)
- Arc
- 26°40′ Virgo – 0°00′ Libra
- Rashi (Moon sign)
- Virgo, ruled by Budh
- Navamsa (D9)
- Virgo, ruled by Budh
- Naam akshar
- Po (पो)
- Deity, gana, nadi
- Tvashtar · Rakshasa · Madhya
Vargottama. The navamsa sign is the rashi itself (Virgo), 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.
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 2 sends it into a Virgo navamsa, ruled by Budh. The navamsa (D9) is the chart read for marriage and for the strength behind a placement, so in this pada Budh colours what Chitra gives.
By natural friendship Budh counts Mangal neutral, and Mangal counts Budh an enemy, so the two pull against each other and the pada asks for balance.
The pada tradition reads each quarter by its navamsa’s element: an earth navamsa makes this an Artha pada, turned towards livelihood, wealth and security.
Names for Po (पो)
the naam akshar of this pada, for a namkaranFor a boy
- Paurav descendant of Puru
For a girl
- Paulomi Indra's consort
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 2 it is 5.3 years, at its end 3.5 years.
Upay for Chitra pada 2
- Mangal, the nakshatra lord: ॐ मंगलाय नमः108 times on Tuesday, with a daan of red lentils and jaggery.
- Budh, the navamsa lord: ॐ बुधाय नमः108 times on Wednesday, with a daan of green moong and green cloth.
A suggestion, as your faith allows: the grahas this pada answers to, each on its own day.
A real birth in Chitra pada 2
28 February 1986, 05:00, Mumbai: the Moon at 28.89° Virgo, in Chitra pada 2, with Capricorn rising. The engine gives 4 years, 0 months, 29 days of Mangal’s mahadasha left at birth.
In the 8,349 real births the site’s figures are counted on, 0.91% had the Moon in this pada, about one in 110.
The four padas of Chitra
Common questions
4 questionsWhat is the naam akshar of Chitra pada 2?
Po (पो). A child born with the Moon in this pada is traditionally given a name beginning with it.
Which rashi and navamsa is Chitra pada 2?
Rashi Virgo, navamsa Virgo (vargottama). It runs 26°40′ Virgo to 0°00′ Libra.
Which mahadasha does Chitra pada 2 start?
Mangal, with 5.3 years to 3.5 years of its 7 years left at birth, depending on the Moon’s exact degree.
Is Chitra pada 2 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.
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