Chitra pada 3
0°00′ Libra – 3°20′ Libra
The third quarter of Chitra: a Libra navamsa, naam akshar Ra, and a birth that starts in Mangal’s mahadasha with 3.5 years to 1.8 years of it left.
Where Chitra pada 3 is
3°20′ of the zodiac, and what falls in itChitra pada 3 is the third 3°20′ of Chitra, 0°00′ Libra – 3°20′ Libra, in Libra. A Moon here is named by the syllable Ra and falls in a Libra navamsa.
- Nakshatra
- Chitra, ruled by Mars (Mangal)
- Arc
- 0°00′ Libra – 3°20′ Libra
- Rashi (Moon sign)
- Libra, ruled by Shukra
- Navamsa (D9)
- Libra, ruled by Shukra
- Naam akshar
- Ra (रा)
- Deity, gana, nadi
- Tvashtar · Rakshasa · Madhya
Vargottama. The navamsa sign is the rashi itself (Libra), 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 3 sends it into a Libra navamsa, ruled by Shukra. The navamsa (D9) is the chart read for marriage and for the strength behind a placement, so in this pada Shukra colours what Chitra gives.
By natural friendship Shukra counts Mangal neutral, and Mangal counts Shukra neutral, so the navamsa neither helps nor hinders much.
The pada tradition reads each quarter by its navamsa’s element: an air navamsa makes this a Kama pada, turned towards desire, relationships and enjoyment.
Names for Ra (रा)
the naam akshar of this pada, for a namkaranFor a boy
- Rahul efficient
- Raghav Shri Ram
- Rajat silver
- Rakesh the Moon
- Ram Shri Ram
- Ravi the Sun
For a girl
- Radha Shri Krishna's beloved
- Rachna creation
- Ragini melody
- Rashmi ray of light
- Ramya beautiful
- Rajni night
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 3 it is 3.5 years, at its end 1.8 years.
Upay for Chitra pada 3
- Mangal, the nakshatra lord: ॐ मंगलाय नमः108 times on Tuesday, with a daan of red lentils and jaggery.
- Shukra, the navamsa lord: ॐ शुक्राय नमः108 times on Friday, with a daan of white cloth and rice.
A suggestion, as your faith allows: the grahas this pada answers to, each on its own day.
A real birth in Chitra pada 3
31 May 1985, 05:00, Lucknow: the Moon at 1.66° Libra, in Chitra pada 3, with Taurus rising. The engine gives 2 years, 7 months, 15 days of Mangal’s mahadasha left at birth.
In the 8,349 real births the site’s figures are counted on, 0.9% had the Moon in this pada, about one in 111.
The four padas of Chitra
Common questions
4 questionsWhat is the naam akshar of Chitra pada 3?
Ra (रा). A child born with the Moon in this pada is traditionally given a name beginning with it.
Which rashi and navamsa is Chitra pada 3?
Rashi Libra, navamsa Libra (vargottama). It runs 0°00′ Libra to 3°20′ Libra.
Which mahadasha does Chitra pada 3 start?
Mangal, with 3.5 years to 1.8 years of its 7 years left at birth, depending on the Moon’s exact degree.
Is Chitra pada 3 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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