Nakshatra · Dhanishta · pada 1 of 4

Dhanishta pada 1
23°20′ Capricorn – 26°40′ Capricorn

The first quarter of Dhanishta: a Leo navamsa, naam akshar Ga, and a birth that starts in Mangal’s mahadasha with 7 years to 5.3 years of it left.

Capricorn rashiLeo navamsaakshar Ga
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Where Dhanishta pada 1 is

3°20′ of the zodiac, and what falls in it

Dhanishta pada 1 is the first 3°20′ of Dhanishta, 23°20′ Capricorn – 26°40′ Capricorn, in Capricorn. A Moon here is named by the syllable Ga and falls in a Leo navamsa.

Nakshatra
Dhanishta, ruled by Mars (Mangal)
Arc
23°20′ Capricorn – 26°40′ Capricorn
Rashi (Moon sign)
Capricorn, ruled by Shani
Navamsa (D9)
Leo, ruled by Surya
Naam akshar
Ga (गा)
Deity, gana, nadi
Vasus · Rakshasa · Madhya
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What this pada adds

its navamsa and its aim

Dhanishta in Brihat Jataka (16.12) Brihat Jataka says a person born with the Moon in Dhanishta is generous in giving, wealthy, brave and fond of music, though the same verse also calls such a person close with money. (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.

Dhanishta 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 Dhanishta 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.

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Names for Ga (गा)

the naam akshar of this pada, for a namkaran

For a boy

  • Ganesh Ganesh ji
  • Gagan sky
  • Gandharv celestial musician
  • Gajanan Ganesh ji
  • Gajendra king of elephants
  • Ganpati Ganesh ji

For a girl

  • Ganga the holy river
  • Gargi a learned woman of the Vedas
  • Gayatri the sacred mantra
  • Gatha story, song
  • Garima dignity

More names, by nakshatra and pada: baby name finder

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The dasha it starts

Mangal, and how much is left

A Moon in Dhanishta 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.

Mangal mahadasha · Work out yours to the day

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Upay for Dhanishta 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.

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A real birth in Dhanishta pada 1

18 February 1985, 23:00, Jaipur: the Moon at 24.31° Capricorn, in Dhanishta pada 1, with Libra rising. The engine gives 6 years, 5 months, 25 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.

Common questions

4 questions
What is the naam akshar of Dhanishta pada 1?

Ga (गा). A child born with the Moon in this pada is traditionally given a name beginning with it.

Which rashi and navamsa is Dhanishta pada 1?

Rashi Capricorn, navamsa Leo. It runs 23°20′ Capricorn to 26°40′ Capricorn.

Which mahadasha does Dhanishta 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 Dhanishta pada 1 gand mool?

No. Dhanishta 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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