Nakshatra · Jyeshtha · pada 1 of 4

Jyeshtha pada 1
16°40′ Scorpio – 20°00′ Scorpio

The first quarter of Jyeshtha: a Sagittarius navamsa, naam akshar No, and a birth that starts in Budh’s mahadasha with 17 years to 12.8 years of it left.

Scorpio rashiSagittarius navamsaakshar No
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Where Jyeshtha pada 1 is

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

Jyeshtha pada 1 is the first 3°20′ of Jyeshtha, 16°40′ Scorpio – 20°00′ Scorpio, in Scorpio. A Moon here is named by the syllable No and falls in a Sagittarius navamsa.

Nakshatra
Jyeshtha, ruled by Mercury (Budh)
Arc
16°40′ Scorpio – 20°00′ Scorpio
Rashi (Moon sign)
Scorpio, ruled by Mangal
Navamsa (D9)
Sagittarius, ruled by Guru
Naam akshar
No (नो)
Deity, gana, nadi
Indra · Rakshasa · Aadi

Gand Mool nakshatra. Jyeshtha is one of the six Gand Mool nakshatras; many families keep a Mool shanti for a birth in any of its padas, though the junction pada is read as the stronger.

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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What this pada adds

its navamsa and its aim

Jyeshtha in Brihat Jataka (16.10) Brihat Jataka says a person born with the Moon in Jyeshtha is cheerful and virtuous but quick to anger, and has few friends. (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.

Jyeshtha gives the Moon its nature through Budh; pada 1 sends it into a Sagittarius navamsa, ruled by Guru. The navamsa (D9) is the chart read for marriage and for the strength behind a placement, so in this pada Guru colours what Jyeshtha gives.

By natural friendship Guru counts Budh an enemy, and Budh counts Guru neutral, so the two pull against each other and the pada asks for balance.

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 No (नो)

the naam akshar of this pada, for a namkaran

Almost no Hindi names begin with No (नो). Families then often choose a name that begins with the nearest sound, or one of the nakshatra’s other syllables, and use No in the namkaran rite itself.

More names, by nakshatra and pada: baby name finder

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The dasha it starts

Budh, and how much is left

A Moon in Jyeshtha starts life in the mahadasha of Budh, 17 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 17 years, at its end 12.8 years.

Budh mahadasha · Work out yours to the day

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Upay for Jyeshtha pada 1

  • Budh, the nakshatra lord: ॐ बुधाय नमः108 times on Wednesday, with a daan of green moong and green cloth.
  • Guru, the navamsa lord: ॐ गुरवे नमः108 times on Thursday, with a daan of chana dal and turmeric.

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 Jyeshtha pada 1

6 May 1985, 23:00, Lucknow: the Moon at 19.06° Scorpio, in Jyeshtha pada 1, with Sagittarius rising. The engine gives 13 years, 11 months, 12 days of Budh’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 Jyeshtha pada 1?

No (नो). A child born with the Moon in this pada is traditionally given a name beginning with it.

Which rashi and navamsa is Jyeshtha pada 1?

Rashi Scorpio, navamsa Sagittarius. It runs 16°40′ Scorpio to 20°00′ Scorpio.

Which mahadasha does Jyeshtha pada 1 start?

Budh, with 17 years to 12.8 years of its 17 years left at birth, depending on the Moon’s exact degree.

Is Jyeshtha pada 1 gand mool?

Jyeshtha is a Gand Mool nakshatra, though this is not its junction pada. The six, and when the shanti is done, are explained above.

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