Nakshatra · Krittika · pada 4 of 4

Krittika pada 4
6°40′ Taurus – 10°00′ Taurus

The fourth quarter of Krittika: a Pisces navamsa, naam akshar E, and a birth that starts in Surya’s mahadasha with 1.5 years to almost none of it left.

Taurus rashiPisces navamsaakshar E
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Where Krittika pada 4 is

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

Krittika pada 4 is the fourth 3°20′ of Krittika, 6°40′ Taurus – 10°00′ Taurus, in Taurus. A Moon here is named by the syllable E and falls in a Pisces navamsa.

Nakshatra
Krittika, ruled by Sun (Surya)
Arc
6°40′ Taurus – 10°00′ Taurus
Rashi (Moon sign)
Taurus, ruled by Shukra
Navamsa (D9)
Pisces, ruled by Guru
Naam akshar
E (ए)
Deity, gana, nadi
Agni · Rakshasa · Antya
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What this pada adds

its navamsa and its aim

Krittika in Brihat Jataka (16.2) Brihat Jataka says a person born with the Moon in Krittika has a large appetite, a bright presence and a name known far and wide. The verse also warns that such a man’s eye may stray to other men’s wives. (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.

Krittika gives the Moon its nature through Surya; pada 4 sends it into a Pisces 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 Krittika gives.

By natural friendship Guru counts Surya a friend, and Surya counts Guru a friend, so the navamsa supports what the nakshatra gives.

The pada tradition reads each quarter by its navamsa’s element: a water navamsa makes this a Moksha pada, turned towards release, inner life and letting go.

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Names for E (ए)

the naam akshar of this pada, for a namkaran

For a boy

  • Ekansh a whole
  • Eklavya the devoted archer
  • Ekdant Ganesh ji
  • Ekagra focused

For a girl

  • Ekta unity
  • Aishwarya prosperity
  • Ekavali a single string of pearls

More names, by nakshatra and pada: baby name finder

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The dasha it starts

Surya, and how much is left

A Moon in Krittika starts life in the mahadasha of Surya, 6 years in all. How much is left at birth depends on how far the Moon had gone: at the start of pada 4 it is 1.5 years, at its end almost none.

Surya mahadasha · Work out yours to the day

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Upay for Krittika pada 4

  • Surya, the nakshatra lord: ॐ सूर्याय नमः108 times on Sunday, with a daan of wheat and jaggery.
  • 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 Krittika pada 4

16 June 1985, 17:00, New Delhi: the Moon at 8.73° Taurus, in Krittika pada 4, with Scorpio rising. The engine gives 0 years, 6 months, 25 days of Surya’s mahadasha left at birth.

In the 8,349 real births the site’s figures are counted on, 0.95% had the Moon in this pada, about one in 105.

Common questions

4 questions
What is the naam akshar of Krittika pada 4?

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

Which rashi and navamsa is Krittika pada 4?

Rashi Taurus, navamsa Pisces. It runs 6°40′ Taurus to 10°00′ Taurus.

Which mahadasha does Krittika pada 4 start?

Surya, with 1.5 years to almost none of its 6 years left at birth, depending on the Moon’s exact degree.

Is Krittika pada 4 gand mool?

No. Krittika 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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