Mrigashira pada 2
26°40′ Taurus – 0°00′ Gemini
The second quarter of Mrigashira: a Virgo navamsa, naam akshar Vo, and a birth that starts in Mangal’s mahadasha with 5.3 years to 3.5 years of it left.
Where Mrigashira pada 2 is
3°20′ of the zodiac, and what falls in itMrigashira pada 2 is the second 3°20′ of Mrigashira, 26°40′ Taurus – 0°00′ Gemini, in Taurus. A Moon here is named by the syllable Vo and falls in a Virgo navamsa.
- Nakshatra
- Mrigashira, ruled by Mars (Mangal)
- Arc
- 26°40′ Taurus – 0°00′ Gemini
- Rashi (Moon sign)
- Taurus, ruled by Shukra
- Navamsa (D9)
- Virgo, ruled by Budh
- Naam akshar
- Vo (वो)
- Deity, gana, nadi
- Soma · Deva · Madhya
What this pada adds
its navamsa and its aimMrigashira in Brihat Jataka (16.3) Brihat Jataka says a person born with the Moon in Mrigashira is capable, a good speaker, active, wealthy and fond of pleasure. The verse adds that such a person is timid and not always steady in their principles. (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.
Mrigashira 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 Mrigashira 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 Vo (वो)
the naam akshar of this pada, for a namkaranAlmost no Hindi names begin with Vo (वो). Families then often choose a name that begins with the nearest sound, or one of the nakshatra’s other syllables, and use Vo in the namkaran rite itself.
More names, by nakshatra and pada: baby name finder
The dasha it starts
Mangal, and how much is leftA Moon in Mrigashira 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 Mrigashira 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 Mrigashira pada 2
5 January 1985, 11:00, Mumbai: the Moon at 28.29° Taurus, in Mrigashira pada 2, with Aquarius rising. The engine gives 4 years, 4 months, 23 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 Mrigashira
Common questions
4 questionsWhat is the naam akshar of Mrigashira pada 2?
Vo (वो). A child born with the Moon in this pada is traditionally given a name beginning with it.
Which rashi and navamsa is Mrigashira pada 2?
Rashi Taurus, navamsa Virgo. It runs 26°40′ Taurus to 0°00′ Gemini.
Which mahadasha does Mrigashira 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 Mrigashira pada 2 gand mool?
No. Mrigashira 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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