Nakshatra · Rohini · pada 2 of 4

Rohini pada 2
13°20′ Taurus – 16°40′ Taurus

The second quarter of Rohini: a Taurus navamsa, naam akshar Va, and a birth that starts in Chandra’s mahadasha with 7.5 years to 5 years of it left.

Taurus rashiTaurus navamsaakshar Va
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Where Rohini pada 2 is

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

Rohini pada 2 is the second 3°20′ of Rohini, 13°20′ Taurus – 16°40′ Taurus, in Taurus. A Moon here is named by the syllable Va and falls in a Taurus navamsa.

Nakshatra
Rohini, ruled by Moon (Chandra)
Arc
13°20′ Taurus – 16°40′ Taurus
Rashi (Moon sign)
Taurus, ruled by Shukra
Navamsa (D9)
Taurus, ruled by Shukra
Naam akshar
Va (वा)
Deity, gana, nadi
Brahma · Manushya · Antya

Vargottama. The navamsa sign is the rashi itself (Taurus), 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.

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What this pada adds

its navamsa and its aim

Rohini in Brihat Jataka (16.2) Brihat Jataka says a person born with the Moon in Rohini is truthful, clean in habits, sweet of speech, firm in their views and good-looking, and does not covet what belongs to others. (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.

Rohini gives the Moon its nature through Chandra; pada 2 sends it into a Taurus 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 Rohini gives.

By natural friendship Shukra counts Chandra an enemy, and Chandra counts Shukra 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: an earth navamsa makes this an Artha pada, turned towards livelihood, wealth and security.

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Names for Va (वा)

the naam akshar of this pada, for a namkaran

For a boy

  • Varun lord of the waters
  • Vansh lineage
  • Vasu wealth
  • Vatsal affectionate
  • Vardhan one who grows
  • Vasudev Shri Krishna

For a girl

  • Vani speech; Saraswati
  • Varsha rain
  • Vasudha earth
  • Vanshika flute
  • Vatsala affectionate

More names, by nakshatra and pada: baby name finder

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The dasha it starts

Chandra, and how much is left

A Moon in Rohini starts life in the mahadasha of Chandra, 10 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 7.5 years, at its end 5 years.

Chandra mahadasha · Work out yours to the day

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Upay for Rohini pada 2

  • Chandra, the nakshatra lord: ॐ सोमाय नमः108 times on Monday, with a daan of rice and white cloth.
  • 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.

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A real birth in Rohini pada 2

20 May 1985, 23:00, New Delhi: the Moon at 15.13° Taurus, in Rohini pada 2, with Capricorn rising. The engine gives 6 years, 1 month, 25 days of Chandra’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.

Common questions

4 questions
What is the naam akshar of Rohini pada 2?

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

Which rashi and navamsa is Rohini pada 2?

Rashi Taurus, navamsa Taurus (vargottama). It runs 13°20′ Taurus to 16°40′ Taurus.

Which mahadasha does Rohini pada 2 start?

Chandra, with 7.5 years to 5 years of its 10 years left at birth, depending on the Moon’s exact degree.

Is Rohini pada 2 gand mool?

No. Rohini 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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