Shatabhisha pada 3
13°20′ Aquarius – 16°40′ Aquarius
The third quarter of Shatabhisha: a Aquarius navamsa, naam akshar Si, and a birth that starts in Rahu’s mahadasha with 9 years to 4.5 years of it left.
Where Shatabhisha pada 3 is
3°20′ of the zodiac, and what falls in itShatabhisha pada 3 is the third 3°20′ of Shatabhisha, 13°20′ Aquarius – 16°40′ Aquarius, in Aquarius. A Moon here is named by the syllable Si and falls in a Aquarius navamsa.
- Nakshatra
- Shatabhisha, ruled by Rahu
- Arc
- 13°20′ Aquarius – 16°40′ Aquarius
- Rashi (Moon sign)
- Aquarius, ruled by Shani
- Navamsa (D9)
- Aquarius, ruled by Shani
- Naam akshar
- Si (सी)
- Deity, gana, nadi
- Varuna · Rakshasa · Aadi
Vargottama. The navamsa sign is the rashi itself (Aquarius), 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.
What this pada adds
its navamsa and its aimShatabhisha in Brihat Jataka (16.13) Brihat Jataka says a person born with the Moon in Shatabhisha is truthful but blunt of speech, overcomes their enemies, goes their own way and plunges into work without much forethought. The verse adds a share of sorrow. (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.
Shatabhisha gives the Moon its nature through Rahu; pada 3 sends it into a Aquarius navamsa, ruled by Shani. The navamsa (D9) is the chart read for marriage and for the strength behind a placement, so in this pada Shani colours what Shatabhisha gives.
By natural friendship Shani counts Rahu neutral, and Rahu counts Shani a friend, so the navamsa neither helps nor hinders much.
The pada tradition reads each quarter by its navamsa’s element: an air navamsa makes this a Kama pada, turned towards desire, relationships and enjoyment.
Names for Si (सी)
the naam akshar of this pada, for a namkaranFor a boy
- Siddharth one who has reached his goal
- Siddhant principle
- Siddhesh lord of the accomplished
For a girl
- Sita Shri Ram's consort
- Siya Sita
- Siddhi accomplishment
- Simran remembrance of God
More names, by nakshatra and pada: baby name finder
The dasha it starts
Rahu, and how much is leftA Moon in Shatabhisha starts life in the mahadasha of Rahu, 18 years in all. How much is left at birth depends on how far the Moon had gone: at the start of pada 3 it is 9 years, at its end 4.5 years.
Upay for Shatabhisha pada 3
- Rahu, the nakshatra lord: ॐ राहवे नमः108 times on Saturday, with a daan of a coconut and black cloth.
- Shani, the navamsa lord: ॐ शं शनैश्चराय नमः108 times on Saturday, with a daan of black sesame and iron.
A suggestion, as your faith allows: the grahas this pada answers to, each on its own day.
A real birth in Shatabhisha pada 3
9 June 1985, 17:00, Jaipur: the Moon at 15.08° Aquarius, in Shatabhisha pada 3, with Libra rising. The engine gives 6 years, 7 months, 20 days of Rahu’s mahadasha left at birth.
In the 8,349 real births the site’s figures are counted on, 0.87% had the Moon in this pada, about one in 115.
The four padas of Shatabhisha
Shatabhisha · before: Dhanishta 4 · after: Purva Bhadrapada 1
Common questions
4 questionsWhat is the naam akshar of Shatabhisha pada 3?
Si (सी). A child born with the Moon in this pada is traditionally given a name beginning with it.
Which rashi and navamsa is Shatabhisha pada 3?
Rashi Aquarius, navamsa Aquarius (vargottama). It runs 13°20′ Aquarius to 16°40′ Aquarius.
Which mahadasha does Shatabhisha pada 3 start?
Rahu, with 9 years to 4.5 years of its 18 years left at birth, depending on the Moon’s exact degree.
Is Shatabhisha pada 3 gand mool?
No. Shatabhisha 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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