Shatabhisha pada 4
16°40′ Aquarius – 20°00′ Aquarius
The fourth quarter of Shatabhisha: a Pisces navamsa, naam akshar Su, and a birth that starts in Rahu’s mahadasha with 4.5 years to almost none of it left.
Where Shatabhisha pada 4 is
3°20′ of the zodiac, and what falls in itShatabhisha pada 4 is the fourth 3°20′ of Shatabhisha, 16°40′ Aquarius – 20°00′ Aquarius, in Aquarius. A Moon here is named by the syllable Su and falls in a Pisces navamsa.
- Nakshatra
- Shatabhisha, ruled by Rahu
- Arc
- 16°40′ Aquarius – 20°00′ Aquarius
- Rashi (Moon sign)
- Aquarius, ruled by Shani
- Navamsa (D9)
- Pisces, ruled by Guru
- Naam akshar
- Su (सू)
- Deity, gana, nadi
- Varuna · Rakshasa · Aadi
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 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 Shatabhisha gives.
By natural friendship Guru counts Rahu neutral, and Rahu counts Guru neutral, so the navamsa neither helps nor hinders much.
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.
Names for Su (सू)
the naam akshar of this pada, for a namkaranFor a boy
- Suraj the Sun
- Sumit a good friend
- Sudhir wise
- Suresh lord of the devas
- Sushant calm
- Sunil deep blue
For a girl
- Sudha nectar
- Suman flower
- Supriya dearly loved
- Sunita well-mannered
- Suhani pleasant
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 4 it is 4.5 years, at its end almost none.
Upay for Shatabhisha pada 4
- Rahu, the nakshatra lord: ॐ राहवे नमः108 times on Saturday, with a daan of a coconut and black 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.
A real birth in Shatabhisha pada 4
27 September 1985, 05:00, Jaipur: the Moon at 17.18° Aquarius, in Shatabhisha pada 4, with Leo rising. The engine gives 3 years, 9 months, 19 days of Rahu’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.
The four padas of Shatabhisha
Shatabhisha · before: Dhanishta 4 · after: Purva Bhadrapada 1
Common questions
4 questionsWhat is the naam akshar of Shatabhisha pada 4?
Su (सू). A child born with the Moon in this pada is traditionally given a name beginning with it.
Which rashi and navamsa is Shatabhisha pada 4?
Rashi Aquarius, navamsa Pisces. It runs 16°40′ Aquarius to 20°00′ Aquarius.
Which mahadasha does Shatabhisha pada 4 start?
Rahu, with 4.5 years to almost none of its 18 years left at birth, depending on the Moon’s exact degree.
Is Shatabhisha pada 4 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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