Swati pada 1
6°40′ Libra – 10°00′ Libra
The first quarter of Swati: a Sagittarius navamsa, naam akshar Ru, and a birth that starts in Rahu’s mahadasha with 18 years to 13.5 years of it left.
Where Swati pada 1 is
3°20′ of the zodiac, and what falls in itSwati pada 1 is the first 3°20′ of Swati, 6°40′ Libra – 10°00′ Libra, in Libra. A Moon here is named by the syllable Ru and falls in a Sagittarius navamsa.
What this pada adds
its navamsa and its aimSwati in Brihat Jataka (16.8) Brihat Jataka says a person born with the Moon in Swati is mild and quiet, master of their passions, skilled in trade, kind, sweet of speech and given to charity. The verse adds that such a person cannot bear thirst. (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.
Swati gives the Moon its nature through Rahu; pada 1 sends it into a Sagittarius 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 Swati 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 fire navamsa makes this a Dharma pada, turned towards right conduct, duty and purpose.
Names for Ru (रू)
the naam akshar of this pada, for a namkaranFor a boy
- Rudra Shiv ji
- Rupesh lord of beauty
- Rushil charming
- Rudransh a part of Shiv ji
- Ruchir beautiful
For a girl
- Ruchi interest, taste
- Rupali beautiful
- Rukmini Shri Krishna's consort
- Ruhi soul
- Rupa beauty
- Ruchika shining
More names, by nakshatra and pada: baby name finder
The dasha it starts
Rahu, and how much is leftA Moon in Swati 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 1 it is 18 years, at its end 13.5 years.
Upay for Swati pada 1
- 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 Swati pada 1
28 March 1986, 05:00, Mumbai: the Moon at 8.42° Libra, in Swati pada 1, with Aquarius rising. The engine gives 15 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 Swati
Common questions
4 questionsWhat is the naam akshar of Swati pada 1?
Ru (रू). A child born with the Moon in this pada is traditionally given a name beginning with it.
Which rashi and navamsa is Swati pada 1?
Rashi Libra, navamsa Sagittarius. It runs 6°40′ Libra to 10°00′ Libra.
Which mahadasha does Swati pada 1 start?
Rahu, with 18 years to 13.5 years of its 18 years left at birth, depending on the Moon’s exact degree.
Is Swati pada 1 gand mool?
No. Swati 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.
Your nakshatra is where the Moon was, to the minute.
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