Vishakha pada 2
23°20′ Libra – 26°40′ Libra
The second quarter of Vishakha: a Taurus navamsa, naam akshar Tu, and a birth that starts in Guru’s mahadasha with 12 years to 8 years of it left.
Where Vishakha pada 2 is
3°20′ of the zodiac, and what falls in itVishakha pada 2 is the second 3°20′ of Vishakha, 23°20′ Libra – 26°40′ Libra, in Libra. A Moon here is named by the syllable Tu and falls in a Taurus navamsa.
What this pada adds
its navamsa and its aimVishakha in Brihat Jataka (16.9) Brihat Jataka says a person born with the Moon in Vishakha is bright in appearance, clear of speech and skilled at earning money. The verse also warns of envy at others’ prosperity, a tight fist and a habit of stirring up quarrels. (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.
Vishakha gives the Moon its nature through Guru; 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 Vishakha gives.
By natural friendship Shukra counts Guru neutral, and Guru counts Shukra 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 Tu (तू)
the naam akshar of this pada, for a namkaranFor a boy
- Tushar frost
- Tuhin snow
- Tulsidas servant of Tulsi; the poet
For a girl
- Tulsi the holy basil
- Tulika painter's brush
- Tuhina snow
More names, by nakshatra and pada: baby name finder
The dasha it starts
Guru, and how much is leftA Moon in Vishakha starts life in the mahadasha of Guru, 16 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 12 years, at its end 8 years.
Upay for Vishakha pada 2
- Guru, the nakshatra lord: ॐ गुरवे नमः108 times on Thursday, with a daan of chana dal and turmeric.
- 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.
A real birth in Vishakha pada 2
2 February 1986, 17:00, Mumbai: the Moon at 23.37° Libra, in Vishakha pada 2, with Gemini rising. The engine gives 11 years, 11 months, 14 days of Guru’s mahadasha left at birth.
In the 8,349 real births the site’s figures are counted on, 0.97% had the Moon in this pada, about one in 103.
The four padas of Vishakha
Common questions
4 questionsWhat is the naam akshar of Vishakha pada 2?
Tu (तू). A child born with the Moon in this pada is traditionally given a name beginning with it.
Which rashi and navamsa is Vishakha pada 2?
Rashi Libra, navamsa Taurus. It runs 23°20′ Libra to 26°40′ Libra.
Which mahadasha does Vishakha pada 2 start?
Guru, with 12 years to 8 years of its 16 years left at birth, depending on the Moon’s exact degree.
Is Vishakha pada 2 gand mool?
No. Vishakha 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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