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The Nakshatras – the Lunar Mandala Nakshatra literally means a star in Sanskrit. A star is a point of cosmic light. Naksha means to get closer and Tra means to preserve. And nakshatra also means one that never decays’: their cosmic remit is to be the guardians of the soul during its journey through many human lifetimes and bring divine knowledge of the Deity.

The original nakshatra division was on 28 sections but this is not longer so prevalent, although some techniques will use 28 nakshatras. Nakshatras division of the sky into 27 sections relates to the Moon as it stays in one Nakshatra for a day. Each Nakshatra compromises 13°20″ of the ecliptic – the degrees covered by the Moon in a 24 hour day.

Each Nakshatra is a group of several thousands of fixed stars. Each Rashi sign has 2 ¼ Nakshatras. Nava Grahas or nine planets rule the 27 Nakshatras. Nakshatras are divided into three cycles of nine, which are always ruled by the planets in the same order. The nine planets are Ketu, Venus, Sun, Moon, Mars, Rahu, Jupiter, Saturn and Mercury. The 28th intercalary nakshatra is called Abhijit. Read more on why below.

Although the Moon’s position in a nakshatra is of prime importance, the quality of the other planets gets influenced and altered by their nakshatra position. To study the deeper meanings of life, the nakshatra placements of all planets must be analyzed and this will give a better understanding of the inner motivations.

 

Komilla Sutton is an internationally renowned consultant, teacher & lecturer. Her Academy teaches 3-year online courses. She is the co-Founder & Chair of the British Association of Vedic Astrology, has been leading trips to India since 1999 and sponsoring Vedic Astrology Conferences in India since 2013. Author of: Nakshatra: Stars beyond the Zodiac, Personal Panchanga, The Essentials of Vedic Astrology, Lunar Nodes: Crisis and Redemption, Vedic Love Signs and Vedic Astrology. www.komilla.com

 

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