Ashwini Nakshatra

अश्विनी

Nakshatra 1 of 27 · 0.0° to 13.33° · lord Ketu

Swift, pioneering and healing -- the star of new beginnings.

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Lord

Ketu

Deity

Ashwini Kumaras

Symbol

Horse's head

Gana

Deva

Yoni

Horse

Nadi

Adi

Shakti

Power to reach things quickly

Personality

Energetic, quick to act and eager to start things; you like to help and to get things moving.

Career

Suits medicine and healing, emergency work, sport, transport and anything that rewards speed.

Relationships

Warm and enthusiastic; you need a partner who keeps up and gives you room to move.

Spiritual tendencies

Service through healing is this star's natural path.

The four padas

✦ Pada 1 -- Moon in Mesha; names traditionally begin with “Chu”.
✦ Pada 2 -- Moon in Mesha; names traditionally begin with “Che”.
✦ Pada 3 -- Moon in Mesha; names traditionally begin with “Cho”.
✦ Pada 4 -- Moon in Mesha; names traditionally begin with “La”.

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Strengths: Initiative, Speed, Healing touch. Challenges: Impatience, Starting more than you finish. These are general traits -- your whole chart refines them.

The 27 nakshatras

1. Ashwini 2. Bharani 3. Krittika 4. Rohini 5. Mrigashira 6. Ardra 7. Punarvasu 8. Pushya 9. Ashlesha 10. Magha 11. Purva Phalguni 12. Uttara Phalguni 13. Hasta 14. Chitra 15. Swati 16. Vishakha 17. Anuradha 18. Jyeshtha 19. Mula 20. Purva Ashadha 21. Uttara Ashadha 22. Shravana 23. Dhanishta 24. Shatabhisha 25. Purva Bhadrapada 26. Uttara Bhadrapada 27. Revati