नक्षत्र · Nakshatra 14 of 27 · 23°20′ Kanyā – 6°40′ Tulā
चित्रा Citrā(Chitra)
Data
| Span | 23°20′ Kanyā – 6°40′ Tulā |
|---|---|
| Lord | मङ्गल Maṅgala |
| Deity | Tvaṣṭṛ (Viśvakarmā), celestial architect and maker of forms |
| Symbol | A brilliant jewel; the bright star Spica |
| Gana | rakshasa |
| Temperament | Soft yet dazzling (mṛdu) — the drive to make things beautiful and make them well. |
Chitra, 'the brilliant', is the architect's star: design, structure, style and the charisma of well-made things. These natives combine an artist's eye with an engineer's hands and are rarely content with 'good enough'; their path is building works — and a self — of genuine substance beneath the shine.
Cited fromTaittirīya Brāhmaṇa 1.5BPHS, Chs. 46–49BPHS, Ch. 6Nakshatra tradition
पद · The four padas
| Pada | Reading (by navamsa) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Siṃha navāṁśa (Sun): the signature creator — design with bold, personal authorship. |
| 2 | Kanyā navāṁśa (Mercury): the master draftsman — perfection of detail and technique. |
| 3 | Tulā navāṁśa (Venus): the harmonizing designer — proportion, elegance and social grace. |
| 4 | Vṛścika navāṁśa (Mars): the intense visionary — creations that transform their maker. |
मिलान · Chitra compatibility with all 27 nakshatras
Chitra compatibility with all 27 nakshatras
Bride's nakshatra Chitra, groom's below — the reverse order can score differently. Typical gun milan score out of 36.
- Ashvini 13/36
- Bharani 5/36
- Krittika 23.5/36
- Rohini 20/36
- Mrigashira 12/36
- Ardra 26/36
- Punarvasu 24.5/36
- Pushya 12/36
- Ashlesha 26/36
- Magha 23.5/36
- Purva Phalguni 9.5/36
- Uttara Phalguni 24.5/36
- Hasta 27/36
- Chitra 28/36
- Swati 19/36
- Vishakha 26.5/36
- Anuradha 12/36
- Jyeshtha 26/36
- Mula 27/36
- Purva Ashadha 13/36
- Uttara Ashadha 17.5/36
- Shravana 18.5/36
- Dhanishtha 15.5/36
- Shatabhisha 24/36
- Purva Bhadrapada 16.5/36
- Uttara Bhadrapada 10.5/36
- Revati 19.5/36
प्रश्नोत्तर · Frequently asked questions
- Which planet rules Citrā nakshatra?
- Citrā is ruled by Maṅgala (मङ्गल). It is nakshatra 14 of 27, spanning 23°20′ Kanyā – 6°40′ Tulā of the sidereal zodiac.
- What are the deity and symbol of Citrā?
- The presiding deity is Tvaṣṭṛ (Viśvakarmā), celestial architect and maker of forms. Its symbol is A brilliant jewel; the bright star Spica.
- What is the gana of Citrā?
- Citrā is a rakshasa gana nakshatra. Temperament: Soft yet dazzling (mṛdu) — the drive to make things beautiful and make them well..
- Which starting syllables are used for Citrā baby names?
- Per the traditional nāmakaraṇa chart, the syllables for padas 1-4 are: Pe (पे), Po (पो), Ra (रा), Ri (री). The exact pada comes from the birth chart.
Sources
- Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa 1.5Taittiriya Brahmana 1.5 (with parallels in Taittiriya Samhita 4.4.10 and Atharva Veda 19.7): the Vedic nakshatra lists with their presiding deities. Vedic corpus, public domain.
- BPHS, Chs. 46–49Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (attrib. Maharshi Parashara), Chs. 46–49 (97-chapter recension, R. Santhanam ed.): the Vimshottari dasha as the foremost dasha system — sequence and years (Ketu 7, Venus 20, Sun 6, Moon 10, Mars 7, Rahu 18, Jupiter 16, Saturn 19, Mercury 17; total 120), effects of each graha's dasha, and antardasha doctrine. Sanskrit classic, public domain.
- BPHS, Ch. 6Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (attrib. Maharshi Parashara), Ch. 6 'The Sixteen Divisions of a Rashi' (97-chapter recension, R. Santhanam ed.): the navamsa (D9) scheme underlying the pada framework — each pada of 3°20′ is one navamsa. Sanskrit classic, public domain.
- Nakshatra traditionCommon Jyotish nakshatra doctrine — symbols, the deva/manushya/rakshasa gana classification, and temperament — standardized across muhurta and jataka manuals and consistent from the medieval synthesis treatises (e.g., Jataka Parijata) onward. Editorial synthesis in our own words; no copyrighted translation reproduced.