नक्षत्र · Nakshatra 23 of 27 · 23°20′ Makara – 6°40′ Kumbha
धनिष्ठा Dhaniṣṭhā(Dhanishtha)
Data
| Span | 23°20′ Makara – 6°40′ Kumbha |
|---|---|
| Lord | मङ्गल Maṅgala |
| Deity | The eight Vasus, gods of light and abundance |
| Symbol | A drum (ḍamaru); a flute |
| Gana | rakshasa |
| Temperament | Movable and rhythmic (chara) — wealth and music share the same beat. |
Dhanishtha, 'the wealthiest' and 'most famous', is the drum of the zodiac: rhythm, timing, music and the knack for orchestrating groups toward prosperity. These natives excel where tempo matters — performance, markets, teams — and their hollow-drum symbol teaches their deepest lesson: resonance requires an open, unattached center.
Cited fromTaittirīya Brāhmaṇa 1.5BPHS, Chs. 46–49BPHS, Ch. 6Nakshatra tradition
पद · The four padas
| Pada | Reading (by navamsa) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Siṃha navāṁśa (Sun): the star performer — rhythm and leadership on full display. |
| 2 | Kanyā navāṁśa (Mercury): the precision player — technical mastery of craft and timing. |
| 3 | Tulā navāṁśa (Venus): the ensemble leader — harmony, collaboration and shared success. |
| 4 | Vṛścika navāṁśa (Mars): the intense virtuoso — group power channeled with penetrating drive. |
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.