नक्षत्र · Nakshatra 3 of 27 · 26°40′ Meṣa – 10°00′ Vṛṣabha
कृत्तिका Kṛttikā(Krittika)
Data
| Span | 26°40′ Meṣa – 10°00′ Vṛṣabha |
|---|---|
| Lord | सूर्य Sūrya |
| Deity | Agni, god of fire and purification |
| Symbol | A razor or sharp flame |
| Gana | rakshasa |
| Temperament | Sharp and mixed (miśra) — cutting clarity joined to a surprising warmth. |
Krittika cuts to the truth: these natives have a purifying honesty and a discernment that separates the essential from the rest, like a flame refining metal. The same stars nursed the infant Kartikeya — beneath the sharpness lives a fiercely protective, nurturing streak, and their edge serves best when it defends rather than wounds.
Cited fromTaittirīya Brāhmaṇa 1.5BPHS, Chs. 46–49BPHS, Ch. 6Nakshatra tradition
पद · The four padas
| Pada | Reading (by navamsa) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dhanu navāṁśa (Jupiter): the truth-teller with a philosophy — sharpness in service of principle. |
| 2 | Makara navāṁśa (Saturn): disciplined refinement — patient, structured mastery of the craft. |
| 3 | Kumbha navāṁśa (Saturn): the reformer's blade — clarity applied to collective causes. |
| 4 | Mīna navāṁśa (Jupiter): fire meets water — intuition softens the edge into wise compassion. |
मिलान · Krittika compatibility with all 27 nakshatras
Krittika compatibility with all 27 nakshatras
Bride's nakshatra Krittika, groom's below — the reverse order can score differently. Typical gun milan score out of 36.
- Ashvini 17.5/36
- Bharani 20/36
- Krittika 28/36
- Rohini 20/36
- Mrigashira 26.5/36
- Ardra 16.5/36
- Punarvasu 17.5/36
- Pushya 22/36
- Ashlesha 18/36
- Magha 17/36
- Purva Phalguni 20.5/36
- Uttara Phalguni 21/36
- Hasta 21/36
- Chitra 23.5/36
- Swati 10.5/36
- Vishakha 14.5/36
- Anuradha 22.5/36
- Jyeshtha 28.5/36
- Mula 19/36
- Purva Ashadha 14.5/36
- Uttara Ashadha 14/36
- Shravana 9/36
- Dhanishtha 22.5/36
- Shatabhisha 30.5/36
- Purva Bhadrapada 23.5/36
- Uttara Bhadrapada 21/36
- Revati 13/36
प्रश्नोत्तर · Frequently asked questions
- Which planet rules Kṛttikā nakshatra?
- Kṛttikā is ruled by Sūrya (सूर्य). It is nakshatra 3 of 27, spanning 26°40′ Meṣa – 10°00′ Vṛṣabha of the sidereal zodiac.
- What are the deity and symbol of Kṛttikā?
- The presiding deity is Agni, god of fire and purification. Its symbol is A razor or sharp flame.
- What is the gana of Kṛttikā?
- Kṛttikā is a rakshasa gana nakshatra. Temperament: Sharp and mixed (miśra) — cutting clarity joined to a surprising warmth..
- Which starting syllables are used for Kṛttikā baby names?
- Per the traditional nāmakaraṇa chart, the syllables for padas 1-4 are: A (अ), I (ई), U (उ), E (ए). 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.