नक्षत्र · Nakshatra 5 of 27 · 23°20′ Vṛṣabha – 6°40′ Mithuna
मृगशिरा Mṛgaśirā(Mrigashira)
Data
| Span | 23°20′ Vṛṣabha – 6°40′ Mithuna |
|---|---|
| Lord | मङ्गल Maṅgala |
| Deity | Soma, the Moon as nectar of life |
| Symbol | A deer's head |
| Gana | deva |
| Temperament | Soft and gentle (mṛdu) — a curious, questing lightness. |
Mrigashira is the deer's search: a lifelong, gentle quest for the beautiful, the true and the not-yet-found. These natives are seekers and wanderers of ideas — restless in the loveliest way — and they flourish when the search itself is honored, rather than treated as indecision.
Cited fromTaittirīya Brāhmaṇa 1.5BPHS, Chs. 46–49BPHS, Ch. 6Nakshatra tradition
पद · The four padas
| Pada | Reading (by navamsa) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Siṃha navāṁśa (Sun): the confident explorer — the quest becomes creative self-expression. |
| 2 | Kanyā navāṁśa (Mercury): the researcher — searching turns methodical, analytical, precise. |
| 3 | Tulā navāṁśa (Venus): seeking through relationship — beauty, dialogue and shared discovery. |
| 4 | Vṛścika navāṁśa (Mars): the tracker — penetrating investigation of what is hidden. |
मिलान · Mrigashira compatibility with all 27 nakshatras
Mrigashira compatibility with all 27 nakshatras
Bride's nakshatra Mrigashira, groom's below — the reverse order can score differently. Typical gun milan score out of 36.
- Ashvini 24.5/36
- Bharani 15.5/36
- Krittika 27.5/36
- Rohini 35/36
- Mrigashira 28/36
- Ardra 24/36
- Punarvasu 22.5/36
- Pushya 18/36
- Ashlesha 20/36
- Magha 20/36
- Purva Phalguni 16/36
- Uttara Phalguni 22.5/36
- Hasta 25/36
- Chitra 13/36
- Swati 24/36
- Vishakha 18.5/36
- Anuradha 20.5/36
- Jyeshtha 23.5/36
- Mula 15/36
- Purva Ashadha 12/36
- Uttara Ashadha 22.5/36
- Shravana 25/36
- Dhanishtha 12/36
- Shatabhisha 28/36
- Purva Bhadrapada 29.5/36
- Uttara Bhadrapada 16/36
- Revati 27/36
प्रश्नोत्तर · Frequently asked questions
- Which planet rules Mṛgaśirā nakshatra?
- Mṛgaśirā is ruled by Maṅgala (मङ्गल). It is nakshatra 5 of 27, spanning 23°20′ Vṛṣabha – 6°40′ Mithuna of the sidereal zodiac.
- What are the deity and symbol of Mṛgaśirā?
- The presiding deity is Soma, the Moon as nectar of life. Its symbol is A deer's head.
- What is the gana of Mṛgaśirā?
- Mṛgaśirā is a deva gana nakshatra. Temperament: Soft and gentle (mṛdu) — a curious, questing lightness..
- Which starting syllables are used for Mṛgaśirā baby names?
- Per the traditional nāmakaraṇa chart, the syllables for padas 1-4 are: Ve (वे), Vo (वो), Ka (का), Ki (की). 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.