नक्षत्र · Nakshatra 24 of 27 · 6°40′–20°00′ Kumbha
शतभिषा Śatabhiṣā(Shatabhisha)
Data
| Span | 6°40′–20°00′ Kumbha |
|---|---|
| Lord | राहु Rāhu |
| Deity | Varuṇa, keeper of cosmic law and the deep waters |
| Symbol | An empty circle; a hundred physicians or a hundred stars |
| Gana | rakshasa |
| Temperament | Movable and veiled (chara) — the healer who works behind the circle. |
Shatabhisha, 'a hundred healers', is the mansion of vast systems and secret medicine: these natives perceive what large structures — bodies, societies, networks — hide, and they heal at scale. Solitude restores them rather than isolating them; their circle-symbol marks a protected inner space from which unusually original, even visionary, work emerges.
Cited fromTaittirīya Brāhmaṇa 1.5BPHS, Chs. 46–49BPHS, Ch. 6Nakshatra tradition
पद · The four padas
| Pada | Reading (by navamsa) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dhanu navāṁśa (Jupiter): the philosophical healer — diagnosis guided by big-picture truth. |
| 2 | Makara navāṁśa (Saturn): the systems physician — discipline applied to structural repair. |
| 3 | Kumbha navāṁśa (Saturn): the pure scientist — vargottama-like depth of originality and research. |
| 4 | Mīna navāṁśa (Jupiter): the mystic healer — intuition completing what analysis began. |
मिलान · Shatabhisha compatibility with all 27 nakshatras
Shatabhisha compatibility with all 27 nakshatras
Bride's nakshatra Shatabhisha, groom's below — the reverse order can score differently. Typical gun milan score out of 36.
- Ashvini 15/36
- Bharani 21/36
- Krittika 31.5/36
- Rohini 26.5/36
- Mrigashira 28/36
- Ardra 12/36
- Punarvasu 12/36
- Pushya 13.5/36
- Ashlesha 19.5/36
- Magha 26.5/36
- Purva Phalguni 20.5/36
- Uttara Phalguni 9.5/36
- Hasta 8.5/36
- Chitra 25/36
- Swati 19/36
- Vishakha 26/36
- Anuradha 22/36
- Jyeshtha 20/36
- Mula 22.5/36
- Purva Ashadha 24.5/36
- Uttara Ashadha 18.5/36
- Shravana 19/36
- Dhanishtha 24.5/36
- Shatabhisha 28/36
- Purva Bhadrapada 19/36
- Uttara Bhadrapada 15/36
- Revati 16/36
प्रश्नोत्तर · Frequently asked questions
- Which planet rules Śatabhiṣā nakshatra?
- Śatabhiṣā is ruled by Rāhu (राहु). It is nakshatra 24 of 27, spanning 6°40′–20°00′ Kumbha of the sidereal zodiac.
- What are the deity and symbol of Śatabhiṣā?
- The presiding deity is Varuṇa, keeper of cosmic law and the deep waters. Its symbol is An empty circle; a hundred physicians or a hundred stars.
- What is the gana of Śatabhiṣā?
- Śatabhiṣā is a rakshasa gana nakshatra. Temperament: Movable and veiled (chara) — the healer who works behind the circle..
- Which starting syllables are used for Śatabhiṣā baby names?
- Per the traditional nāmakaraṇa chart, the syllables for padas 1-4 are: Go (गो), Sa (सा), Si (सी), Su (सू). 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.