नक्षत्र · Nakshatra 16 of 27 · 20°00′ Tulā – 3°20′ Vṛścika
विशाखा Viśākhā(Vishakha)
Data
| Span | 20°00′ Tulā – 3°20′ Vṛścika |
|---|---|
| Lord | बृहस्पति Bṛhaspati |
| Deity | Indra and Agni together — power and fire in alliance |
| Symbol | A triumphal archway; a potter's wheel |
| Gana | rakshasa |
| Temperament | Mixed and driven (miśra) — the forked branch that ripens toward one chosen fruit. |
Vishakha, 'the forked one', is single-minded purpose wearing many branches: these natives pursue their goals with a patience and fire that eventually pass under the triumphal arch. The classical caution — wanting the fruit before it ripens — becomes their superpower once they learn to love the potter's wheel as much as the finished pot.
Cited fromTaittirīya Brāhmaṇa 1.5BPHS, Chs. 46–49BPHS, Ch. 6Nakshatra tradition
पद · The four padas
| Pada | Reading (by navamsa) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Meṣa navāṁśa (Mars): the front-runner — raw determination aimed at victory. |
| 2 | Vṛṣabha navāṁśa (Venus): the steady climber — ambition secured through persistence and resources. |
| 3 | Mithuna navāṁśa (Mercury): the strategist — goals reached through intelligence, words and alliances. |
| 4 | Karka navāṁśa (Moon): the devoted achiever — ambition finally warmed by emotional purpose. |
मिलान · Vishakha compatibility with all 27 nakshatras
Vishakha compatibility with all 27 nakshatras
Bride's nakshatra Vishakha, groom's below — the reverse order can score differently. Typical gun milan score out of 36.
- Ashvini 22.5/36
- Bharani 22.5/36
- Krittika 15.5/36
- Rohini 10.5/36
- Mrigashira 18.5/36
- Ardra 20/36
- Punarvasu 20/36
- Pushya 21/36
- Ashlesha 17.5/36
- Magha 18.5/36
- Purva Phalguni 20.5/36
- Uttara Phalguni 17.5/36
- Hasta 18.5/36
- Chitra 27.5/36
- Swati 19/36
- Vishakha 28/36
- Anuradha 17/36
- Jyeshtha 21.5/36
- Mula 27/36
- Purva Ashadha 21/36
- Uttara Ashadha 17.5/36
- Shravana 17/36
- Dhanishtha 30/36
- Shatabhisha 26/36
- Purva Bhadrapada 20/36
- Uttara Bhadrapada 13/36
- Revati 4.5/36
प्रश्नोत्तर · Frequently asked questions
- Which planet rules Viśākhā nakshatra?
- Viśākhā is ruled by Bṛhaspati (बृहस्पति). It is nakshatra 16 of 27, spanning 20°00′ Tulā – 3°20′ Vṛścika of the sidereal zodiac.
- What are the deity and symbol of Viśākhā?
- The presiding deity is Indra and Agni together — power and fire in alliance. Its symbol is A triumphal archway; a potter's wheel.
- What is the gana of Viśākhā?
- Viśākhā is a rakshasa gana nakshatra. Temperament: Mixed and driven (miśra) — the forked branch that ripens toward one chosen fruit..
- Which starting syllables are used for Viśākhā baby names?
- Per the traditional nāmakaraṇa chart, the syllables for padas 1-4 are: Ti (ती), Tu (तू), Te (ते), To (तो). 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.