राशि · Rashi 12 of 12
मीन Mīna(Pisces (sidereal))
| Lord | बृहस्पति Bṛhaspati |
|---|---|
| Tattva | jala (water) |
| Quality | dvisvabhava (dual) |
The two fishes: boundless, compassionate water — imagination, devotion, porous empathy and the zodiac's final, oceanic wisdom that everything returns to the same sea.
Cited fromBPHS, Ch. 4Bṛhat JātakaSaravaliParāśari tradition
लग्न · As the lagna (ascendant)
Mīna rising meets life as a current to be trusted: gentle, adaptable, artistically and spiritually gifted, guided more by feel than by map. Boundaries are the swimmer's technique — learned, they let compassion carry weight without drowning the carrier.
चन्द्र राशि · As the chandra rashi (Moon sign)
A Mīna Moon feels the room, the news and the neighbor's sorrow as its own: profound empathy, dream-rich imagination, natural devotion. Solitude and creative or spiritual practice are not luxuries but hygiene; so nourished, this is the zodiac's healer-heart.
Sources
- BPHS, Ch. 4Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (attrib. Maharshi Parashara), Ch. 4 'Zodiacal Rashis Described' (97-chapter recension, R. Santhanam ed.): rashi lords, elements, qualities, body parts, temperaments. Sanskrit classic, public domain.
- Bṛhat JātakaVarahamihira, Brihat Jataka (6th century CE), opening chapters on rashi divisions and characters. Sanskrit classic, public domain; synthesized in our own words.
- SaravaliKalyanavarma, Saravali (c. 8th century CE): extended doctrine on planetary characters and grahas in rashis and bhavas. Sanskrit classic, public domain; synthesized, no translation text reproduced.
- Parāśari traditionCommon Parashari timing doctrine — 'a dasha delivers what the chart promises, when it promises it' — shared across the classical corpus and traditional teaching, not attributable to a single shloka.