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Komilla Sutton is a co-founder of the British Association for Vedic Astrology. She is renowned as both a practitioner and teacher of the science with students and clients all over the world. Readers of her previous books (The Essentials of Vedic Astrology, The Lunar Nodes and Personal Panchanga) have long been asking for a book on the nakshatras, the lunar mansions - so here it is.

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Publié par	The Wessex Astrologer
Date de parution	01 mai 2014
Nombre de lectures	8
EAN13	9781902405971
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	4 Mo

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The Nakshatras
The Stars
Beyond the Zodiac
Komilla Sutton
Published in 2014 by The Wessex Astrologer Ltd 4A Woodside Road Bournemouth BH5 2AZ England
www.wessexastrologer.com
Copyright Komilla Sutton 2014
Komilla Sutton asserts the right to be recognised as the author of this work
ISBN 9781902405926
A catalogue record of this book is available at The British Library
Cover design by Jonathan Taylor Cover photo of Soma, the Moon: Author s own
All rights reserved. No part of this work may be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission. A reviewer may quote brief passages.
Acknowledgements
I would like to thank the following for their help and support:
My Guru Dr Ajit Sinha for showing me the light of Jyotish. He will forever be in my heart.
Margaret Cahill for being the best publisher ever. I feel so blessed to know her and have her publish all my books. Thanks too for her excellent editing, inspiration and suggestions that make my books shine.
Paul F. Newman for his editing and incredible eye for detail.
Jonathan Taylor for creating such a beautiful cover.
Keiko Ito and Anna Karlsdottir for their help with the book. I value them both so much.
To my family, especially my mom Inderjit Wirk and my brother Kuldip Wirk for their love and for always being there for me.
Dedication
To Swami Sitaramananda for her inspiration and divine blessings
Komilla Sutton is a very intuitive and wise Jyotishi and teacher, with a deep knowledge of Yoga and the mind. In this year of Jupiter coming to exaltation position, I would like to recommend her new book on nakshatras which represents all the shaktis of the mind. May all readers receive insights from the book to pierce through the divine mysteries of mind and maya and learn the way to liberation, Peace and Happinness .
Swami Sitaramananda Acharya, International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers
Contents
1 An Introduction to the Nakshatras
2 Nakshatra Characteristics
3 Strength and Weakness in the Nakshatras
4 The Nakshatras
1 Ashwini
2 Bharani
3 Krittika
4 Rohini
5 Mrigasira
6 Ardra
7 Punarvasu
8 Pushya
9 Ashlesha
10 Magha
11 Purva Phalguni
12 Uttara Phalguni
13 Hasta
14 Chitra
15 Swati
16 Vishakha
17 Anuradha
18 Jyeshta
19 Mula
20 Purva Ashadha
21 Uttara Ashadha
Abhijit
22 Shravana
23 Dhanishta
24 Shatabishak
25 Purva Bhadra
26 Uttara Bhadra
27 Revati
5 Nama Nakshatra: The Technique of Choosing the Right Name
6 The Gunas or Qualities of the Mind
7 Nakshatra Gandanta: The Spiritual Knot
8 The Sexuality of the Nakshatras: Yoni and Animal
9 Nadi Nakshatra: The Secret Pulse
10 Analysis: Revealing the Mind
Glossary
Agni
Fire, one of the five great elements
Aakash
Ether, one of the five great elements
Amavasya
the 30th tithi, the dark night of the Moon
Apas
Water, one of the five great elements
Artha
practical aim of life, one of the four aims
Ashtamamsha
when planets in Rashi chart move into the 8th sign from themselves in the navamsha/pada
Bhakti
devotion or worship
dik bala
directional strength
Gandanta
the spiritual knot. It refers to special areas or degrees at the junction of Pisces/Aries, Cancer/Leo and Scorpio/Sagittarius
Graha
planet
Hanuman
Vedic god, devotee of Lord Rama, the head of the monkeys. His form is of the monkey. He represents the ideal devotee.
Janma
birth, often refers to the Moon s nakshatra
Jati
caste, social group, could be professional group too
Kama
passion, one of the 4 aims of life.
Karaka
significator
Kshema
prosperity
Mahadasha
major period of time, top level of dasha
Manasa
mind
Mantra Shastra
scripture on Sacred Sounds
Navamsha
ninth divisional chart
Navatara
a group of nine nakshatras
Pada
feet, division or part, divides one nakshatra into four parts
Panchanga
five limbs of the day
Param mitra
eternal friend
Paryay
cycle
Prashna
the Jyotish technique of interpreting the chart from the time a question is asked
Pratayak
obstacle
Prithvi
Earth, one of the five great elements
Pushkara
refers to special navamsha and degrees that are auspicious
Rashi
sign of the zodiac
Rishi
sage
Soma
the Moon
Vargottama
when a planet is in the same sign in both Rashi and navamsha charts
Vayu
Wind, one of the five great elements, also a Vedic God
Vimshottari
is a system of timing which takes 120 years as the optimum age. It shows what a soul experiences during a life time.
1 An Introduction to the Nakshatras
Nakshatra is the original language of the stars with which the ancient sages connected to intangible spirit. They tried to decipher the meaning of life from qualities beyond the zodiac, where the gods and goddesses lived in a world that is free from pain and sorrow. The Sages felt that if they could understand the language of the stars and work with their cosmic patterns they could truly learn to override the daily turbulence of the human life and mind. The word nakshatra literally means a star. Each nakshatra is a group of several thousand fixed stars comprising 13 20 of the ecliptic - the number of degrees travelled by the Moon in a 24-hour day. One rashi or sign has 2 nakshatras within it. Breaking it down further, Naksha means to get closer and Tra means to preserve . Nakshatra also therefore means one that never decays . The nakshatras cosmic remit is to be the guardians of the soul during its journey through many human lifetimes, and bring divine knowledge to earth.
The nakshatras represent the mind: the higher and lower energies and daily struggles for peace and calmness amid the uncertainties and pressures. They show the mind s ability to be part of the higher self, the evolution of consciousness, and to be at one with the divine. They also indicate the emotional chaos, unhappiness and sorrows which the mind copes with on a daily basis. The nakshatras deal with karma which is stored in the mind, whose daily fluctuations keep us from developing towards self-realization.
The nakshatras relate to two key aspects - the eternal and the ever changing. They represent the fixed stars which are constant, and the Moon/mind which is always changing. This interaction, if truly understood, can bring deeper knowledge of consciousness, karma and the search for happiness.
Although the Moon s position in a nakshatra is of prime importance, the quality of the other planets is also influenced and altered by their nakshatra position. To study the deeper meanings of life, the nakshatra placements of all planets must be analysed and this will give a better understanding of the inner motivations of the planets in your chart.
Gayatri Mantra and the Nakshatra Loka
The Gayatri mantra, which is the greatest chant in the Vedas, connects to the inner meaning of the world (loka) of nakshatras. This chant is about the three worlds and prays to the solar god Savitur to show us the inner light beyond the visible light of the Sun.
The Gayatri Mantra

Om bh r bhuvah svah tat savitur varenyam Bhargo devasya dh mahi dhiyo yo nah pracoday t
I pray to God Savitur, who appears through the Sun to show the light that has given birth to all the three Worlds. Please illuminate our intellect and show us the inner light.
This chant tells us of the three worlds which are:
Bhur - Earth
Bhuvah - Sky
Svah - Swarga or heaven
This mantra also teaches us about the Earth, Sun and Moon:
Bhur - the Earth is where the humans live, and Mercury or the intellect is its lord.
Bhuvah - the sky is the path of the Sun and the zodiac.
Svah - heaven, where the nakshatras shine their light and the devas (gods and goddesses) live. Heaven is under the jurisdiction of the Moon.
The Gayatri mantra helps us to understand the concept of Atma, Buddhi, Manas - Soul, Intellect and Mind. Atma is the Sun, Buddhi is Mercury and Manas is Moon. Atma lives in the world of the Sun, Intellect in the Earth and the Mind is beyond these two. Of these, the mind is the most difficult to control. It can block us, make us unhappy and bring instability. Hence chanting the Gayatri Mantra helps in calming the mind and developing its higher nature.
The Myth of the Nakshatras: The Wives of Soma
The nakshatras are the twenty-eight daughters 1 of Daksha Prajapati who became the wives of Soma, the Moon god. Daksha Prajapati allowed Soma to marry his daughters on the condition that he, Soma would treat them equally. Soma visited one wife per day. Soon he started showing preference to Rohini and was spending a little extra time with her, which made the other wives jealous. They complained to Daksha Prajapati and he cursed Soma who started dying. The wives realized their mistake and begged their father to remove the curse. Daksha Prajapati explained that a curse once given cannot be taken back but he modified it so that Soma would die and be reborn every month. This became the waxing and waning cycle of the Moon. When the Moon transits the nakshatras, visiting the symbolic wives of Soma , it activates the differing aspects of the human mind, their soul desires and their changing moods.
Nakshatras - The Lunar Mandala
In the beginning there were no equal divisions of the sky. The nakshatras were of varying lengths and their guiding stars were given great importance. In Vedanga Jyotish 2 , Dr Mishra refers to this and further adds that over time the nakshatras were divided into 28 sections. Then the sages modified the nakshatras and made them equal in size. They decided to make one nakshatra equal to the distance the Moon travels in one day which is 13 20 . They were able to divide the sky into 27 sections and the 28th nakshatra is shorter and is intercalary (outside the nakshatra belt). The nakshatras were usually referred to by the names of their deities and not the nakshatra name. This practice is still prevalent especially in Muhurta and Prashna.
The nakshatras are divided into three cycles of nine, which are always ruled by the planets in the same