Nakshatras / Mrigashira
Mrigashira Nakshatra मृगशिरा
Nature of Mrigashira
Mrigashira is the seeker's star — the deer forever scenting something finer just ahead. Curiosity is constant; satisfaction is the discipline to learn.
Marriage & relationships
In love it courts beautifully and keeps courting after marriage, but restlessness must not be read as disloyalty — it is how this mind breathes.
Deva gana — a sattvic, gentle temperament; in Gana-koota matching it pairs most easily with Deva and Manushya nakshatras. Madhya (Pitta) nadi. In Kundli Milan, two partners of the SAME nadi trigger Nadi dosha (0/8) unless a classical cancellation applies — the single highest-weighted check.
Career
Research, travel, writing, textiles, perfumery, sales — the professions of the search itself.
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Who is the lord of Mrigashira nakshatra?
Mrigashira is ruled by Mars in the Vimshottari system; its presiding deity is Soma (the Moon god). Its symbol is a deer's head.
Which rashi does Mrigashira fall in?
Mrigashira spans 23°20′ Taurus – 6°40′ Gemini — that is, it falls in Vrishabh (Taurus) and Mithun (Gemini).
What is the gana and nadi of Mrigashira?
Mrigashira is Deva gana and Madhya nadi, with the serpent yoni — the three attributes that drive the Gana, Nadi and Yoni kootas in kundli milan.
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