Which Planets rules the 27 Stars (Nakshatra) - QRG Series
If you really want to get going in Vedic Astrology you got to commit to memory the list of 27 Stars (Nakshatra) from Aswini to Revati. When we say Star we generally start imagining that there are 27 single stars like the stars we see on a Christmas tree during the festival. Kindly note that these are not a single star spanning 13.333 degrees in the sky. In reality Aswini is a name given to a constellation (group of stars ) in Mesha (Aries) which spans from zero degree to 13 degrees and 20 minutes of the arc.
An interesting point is that the 1st letter in any language has the A sound in it. So the list of 27 stars start with Aswini. In the table below I have typed out the list of 27 stars in a particular manner and you will soon find out why I did that.
Every 28 days the Moon goes one full circle around the 360 degrees of the zodiac giant wheel. Each of these days you may notice that on the background of the Moon there is a group of stars (constellation). Next day you will notice Moon has moved over the next constellation. Even though the Moon is so close to earth and Stars are at an unimaginable distance, we use the curtain of stars to fix the Moon's position.
What is the length of each star on the Rasi Chart. You have 27 stars that span a 360 degree of the Zodiac Wheel or the Giant wheel around the earth. If you divide 360/27=13.333 So each star is 13 degrees and 20 minutes of the arc.
Try to associate the Star Number to the corresponding Star. For example the Saturn stars Pushyami, Anuradha and Uttarabhadra are on a single line and you know that Saturn rules Number 8. It is a coincidence that these stars even in the serial order has the same numbers 8, 17 and 26 all adding upto 8. That's surprising. The stars on a row will all add upto to the same number as it is a modulus 9 or mod 9 function used in computer programming.
Take Aswini, Makha and Moola - They are all ruled by Ketu. The numbers add to 1. So if a child is born in any of these 3 stars then the first Dasha the child has to go through is that of KETU because you see Ketu at the end of the column on row 1.
Take Punarvasu, Vishakha and Poorvabhadra - They are ruled by Jupiter. The number adds upto 7. If a child is born in any of these 3 stars then the first Dasha will be that of Jupiter because you see Jupiter at the end of the column on row 7.
Exercise: Ask someone to tell the name a star. Let's say your friend says Revati. You should be able to recall from your mind that Revati is star number 27 and Revati is ruled by Mercury.
Though this is a beginners stuff, you will be surprised that even professional Astrologers sometimes make mistakes when discussing Nakshatra Padas.
The above table is the most important step on the long staircase leading you to the pinnacle of Astrology.
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Guruji E K Dhilip Kumar
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