- Nakshatra Deity: Savitr (The Sun just before Sunrise, the first light from the Sun at the Brahma Muhurta). Most auspicious. He is the one who vivifies and impels the whole world, serving as an inspiration to work.
- vivifier, every thing he touches, becomes gold.
- He assists with child birth
- He will place what we desire in our hands
- He creates and transforms energy
- He lords over all the divine weapons used by gods.
- Symbols: Hand, Female Buffalo
- Kind: Kshipra/ Laghu / Fast / Small
- Facing or Looking Towards: Sideways (Triyanga mukha)
- Nick Name: The Golden Handed
- Foundation Above: Seeking to Gain
- Foundation Below: Obtaining one’s desire
- Shakti (Power): Hasta Sthapani Aagama Shakti (Gaining the one that you are seeking, Putting the desired thing in one’s hand) .
- Final Desire: To have the God’s place their faith in me.
- Puranic Stories:
- Savitur, the Sun at the sun-rise crossing Varuna.
- Savitri – Satyavaan – Yama story
- Varuna represents the darkest part of the night around 00:00 hr +/- 1.5 hours.
- Savitr follows him, rather he starts the day in the Brahma-muhurta – when the first ray of light emits.
- This light is too less and may not be visible, as its around 4 am in the morning in a tropical place like South India. Typically it is about 2 hours before sunrise.
- However, at this point in time, every day, the birds and animals start coming out in search of water and food and will start their routine.
- So, Savitr is a stimulator, provides inspiration etc for all living beings to be on time.
- Having every thing on time is a trait here. Afflictions would mean otherwise.
- Person serves as an inspiration to everyone, as he sets an example by first doing the work with his own hands.
- The work done may not be visible to everyone and person therefore expects that everybody recognize his work.
- Savitr is a Sun god, represents prosperity.
Savitri – Satyavan – Yama Story
- King of Madra (happiness / bliss) was Ashwapati (Ashwini – the first nakshatra, the ruler of breath) – he observed penance (Tapas) for children -for 18 years (Rahu).
- Gayatri devi appeared in front of him. Although Ashwapati asked for a male child, Gayatri blessed him with Savitri (a female child).
- Savitri was showing enormous intellect and was very bright in appearance. Many of the princes could not opine to marry her because she looked like a goddess to them.
- Ashwapati asked Savitri to search for a spouse herself. Savitri kept roaming all the cities, villages and jungles.
- There appeared Satyavan (Chitra nakshatra), whose father lost his eyes and also his kingdom and residing in exile in a jungle.
- Savitri came back to her father and expressed her opinion to marry Satyavan.
- Narada was also preesent then, who warned her that Satyavan (is Alpayus) will die exactly in 12 months from then.
- However, Savitri sticks to her purity and insists to marry him – Ashwapati also agreed for the marriage.
- Savitri, Satyavan and her in-laws were living in the jungle. Savitri was offering her sincere duties to her husband and in-laws.
- Savitri has observed penance for 3 nights of not sleeping just before the proposed day of death of Satyavan.
- She was very tired as she did not sleep and working continuously all the three days.
- However, she insisted to join Satyavan to bring firewood that day from the forest.
- A snake crawled out of no where and bit Satyavan. Satyavan was lying dead immediately.
- Yama appeared (Savitri could see Yama due to her purity towards her husband).
- She kept on pleading Yama to return back her husband’s life.
- Yama impressed with her purity to travel continuously along with him for a long journey and kept answering his questions intelligently, Yama kept on giving her boons to Savitri:
- Her in-laws vision and health be restored.
- Her in-laws win back the kingdom.
- Her father shall have 100 sons.
- As a last wish, she will also have 100 sons.
- As Yama grants a boon for her to have 100 sons, Yama had to bring back Satyavan to life – to maintain Savitri’s purity.
Gayatri Mantra:
- Tat Savitr varenyam Bhargo devasya Dhimahi. Dhee yoyonah prachodayat.
- Tat Savitr: that Sun god
- Varenyam: can be wedded, parabrahmam.
- Bhargo: brightest god, Shiva. Giving light with this 3 eyes.
- Dhee: Budhdhi (intellect)
- Prachodayat: instills, vivifies, stimulates.
- Mercury’s exaltation at 15 degrees – falls in Hasta.
దేవస్య సవితుర్ హస్తః ప్రసవః పరస్తాత్ సనిర అవస్తాత్
Devasya = The deva
Savitur = Savitr, the one who serves as an inspiration to the whole world is not risen yet. He will rise.
Hastaha = the star, hands
Prasavaha = pregnancy. The father has issues of bearing a child or the native looks like a child of somebody else, as the father is too old. So there could be adoption or delay in pregnancy.
Sanira = tired due to lot of good work he has done.
- Highly prosperous and happy since mantra starts with Deva. Devatas are bestowed with all wealth and happiness.
- Original father may be suffering either financially or health wise and could not raise this child, so the child went away in adoption.
- Adopted father is prosperous and wealthy and looking for adopting a child since long time. So this father has become very old.
- It may also happen that the child is not adopted but is raised by a sibling as the father is too old to raise a child. The age difference between the native and this sibling is very high, they look like parent-son.
- Or the native is raised after childhood by somebody else during college etc. He could be a father-in-law, Guru etc., who is childless and the native does everything for him like a own child.
- Savitr lost his hands during Daksha yagna, as they are severed by Veerabhadra (Shiva’s creation). Afflictions to Hasta can give surgeries to hands / limbs.
- The native does a lot of good things in life and will be tired of doing good things.
- Native undertakes so many responsibilities into his own hands. Others think these are unnecessary responsibilities.
- Interested in doing a lot of physical work.
- Very determined to do something, like Sun always rises every day at the correct time.
- These natives provide a lot of motivation to others by their good deeds, while these natives cannot be motivated by anybody to do something else.
Hand: Hand denotes the divine hand (abhaya hastam). The native is bestowed with happiness and wealth. However, native does a lot of physical work. Also he takes a lot of responsibilities.
Female Buffalo:In Vedic literature, the female buffalo represents fertility, abundance, and nurturing qualities. It is often associated with the Earth and its ability to sustain life, reflecting the themes of motherhood and nourishment.
Yoga Tara: 20th Degree (Virgo)
11-MB for Moon | 18-MB for Mer |
*MB – Mrityu Bhaga
*Ex – Exaltation
Will prosper in life. However, will take a lot of responsibilities in life.
Will have to take care additionally one more fatherly person. Will offer shraddha etc after his demise.
The actual father is poor while the other one who raised this native will be wealthy.
Native’s family must have helped many people offering physical labor (help).
They are very prosperous.
One of the siblings becoming the father of the native. The native’s father is very old and financially weak.
The native is raised by this sibling, who is devoid of a male child (usually).
Native reciprocates the help offered to this sibling.
4th house denotes comforts and resting – it is against physical labor / help.
Physical labor is going to affect the native. People may think that the native is offering unnecessary physical help by troubling his ownself. However, native is happy to offer physical help.
If afflicted this make take a toll on health by showing up medical problems in hands.
There is a delay in progeny for the native or his children or his father.
Or there is a huge gap between kids.
Native could be childless as well, however look for other combinations to confirm this.
Maternal uncles are prosperous. Helped the native physically or with the wealth.
Native will reciprocate the same with the maternal uncle.
Prosperity due to spouse. Spouse could be having a fatherly figure (additionally) as described in the traits of this nakshatra.
Spouse shall take responsibility of many people. Use karakas, houses for determining whose responsibilities are being taken.
However, this nakshatra happily helps everyone.
Spouse’s parents are prosperous.
Inheritance is means of prosperity for the native.
Being in trines to 4th house, sudden health troubles may haunt the native to overly physical work, especially when afflicted.
Refer to 5th.
Prosperity. Helping most of the co-workers at the office – by offering physical help mostly.
Sometimes, these natives help the fraternity, community, friends etc. as a karma.
Elder sibling may like a fatherly figure to the native.
Prosperous. Will offer the same help to the sibling in old age.
Being in trines to 4th house, may push the native to deterioration in health due to overly physical work, especially with malefic affliction.
Native is generally prosperous all through the life.