Nakshatra Padas in Ravana Samhita – Mrigashira Nakshatra by S.C. Kursija

Article by S.C. Kursija

Planets give different phalas (results) in each of the 27 nakshatras (lunar mansions). These phalas relate to the quarter (charana/pada) of a nakshatra in which a planet is placed and the dristhi (aspect) of other planets that it receives. The beauty of Ravana Samhita is that a planet in one pada might give problematical results, whereas in the next pada of the same nakshatra it can give fortunate results. This difference is subtly highlighted and one that an intelligent student must not ignore. Here follows the fifth in this series of translations of Ravana Samhita, relating to the fifth asterism Mrigashira, which stretches from 53 degrees-20 minutes to 66 degrees-20 minutes of the natural zodiac. The Lord of this nakshatra is Mars.

Mrigashira Nakshatra

Sun in Mrigashira

• If Sun is in Mrigashira nakshatra and aspected by Moon, the native earns through the articles related to water. Many women of the family depend on
• If Sun in Mrigashira nakshatra and is aspected by Mars, the native is brave and earns through bravery [Editor: such as being in army or police].
• If Sun in Mrigashira nakshatra and is aspected by Mercury, the native is handsome, intelligent and becomes a writer.
• If Sun in Mrigashira nakshatra and is aspected by Jupiter, the native has links with government, has close ties with the ruling party and earns/benefits through them.
• If Sun in Mrigashira nakshatra and is aspected by Venus, the native’s wife earns through business, and the native himself is in politics.
• If Sun in Mrigashira nakshatra and is aspected by Saturn, the native is very miserly and marries a lady who is elder to him. He has a few children.

Publishers Notes:  Chart: Rock Star Prince

See his Sun is in Mrigasira and aspected by Saturn directly so one would expect him to marry an elderly lady. He had 2 marriages: the 1^st with Mayte Garcia-Nelson who was 15 years younger to him and a 2^nd marriage with Manuela Testolini, 25, in a Jehovah’s Witness ceremony in Hawaii on 12/31/2001. Both were distinctly younger to him and one can notice that Saturn is retrograde.

Chart: Donald Trump

At the start of the text it says if sun is in Mrigashira and aspected by Moon the native will earn through water, here the native has earned through real estate. He was the son of a self made millionaire. Sun signifies father and it is the dispositor of Mars (land) in the 11H of inheritance of property (8^th from 4^th house of property). It is aspected by Moon who is debilitated but with Ketu. Some take Ketu for built buildings. He made his millions turning losing properties into winning games.

Sun in Mrigashira

First Pada

• If Sun is in first pada the native is fond of flowers, fortunate, intelligent and has attractive personality. He has a few children. He has diseases of throat, face or eyes.

Second Pada

• If Sun is in second pada, he is dressed neatly, shining face, and has attractive personality. He is fond of music. He has fear of water. He begets marriage at the age of 25 year.

Third Pada

• If Sun is in 3^rd pada, the native deals in finance. He attains a fairly high position in his field due to his intelligence. His son attains name and fame in research in science. He suffers from nasal or teeth problems from time to time.

Fourth Pada

• If the Sun is in 4^th pada, the native does works for the benefit of public. If Mercury and Moon are also in the same nakshtra, the native is extremely intelligent, good in rhetoric, and an expert astrologer. The native suffers from problem in throat.

Moon in Mrigashira

• If the Moon is in Mrigashira nakshtra and aspected by Sun, the native lives in a village, is wealthy and earns his livelihood by lending his money on interest.
• If the Moon is in Mrigashira nakshatra and is aspected by Mars, the native gets separated from his first wife because of another woman. He displays cruel behavior with his mother.
• If Moon is in Mrigashira nakshtra and is aspected by Mercury, the native gets married within his relations. He gets honor due to his children and wealth.
• If Moon is in Mrigashira nakshatra and is aspected by Jupiter, he gets all the comforts of his life, with wife, children and wealth, and becomes famous.
• If Moon is in Mrigashira nakshatra and is aspected by Venus, he gets wealth from his mother’s side and his life is happy.
• If Moon is in Mrigashira nakshatra and is aspected by Saturn, the native is poor, there is danger to the longevity of mother, but his children are obedient. [Publisher: The word used is Ghatak for Mother if Moon is aspected by Saturn.]

Moon in Mrigashira

First Pada

• If Moon is in first pada, the native becomes famous as a scholar, has more daughters, his wife is beautiful, is of good character and is engaged in political or social work. She helps her husband in money matters. The native suffers from eye disease and joint pain.

Publishers Notes: Chart of John Forbes Kerry

He ran for US Presidential race against George Bush in Nov 2004

There is a huge discrepancy on his birth time and those young ones who are interested can check out this link https://www.astrodatabank.com/nm/KerryJohn.htm. Now, if we go by the 8.03 am time or any time of birth his Moon will still be in Mrigasira and Ravana Samhita says that ‘his wife is beautiful, is of good character and is engaged in political or social work’ Wikipedia says ‘his wife Julia Thorne became active in local environmental groups such as the Greater Yellowstone Coalition. Thorne supported Kerry’s 2004 presidential run. She died of cancer on April 27, 2006.’ Now see all conditions are satisfied of Moon being in 1^st pada of Mrigasira and additionally it is in 7H of wife with 6L of disease Mars and is retro, implying incurable disease. He came to public life in 2004 (7H). The result would be of its dispositor which goes to 12H of death and disease. She died in 2 years.

Second Pada

• If Moon is in 2^nd pada, if moon and Lagna is on the same nakshtra, the native takes birth in affluent and royal family and he is a good man. He will have an early and happy marriage. He will suffer in later half of life from bronchial asthma, tuberculosis, and other lung problem and heart diseases.

Third Pada

• If Moon is in 3^rd pada, the native will have name and fame. His income is satisfactory. He has to suffer in childhood. He will not get love and affection from his mother. He indulges in tobacco chewing and begets diseases due to that. He has mark on his back.

Fourth Pada

• If Moon is in 4^th pada, the native is engaged in the profession of medicine, chemistry or cosmetics. He gets more earning if he is in the profession of a doctor (vaidya). The male suffers from lung diseases and female suffers from menstrual problems.

Mars in Mrigashira

• If Mars is in the nakshtra of Mrigashira and aspected by Sun, the native likes to follow the path of righteousness and lives in a forest area. He hates females.
• If Mars is in the nakshatra of Mrigashira and is aspected by Moon, the native has respect for his mother but runs after prostitutes. He has to undergo a lot of troubles & obstacles in life.
• If Mars is in the nakshatra of Mrigashira and is aspected by Jupiter, the native will be blessed with a few children and little wealth.
• If Mars is in the nakshatra of Mrigashira and is aspected by Mercury, the native loves music and dance. He loves his friends a lot.
• If Mars is in the nakshatra of Mrigashira and is aspected by Venus, the native gains a high political post or high post in army.
• If Mars is in the nakshatra of Mrigashira and is aspected by Saturn, the native is a rogue, a villain.

Publishers Notes: Politicians

For Mars in Mrigashira and aspected or conjoined by Venus the text says native gains high political or army post but only 6 charts were found of natives in mediocre posts in army or navy in our database. Also 7 charts were found of highly placed politicians.

Chart: Czech President

Czech president, one of the organizers of the Communist Party in Czechoslovakia, a despot.  He was a carpenter before entering politics. As one can see, his Mars is in Mrigashira and aspected by Venus as per the text promising him a high post in politics.

Chart: Canadian Prime Minister

Canadian politician, the Prime Minister of Canada from 1930-1935. He has Mars in Mrigasira conjoined with Venus.

Other Example: Name: TUNNEY, JOHN V. Date: 6/26/1934 Time: 12:30 EDT (+5:00) Gender: M Place: New York, NY Lat: 40 N 42 Lng: 74 W 00

Biography: American politician who first became interested in politics from his involvement in the Kennedy campaign in 1958.  Relocated to California, he opened a law office and ran for Congress and became the youngest Senator at the time, age 36 in 1971.

Mars in Mrigashira

First Pada

• If Mars is posited in 1st pada, the native is rhetoric, (has harsh speech) he is always in dearth of money. He has responsibility of maintaining a large family. His span of life is short. He may lose his wife early. If the lagna is in Vishakha nakshtra the native may not have any child. He suffers from high fever, discharges and inflammation of glands.

Second Pada

• If Mars posited in 2nd pada, the native brings bad luck (ghatak) to his family. He brings bad name to his family by his misdeeds. He suffers from chronic disease such as back ache, pain in spine and other rheumatic problems.

Third Pada

• If Mars posited in 3^rd pada and lagna also in Mrigashira, one takes birth in poor family. He suffers from boils on face. He is clever in business but suffers from diseases repeatedly.

Publisher: It is not clear if lagna can be anywhere in Mrigashira or it has to be in the 3^rd pada only to give the result of one taking birth in poor family.

Fourth Pada

• If Mars in 4^th pada, one suffers from heredity problems. He has no happiness in his marital life as his wife remains frequently sick. He suffers from diseases of throat and other diseases.

Mercury in Mrigashira

• If Mercury is posited in the nakshtra of Mrigashira and aspected by Moon, the health of the native will be good. The native gives a lot in charity, has great honor in the society and looks after his family with ease.
• If Mercury is posited in the nakshatra of Mrigashira and aspected by Sun (should be conjunct with Sun, as Sun cannot aspect Mercury in rasi chart), the native has high education, is learned, interested in studies and teaching, and joins a profession in government.
• If Mercury is posited in the nakshatra of Mrigashira and aspected by Mars, the native is full of anger and takes pleasure in destroying things.
• If Mercury is posited in the nakshatra of Mrigashira and aspected by Jupiter, the native fulfills his promises, is a firm believer, devoted to others and the leader of intelligent people.
• If Mercury is posited in the nakshatra of Mrigashira and aspected by Venus, he enjoys his life in all walks of life, he is a successful business man, fortunate and wealthy.
• If Mercury is posited in the nakshatra of Mrigashira and aspected by Saturn, the native suffers from penury. He has to face obstacles at each step of life. He falls into troubles & obstacles due to his friends.

Mercury in Mrigashira

First Pada

• If Mercury is posited in the 1^st pada, the native is pious in character, intelligent and wealthy. He suffers due to short memory in his old age due to mental imbalance.

Second Pada

• If Mercury is posited in the 2^nd pada, the native earns through menial jobs. He is jealous of wealth and grandeur of others. He has many male children and only one daughter. He suffers from throat diseases, teeth, small-pox and bronchitis.

Third Pada

• If Mercury is posited in the 3^rd pada, the native is intelligent, has patience and is always hopeful. He loves women and marries more than once. He has a defect in speech. He may suffer from tuberculosis.

Fourth Pada

• If Mercury is posited in the 4^th pada, the native is fortunate, religious, gets medium education, but is famous due to his hard labor. He is on high post having many servants. He suffers from mental imbalance, defect in speech, and other diseases of the body.

Jupiter in Mrigashira

• If Jupiter posited in the nakshtra of Mrigashira and aspected by Sun, the native is blessed with wealth, position-fame and servants. He is working on some high post and has close links with the ruler.
• If Jupiter posited in the nakshatra of Mrigashira and aspected by Moon, the native is wealthy, has all pleasures and is extravagant.
• If Jupiter posited in the nakshatra of Mrigashira and aspected by Mars, the native is fortunate, has patience and intelligent but his marital life is not happy.
• If Jupiter posited in the nakshatra of Mrigashira and aspected by Mercury, the native has high education, virtuous, and endowed with riches.
• If Jupiter posited in the nakshatra of Mrigashira and aspected by Venus, the native has dignified personality, enjoys the company of beautiful women. He earns through items used by women.
• If Jupiter posited in the nakshatra of Mrigashira and aspected by Saturn, the native is learned in different languages. He gains praise due to own labor. His wife has harsh behavior.

Publisher: With all above verses of Jupiter in Mrigashira it makes sense with the natural karakatwa (significations) of those planets adding the flavor except the last one. Here, aspect on Jupiter, the 9^th lord of marriage and higher studies of natural zodiac, by Saturn, it is not clear why that should give learning of different languages. Mrigashira is placed in the natural 2^nd house and 3^rd house of languages, but why should Saturn’s aspect make the native  multi-dimensional in languages is not understood in our limited knowledge. Saturn is harsh and it aspecting Jupiter in natural 2^nd house of family which may make the natives marriage partner harsh.

Jupiter in Mrigashira

First Pada

• If the Jupiter is posited in the 1^st pada, the native has fluctuating mind but has nature to learn more. The native has strong muscular body, wealth, name and fame. Still the native is not satisfied. If the lagna is also in the same pada (1^st) of this nakshatra, the native has fair color skin and beautiful eyes. The native suffers from knots in nerves in the hands and feet, a hunchback, or can suddenly become physically disabled.

Second Pada

• If Jupiter is posited in 2^nd pada, the native will have close links with rulers or with politicians. If the ascendant has the same nakshatra pada (2^nd) and Jupiter has relations with lagna, the native will be highly educated, intelligent and will have an attractive personality.

Third Pada

• If Jupiter is posited in 3^rd pada, the native has less happiness from children and wife. The native is a miser, will have doubts on the members of her/his family. He suffers from blood diseases or heart trouble.

Fourth Pada

• If Jupiter is posited in 4^th pada, the native is wealthy. He receives posts and honors from rulers. He understands the psychology of others as a physician and will be a very intelligent person. He suffers from eye diseases or bowel disorders.

Venus in Mrigashira

 If Venus is posited in Mrigashira nakshatra and is aspected by Sun, the native has a beautiful and fortunate wife. The native gets wealth (after marriage and) due to his wife.

Publishers Notes:

Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy married two of the world’s most powerful men, 1^st President John F Kennedy and then on 10/20/1968 she married Aristotle Onassis, the world’s richest man. She has Venus in Mrigashira and got wealth due to the spouse, her birth details are 28^th July 1929, 14.40 time, Southampton, NY, USA – 25Li Asc.

• If Venus is posited in Mrigashira nakshatra and is aspected by Moon, the mother of the native has high status in society; the native in turn also enjoys a very high social position in society.
• If Venus is posited in Mrigashira nakshatra and is aspected by Mars, the native will be cheated in marriage; wealth is spent on low type of women folk.
• If Venus is posited in Mrigashira nakshatra and is aspected by Mercury, the native is cheerful and fortunate.
• If Venus is posited in Mrigashira nakshatra and is aspected by Jupiter, the native will have a good wife, children and wealth.
• If Venus is posited in Mrigashira nakshatra and is aspected by Saturn, the native suffers from the hands of his father-in-law’s family and his wife.

Venus in Mrigashira

First Pada

• If the Venus is posited in 1^st pada, the native is expert in music, dance and drama and fine arts. He earns through fine arts or through acting. He indulges in sensual acts and sexual joys. He gets an award (puraskar) for his arts or acting skills.

Second Pada

• If posited in 2^nd pada, the native has more association with women. He helps the needy with whatever he has in his hands. He will be generally healthy but may suffers from kidney’s diseases, swelling, tuberculosis, and rheumatism.

Third Pada

• If posited in 3^rd pada, he will be expert in shastras, music, dance and drama, he earns through dance and drama and fine arts. If Venus is aspected by a malefic planet, he will have two marriages. He native gets auspicious results in the main period of Venus. The native starts earning at the age of 13 years. He will have mixed results in his life. He may suffer from headache and liver problems.

Fourth Pada

• If posited in 4^th pada, the native has noble character, will have short to moderate height and a muscular body. He is a poet or a writer. He has mole on his face. If the lagna in Pushya nakshtra, he has two marriages or has extra marital relations. He has venereal diseases or glandular diseases.

Saturn in Mrigashira

• If Saturn is posited in the nakshtra of Mrigashira and aspected by Sun, the native is learned in Vedas and shastras. But most of his life will be dependent on others for his day to day requirements.
• If Saturn is posited in the nakshatra of Mrigashira and is aspected by Moon, he attains high position in the political field and becomes the head of a department of the government.
• If Saturn is posited in the nakshatra of Mrigashira and aspected by Mars, the native becomes an officer of the army and has a respectable ideal family.
• If Saturn is posited in the nakshatra of Mrigashira and aspected by Mercury, the native works under females and remains under criticism for his bad character.
• If Saturn is posited in the nakshatra of Mrigashira and aspected by Jupiter, he becomes an equal partner in happiness and sorrow of others. He is always ready to help the others without giving any thought.
• If Saturn is posited in the nakshatra of Mrigashira and aspected by Venus, the native is landlord or friend of the officers of the government. He enjoys women and wine.

Publishers Notes: Chart of B Suryanarayain Rao

Grandfather of Prof B V Raman, Mr. Rao was a very famous astrologer and visited by many government officials of his time and also the Maharaja of Mysore, government officials indicated by the text. One can see that his Saturn is posited in Mrigasira Nakshatra and is aspected by Venus.

Saturn in Mrigashira

First Pada

• If Saturn is posited in the Mrigashira nakshtra in 1^st pada, he is tall and narrow chest, blackish complexion, curly hairs, and weak in monetary point of view. The wife of the native will be unchaste, if aspected by Venus or Jupiter. He suffers from the diseases of teeth and hairs.

Publishers Notes: Diseases of Teeth & hairs

This natives Saturn is in the 1^st pada of Mrigasira and one can see that Mrigasira 1^st pada comes in Taurus which in the natural zodiac comes in the 2H of teeth and sustenance of hair. The natives 80% teeth are in extreme bad condition having undergone root canal treatment & his hair is grey from the age of 15 when he really noticed it. By now 40% of his hair is grey even though he is 36 years old. As per the text the wife will be unchaste if this Saturn is aspected by Venus or Jupiter, here both conditions are applied.  The native’s girlfriend was found to be unchaste having a triangular relationship, this girlfriend was in his life when he was 32 years old which is the 8H as per Bhrighu Chakra Paddathi. Here Jupiter is placed aspecting the Saturn.

Second Pada

• If posited in 2^nd pada, he has friendship with bad character people. He is extravagant. He is engaged in business but does not gain. The speed at which he will rise in life with the same speed he will fall down in life. He may become bankrupt by spending his money on enjoyment with females & other pleasures of lif

Third Pada

• If posited in 3^rd pada, and lagna is posited in Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra and if the chart be of a female she will conceive even before marriage ceremony. The male native may be employed in security jobs.

Fourth Pada

• If posited in 4^th pada, the native may have defect in limb at the time of birth or afterwards can become handicapped throughout his life. He shifts to another place from his birth and commits bad deeds in secret. He suffers from asthma or lungs diseases.

Rahu in Mrigashira

First Pada

• If the Rahu is posited in Mrigashira nakshtra 1^st pada, the native is financially affluent. He earns reputation by his good deeds. The native suffers from epilepsy, white leprosy or intestine or stomach diseases.

American best-selling author of popular fiction books. Five of her books have sold more than 60 million copies worldwide in 20 languages.  In 1979, “Princess Daisy” cut a milestone in book publishing when it was sold to paperback for a record-breaking $3.2 million. The text says the native will be financially affluent and here her Rahu is in the 1^st pada of Mrigashira in the 3H of writing and she made her millions from writing.

Second Pada

• If posited in 2^nd pada, the native is foolish, short tempered. However he gets sudden gain of wealth.

The text says sudden gain of wealth. Note here that he has Rahu in 2^nd pada of Mrigashira in the 6h of fighting & sports, he made his millions from Rocky (Sports) & Rambo Series (fighting). Now the story goes like this in almost his own words ‘I had $106 in my bank and they raised the price for Rocky script from $60,000 to $1 million dollars but I refused, finally they budged and I became Rocky….”

Ex-President George Bush Jr. bought the Texas Rangers in 1989.  His original investment there of $600,000 would eventually be worth an estimated $10 million. 6H is the house of sports & competition, the arudha of this house is the 11H being 6^th from 6^th and you can see that Rahu in 2^nd pada of Mrigashira is placed in the 11H of sports giving him the money as hinted by the text.

Rahu is in the 11^th house of gains in 2^nd pada of Mrigashira, indicating huge wealth. Now what is 8H? It signifies transformation, so 8^th from any house shows its transformation and 8^th from 4H of property would show transformation of properties. Donald Trump one of the richest property dealers made a fortune estimated at $1 billion by finding and buying losing properties and turning (transforming) them around.

Third Pada

• If posited in 3^rd pada, the native is greedy. He is engaged in low type of deeds. He gives trouble to others due to his bad deeds. He is jealous of the prosperity of others. He always apprehends dangers from his enemy. He suffers from his own deeds.

Fourth Pada

• If posited in 4^th pada, he is engaged in research work. His children obey him. His character is doubtful, but he has respect & love for his own wife.

Ketu in Mrigashira

First Pada

• If Ketu is posited in Mrigashira nakshtra in 1^st pada, the native faces many ups-down in his life. He has many children. He earns little money by his own efforts. However, due to good children who would take care of him, he spends peaceful life in his old age. He suffers from diseases of eyes.

Second Pada

• If Ketu is posited in 2^nd pada, the native has a defect in his limb but will be a great scholar. He is engaged in upliftment of handicapped people. He suffers from throat or tongue defect.

Third Pada

• If he is posited in 3^rd pada, the native spends his time in talks of ills of others or is jealous of others. He suffers from rheumatism, gout & skin diseases.

Fourth Pada

• If he is posited in 4^th pada, the native is engaged in sinful deeds. He has bad character. He suffers from various diseases. He has no penny and is bankrupt by his own deeds.

About Author: S.C. Kursija is a graduate of Delhi University, Meerut University and  the Homeopathic System of Medicines in Delhi.  He has worked in various capacities for Delhi Homeopathy Medical Association (DHMA), and was founder and chief editor of their monthly journal, Hahnemann Homoeopathic Sandesh. He has received numerous awards and passed the Jyotish Visharad from the Indian Council of Astrological Sciences (Madras). He is a member of the faculty of Bhartiya Vidhya Bhawan and has taught astrology for ICAS, Madras Delhi Chapter-1. Currently, Dr. Kursija is General Secretary of all Indian Federation of Astrologers Societies. Dr. Kursija teaches astrology and Vaastu in various chapters, and has written on various topics of interest. He is particularly interested in hearing from fellow astrologers who have researched the topic of suicide in astrology.