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Dhanishta nakshatra
Associated with rhythm, abundance, music and the drive to build prosperity.
- Number
- 23 of 27
- Hindi
- धनिष्ठा
- Span
- 23°20′ Capricorn to 6°40′ Aquarius
- Sign(s)
- Capricorn and Aquarius
- Ruled by
- Mars (dasha lord, 7 years)
- Deity
- the Vasus, gods of abundance
- Symbol
- a drum
A person born with the Moon in Dhanishta begins life in the dasha of Mars. How much of that period remains at birth depends on how far the Moon had travelled through the star. See dasha.
The four padas
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