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Mrigashira nakshatra
Associated with seeking, curiosity and a gentle, searching mind.
- Number
- 5 of 27
- Hindi
- मृगशिरा
- Span
- 23°20′ Taurus to 6°40′ Gemini
- Sign(s)
- Taurus and Gemini
- Ruled by
- Mars (dasha lord, 7 years)
- Deity
- Soma, the Moon
- Symbol
- a deer's head
A person born with the Moon in Mrigashira 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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