The Moon's 27 mansions
Nakshatras
The zodiac divided into 27 spans of 13°20' each, one for every day of the Moon's circuit.
Jyeshtha
226°40'00" – 240°00'00" · lord Mercury
- Symbol
- Earring
- Deity
- Indra
- Lord
- Mercury
- Gana
- Rakshasa (fierce — forceful, self-willed)
- Yoni
- Deer
- Nadi
- Adi (vata)
- Varna
- Mleccha
- Element
- Air
Jyeshtha is the eldest — seniority, protection and the weight that comes with rank. Mercury rules it and Indra, the king of the gods, is its deity. It gives real capability and a protective streak, along with the burden of being the one everyone relies on. There is often an early responsibility that shapes the whole life.
Strengths
Capability, protectiveness, courage under responsibility, and hard-won wisdom.
Needs watching
Isolation at the top, pride, and resentment at carrying what others do not.
Suited work: Senior management, defence and police, occult and research work, engineering, administration.
Gana, yoni and nadi are the three attributes used in marriage matching; the varna and tattva describe temperament and element. The reading below describes the nakshatra itself, not the whole chart — the Moon's nakshatra is the strongest single indicator of temperament, but it is one factor among many.