Ashlesha Nakṣatra — deity, pāda, nakṣatra lord & tyājya
Ashlesha is the 9th of the twenty-seven lunar mansions. Its presiding deity (devatā) is The Serpent (Sarpa), its Vimśottarī lord Mercury, gaṇa Rakshasa, yoni Cat, nāḍī Antya, varṇa Mleccha — every value computed by the same engine that casts the chart and cited to its classical source.
At a glance
Presiding deity (devatā)
The Serpent (Sarpa)
Nakṣatra lord
Mercury
Nature (Muhūrta class)
Tikshna (Sharp/Fierce)
Gaṇa
Rakshasa
Yoni
Cat (M)
Nāḍī
Antya
Varṇa
Mleccha
The four pādas of Ashlesha — navāṃśa & naming syllable
Pāda
From
Name syllable
Navāṃśa (D9)
Navāṃśa lord
Pāda 1
106°40′
«Dee»
Sagittarius
Jupiter
Pāda 2
110°00′
«Doo»
Capricorn
Saturn
Pāda 3
113°20′
«De»
Aquarius
Saturn
Pāda 4
116°40′
«Do»
Pisces
Jupiter
What Ashlesha favours
Tikshna (Sharp/Fierce). Favours: Courage, War, Weapons, Surgery, Enemies, Debts, Poison work. Set aside: All auspicious karmas, Marriage, Griha-pravesh.
Viṣa ghaṭī (tyājya)
The viṣa (tyājya) portion of Ashlesha spans ghaṭī 32–36 from the nakṣatra's own start — the basis of the daily Varjyam window.
Deity per Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra ch.6; gaṇa/nāḍī/varṇa/yoni from the aṣṭakūṭa tables; syllables from the Nāmakaraṇa table; navāṃśa by the standard Pārāśari division; tyājya from Prasna Marga.
Questions readers ask
What is the presiding deity of Ashlesha nakshatra?
The presiding deity (devatā) of Ashlesha nakṣatra is The Serpent (Sarpa), per Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra ch.6. Its Vimśottarī lord is Mercury, gaṇa Rakshasa, yoni Cat.