Hasta Nakṣatra — deity, pāda, nakṣatra lord & tyājya
Hasta is the 13th of the twenty-seven lunar mansions. Its presiding deity (devatā) is Sūrya (Savitṛ), its Vimśottarī lord Moon, gaṇa Dev, yoni Buffalo, nāḍī Aadi, varṇa Vaishya — every value computed by the same engine that casts the chart and cited to its classical source.
At a glance
Presiding deity (devatā)
Sūrya (Savitṛ)
Nakṣatra lord
Moon
Nature (Muhūrta class)
Kshipra/Laghu (Swift/Light)
Gaṇa
Dev
Yoni
Buffalo (M)
Nāḍī
Aadi
Varṇa
Vaishya
The four pādas of Hasta — navāṃśa & naming syllable
Pāda
From
Name syllable
Navāṃśa (D9)
Navāṃśa lord
Pāda 1
160°00′
«Poo»
Aries
Mars
Pāda 2
163°20′
«Sha»
Taurus
Venus
Pāda 3
166°40′
«Na»
Gemini
Mercury
Pāda 4
170°00′
«Tha»
Cancer
Moon
What Hasta favours
Kshipra/Laghu (Swift/Light). Favours: Trade, Medicine, Fine arts, Music, Quick tasks, Loans, Commerce. Set aside: Long-term fixed work.
Viṣa ghaṭī (tyājya)
The viṣa (tyājya) portion of Hasta spans ghaṭī 22–26 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 Hasta nakshatra?
The presiding deity (devatā) of Hasta nakṣatra is Sūrya (Savitṛ), per Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra ch.6. Its Vimśottarī lord is Moon, gaṇa Dev, yoni Buffalo.