Nakshatra 3 of 27
Krittika
Krittika cuts and purifies. It gives a sharp tongue, high standards, and a protective streak toward the people it has chosen.
A nakshatra is one of the 27 lunar mansions of Vedic astrology. Yours is the one the Moon stood in when you were born, measured in the sidereal zodiac. Krittika spans 26°40′ Aries to 10°00′ Taurus.
Its ruler, Sun, also opens the first of your life chapters (the Vimshottari dasha) if your Moon sits here.
Each nakshatra splits into four padas of 3°20′, 108 in all. Each pada falls in a navamsa sign, so the same mansion can lean four slightly different ways.
- Ruled by
- Sun
- Deity
- Agni, the fire
- Symbol
- a razor or flame
- Spans
- 26°40′ Aries – 10°00′ Taurus
- Padas (navamsa)
- 1 Sagittarius · 2 Capricorn · 3 Aquarius · 4 Pisces
Gifts
- clarity
- courage
- protective care
Watch for
- harsh words
- critical by reflex