Nakṣatra 17 of 27
Anurādhā · अनुराधा
The lunar mansion 3°20′ – 16°40′ Vrishchika of the sidereal zodiac — its presiding deity as the Garuḍa Purāṇa states it, its Vimśottarī lord as the engine computes it, and the Purāṇic passages that actually name it. Cited context; never a forecast.
Position · sidereal
3°20′ – 16°40′ Vrishchika
in Vrishchika · Lahiri ayanāṃśa
Devatā · presiding deity
Mitra
the āditya of friendship — Garuḍa Purāṇa garp_1,59.5
Vimśottarī lord
Shani
Saturn · 19-year daśā
The four pādas of Anurādhā
Each nakṣatra spans 13°20′, divided into four quarters of 3°20′. A pāda’s navāṃśa (the ninth division, D9) is what a chart reading leans on when the birth time is known — computed here, not asserted.
Pāda 1
3°20′ – 6°40′ Vrishchika
navāṃśa Simha
Pāda 2
6°40′ – 10°00′ Vrishchika
navāṃśa Kanya
Pāda 3
10°00′ – 13°20′ Vrishchika
navāṃśa Tula
Pāda 4
13°20′ – 16°40′ Vrishchika
navāṃśa Vrishchika
Anurādhā in the aṣṭakūṭa reckoning
Gaṇa
deva
the divine temperament — gentle, generous, drawn to harmony
Yoni
deer
the animal token used when two charts are matched
Nāḍī
madhya
middle — the pitta channel
Standard aṣṭakūṭa tradition (BPHS-derived), uniform across classical practice — not from this project's Purāṇic corpus, and not cited as if it were.
Where the Purāṇas name Anurādhā
Verbatim passages from this project’s own tagged astrology corpus — saṁhitā, muhūrta and calendrical contexts that mention the star. Supplementary context from the texts, not personality claims or predictions.
indrāgnidevatā proktā viśākhā vṛṣabhadhvaja । garp_1,59.5 । maitramṛkṣamanūrādhā jyeṣṭhā śākraṃ prakīrtitam ॥
haster'kaśca guruḥ puṣye anurādhā budhe śubhā । rohiṇī ca śanau śreṣṭhā saumaṃ somena vai śubham । garp_1,59.44 ॥
garp_1,61.9 । kṛttikādau ca pūrveṇa saptarkṣāṇi ca vai vrajet । maghādau dakṣiṇe gacchedanurādhādi paścime ॥
Kindred stars
Also ruled by Shani
- Puṣya · 3°20′ – 16°40′ Karka
- Uttara Bhādrapadā · 3°20′ – 16°40′ Meena
The three stars sharing a Vimśottarī lord share its 19-year daśā.