Nakshatra
Dhanishta
धनिष्ठा · Wealthiest
Vimshottari lord: Mangala. A dasha is one planetary period in that scheme, a pada is a quarter of a nakshatra, and a navamsa is a ninth of a sign.
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Dhanishta begins at 23 degrees 20 minutes of Capricorn and ends at 6 degrees 40 minutes of Aquarius. Iyer spells its name Sravishta in his lord table and names Delphini as its group. Mars holds its Vimshottari period of 7 years, and its four padas line up with the navamsas, ninths of a sign, of Leo, Virgo, Libra and Scorpio.
In the Brihat Jataka the Moon in Dhanishta goes with generosity, wealth, courage and a taste for music. The line also carries a note of stinginess, which Iyer's English sets beside the generosity without comment.
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- The Brihat Jataka of Varaha Mihira, tr. N. Chidambaram Iyer (1885)
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- The Brihat Jataka of Varaha Mihira, tr. N. Chidambaram Iyer, 2nd ed. (1905)
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