Nakshatra
Swati
स्वाति · Good goer
Vimshottari lord: Rahu. 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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Swati extends from 6 degrees 40 minutes to 20 degrees of Libra, entirely inside the sign. Arcturus is the bright star Iyer's table attaches to it. Its Vimshottari dasha is Rahu's, 18 years long, and its padas fall in the Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces navamsas, the ninths of a sign.
The Brihat Jataka lists for the Moon in Swati a mild and quiet nature, control of passion, skill in trade, mercy, sweet speech and a leaning toward charity. The editions differ on one phrase: the 1885 text says unable to bear thirst, and the 1905 note records that as another reading of the same line.
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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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