Ardra
Also called: ardra nakshatra
Ardra, the 6th of the 27 nakshatras (lunar mansions), running from 6°40' Mithuna (Gemini) to 20°00' Mithuna (Gemini) in the sidereal zodiac. Its symbol is the teardrop. Its presiding deity is Rudra, the storm-god, bringing upheaval that clears the ground for the new. Its ruling planet is Rahu, so someone born with the Moon here begins life in Rahu's dasha (planetary period). Its themes are storms, breakthrough, renewal. Classically it is a sharp (tikshna) nakshatra, sharp and severing: the harshest of the seven, and not a starting star.
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