Jyeshtha
Also called: jyeshtha nakshatra
Jyeshtha, the 18th of the 27 nakshatras (lunar mansions), running from 16°40' Vrishchika (Scorpio) to 0°00' Dhanu (Sagittarius) in the sidereal zodiac. Its symbol is the earring or umbrella. Its presiding deity is Indra, the king of the gods, bringing seniority, courage, and command. Its ruling planet is Mercury, so someone born with the Moon here begins life in Mercury's dasha (planetary period). Its themes are seniority, courage, protection. Classically it is a sharp (tikshna) nakshatra, sharp and severing: the harshest of the seven, and not a starting star.
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