Kumbha
Kumbha, the Vedic name for Aquarius: the 11th rashi (sign) of the sidereal zodiac. Its lord is Saturn, its element Air (Vayu: intellect, connection, and movement), and its nature sthira, fixed: it holds, sustains, and resists being moved. In the Kalapurusha, the zodiac read as one body, it governs the calves and ankles. Because Vedic astrology measures against the fixed stars, Kumbha sits about 24° behind Western Aquarius, so a planet in the first 24° or so of Western Aquarius is usually in Vedic Makara (Capricorn).
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