Simha
Simha, the Vedic name for Leo: the 5th rashi (sign) of the sidereal zodiac. Its lord is Sun, its element Fire (Agni: warmth, drive, and spirit), and its nature sthira, fixed: it holds, sustains, and resists being moved. In the Kalapurusha, the zodiac read as one body, it governs the stomach and upper belly. Because Vedic astrology measures against the fixed stars, Simha sits about 24° behind Western Leo, so a planet in the first 24° or so of Western Leo is usually in Vedic Karka (Cancer).
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