Udaya

Nakshatra 17 of 27

Anusham (Anuradha)

loyal, devotional and good at bringing people together

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The star in short#

Where it sits
3°20′ to 16°40′ of Viruchigam
Lord
Sani (Saturn) · a 19-year mahadasha
Gana
Deva (gentle, godly)
Yoni
the female Deer
Rajju
Uru (thigh) — fourth of the five, read for wealth
Nadi
Madhya (pitta)
Known for
friendship
Shared star
shareable, better when the padas differ
Vedha
Bharani — the stars held to obstruct this one

Rank every star against it → Cast a jathagam →

Its four padas#

Each pada is 3°20′. Nine padas fill a rasi, so a star either sits in one sign or straddles two.

PadaRasiDegreesSyllablesNames
1Viruchigam3°20′ to 6°40′Na ந16 names
2Viruchigam6°40′ to 10°00′Ni நி16 names
3Viruchigam10°00′ to 13°20′Nu நு8 names · few settled names
4Viruchigam13°20′ to 16°40′Ne நே14 names · few settled names

A child is named from the syllable of the pada the Moon stood in at birth. The whole table, with the names and their meanings, is on the baby names page.

Which stars match, and which do not

Computed, not tabulated: the ten Tamil poruthams and the 36 guna run for all 27 stars against Anusham in Viruchigam, with this star taken as the groom's side.

Of 36 star-and-rasi combinations, 22 match well, 5 are borderline, 3 are poor and 6 fail Rajju or Vedha outright.

Best matchesRasi10 porutham36 guna
Punarpoosam PunarvasuKadagam8 of 1026 of 36
Revathi RevatiMeenam8 of 1026 of 36
Poorattathi Purva BhadrapadaMeenam8 of 1025 of 36
Mirugasirisham MrigashiraRishabam8 of 1021.5 of 36
Poorattathi Purva BhadrapadaKumbam7 of 1027.5 of 36
Uthiradam Uttara AshadhaMagaram7 of 1027 of 36
Worst matchesRasi10 poruthamWhy
Pooram Purva PhalguniSimmam5 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Anusham AnuradhaViruchigam5.5 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Pooradam Purva AshadhaDhanusu6 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Bharani BharaniMesham6 of 10Rejected: Rajju and Vedha both fail
Poosam PushyaKadagam7 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Uthirattathi Uttara BhadrapadaMeenam7 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails

The ten checks are not symmetric — Dina counts from the bride's star to the groom's, and the Tamil vasya table is read from the bride's rasi — so the list from the other side is a different list, and a real pair is checked both ways with both birth times.

Its dasha, and the parihaaram for its lord#

Everything here belongs to Sani, the star's ruling graha, and is the same table the remedy pages read.

Dasha
A child born under Anusham begins life in a Sani mahadasha of 19 years, the part of it still to run decided by how far the Moon had gone through the star. Work out the periods.
Day
Saturday
Colour
Black and dark blue
Gem
Blue sapphire (Neelam) — the wearing rules
Mantra
Sani gayatri (Om Kakadhwajaya Vidmahe Khadga Hastaya Dhimahi Tanno Mandah Prachodayat); Dasaratha Sani stotram; Hanuman Chalisa — the texts
Fasting
Saturday (Sanivara vratam)

Where it is worshipped

135 temples in the gazetteer are kept for Sani; the ones near you are on the temples page. Parihaaram is traditional practice, offered for devotion and peace of mind; it is not a guaranteed cure of any condition. Temple hours change with festivals and the season, so check before travelling.

The name#

The same star in every script this app carries.

  • English Anusham
  • தமிழ் அனுஷம்
  • తెలుగు అనూరాధ
  • ಕನ್ನಡ ಅನುರಾಧಾ
  • മലയാളം അനിഴം
  • हिन्दी अनुराधा
  • বাংলা অনুরাধা
  • ગુજરાતી અનુરાધા
  • ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅନୁରାଧା
  • ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਨੁਰਾਧਾ
  • සිංහල අනුර

Also written Anuradha. The glossary's entry for Anusham lists the other spellings a family may have been given.