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Aswini (Ashwini)

quick, energetic and helpful, the star of the divine physicians

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The star in short#

Where it sits
0°00′ to 13°20′ of Mesham
Lord
Ketu (Ketu) · a 7-year mahadasha
Gana
Deva (gentle, godly)
Yoni
the male Horse
Rajju
Pada (foot) — the mildest of the five, read for a settled life; wandering and unsettled living are the words used
Nadi
Aadi (vata)
Known for
speed and healing
Shared star
shareable, better when the padas differ
Vedha
Kettai — 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
1Mesham0°00′ to 3°20′Chu சு10 names · few settled names
2Mesham3°20′ to 6°40′Che சே16 names
3Mesham6°40′ to 10°00′Cho சோ10 names · few settled names
4Mesham10°00′ to 13°20′La ல16 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 Aswini in Mesham, with this star taken as the groom's side.

Of 36 star-and-rasi combinations, 19 match well, 8 are borderline, 3 are poor and 6 fail Rajju or Vedha outright.

Best matchesRasi10 porutham36 guna
Pooram Purva PhalguniSimmam8.5 of 1025 of 36
Punarpoosam PunarvasuKadagam8 of 1021.5 of 36
Uthiram Uttara PhalguniSimmam7.5 of 1014.5 of 36
Bharani BharaniMesham7 of 1034 of 36
Poosam PushyaKadagam7 of 1029.5 of 36
Mirugasirisham MrigashiraMithunam7 of 1028 of 36
Worst matchesRasi10 poruthamWhy
Kettai JyeshthaViruchigam4 of 10Rejected: Rajju and Vedha both fail
Moolam MulaDhanusu5 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Revathi RevatiMeenam5 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Aswini AshwiniMesham5.5 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Ayilyam AshleshaKadagam6 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Magam MaghaSimmam6.5 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 Ketu, the star's ruling graha, and is the same table the remedy pages read.

Dasha
A child born under Aswini begins life in a Ketu mahadasha of 7 years, the part of it still to run decided by how far the Moon had gone through the star. Work out the periods.
Day
Tuesday
Colour
Mixed colours, brown and smoke-grey
Gem
Cat's eye (Vaiduryam) — the wearing rules
Mantra
Ketu gayatri (Om Aswadhwajaya Vidmahe Sula Hastaya Dhimahi Tanno Ketuh Prachodayat); Ganapathi Atharvashirsham; Ganesha worship — the texts
Fasting
Tuesday; Sankatahara Chaturthi for Ganapathi

Where it is worshipped

79 temples in the gazetteer are kept for Ketu; 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 Aswini
  • தமிழ் அசுவினி
  • తెలుగు అశ్విని
  • ಕನ್ನಡ ಅಶ್ವಿನಿ
  • മലയാളം അശ്വതി
  • हिन्दी अश्विनी
  • বাংলা অশ্বিনী
  • ગુજરાતી અશ્વિની
  • ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅଶ୍ୱିନୀ
  • ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਸ਼ਵਿਨੀ
  • සිංහල අස්විද

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