Udaya

Nakshatra 9 of 27

Ayilyam (Ashlesha)

perceptive, clever and private, a star that sees what is hidden

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The star in short#

Where it sits
16°40′ to 30°00′ of Kadagam
Lord
Budhan (Mercury) · a 17-year mahadasha
Gana
Rakshasa (fierce, assertive)
Yoni
the male Cat
Rajju
Pada (foot) — the mildest of the five, read for a settled life; wandering and unsettled living are the words used
Nadi
Antya (kapha)
Known for
insight
Shared star
a star the almanacs say should not be shared
Vedha
Moolam — 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
1Kadagam16°40′ to 20°00′Di டி16 names
2Kadagam20°00′ to 23°20′Du டு16 names
3Kadagam23°20′ to 26°40′De டே16 names
4Kadagam26°40′ to 30°00′Do டோ8 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 Ayilyam in Kadagam, with this star taken as the groom's side.

Of 36 star-and-rasi combinations, 15 match well, 11 are borderline, 4 are poor and 6 fail Rajju or Vedha outright.

Best matchesRasi10 porutham36 guna
Anusham AnuradhaViruchigam8 of 1021 of 36
Visakam VishakhaViruchigam8 of 1014.5 of 36
Sadayam ShatabhishaKumbam7 of 1019.5 of 36
Chithirai ChitraKanni6.5 of 1026 of 36
Hastham HastaKanni6.5 of 1022 of 36
Uthiram Uttara PhalguniKanni6.5 of 1021 of 36
Worst matchesRasi10 poruthamWhy
Magam MaghaSimmam4 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Aswini AshwiniMesham4.5 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Revathi RevatiMeenam5 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Ayilyam AshleshaKadagam5 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Moolam MulaDhanusu5.5 of 10Rejected: Rajju and Vedha both fail
Kettai JyeshthaViruchigam8 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 Budhan, the star's ruling graha, and is the same table the remedy pages read.

Dasha
A child born under Ayilyam begins life in a Budhan mahadasha of 17 years, the part of it still to run decided by how far the Moon had gone through the star. Work out the periods.
Day
Wednesday
Colour
Green
Gem
Emerald (Maragatham) — the wearing rules
Mantra
Budha gayatri (Om Gajadhwajaya Vidmahe Sukha Hastaya Dhimahi Tanno Budhah Prachodayat); Vishnu Sahasranamam — the texts
Fasting
Wednesday (Budhavara vratam)

Where it is worshipped

13 temples in the gazetteer are kept for Budhan; 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 Ayilyam
  • தமிழ் ஆயில்யம்
  • తెలుగు ఆశ్లేష
  • ಕನ್ನಡ ಆಶ್ಲೇಷಾ
  • മലയാളം ആയില്യം
  • हिन्दी आश्लेषा
  • বাংলা অশ্লেষা
  • ગુજરાતી આશ્લેષા
  • ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅଶ୍ଳେଷା
  • ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਸ਼ਲੇਸ਼ਾ
  • සිංහල අස්ලිස

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