Udaya

Nakshatra 18 of 27

Kettai (Jyeshtha)

protective, responsible and quick to take charge, the eldest star

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The star in short#

Where it sits
16°40′ to 30°00′ of Viruchigam
Lord
Budhan (Mercury) · a 17-year mahadasha
Gana
Rakshasa (fierce, assertive)
Yoni
the male Deer
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
seniority
Shared star
a star the almanacs say should not be shared
Vedha
Aswini — 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
1Viruchigam16°40′ to 20°00′No நோ8 names · few settled names
2Viruchigam20°00′ to 23°20′Ya ய16 names
3Viruchigam23°20′ to 26°40′Yi யி8 names · few settled names
4Viruchigam26°40′ to 30°00′Yu யு12 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 Kettai in Viruchigam, with this star taken as the groom's side.

Of 36 star-and-rasi combinations, 17 match well, 9 are borderline, 4 are poor and 6 fail Rajju or Vedha outright.

Best matchesRasi10 porutham36 guna
Karthigai KrittikaMesham8 of 1024.5 of 36
Karthigai KrittikaRishabam7.5 of 1029.5 of 36
Uthirattathi Uttara BhadrapadaMeenam7 of 1021 of 36
Poosam PushyaKadagam7 of 1020 of 36
Sadayam ShatabhishaKumbam7 of 1020 of 36
Rohini RohiniRishabam6.5 of 1023.5 of 36
Worst matchesRasi10 poruthamWhy
Moolam MulaDhanusu4 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Aswini AshwiniMesham5 of 10Rejected: Rajju and Vedha both fail
Kettai JyeshthaViruchigam5 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Magam MaghaSimmam5.5 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Revathi RevatiMeenam6 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Ayilyam AshleshaKadagam7 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 Kettai 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 Kettai
  • தமிழ் கேட்டை
  • తెలుగు జ్యేష్ఠ
  • ಕನ್ನಡ ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠಾ
  • മലയാളം തൃക്കേട്ട
  • हिन्दी ज्येष्ठा
  • বাংলা জ্যেষ্ঠা
  • ગુજરાતી જ્યેષ્ઠા
  • ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଜ୍ୟେଷ୍ଠା
  • ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਜੇਸ਼ਠਾ
  • සිංහල දෙට

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