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Nakshatra 4 of 27

Rohini (Rohini)

attractive, artistic and fond of good things, the Moon’s favourite star

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The star in short#

Where it sits
10°00′ to 23°20′ of Rishabam
Lord
Chandran (Moon) · a 10-year mahadasha
Gana
Manushya (human, balanced)
Yoni
the male Serpent
Rajju
Kanta (neck) — second of the five, behind Siro only, read for the wife’s life
Nadi
Antya (kapha)
Known for
beauty and growth
Shared star
fine for a couple to share
Vedha
Swathi — 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
1Rishabam10°00′ to 13°20′O ஓ10 names · few settled names
2Rishabam13°20′ to 16°40′Va வ16 names
3Rishabam16°40′ to 20°00′Vi வி16 names
4Rishabam20°00′ to 23°20′Vu வு8 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 Rohini in Rishabam, 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
Uthiram Uttara PhalguniKanni9 of 1025 of 36
Chithirai ChitraKanni8 of 1020 of 36
Anusham AnuradhaViruchigam7 of 1027.5 of 36
Poosam PushyaKadagam7 of 1025 of 36
Uthiram Uttara PhalguniSimmam7 of 1025 of 36
Punarpoosam PunarvasuKadagam7 of 1024 of 36
Worst matchesRasi10 poruthamWhy
Swathi SwatiThulam4 of 10Rejected: Rajju and Vedha both fail
Sadayam ShatabhishaKumbam4.5 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Thiruvonam ShravanaMagaram5.5 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Thiruvathirai ArdraMithunam6 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Rohini RohiniRishabam6 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Hastham HastaKanni7.5 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 Chandran, the star's ruling graha, and is the same table the remedy pages read.

Dasha
A child born under Rohini begins life in a Chandran mahadasha of 10 years, the part of it still to run decided by how far the Moon had gone through the star. Work out the periods.
Day
Monday
Colour
White
Gem
Pearl (Muthu) — the wearing rules
Mantra
Chandra gayatri (Om Padmadwajaya Vidmahe Hema Rupaya Dhimahi Tanno Chandrah Prachodayat); Sivan abhishekam on Mondays — the texts
Fasting
Monday (Somavara vratam)

Where it is worshipped

61 temples in the gazetteer are kept for Chandran; 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 Rohini
  • தமிழ் ரோகிணி
  • తెలుగు రోహిణి
  • ಕನ್ನಡ ರೋಹಿಣಿ
  • മലയാളം രോഹിണി
  • हिन्दी रोहिणी
  • বাংলা রোহিণী
  • ગુજરાતી રોહિણી
  • ଓଡ଼ିଆ ରୋହିଣୀ
  • ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਰੋਹਿਣੀ
  • සිංහල රෙහෙණ

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