Udaya

Nakshatra 24 of 27

Sadayam (Shatabhisha)

independent, mystical and healing, the star of the hundred physicians

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The star in short#

Where it sits
6°40′ to 20°00′ of Kumbam
Lord
Rahu (Rahu) · a 18-year mahadasha
Gana
Rakshasa (fierce, assertive)
Yoni
the female Horse
Rajju
Kanta (neck) — second of the five, behind Siro only, read for the wife’s life
Nadi
Aadi (vata)
Known for
healing
Shared star
a star the almanacs say should not be shared
Vedha
Hastham — 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
1Kumbam6°40′ to 10°00′Go கோ16 names
2Kumbam10°00′ to 13°20′Sa ஸ16 names
3Kumbam13°20′ to 16°40′Si ஸி16 names
4Kumbam16°40′ to 20°00′Su ஸு16 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 Sadayam in Kumbam, with this star taken as the groom's side.

Of 36 star-and-rasi combinations, 20 match well, 6 are borderline, 4 are poor and 6 fail Rajju or Vedha outright.

Best matchesRasi10 porutham36 guna
Karthigai KrittikaRishabam8 of 1030.5 of 36
Avittam DhanishtaKumbam7 of 1033 of 36
Mirugasirisham MrigashiraRishabam7 of 1028 of 36
Karthigai KrittikaMesham7 of 1026 of 36
Chithirai ChitraThulam7 of 1026 of 36
Visakam VishakhaThulam7 of 1026 of 36
Worst matchesRasi10 poruthamWhy
Hastham HastaKanni1.5 of 10Rejected: Rajju and Vedha both fail
Thiruvonam ShravanaMagaram4 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Swathi SwatiThulam4 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Rohini RohiniRishabam5 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Sadayam ShatabhishaKumbam5 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Thiruvathirai ArdraMithunam6 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 Rahu, the star's ruling graha, and is the same table the remedy pages read.

Dasha
A child born under Sadayam begins life in a Rahu mahadasha of 18 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, in Rahu kalam
Colour
Smoke-grey and dark blue
Gem
Hessonite (Gomedhagam) — the wearing rules
Mantra
Rahu gayatri (Om Nakadhwajaya Vidmahe Padma Hastaya Dhimahi Tanno Rahuh Prachodayat); Durga Kavacham; Durga worship in Rahu kalam — the texts
Fasting
Saturday; Rahu kalam observed on Tuesdays and Fridays for Durga

Where it is worshipped

112 temples in the gazetteer are kept for Rahu; 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 Sadayam
  • தமிழ் சதயம்
  • తెలుగు శతభిషం
  • ಕನ್ನಡ ಶತಭಿಷಾ
  • മലയാളം ചതയം
  • हिन्दी शतभिषा
  • বাংলা শতভিষা
  • ગુજરાતી શતભિષા
  • मराठी शततारका
  • ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଶତଭିଷା
  • ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸ਼ਤਭਿਸ਼ਾ
  • සිංහල සියාවස

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