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Nakshatra 15 of 27

Swathi (Swati)

flexible, fair and self-reliant, a star that moves like the wind and settles where it chooses

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The star in short#

Where it sits
6°40′ to 20°00′ of Thulam
Lord
Rahu (Rahu) · a 18-year mahadasha
Gana
Deva (gentle, godly)
Yoni
the male Buffalo
Rajju
Kanta (neck) — second of the five, behind Siro only, read for the wife’s life
Nadi
Antya (kapha)
Known for
freedom
Shared star
a star the almanacs say should not be shared
Vedha
Rohini — 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
1Thulam6°40′ to 10°00′Ru ரு16 names
2Thulam10°00′ to 13°20′Re ரே16 names
3Thulam13°20′ to 16°40′Ro ரோ12 names · few settled names
4Thulam16°40′ to 20°00′Ta த16 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 Swathi in Thulam, with this star taken as the groom's side.

Of 36 star-and-rasi combinations, 21 match well, 5 are borderline, 4 are poor and 6 fail Rajju or Vedha outright.

Best matchesRasi10 porutham36 guna
Uthiradam Uttara AshadhaMagaram8.5 of 1022.5 of 36
Poorattathi Purva BhadrapadaKumbam8 of 1026 of 36
Avittam DhanishtaMagaram7.5 of 1024.5 of 36
Mirugasirisham MrigashiraRishabam7.5 of 1024 of 36
Karthigai KrittikaRishabam7.5 of 1010.5 of 36
Punarpoosam PunarvasuMithunam7 of 1027 of 36
Worst matchesRasi10 poruthamWhy
Hastham HastaKanni4 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Rohini RohiniRishabam4.5 of 10Rejected: Rajju and Vedha both fail
Sadayam ShatabhishaKumbam5 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Swathi SwatiThulam5 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Thiruvathirai ArdraMithunam6 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Thiruvonam ShravanaMagaram6.5 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 Rahu, the star's ruling graha, and is the same table the remedy pages read.

Dasha
A child born under Swathi 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 Swathi
  • தமிழ் சுவாதி
  • తెలుగు స్వాతి
  • ಕನ್ನಡ ಸ್ವಾತಿ
  • മലയാളം ചോതി
  • हिन्दी स्वाति
  • বাংলা স্বাতী
  • ગુજરાતી સ્વાતી
  • मराठी स्वाती
  • ଓଡ଼ିଆ ସ୍ୱାତୀ
  • ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਵਾਤੀ
  • සිංහල සා

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