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Nakshatra 6 of 27

Thiruvathirai (Ardra)

intense, hard-working and transformative, the star of the storm that clears the air

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The star in short#

Where it sits
6°40′ to 20°00′ of Mithunam
Lord
Rahu (Rahu) · a 18-year mahadasha
Gana
Manushya (human, balanced)
Yoni
the female Dog
Rajju
Kanta (neck) — second of the five, behind Siro only, read for the wife’s life
Nadi
Aadi (vata)
Known for
effort
Shared star
fine for a couple to share
Vedha
Thiruvonam — 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
1Mithunam6°40′ to 10°00′Ku கு16 names
2Mithunam10°00′ to 13°20′Gha கா10 names · few settled names
3Mithunam13°20′ to 16°40′Ng ங9 names · few settled names
4Mithunam16°40′ to 20°00′Chha ச16 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 Thiruvathirai in Mithunam, 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
Uthiram Uttara PhalguniKanni8.5 of 1023.5 of 36
Uthiram Uttara PhalguniSimmam8 of 1020.5 of 36
Chithirai ChitraKanni7.5 of 1026 of 36
Uthiradam Uttara AshadhaDhanusu7.5 of 1025 of 36
Uthiradam Uttara AshadhaMagaram7.5 of 1021.5 of 36
Pooram Purva PhalguniSimmam7 of 1027.5 of 36
Worst matchesRasi10 poruthamWhy
Thiruvonam ShravanaMagaram3 of 10Rejected: Rajju and Vedha both fail
Rohini RohiniRishabam4 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Sadayam ShatabhishaKumbam5 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Hastham HastaKanni6 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Thiruvathirai ArdraMithunam6 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Swathi SwatiThulam6.5 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 Thiruvathirai 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 Thiruvathirai
  • தமிழ் திருவாதிரை
  • తెలుగు ఆర్ద్ర
  • ಕನ್ನಡ ಆರ್ದ್ರಾ
  • മലയാളം തിരുവാതിര
  • हिन्दी आर्द्रा
  • বাংলা আর্দ্রা
  • ગુજરાતી આર્દ્રા
  • ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଆର୍ଦ୍ରା
  • ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਆਰਦਰਾ
  • සිංහල අද

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