Rasi 2 of 12 · Fixed Earth
Rishabam (Taurus)
patient, practical and fond of comfort, a sign that builds slowly and keeps what it builds
The sign in short
- Where it sits
- 30° to 60° of the sidereal zodiac
- Lord
- Sukran (Venus)
- Element
- Earth
- Quality
- Fixed
- Read for
- steadiness
- Body part
- Face and throat — the classical Kalapurusha mapping, head at Mesham to feet at Meenam
- Varna
- Vaishya — the Ashta Koota varna of the sign, not of a person
- Vashya group
- chatushpada (four-legged)
- Vasya rasis
- Kadagam and Thulam — the signs this one draws, by the Tamil vasya table
The nakshatras in it
Nine padas fill a rasi, so a sign holds either three whole stars or two whole ones and parts of two more.
| Star | Pada | Degrees in Rishabam | Lord |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karthigai Krittika · partly here | 2, 3, 4 of 4 | 0°00′ to 10°00′ | Suriyan |
| Rohini Rohini | 1, 2, 3, 4 of 4 | 10°00′ to 23°20′ | Chandran |
| Mirugasirisham Mrigashira · partly here | 1, 2 of 4 | 23°20′ to 30°00′ | Sevvai |
A person's rasi, unless a page says otherwise, is the sign the Moon stood in at birth — so it follows from the birth star and its pada. Every star ranked against one keeps the two together for that reason.
What the almanac attaches to it
Traditional and popular associations, as the Tamil almanacs and the daily columns print them — offered in the same spirit as the daily reading, not as fact.
- Colour
- White and Pastel blue
- Number
- 6 and 8
- Day
- Friday
- Gem
- Diamond (Vairam) — the wearing rules
- Metal
- Silver
- Deity
- Lakshmi (Mahalakshmi)
- Direction
- Southeast
- Flower
- Lotus (Thamarai)
- Fasting
- Friday
- Mantra
- Om Shukraya Namaha — the texts
The name
The same sign in every script this app carries.
- English Rishabam
- தமிழ் ரிஷபம்
- తెలుగు వృషభం
- ಕನ್ನಡ ವೃಷಭ
- മലയാളം ഇടവം
- हिन्दी वृषभ
- বাংলা বৃষ
- ગુજરાતી વૃષભ
- नेपाली वृष
- ଓଡ଼ିଆ ବୃଷ
- ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਬ੍ਰਿਖ
- සිංහල වෘෂභ
Also written Taurus, the Western sign of the same name — though the Western zodiac is tropical and this one sidereal, so the dates do not line up. The difference, and the glossary's entry for Rishabam.