ALL ABOUT DHANISHTA NAKSHATRA

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Sanskrit Name:  धनिष्ठा (Dhanishta) comes from the Sanskrit words धन (wealth) and तिष्ठति (reside). One meaning of Dhanishta is “the rich one,” indicating good fortune, resilience, and a strong character.

Planetary Ruler:  Mars. The Romans worshiped Mars as the god of war, a tradition that had its roots in the scriptures of Vedic India. Mars is associated with masculinity, power, vitality, courage, and conflict.

Nakshatra Group:  Monstrous. Nakshatras are divided into three classes — monsters, humans, and gods. Dhanishta is a monstrous nakshatra. People in this group are generally intuitive, strong-willed, and assertive. They may be prone to anger and violence.

Zodiac Sign:  Capricorn (1st and 2nd Quarter) and Aquarius (3rd and 4th Quarter). Capricorns are peculiar and powerful. They are intelligent, thoughtful, and careful in making decisions. Aquarians are intelligent, idealistic, determined, and philosophically-inclined. They are often involved in charitable work or other spiritual or humanitarian endeavors.

Deity:  The Eight Vasus. In Vedic theology, the Vasus preside over the elements. In the ancient history known as the Mahabharata, Grandfather Bhisma was an incarnation of the Vasu known as Dyu.

Symbol:  A drum. This represents the rhythm, dance, music, divine timing, and great influence.

Power:  To sanctify. Persons born under the star of Dhanishta are able to salvage and utilize things that others have discarded or perceived to be devoid of value.

Resonant Syllables:  In India, the birth nakshatra is traditionally used as one means of choosing the name of a child. The corresponding syllables for the four quarters (padas) of Dhanishta are Ga (गा), Ghee (गी), Goo (गु), and Gay (गे). The syllable of a person’s first name is sometimes used when calculating an astrological chart if the time of birth is unknown.

The word Dhanishta can be split into Dhan and Eshtha. Dhana means wealth, and that means appropriate. The literal meaning of the word Dhanishtha is appropriate wealth. Dhanishta nakshatra in astrology is one of the Urdhvamukhi Nakshatras (or the Nakshatras, which have their mouths upwards). In these nakshatras, things related to palaces, coronations, boundary walls, and tall structures can be auspiciously begun and performed.

• The deity of Dhanishta nakshatra is the Ashtavasus, the 8 Vasus. Vasu means a ray of light. The 8 Vasus are 1. Apah (Water), 2. Dhruva (Pole Star), 3. Dhara (Earth), 4. Anila (Wind), 5. Soma (Moon), 6. Anala/Pavaka (Fire), 7. Pratyusha (The Dawn) and 8. Prabhasa (Splendour).
• The yoni animal of this nakshatra is the female lion.
• The female lion is the prime hunter of the pride. You won’t often see a lion running and killing a deer or a buffalo but only on rare occasions when he is alone and hungry would be hunting for food.
• It’s the female lion, who is the planner, hunter and provider of pride.
• She is willing to put her life on the line for everyone in the group.
• The male lion does have a job where they protect the pride, cubs and their ground.
• Most of the hunting for the lioness takes place from dusk till dawn.
• What the female lion does here is what a Dhanishta person is meant to do? Regardless of one’s sex or gender they become the hunter or the breadwinner.
• They are fearless, competitive and protective. The spouse of a Dhanishta native will always be protecting the young children.
• The symbolism of this nakshatra is flute and drums, which shows such people are always trained in some type of musical instrument.
• The symbol also represents the rhythm of life.
• It can be any rhythmic pattern or the flow or vibration of life or even rhythm of nerves.
• You will notice many people with this nakshatra become great pulse readers because pulse is the rhythm of our prana, our life; hence Dhanishta natives can become great doctors.
• Ashtavasus are the gods of abundance that bring prosperity and wealth such as gold, jewelry and land etc. into the earth plane.
• The Ashtavasus can be connected with the 8 directions of space and hint at Vastushastra.
• The lioness of this nakshatra is in connection with Narasimhi, the consort of Narasimha avatar and one of the 8-mother goddess or Ashta Matrikas.
• Her shaking of mane could create chaos to the stars and planets.
• She was born to pacify lord Narasimha, connected with the planet Mars, who was born to protect his devotee Prahlada from the demon King Hiranyakashipu.
• Bhishma, a central character in Mahabharata, could be connected to this nakshatra as well because he was an incarnation of Prabhasa, one of the ashtavasus.
• Prabhasa had stolen a cow with help of his siblings (other Ashtavsus) and got cursed by the sage Vashishtha to be born on the Earth as mortals.
• Vashishtha later reduced his curse effects by allowing other Ashtavsus except Prabhasa to leave the mortal world within a year.
• Ganga, the river goddess, promised to help Ashtavasus.
• She became the wife of King Shantanu, on the condition that he never said anything in her way.
• The 7 children who were the 7 Ashtavasus born to her were drowned by goddess Ganga in the river.
• When the 8 th child was born, Shantanu couldn’t bear it anymore and opposed his wife, who immediately left him, reminding about his promise.
• The 8 th son, Prabhasa was named Devarata later became Bhishma in the mortal form.
• Bhishma on the death-bed of arrows, advised Vishnu sahasranama to the guilt ridden Yudhishthira for having taken part in the Mahabharata, which caused death and destruction to many.
• Bhishma was able to select his moment of death and left the Earth when Sun started Uttarayana, the northward motion in the sky.
• The word Dhanishtha has the connotation of the word “Dhan'' in it, which literally means wealth and hence wealth related themes could be seen with this nakshatra.
• Moreover, the stars of Dhanishtha nakshatra form the diamond-shaped Delphinus constellation in the sky.
• The Vasus such as Agni (fire), Vayu (wind), etc helps lord Indra in his fight with the demons and hence this nakshatra can also indicate some type of fight, competition, and competitiveness in a person’s life.
• The biggest part to take out from Bhishma’s mythology may be unsuitable for some readers, especially women under 40.
• This nakshatra causes either miscarriage or abortion.
• I have seen countless charts with Moon in Dhanishtha did show mother dealing with miscarriages or in a female’s chart the native had a miscarriage.
• Jupiter aspecting the 5 th house or Moon may alleviate effects to some extent and lower the chances of such mishappenings.
• Whenever miscarriage happens for a woman they must know there was a spiritual yogi, saint etc who was trying to come into the womb to pay their karma and leave back to the astral world.
• Knowing you were giving birth to some great yogi is kind of a silver lining on this event.
• This nakshatra is the nakshatra connected strongly with Bhishma pitamaha from Mahabharata.
• He always reminded me Gandalf from Lord Of The Rings. Bhishma was the most feared and mightiest warrior in Mahabharata.
• He was the man who couldn’t be defeated even by his guru Parshurama but was eventually defeated by his own nephew Arjuna.
• Dhanishtha is also linked with land, real estate and especially Vastushastra.
• Dhanishtha natives are connected with real estate or had many investment properties.
• Interest in Vastu was rare except for one big anomaly; they all had Vastu dosha in their home, as in misalignment of floor plan, objects or color causing some type of disharmony.
• Bhishma had a blessing from his father Shantanu to decide his moment of death and even after Arjun pierced his body countless times with arrows he stayed alive until the war ended.
• From Bhishma’s life we see that Dhanishtha person is calm, who will only bring fear when challenged.
• They always take on fighting and combat training once in their life.
• Dhanishtha individuals of all ages love boxing, UFC fighting and wrestling but more so you will also see them having other dimensional experience as a celestial being.
• When you interact with them personally you get to see their birth chart and later in life you will see them bring out their D9 chart in personal interaction.
• Dhanishtha native will also have a major karma with marriage.
• They are not interested in marriage or you will find people who desperately want marriage/relationship but attract partners providing lack of partnership security.
• They will also have to fight a major war in their life, either in court, personal combat or society.

• Spread from 23'20" in Makar up to 6'40" in Kumbha.
• Vasu is the deity of this star- it is the giver of wealth, precious stone, valuable articles, gold, opulence, etc.
• Asthavasu derives from Ganga. The virtues of these gods are associated with this star. Persons born under this star are hostile to women because they lack adequate sexual power.
• If Shani is  the lord of the 7th house and also in this star - any other Graha in the 7th house and associated with this star will also do - the native will be sexually weak. It has to be noted that Shani himself is a eunuch.
• The native of the Star seldom marries or marriage is difficult for him; if married conjugal relation is seldom happy.
• Anthropomorphically this is the back of Kalapurush.

• According to Hora Sara: One with Dhanishta as birth Nakshatra will be wealthy, liberal in donation, courageous, lose his wife, be happy in foreign countries, be a liar, be talkative, and like dancing and singing.

• According to Jataka Parijata: If a person is born in the star (Sravishtha), he will be credulous, wealthy, plump in the thighs and the neck, and joyful.

• According to Sage Narada: One born in Dhanishta will be munificent, addicted to vices, miserly, fond of dance, songs, and women, will accomplish his work only through peace, be splendorous and heroic.

• According to Brihat Samhita: Star Dhanishta makes one charitable, heroic, wealthy, greedy for money, and fond of music..

• Leo Navamsa (Governed by Sun in Astrology).
• The person will be Intelligent, Ambitious in Life, Aimed to Fulfil Hopes and Aspirations, Drawn to Success and Completion of Projects and Goals.
• They are born in the first Pada of Dhanishta Nakshatra, are bestowed with a hefty body, and speak much. They carry on kings' works and are capable administrators. They are always successful and brave. They enjoy life and are endowed with many children. They sleep too much, fearful and low-minded.

• Virgo Navamsa (Governed by Mercury in Astrology).
• The Person will be Sharp and Cunning Intellect, Dedicated to Working, Dependable Under Employment and Self Done Work, Practical, Willing to do Anything it Takes to Succeed Attaining Spirituality Communication expert, Talkative, Adaptive to Life, Open to New Ideas/Concepts Good with Hand-Eye Coordination, Great Engineers, Scientists, Inventors, Athletic Talents with Hands.
• Those born in the Second Pada of Dhanishta Nakshatra are soft-spoken and obedient. They are learned and transact many things. They earn a lot of money; they serve the authority and are intelligent. They are equipoised towards joy and difficulties and loved by the learned.

• Libra Navamsa (Governed by Venus in Astrology).
• The person will be Drawn to the Enjoyment of Social Activity, Spiritual Relationships, Lover of Group Oriented Activity, Prone to Becoming Famous through the Association Of Good Character, Likable by Others.
• Those born in the Third Pada of Dhanishta Nakshatra are long-lived, endowed with good qualifies, and astrologers. They enjoy all things in life, famous and respected by kings. They are endowed with success and wisdom. They undertake all jobs, wealthy, religious, and accompanied by many relatives.

• Scorpio Navamsa (Governed by Mars in Astrology).
• The person will be Ambitious, Driven for Success, Intense Researcher, Wanting to Uncover Something Original.
• Those born in the Fourth Pada of Dhanishta Nakshatra are cruel, always angry, and earn by questionable means. They speak much, engaged in untruthful jobs, suffer from many diseases. They are great deceivers and bereft of relatives. They are engaged in gambling and are after other women, fools but brave.

• Nadi:  Madhya or middle.
• Gana (Nature):  Rakshasa or daemon.
• Yoni (Animal Symbol):  Simha or lion.
• Result of wearing new clothes on Dhanishta Nakshathra:  Wealth.
• Result of first menses on Dhanishta Nakshathra:  Affluent, wealthy, happy, committed to duties, enjoys the company of children and grandchildren.
• Result of performing Shraddha on Dhanishta Nakshathra: Gains.
• Beneficial Activities on Dhanishta:  Wearing new clothes and jewellery, learning to ride animals and vehicles, travelling, plantation of trees and crop, washing precious clothes for the first time, buying a new vehicle, stitching clothes, digging a well or a borewell, begin learning dance, monetary investment, ploughing, sowing seeds and entering a new property.
• Beneficial Savskara or Ceremonies on Dhanishta:  Naming, piercing, first solid feeding to baby, first shave of a baby, haircut, shave, manicure, pedicure, threading, intercourse for progeny, start learning a new subject, threading ceremony, Anugraha or Deeksha.

• Dhanishtha is a chara Nakshatra, which means when something requires movement, this nakshatra would work best like moving from one house to the other, purchasing land, sending something out for delivery, shifting office, arranging or buying furniture for your home.

• The caste of this nakshatra is the servant. These are servants who only serve the highest of dharma and truth.
• They are soldiers, boxers, fighters and medical professionals who have certain deeper reason to fight the good fight.
• You will see most famous boxers were bullied and abused during their childhood by other kids.
• They feel that by being the best boxers they are giving hope to other kids who may feel the fear of going out and getting harassed.
• Dhanishtha is there to serve for dharma, whatever their dharma might be.
• They need to fight for the lienage and for their pure physical presence.
• They are complete impediment of human body and know what human body should be used for: which is protecting and serving.

• The best remedy for Dhanishtha natives is to have a musical instrument in their home like drums, tabla or a flute.
• These musical items cannot be for decoration and should work as a real instrument.
• Having musical instrument in the home will bring rhythm to life along with wealth.
• The most important remedy is to never make a promise or give your word to someone unless you can 100% fulfill it.
• Do not say I will do this for you and forget about it. One way or the other, this lifetime or the other, you will have to fulfill that promise.
• Do understand when you do fulfill a promise you pay highest of debts in your karmic web of life; so do not avoid but start from small promises before jumping the gun and saying you are the only person I will marry etc, or will give you a promotion.