Shravana

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Nakshatras
Ashvinī
Bharanī
Kṛttikā
Rohinī
Mrigashīrsha
Ārdrā
Punarvasu
Pushya
Āshleshā
Maghā
Pūrva Phalgunī
Uttara Phalgunī
Hasta
Chitrā
Svātī
Vishākhā
Anurādhā
Jyeshtha
Mūla
Pūrva Ashādhā
Uttara Ashādhā
Shravana
Shravishthā
Shatabhishā
Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Uttara Bhādrapadā
Revatī
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Shravana (Devanagari: श्रवणा) is the 22th nakshatra (Devanagari: नक्षत्र) or lunar mansion as used in Hindu astronomy and astrology. It belongs to the constellation Makara (Devanagari: मकर) or Capricorn.

The word Shravana means hearing/listening in Sanskrit and this is considered to be the star of learning.

Mythology

Goddess Saraswati (the deity of Knowledge) is said to have been ‘born’ under this nakshatra.

Practice

Under the traditional Hindu principle of naming individuals according to their birthstar, the following Sanskrit syllables correspond with this Nakshatra, and would belong at the beginning of a first name:

Shi (Devanagari: शि)

Shu (Devanagari: शु)

She (Devanagari: शे)

Sho (Devanagari: शो)
A nakshatra (Devanagari: नक्षत्र) or lunar mansion
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Rohini is a daughter of Prajapati Daksha and his consort, Prasuti. She was one of the twenty-seven daughters of Daksha who married the moon-God Chandra. She was the favourite and chief consort of Chandra, and the mother of Budha (not to be confused with Buddha).
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Ardra is the name of a Nakshatra in Indian astronomy that corresponds to the star Betelgeuse.

Arudra nakshatra (Betelgeuse) In Mithuna from 6:40 to 20:00.

The presiding deity the Rudra, the wielder of the trident. Symbol- a teardrop. The ruling planet is Rahu.
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Punarvasu is a Nakshatra in Hindu astrology, which refers to the two brightest stars in the constellation of Gemini: Castor and Pollux. In Malayalam Punarvasu is termed Punartham. It is also known as Punarpusam in southern India.
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Pushya is a nakshatra in Indian astronomy. It corresponds to γ, δ and θ Cancri, in the Cancer (constellation).

Traditionally, many people buy gold on the day of this Nakshatra.
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The word Hasta may refer to one of the following:
  • Hasta (spear), a Latin word meaning spear
  • Hasta (hand), a Sanskrit word meaning hand
  • A Nakshatra of Hindu Astrology
  • An Italian city currently known as Asti
  • A common misspelling of the plant genus

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Jyeshta (Hindi: जेठ jeṭ or ज्येष्ठ jyeṣṭ) is a month of the Hindu calendar, also known as Jeth or Iethe.
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Indian astronomy refers to the study of astronomy in the Indian subcontinent, as documented in literature spanning the Maurya (Vedanga Jyotisha, ca. 3rd century BCE) to the Mughal (such as the 16th century Kerala school) periods.
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Astrology (from Greek: αστήρ, αστρός (astér, astrós), "star", and λόγος, λόγου (lógos, lógou), "word" or "speech" lit.
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constellation of Orion is the area outlined in the dashed yellow line. Orion contains a striking and well-known star pattern that has the form of a hunter.]] A constellation is any one of the 88 areas into which the sky — or the celestial sphere — is divided.
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Capricorn may refer to:
  • The constellation Capricornus, one of the constellations of the zodiac
  • The astrological sign Capricorn represented by this constellation
  • The Tropic of Capricorn
  • Tropic of Capricorn is also the name of a novel by Henry Miller

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For the Vedic river, see .


In Hinduism, Saraswati (Sanskrit सरस्वती
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