Ashlesha Nakshatra Pada 2

Ashlesha pada 2 at a glance

Ashlesha is the 9th nakshatra, ruled by Mercury with deity the Nagas, serpent deities. Its pada 2 runs from 20°00′ Cancer to 23°20′ Cancer, falls in Cancer rashi and carries the name letter Du.

The navamsa of this pada is Capricorn, ruled by Saturn, which adds patience, duty and steady effort to the nakshatra's base nature of being perceptive, strategic, private and persuasive.

• Nakshatra: Ashlesha (9 of 27)
• Pada: 2 of 4
• Span: 20°00′ Cancer to 23°20′ Cancer
• Name letter: Du
• Rashi: Cancer (Kark)
• Navamsa: Capricorn, lord Saturn
• Nakshatra lord: Mercury

Name letter Du and naamkaran

In the naamkaran custom, a baby born in Ashlesha pada 2 is given a name starting with Du. The letter comes from the pada, not the nakshatra as a whole, which is why two babies born in the same nakshatra can receive different letters.

1. Confirm the birth nakshatra and pada with the free calculator.
2. Shortlist names beginning with Du.
3. Say the names aloud with the family name.
4. Optionally check the name number (naam ka ank) in numerology (ank jyotish) as a light second step.

Personality of Ashlesha pada 2

The nakshatra gives the base: perceptive, strategic, private and persuasive. The Cancer rashi adds a water, movable style, and the Capricorn navamsa adds patience, duty and steady effort.

Read together, this pada suits people who express perceptive through patience, duty and steady effort.

• Element: Water
• Quality: Movable
• Navamsa flavour: patience, duty and steady effort
• Gana: Rakshasa
• Yoni: cat

Dasha and timing

Vimshottari dasha begins from the nakshatra lord, so a birth in Ashlesha pada 2 starts in Mercury mahadasha (17 years in full). The balance remaining at birth depends on how far the Moon had travelled into the nakshatra.

1. Mercury mahadasha, 17 years
2. Ketu mahadasha, 7 years
3. Venus mahadasha, 20 years
4. Sun mahadasha, 6 years
5. Moon mahadasha, 10 years
6. Mars mahadasha, 7 years
7. Rahu mahadasha, 18 years
8. Jupiter mahadasha, 16 years
9. Saturn mahadasha, 19 years

Ashlesha pada 2 in kundli matching (kundli milan)

Guna milan reads the nakshatra as a whole: Ashlesha contributes Rakshasa gana (6 points), cat yoni (4 points) and Antya nadi (8 points). The pada's navamsa sign is used in deeper chart comparison.

1. Find both partners' nakshatras.
2. Compare nadi, gana and yoni.
3. Use kundli matching by name (naam se kundli milan) or date of birth (janam tarikh) for the full 36 point score.