Shravana Nakshatra

About Shravana nakshatra

Shravana is the 22th of the 27 lunar mansions. It runs from 10°00′ Capricorn to 23°20′ Capricorn in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri ayanamsa). Its ruling planet (swami grah) is Moon, its deity is Vishnu, the preserver, and its symbol is an ear or three footprints.

People born with the Moon in Shravana are traditionally described as a good listener, learned, respectful and organised.

• Lord: Moon
• Deity: Vishnu, the preserver
• Symbol: an ear or three footprints
• Gana: Deva
• Yoni: monkey
• Nadi: Antya
• Nature: movable

Shravana nakshatra padas and name letters

Each pada is 3°20′ and has its own letter and navamsa sign.

• Pada 1: letter Ju, Capricorn (Makar) rashi, navamsa Aries.
• Pada 2: letter Je, Capricorn (Makar) rashi, navamsa Taurus.
• Pada 3: letter Jo, Capricorn (Makar) rashi, navamsa Gemini.
• Pada 4: letter Gha, Capricorn (Makar) rashi, navamsa Cancer.

Shravana in kundli matching (kundli milan)

In ashtakoota guna milan, Shravana gives Deva gana (6 points), monkey yoni (4 points) and Antya nadi (8 points), together 18 of the 36 points.

1. Find both birth nakshatras.
2. Compare nadi: same nadi scores 0.
3. Compare gana and yoni.
4. Add the remaining kootas for a score out of 36.

Shravana personality, love and career

A good listener, learned, respectful and organised. In love, the deva gana style shows. At work, these qualities suit roles that reward them.

• Strengths: a good listener, learned, respectful and organised.
• Nature in muhurat: movable.
• Planet to know: Moon.

Shravana and dasha

Vimshottari dasha starts from the birth nakshatra lord, so Shravana natives begin in Moon mahadasha (10 years in full).

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

Shravana in muhurat

Muhurat texts class Shravana as movable. Light nakshatras suit travel and trade, fixed ones suit foundations, soft ones suit art and marriage, sharp and fierce ones suit firm or bold tasks.

Shravana nakshatra in depth

The word nakshatra is often translated as lunar mansion. The Moon moves roughly 13 degrees a day, so it spends about one day in each of the 27 nakshatras and completes the circle in a little over 27 days. Ancient astronomers used these star groups as a calendar long before the twelve signs became popular, and that is why Indian families still ask for the janma nakshatra before anything else. Shravana sits at position 22 in that circle, after Uttara Ashadha and before Dhanishta.

The deity of Shravana is Vishnu, the preserver. In traditional reading the deity hints at the inner motive of the nakshatra, while the symbol, an ear or three footprints, gives a picture that is easy to remember. The ruling planet (swami grah) Moon adds its own colour, and because Vimshottari dasha begins from the birth nakshatra lord, Moon becomes the first planetary period in the life of anyone born with the Moon here.

Matching uses three attributes of Shravana directly. Gana describes temperament, and Shravana is Deva gana. Yoni describes instinct and comfort, and Shravana carries the monkey yoni. Nadi describes constitution, and Shravana is Antya nadi. Together these three kootas carry 18 of the 36 guna milan points, which is why two people's nakshatras matter so much in kundli milan.

In muhurat, Shravana is a movable nakshatra. Muhurat texts sort nakshatras into groups such as fixed, movable, soft, light, sharp and fierce, and each group suits certain kinds of work. Families look at this when choosing a day for naamkaran, griha pravesh, travel, purchases or a wedding, along with tithi, weekday and lagna.

For a newborn, the pada matters most. Each of the four padas of Shravana gives a different starting letter: Ju, Je, Jo, Gha. Families who follow the custom pick a name that begins with the letter of the birth pada, then often check the name number (naam ka ank) in numerology (ank jyotish) as a second, lighter step.

How to find your nakshatra

Your janma nakshatra is where the Moon stood at birth.

1. Open the free nakshatra calculator.
2. Enter date, time and place of birth.
3. Note the nakshatra and pada.
4. Read this guide for your nakshatra.