Hasta Nakshatra: Meaning
Hasta, thirteenth nakshatra, entirely in Kanya, has the hand as its figure and Savitar as ruler; Chandra's period, 10 years.
Look at your hand: five fingers, as many as the stars in Hasta, the hand. Its emblem is precisely a hand, and in the sky it is the five main stars of the Crow. Yet the group hardly looks like a hand. The landmark star is, besides, hard to identify.
The hand means acting and taking, it means dexterity. Its ruler is Savitar, Surya in his role as the one who starts movement. Some simply name Surya.
Thirteenth nakshatra, Hasta sits entirely in Kanya, between degree 10 and degree 23°20. The period that falls to it is that of Chandra, 10 years: a solar deity, then, but a lunar period.
Your Moon in Hasta
Constantly busy and never short of ideas: the Moon in Hasta gives two assets for action. Drive, and the art of finding a solution where there was none. Add confidence and hardly any shyness. Picture the person who fixes a stroller with a hair elastic. Your Moon stood in Kanya, from 10° to 23°20′. Your life opened in a Chandra dasha.
Its ruler is Chandra: life begins in the Chandra dasha. It sits in Virgo sidereal.
Frequently asked questions
What does Hasta nakshatra mean?
Hasta, thirteenth nakshatra, entirely in Kanya, has the hand as its figure and Savitar as ruler; Chandra's period, 10 years.
Which graha rules Hasta?
Hasta is ruled by Chandra. Someone born with the Moon in Hasta starts life in the Chandra dasha.