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Shravana Nakshatra: Meaning

280°00 to 293°20 · Makara

Shravana, twenty-second nakshatra of Makara, is listening, with the three steps of Vishnu as image; Chandra dasha, 10 years.

Three footprints in the sky, those of Vishnu striding across the universe: the image of Shravana is among the most eloquent. Some people see a trident there instead. Its ruler is Vishnu, also called Govinda.

The name comes from a root meaning to hear. Shravana is listening, the ear. Another form of the word also means lame, a mere dictionary sense.

In the sky, three stars of the Eagle depict it, with Altair at the center as the marker. The twenty-second nakshatra of the 27-nakshatra list, it occupies the space from 10 degrees to 23°20 of Makara. Those who include Abhijit place it twenty-third.

Chandra leads its dasha, which lasts 10 years.

Your Moon in Shravana

Shravana means "listening", and the Moon of this nakshatra gives knowledge and learning, a link the meaning of the name suggests. Completing the picture are a growing renown and a partner of broad mind.

Perhaps you are the one people contact to identify a bird or date a treaty. Your Moon stood in Makara, from 10° to 23°20′, within a nakshatra ruled by Chandra in person. Your life therefore opened under a lunar dasha.

Its ruler is Chandra: life begins in the Chandra dasha. It sits in Capricorn sidereal.

Frequently asked questions

What does Shravana nakshatra mean?

Shravana, twenty-second nakshatra of Makara, is listening, with the three steps of Vishnu as image; Chandra dasha, 10 years.

Which graha rules Shravana?

Shravana is ruled by Chandra. Someone born with the Moon in Shravana starts life in the Chandra dasha.