The Crest-Jewel of Stars

original: Nakshatra Chudamani

For one born under the Great Period of the Moon Chandra Mahadasha: a 10-year planetary cycle in Vedic astrology, the following effects occur: In the first year, there is a danger of fever. In the third year, fear of enemies and loss of wealth. In the sixth year, a danger of untimely death Apamrityu: a premature death that can be averted through rituals. In the ninth year, fear of foes. In the twenty-second year, fear of blood-related or bile-related ailments. In the twenty-fourth year, satisfaction through the actions of enemies and results similar to the planet Mercury. In the fortieth year, fear of enemies or fear regarding women, and an imbalance of the bodily humors specifically Pitha or bile. In the sixtieth year, a danger of untimely death. If this is overcome, the maximum lifespan is eighty-eight years.

Chitra is the 14th lunar mansion, associated with the star Spica

Bright garments, ornaments, jewelry, artistic works, pearls, gems, building houses, coral, and the study of the Vedas sacred Hindu scriptures are favored. Under the deity Twashta the divine celestial architect, one may perform initiation ceremonies, building projects, and look into mirrors; it is auspicious for music, dance, elephants, horses, marriage, and spiritual consecration.

Attributes of Chitra:

• Color: White.
• Appearance: A single star, shaped like a pearl.
• Gender: Female.
• Temperament: Demonic Rakshasa Gana: suggests a bold or assertive nature.
• Animal Symbol: Female Tiger.
• Deity: Twashta.
• Direction: Facing sideways.
• Eye: Middle-eyed.
• Nature: Soft and mild star.
• Location: Urban areas.
• Element: Air.
• Tree: Bael tree Aegle marmelos.
• Bird: Crow.
• Caste: Farmer/Working class.
• Syllable: "E".

The "poisonous moments" Visha Nadis: inauspicious times occur after twenty ghatikas one ghatika is 24 minutes. Regarding travel: avoid travel generally, but if the Chitra star begins after fourteen ghatikas, travel toward the South or West is auspicious. If fever occurs, the danger lasts eleven or fifteen days. To pacify this, one should perform a ritual:

The Ritual:
Create a golden image of the deity Twashta, who is multi-colored, four-armed, holding a prayer bead string, a water pot, and a lotus. Clothe the image in multi-colored fabric. Offer saffron, sandalwood, multi-colored flowers, resin incense, and "Momuka" cakes as food offerings. Perform the sixteen-step worship Shodashopachara using the mantra "Chitram Devanam" The bright face of the gods. Recite the Gayatri hymn one hundred times. Offer a sacrifice of sandalwood, garlands, and multi-colored rice toward the North. After fifteen days, the person will find relief.

Daily Combinations (Yogas):

• Sunday: Excellent Yoga.
• Monday: Auspicious Yoga.
• Tuesday: Yoga of Destruction.
• Wednesday: Yoga of the Staff of Death Yamakantaka: very inauspicious.
• Thursday: Yoga of Death.
• Friday: Auspicious Yoga.
• Saturday: Yoga of the Void/Hole.

If cruel planets are situated in the Purva Bhadrapada star, it results in the "Great Spear" yoga Mahashula: highly unfavorable. In the month of Vaisakha April-May, if a halo or rainbow is seen, there will be excessive rain. A girl who reaches puberty under this star will be blessed with sons.

Auspicious Activities:
This star is excellent for sexual union, naming ceremonies, first feedings, ear-piercing, first haircuts, initiations, marriages, beginning education, studying Vedas and sciences, oil baths, wearing new clothes/jewelry, training elephants and horses, riding chariots, painting, starting dance, taking medicine, and performing ancestral rites at Gaya.

Qualities of those born in Chitra: Women...