Nakshatra · Lunar Mansion 17/27
Anuradha Nakshatra अनुराधा
friendship · devotion · cooperation · success abroad
Anuradha is the nakshatra of devotion and friendship, ruled by Mitra the god of bonds. Its natives unite people, succeed through cooperation, and often flourish far from their birthplace, the lotus blooming wherever it is planted.
| Number | 17th of 27 |
|---|---|
| Zodiac span | 3°20′–16°40′ Scorpio |
| Ruling planet (Vimshottari) | Saturn (Shani) |
| Deity | Mitra (god of friendship and harmony) |
| Symbol | A lotus, a staff |
| Gana (temperament) | Deva |
| Yoni (animal) | Deer (female) |
| Nadi (Ayurvedic) | Madhya (Pitta) |
| Sanskrit | अनुराधा |
Symbol & deity
Anuradha's symbol is a lotus, a staff, and its presiding deity is Mitra (god of friendship and harmony). Its special power — its shakti — is the power of worship and devotion (radhana shakti). Together these encode the nakshatra's core lesson and gift.
Personality & traits
Strengths: Devoted, friendly, cooperative, organised and able to thrive far from home.
Challenges: Prone to melancholy, jealous and over-dependent on relationships.
Ruling planet — Saturn
Anuradha is ruled by Saturn in the Vimshottari system, so a Anuradha Moon sets Saturn's dasha as the first major life period, and Saturn's nature deeply colours the personality. discipline, time, karma — the great teacher who works through limitation.
Career & vocation
Group leadership, counselling, foreign work, organisations, devotional and spiritual paths.