VedaChartsNakshatra · #14 of 27
Chitra
The brilliant; the picture
A jewel of design, the brilliant maker, the visible work.
Traditional attributes
Ruling planet
♂ Mars
Deity
Vishvakarma
Symbol
A jeweled gem; a pearl
Gana
Rakshasa
Yoni
Tiger (female)
Dosha
Pitta
Motivation
Kama
Body part
Forehead, neck
Direction
West
Where it sits in the zodiac
Sign
Virgo
23°20' to 30°00'
Sign
Libra
0°00' to 6°40'
Pada syllables
The four padas (quarters) of Chitra. In tradition, a child's first-letter name often comes from the syllable of the pada in which their Moon was placed.
Pada 1
Pe
Pada 2
Po
Pada 3
Ra
Pada 4
Ri
If your Moon is here
You have an instinct for beauty and design. Your emotional life is shaped by what you can see, make, and arrange, and you feel alive when you are creating something striking. You dress, decorate, and present yourself as an act of self-expression, not vanity.
Temperament
Chitra means *picture*, and Vishvakarma is the architect of the cosmos. People with Chitra prominent care how things look, and they have a rare instinct for making the visible carry meaning, interiors, fashion, photography, design, architecture, the body itself.
They are at their best when they treat presentation as a form of integrity, and at their worst when they collapse the inside into the outside, becoming what they look like rather than letting what they look like express what they are.
Strengths
Aesthetic intelligence, sense of proportion, ability to compose and design. Naturally photogenic. Strong in any role where the visual signature matters.
Shadow
Vanity. Difficulty when the work doesn't get visible recognition. Can collapse into the surface and lose track of what was being expressed underneath.
Relationships
Drawn to beauty in partners and in shared spaces. Best matches are with people who see past the surface without dismissing the surface as superficial.
Career & vocation
Architecture, fashion, photography, jewelry, interior design, modeling, brand work, visual art, ceremonial and religious design.