VedaChartsNakshatra · #5 of 27
Mrigashira
The deer's head; the seeker
A wanderer with a deer's eye, searching, soft, alert.
Traditional attributes
Ruling planet
♂ Mars
Deity
Soma / Chandra
Symbol
A deer's head
Gana
Deva
Yoni
Serpent (female)
Dosha
Pitta
Motivation
Moksha
Body part
Eyebrows
Direction
South
Where it sits in the zodiac
Sign
Taurus
23°20' to 30°00'
Sign
Gemini
0°00' to 6°40'
Pada syllables
The four padas (quarters) of Mrigashira. In tradition, a child's first-letter name often comes from the syllable of the pada in which their Moon was placed.
Pada 1
Ve
Pada 2
Vo
Pada 3
Ka
Pada 4
Ki
If your Moon is here
You are a searcher by nature, emotionally restless and always scanning the next horizon. You feel alive when you are looking for something, whether it is information, experience, or a person. Sitting still is harder for you than it looks from the outside.
Temperament
Mrigashira is the seeker. The deer is sacred in this tradition because it is graceful, easily startled, and always scanning the next ridge. Mrigashira people share that, they are curious by nature, often beautiful, and can be hard to keep in one place.
They are at their best when they are looking for something: a person, an idea, an experience. Stagnation is the enemy. Their shadow is the doubt that never quite settles even when they have found what they were looking for, and the tendency to keep scanning past the thing they wanted.
Strengths
Curious, gentle, well-spoken, perceptive. Fast learners, good travel companions, excellent at adapting to new environments. Often skilled at multiple languages or fields.
Shadow
Suspicion and second-guessing. Difficulty staying anchored once the chase is over. Can be flighty in love and noncommittal in work, always sensing a better option just over the next hill.
Relationships
Romantic but skittish. Loves the courtship phase. Long-term commitment requires a partner who keeps the conversation interesting and doesn't try to fence them in.
Career & vocation
Researchers, writers, travelers, journalists, teachers, hunters, naturalists. Anything that rewards a sharp eye and a willingness to keep looking.