Nakshatras · 15 of 27
Swati nakshatra
The 15th lunar mansion, 6°40′ Libra to 20°00′ Libra, ruled by Rahu.
- Span
- 6°40′ Libra to 20°00′ Libra
- Ruling planet
- Rahu (Vimshottari dasha of 18 years)
- Deity
- Vayu
- Symbol
- A young shoot swaying in the wind
- Nature
- Chara (movable)
- Gana
- Deva (godly)
- Yoni (animal)
- Buffalo
- Nadi
- Antya (Kapha)
The meaning of Swati
Swati (स्वाति) is the 15th of the 27 nakshatras. Its presiding deity is Vayu, the god of the wind and of breath, and its symbol is a young shoot swaying in the wind. In Jyotish the deity of a nakshatra is the key to its nature: what the deity does, the nakshatra does.
It is ruled by Rahu, so a person whose Moon is in Swati begins life in the Rahu dasha. The other two nakshatras ruled by Rahu are Ardra and Shatabhisha; together they share something of Rahu’s character.
Good for: Chara work
In the muhurta texts Swati is a chara (movable) nakshatra, favoured for travel, buying vehicles, gardening and new journeys. When the Moon passes through Swati (about once every 27⅓ days) it is a good day for those kinds of beginnings.
The four padas
Each nakshatra divides into four padas of 3°20′. Each pada falls in a navamsa sign, and each has the traditional first syllable used for naming a child born in it.
| Pada | Sign | Navamsa | Naming syllable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libra | Sagittarius | Ru |
| 2 | Libra | Capricorn | Re |
| 3 | Libra | Aquarius | Ro |
| 4 | Libra | Pisces | Ta |
In marriage matching
In guna milan, Swati is of Deva gana, buffalo yoni and Antya nadi. Two partners with the same nadi lose all eight points of nadi koota. Match two charts.
Find your birth nakshatra · Libra (Tula) · Chapter 5: the 27 nakshatras
Sources: Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra and Phaladeepika for the signs, planets and houses; Muhurta Chintamani for the nakshatra classes and the guna milan attributes. Wording is our own.