Glossary · nakshatra
Vishakha
Vishakha is the 16th of the twenty-seven nakshatras (lunar mansions), spanning 20°00′ Libra–3°20′ Scorpio of the sidereal zodiac.
Its ruling graha is Guru (Jupiter), its presiding deity Indra-Agni (the paired powers of will and fire), and its symbol the a triumphal gateway.
Vishakha is the gateway to a goal — focused, determined, and hungry for achievement. Under Jupiter and the paired Indra-Agni, it gives ambition with patience, the will to push through to the prize. The shadow is single-mindedness; the gift is arrival.
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