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Krittika - Agneya

Hautabhuja - Karttikeya - Karthigai - Karthika - Visma - Min-Druk (Tibetan)

Chandra in Krittika

Surya's navamsha trine = Krittika - Uttaraphalguni - Uttarashadha


Agni


The Third Nakshatra

26:40 Mesha  10:00 Vrishabha (Aries-Taurus)

 

Location = Alcyone, Celaeno, Electra, Taygete, Maia, & Asterope: (Pleiades) Eta, 16, 17, 19, 20, & 21 Tauri - -- The Circle of Stars

 

"...fame, brightness, war, battle, & the war-leader or general..." (The Circle of Stars, p. 103)

"The Cutters": Rash Action, Competition


"Agni desired, "May I be the eater of food for the Gods."

One who offers to Agni and Krittika the appropriate offering becomes an eater of food for mortals.

Agni as fire both cooks and digests food.

Krittika provides nourishment and the power to digest it as well.

Those born under it like to provide for others in this way."

~~ David Frawley, Fruits of Worshipping Each Nakshatra


Agneya

  • belonging or relating or consecrated to fire or its deity Agni

  • belonging or consecrated to Agnayi (wife of Agni) 

  • of Agastya; 

  • blood; ghee; gold

  • an insect which flies into the fire (also a thief who breaks into a room & extinguishes the lamp)

  • south-eastern; the south-east quarter (of which Agni is the regent)

  • the Nakshatra Krittika

Hauta-bhuja

  • {huta-bhuj} relating or belonging to or presided over by Agni 

  • the Nakshatra Krittika

~~ Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionary


Krittika lagna, for females, from Shil-Ponde. (1939). Hindu Astrology Joytisha-Shastra. p 91.:

  • "... a thin and quite tall woman.

  • One with a weak constitution and rather given to chronic ailments: particularly coughs, colds and asthma.

  • A tendency to be morbid and depressed and yet easily excited as the result of a very nervous temperament

  • She will no doubt live by herself away from her family, as she prefers to indulge her own whims and wishes and will brook no interference with her desires.

  • She has a very jealous disposition and is difficult to please."  


Females

Krittika lagna:

  • Laura Welch Bush

Chandra in Krittika:

  • Katharine Hepburn, Sheryl Crow, Ammachi; USA Mayor/Senator Dianne Feinstein,


Krittika lagna, for males, from Shil-Ponde. (1939). Hindu Astrology Joytisha-Shastra. p 80.

  • " A proud, dignified, and honorable person - an executive type.

  • He is very ambitious and eager for power and has the ability to achieve his desires. 

  • He has an innate sense of the importance of his destiny.

  • He expects everything to come to him as his due and usually gets what he sets out to obtain."


Males

Krittika lagna

Chandra in Krittika:


General Description of Krittika characteristics -- from Das/ Behari

General

Description of the Padaa (quarters) of Krittika

Padaa 1 = Mesha 26:40 to 30:00 = Pushkara Navamsha


 

From Das/ Behari --

  • This position confers Mantra Shakti or wicked arts.

  • Male person faces troubles through females & female person faces troubles through males.


Description of the Four Padaa (quarters) of Krittika *for the Male only*from: Shil-Ponde. (1939). Hindu Astrology Joytisha-Shastra. p 105

  • From birth, he will have a scar on his head or face.

    When angry, his face gets very red.

    A vital temperament, easily excited and easily angered.

    A harsh speaker.

    A victim of insomnia; has high blood pressure and suffers from bleeding at the nose. 

Padaa 2 = Vrishabha 00:00 - 03:20


From Das/ Behari --

  • You enjoy power & your personality is very attractive.

  • Moves around learned persons.

  • Affected with excess bile complaints.


Description of the Four Padaa (quarters) of Krittika *for the Male only*from: Shil-Ponde. (1939). Hindu Astrology Joytisha-Shastra. p 105

  • Bad teeth.

  • Suffers from ulcers and abscesses in his teeth and jaw.

  • Is quarrelsome and abusive.

  • Likes spicy and starchy goods and love to take cold water baths.

Padaa 3 = Vrishabha  03:20 - 06:40

From Das/ Behari --

  • You are tall, clever but poor


Description of the Four Padaa (quarters) of Krittika *for the Male only*from: Shil-Ponde. (1939). Hindu Astrology Joytisha-Shastra. p 105

  • Same as padaa-2

Padaa 4 =Vrishabha  06:40 - 10:00


From Das/ Behari --

  • You are much learned and an expert in various religious scriptures.

  • Your look is frightening.


Description of the Four Padaa (quarters) of Krittika *for the Male only*from: Shil-Ponde. (1939). Hindu Astrology Joytisha-Shastra. p 105

  • Same as padaa-2

Special Note from Shil Ponde

If Uranus is found in Krittika on the Rising Point,

  • the native will have an operation on his head, followed by high fever for many days, at the age of 14.

  • After he comes of age, he is likely to choose a military career.

  • He will be a gambler and a speculator.


3. Krittika - 26:40 Mesha  10:00 Vrishabha 

Ruler:

Bija Syllables:

  • Ah [as in father]
  • Ee [as in easy]
  • U [as in ooh]
  • Eh [as in eight]

Body part:

  • Head of Kalapurushaa 

Symbol:

  • cutter; scissors, Razor; or a flame

Related activities:

  • Rash actions, accepting fire (Brahmin ritual), competing, hot discussions (debates), working with metals. [BPHS]

Deity:

Gana / group: 

  • Demonic = Rakshasa

Tibetan deity forms:

  • Mindruk - God Madrukpa “He who has six mothers,” youngest son of Mahadeva.

  • Agni is also a "lok-pala" or "place guardian" in Tibetan tradition.  Agni guards the south-east of any venue. Agni is also in charge of all fire rituals, which should be conducted in the SE corner of the building or field.

Nakshatra

intercalary nakshatra = Abhijit

 

  

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