9. Ashlesha

“The Clinging Star”

Shakti (Power): Vis Ashleshana Shakti (The Power to “Inflict Poison and Destroy the Victim”)

Symbol: Coiled Serpent, Circle, Wheel

Deity: Sarpas or Nagas (Deified Serpents, Deities of Wisdom and the Underworld also called as Naga Loka)

Favourable: Activities that require a Harsh Demeanour like Filing Lawsuits, Poisoning, Scheming against Enemies, Carnality, Short Term Prospects, Kundalini Yoga, Gambling, Pest Control, Filing Lawsuits, Sexual Activity and Disposing of Useless Items

Unfavourable: Lying in the Background, Dealing with Money, Beginning New Activities or Starting Projects of a Positive Nature, Business, Trade, and Giving or Receiving a Financial Loan

Key Points

• Ash = Burning Vish=Poison (Vis Ashlesha)
• Gandanthara Points
• Lot of mysitcs, Yogas, Sadhanas
• Lord Shiva holded the halahal
• Snakes shades skin, Hibernation – Poor vision
• Spiritual , Sensual , sexual
• Hypnotic eyes. Attract the people.
• Mars get debilitated, Use to get threaten because he is not courageous
• Teksha Nakshatra, Adomuka Nakshatra – Underground, under world, black money.
• Manipulation – Snakes.
• Lord shiva always control of poison.
• Water is past, Fire is Future – Gandantara Nakshatras. – Transformation

Mythology

Krishna Head of Snake to dull the ego of the snake. Controlled

Lord Shiva Controlled the Snake – Halahal – Vasuki – Poision – Shera sagara madana.

Swarna – Banu- Lord Vishnu used the sudarshana chakra.

Garuda & 100 Nagas

http://www.apamnapat.com/articles/StoriesFromMahabharata400.html

Key Themes

• Sensual, Seductive and Hypnotic Eyes
• Disguise, Secrecy, Deception and Manipulation
• Remorseless, High Ego, Suspicious & Cold Natured

Star: Ashlesha

Rasi (Zodiac): Cancer

Range: 16o 40’ – 30o 00’ Cancer

Padas: Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces

Ruling Planet: Mercury

Meaning: “The Embracing”, “The Entwiner”

Indication: “The Clinging Star”

Body Part: Joints, Nails, Ears

Guna (Quality): Sattwa

Gana (Race): Rakshasa (Demon)

Purushartha (Goal): Dharma (Righteousness)

Tridosha: Kapha (Phlegm or Water + Earth)

Nature/ Category of Star: Tikshna (Sharp/ Dreadful)

Varna (Caste): Mleccha (Outcaste)

Gotra (Clan): Vashistha (name translates as the “Possessor of Wealth”)

Direction: South

Pancha Mahabhuta (Element): Apas (Water)

Basis Above: The Approach of the Serpent

Basis Below: Agitation or Trembling

Desire: To Overcome Enemies

Result of Shakti, Basis, & Desire: Destruction of the Victim

Activity: Active

TriMurthi (Process): Shiva (Dissolve)

Direction of Mouth / Motion: Adho Mukha (Looking Down/ Facing Downwards)

Yoni (Gender): Male

Animal Symbol: Cat

Bird: Small Blue Sparrow , Spotted Owlet (Pingala Pakshi), Heron

Sounds: Dee, Doo, Day, Doh

Tree/ Plant: Nag Champa, Beauty Leaf Tree, Alexandrian Laurel (Latin Name: Calophylum Inophyllum)

Colour: Blackish Red