Ashlesha (nakshatra) explained

Ashlesha (Sanskrit: आश्लेषा or Āśleṣā) (Tibetan: སྐར་མ་སྐག), also known as Ayilyam in Tamil and Malayalam (Tamil: ஆயில்யம், Malayalam: ആയില്യം, Āyilyaṃ), is the 9th of the 27 nakshatras in Hindu astrology. Ashlesha is also known as the Clinging Star or Nāga.^[1] It is known as the Hydra. It extends from 16:40 to 30:00 Cancer.^[2]

The planetary lord is Mercury or Budha. Its presiding deities are the Nāgas.^[3] The nakshatra's symbol is a coiled serpent. It is a trikshna or sharp nakshatra. Its animal symbol is the male cat.^[4]

See also

• List of Nakshatras

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ashlesha Nakshatra | Ashlesha Nakshatra Chacertistics (Ashlesha Nakshatra Career) . 17 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120908011058/http://astrobix.com/astroblog/post/ashlesha-nakshatra-chacertistics-ashlesha-nakshatra-career.aspx . 8 September 2012 . dead .
2. Web site: Ashlesha nakshatra . 19 December 2009 .
3. Web site: Characteristics based on Nakshatras. 6 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161106124020/http://www.funonthenet.in/forums/index.php?topic=172912.0. 6 November 2016. dead.
4. Web site: ashlesha. 6 November 2016.