Natives born in #Chitra #Nakshatra in #Astrology are physical and sensual aesthetics of beauty, wanting to beautify, working with cosmetics, well educated, analytical, have a strong perceptive ability, are intuitive, communicative, possess a gift of narration and oratory skills, sociable, friendly, love to socialize with others, approaching others often, and becoming the centre of attention in situations.
Chitra Nakshatra in astrology is one of the Tiryaka Mukhi Nakshatras (or the Nakshatras, which have their mouths curved). In these Nakshatras, things related to roads, dams, the expansion of metals, chariots, boats, etc., can be auspiciously begun and performed.
Symbol: A #Pearl
The symbol for Chitra Nakshatra is a #bright #jewel or pearl. Pearl is a gemstone of the Moon, and the Moon indicates a mother or mature woman. The pearl is an indication of female organs’ development during these 2 weeks of foetus development.
Deity: The Twastru
#Twashtru is the Lord of Chitra Nakshatra. He is the artisan God. He is the heavenly builder of residences. He can change his form at will. He is also a creator of living beings.
He is called the Lord of the womb and invoked when desiring offspring. He is the father of the twins. Twashtru is the Lord of cattle and grains or seeds.
Range 173⁰ 20” – 186⁰ 40
Rashi Virgo and Libra (Kanya and Tula)
#Yogathara #Spica or Alpha Virginis
Position The brightest star of Chithra
Apparent Magnitude 0.98
Latitude -2⁰ 3” 15’
Longitude 179⁰ 59” 03’
Right ascension 13h 24m 35.7s
Declination -11⁰ 8” 7’
Characteristics of Chitra Nakshatra in Astrology
The yoni animal of Chitra Nakshatra is the #female #tiger.
Studying a female tiger gives insights into a lot of attributes about Chitra Nakshatra.
The first thing we learn about this beautiful female tiger is that she hunts around 3:30-4:00 when it is completely quiet, yet certain animals are starting to wake up.
A Chitra native will always wake up during this time or at least become aware that they were asleep and now they are up, not necessarily do something specific, but some people may love having midnight snacks due to this quality.
Tigers also hunt at night due to their retinal adaptation to darkness; they can see extremely clearly in the dark, so a tiger, whether male or female, can see quite well in the dark.
Chitra natives can easily adapt to darkness much quicker and faster than others, especially when Sun or Moon are in this Nakshatra because these are the luminaries.
A tiger is an extremely careful animal and is so quiet when hunting that you wouldn’t know what hit you.
She would suddenly launch at you with an attack.
Chitra natives are also very quiet, but when they are pushed constantly; they will suddenly lunge and attack you, and they don’t just attack to show, they will attack to cause some harm, so you know next time not to provoke them.
A tiger has bangle patches all around their body, which is to discourage predators, and to show that they are present, and not to be messed with.
A female tiger has to eat 50% more than her normal appetite to sustain the life inside her.
No matter how much they ate, they would not be full. Just like a mama bear, a mother tigress will put all her attention into attending to their cubs because they can fall prey to other animals.
Chitra females will be far more protective and aggressive with people wanting to hold and play with their newborn babies.
They become extra paranoid with things in the house that can hurt their child.
Tvastar/Vishwakarma is the celestial architect, who designed the entire universe.
He is invoked for desiring offspring.
Tvastar created the illusion, Maya, which sustains this world.
He also created divine weapons for devas, such as Vajra for Indra, a chalice for Soma, Sudarshan Chakra for Vishnu, Trishul for Shiva, and different lokas as well.
He is the father of Viswarupa or Trishira (the 3 headed Asura), who was killed by Indra, and in vengeance, Tvastar created Vritra, the great dragon.
Tvastr was also the father of Sanjana, who is the wife of Surya and mother of Yama and Yami (the first mortals).
The animal of this Nakshatra is a tiger. The tiger riding Goddess Durga is the one who is supposed to have defeated the demon Mahishasur.
Swami Ayyappa, who was born from Mohini avatar of Vishnu & Lord Shiva, was found in Pamba forest and adopted by the king Raja Rajashekhara, but his wife didn’t want Manikandan (Ayyappa) to inherit the throne and asked him to get tigress milk.
Lord Manikandan went into the forest and returned, riding a tigress followed by a pack of her cubs.
He eventually became the main deity of the Sabarimala temple.
The word Chitra means a picture, whether it’s a drawn picture or taken from a camera.
One of the first things we learn from the mythology is that Chitra natives are excellent architects, not just those who build buildings, but are also excellent at constructing a blueprint of any plan or project.
They are very good at synthesizing a complicated problem into a simple yet beautiful solution.
Tavstar created Maya, the illusion; hence, Chitra natives can be excellent illusionists or magicians.
Being an architect means you are great at observing monuments and what’s needed for construction.
Chitra natives always have to deal with some kind of a weapon in their life like a gun, knife or some kind of tool that helps them win some war.
They will construct some weapons for a higher authority as well.
Chitra natives will also have many issues with their bosses and authorities as Tavstar had a rough relationship with Indra.
Chitra is also connected with Chitragupta (celestial accountant), the one who keeps accounts and records of all the souls.
Chitra natives love keeping accounts of books like an accountant, or they tend not to forget what happened to them or what you did to them, and keep a strict account of everything so each event can have its proper payback time.
The ability to keep books or accounts can also translate into having a photographic memory, where you never forget the right and the wrong.
Natives with the ascendant lord, Mercury, Jupiter, or Moon in this Nakshatra may have a photographic memory.
Chitra natives have a strong theme with stepmothers.
The queen of Raja Rajashekhara never wanted someone else’s child to take on the kingdom and tried to secretly kill by giving him a task she knew he would fail and die.
However, the boy, defying all the odds, not only bought the milk, but also rode on the tigress, which provided the milk.
This shows never that Chitra natives should never be challenged as they will always win and win big, but can be cheated by their mother/stepmother for the benefit of their siblings.
Chitra natives also love sculpting their bodies so they can become photogenic when this Nakshatra is either placed in the ascendant or with Mars.
Sculpting the body doesn’t mean bodybuilding; it can also convert into yoga, so the body can be aligned and sculptured to become a chariot for the mind in the proper direction.
Mars is the ruler of this Nakshatra and is about competitive spirit, athletics, competition and fighting a good fight.
Mars also rules the 8th house from Virgo, where Chitra starts, and this has been observed multiple times that Chitra native, in Virgo, would love doing magic, rituals and diving into the occult without fear.
On the Libra side, Chitra natives would love to sculpt their bodies to impress others, and they are extremely stylish in their clothing, hair and wardrobe.
Sometimes, you may not find it in people who are yogis or spiritualists, but in normal people, you will.
From Virgo ascendant, Mars also rules the 3rd house of sports, games and media, and such people have a flair for not only sports, but also mental games like board games, chess, and other brain games.
The symbolism of this Nakshatra is shining gems.
Many times, Chitra natives can be found having a love for gems, gemology or being involved in jewellry business, but the symbolism means more than just the literal gem.
It shows that Chitra natives want to shine like a gem in their life, and they usually do.
People see them as rare in their field because it is so hard to find someone like them, just like a gem and how it’s formed by enormous pressure for millions of years.
Attributes of Chitra Nakshatra in Astrology
Spread from 23’20” Cancer (Kanya) to 6’40” Libra (Tula) Rashi.
The Lords are Mercury (Budha) and Venus (Shukra). Chitra is wonderful to look at. Viswakarma is the great artist and artificer to the Gods, the Lord of practical arts and applied aesthetics.
The knowledge and capacity to paint, the gift of narration, and well-ordered conversation are the attributes of Chitra Nakshatra.
The painter, specialist in paints, the artist, the musician, the skilful surgeon, the imaginative writer, the specialist in aromatic herbs, and dreamer of intricate patterns, all these are derived from Chitra Nakshatra.
The art of construction, engraving, embroidery, frame-making, and everything that constitutes an artistic complex from fine embroidery to the Taj Mahal, industrial engineering and skill, the organization of machinery and plants, everything is caused or influenced by Chitra.
Description of Chitra Nakshatra in Vedic Astrology Treatise
According to Hora Sara: The native of Chitra Nakshatra will like bad women, be sinful, enthusiastic in several ways, be argumentative in nature, have luxurious robes, live in foreign countries, and be happy.
According to Jataka Parijata: If a native is born under the star Chitra, he will be very wary, good-natured, and endowed with a high sense of honour, though longing for other men’s wives.
According to Sage Narada: The native born in Chitra Nakshatra will be fond of wearing garlands and robes, be learned in the science of sexual love, be splendorous, wealthy, will enjoy pleasures, and be scholarly.
According to Brihat Samhita: Under the asterism Chitra, one tends to have colorful garments and flower-garlands as well as beautiful eyes and limbs.
Chitra Nakshatra Pada Description
Chitra Nakshatra 1st Pada:
1st Pada of Chitra Nakshatra is ruled by Leo Navamsa (Governed by Sun).
Those born in the first pada of Chitra Nakshatra are sharp, handsome, sexy, fickle, respected by people, religious, and endowed with many children. They complete the works they desire, destroy their enemies, increase their friend circle, and be happy.
Those born in the first pada of Chitra Nakshatra strive for the best portrayal of a self perfectionist, expressing themselves in a glamorous nature, conversationalists.
Those born in the first pada of Chitra Nakshatra are talented at persuasion, sweet-talking, got a way with words, have a flirtatious nature, ambitious and aggressive in work, overtime workers, sticking to projects to the end.
Those born in the first pada of Chitra Nakshatra are creative with technical ability, architects, drawing blueprints and technical manuals, and want to be recognized for what is built with details.
Chitra Nakshatra 2nd Pada:
2nd Pada of Chitra Nakshatra is ruled by Virgo Navamsa (Governed by Mercury).
Those born in the second pada of Chitra Nakshatra are highly intelligent, devoted to learning, sweet speakers, womanizers, experts in all jobs, happy, and respected by the learned.
Those born in the second pada of Chitra Nakshatra are intelligent, educated, knowledgeable, constantly studying, being prepared to face anything with the information.
Those born in the second pada of Chitra Nakshatra are very detail-oriented, understanding order, perfectionist, dedicated to getting things correct, understanding liability and responsibility and organized.
Those born in the second pada of Chitra Nakshatra are particular about arranging things, obsessive to a point, and sometimes obsessive-compulsive.
Chitra Nakshatra 3rd Pada:
3rd Pada of Chitra Nakshatra is ruled by Libra Navamsa (Governed by Venus).
Those born in the third pada of Chitra Nakshatra are brave, daring, successful in any job, famous, have control over their senses, peaceful, enjoyers, interested in the varied type of sex, endowed with family and good children, and earn respect and fame in the world.
Those born in the third pada of Chitra Nakshatra are calm, peaceful, tranquil, socially active, passionate, sexual, and interested in relationships.
Those born in the third pada of Chitra Nakshatra are diplomatic yet have a very technical approach in business, creative about making deals, gain success in business through dedication and are creative with jewellry.
Those born in the third pada of Chitra Nakshatra are interested in fashion, crafts, arts, music, dance, film, and game design, systematic towards partnership or marriage, conservative in relationships, not jumping into arrangements, and taking time to judge things.
Chitra Nakshatra 4th Pada:
4th Pada of Chitra Nakshatra is ruled by Scorpio Navamsa (Governed by Mars).
Those born in the fourth pada of Chitra Nakshatra are brave, daring, but sad. They are incapable of carrying out good works. They tread a forbidden path, are stingy, affected by some mental trouble, and always unhappy.
Those born in the fourth pada of Chitra Nakshatra are mysterious, have a secret side, hidden nature, are passion-filled, seek deep intimacy in partnership, deep sexual nature, interested in sexual knowledge, the psychology of relationships and sex, interested in the occult for relationship purpose, and possess astrological compatibility.
Those born in the fourth pada of Chitra Nakshatra are possessive over partners, obsessive, revenge-minded, getting back at ex-lovers, involved in technical business dealings, underground business, black market, and underground buildings.
Those born in the fourth pada of Chitra Nakshatra deal with gemstones and diamonds, underground resources like mining, coal, or other time-pressured resources like oil, are lovers of darker arts, and sexually themed art.
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