Ashlesha
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "For". Script error: No such module "Sidebar". Ashlesha (Sanskrit: आश्लेषा or Āśleṣā; Tibetan: སྐར་མ་སྐག), meaning "the embrace", is the 9th of the 27 nakshatras (lunar mansions) in Indian astronomy and astrology. It corresponds to a group of stars in the constellation Hydra: δ, ε, η, ρ, and σ Hydrae. The main star (yogatara) is ε Hydrae, which has the modern name Ashlesha after the nakshatra.[1]
It is also known as Ayilyam in Tamil and Malayalam (Tamil: ஆயில்யம், Malayalam: ആയില്യം, Āyilyaṃ). Ashlesha is also known as the Clinging Star or Nāga.[2]Template:Better source needed It extends from 16:40 to 30:00 in Cancer.[3]Template:Better source needed
The nakshatra's symbol is a coiled serpent. It is a Trikshana or Three eyed. Template:Better source needed Its animal symbol is the male Cat, Gana (Rakshasa), Dosha (Kapha).[4]
See also
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Navbox". Template:Hindu astrology