Nakṣatra details

Vishakha

विशाखा — presiding deity Indra and Agni, symbol triumphal arch, ruled by Jupiter.

Attributes

Deity: Indra and Agni
Symbol: Triumphal arch
Ruling planet: Jupiter
Syllables: ती, तू, ते, तो

Pada starting sounds

Pada 1 ती 20 scripture names · 198 headwords Pada 2 तू 0 scripture names · 140 headwords Pada 3 ते 15 scripture names · 105 headwords Pada 4 तो 4 scripture names · 144 headwords

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The honest critique

Convention, counted

The Vishakha syllables above are the customary avakahaḍā assignment — an astrological convention, not a Vedic injunction. We publish it because families use it, and we publish it with its real inventory: the counts on each pada are what our scripture lists and dictionaries actually contain under that syllable, computed the moment you loaded this page.

A syllable with three attested names is a narrow gate; you deserve to know that before you commit to it — not after a “curated list” quietly pads it out.

Every candidate behind those counts resolves through the same engine as the rest of the site: scripture citation first, then dictionary attestation, then verified derivation — with an honest “not found” where we cannot prove a meaning.