All 27 nakshatras
Every star, in traditional order, with the four pada sounds and the names we have.
A nakshatra is one of 27 sections of the Moon's path. Families who follow the naming custom look at the nakshatra the Moon occupied at birth, then at one of its four padas. Each pada brings a short list of starting sounds. Those sounds are written here in Devanagari. The Roman spelling is a reading aid on the name page, not the source of the match.
Open a star that has its own page to browse the names. A star that is still short opens the finder already filtered, and that filtered address stays out of search. If you do not know the star, use birth details. The date, time and place stay on this phone. The count on each tile is the names whose first syllable matches that star in the strict reading. A name can sit in more than one star when the sound allows it. Rohini, Krittika, Magha and the other full lists are the ones with their own pages today. The rest are still listed, because hiding a star would make the sky look smaller than it is.
- अश्विनीAshwiniचु · चे · चो · ला71 names
- भरणीBharaniलि · लु · ले · लो52 names
- कृत्तिकाKrittikaअ · इ · उ · ए838 names
- रोहिणीRohiniओ · व · वि · वु328 names
- मृगशिराMrigashiraवे · वो · क · कि281 names
- आर्द्राArdraकु · घ · ङ · छ43 names
- पुनर्वसुPunarvasuके · को · ह · हि196 names
- पुष्यPushyaहु · हे · हो · ड51 names
- आश्लेषाAshleshaडि · डु · डे · डो17 names
- मघाMaghaम · मि · मु · मे352 names
- पूर्वा फाल्गुनीPurva Phalguniमो · ट · टि · टु35 names
- उत्तरा फाल्गुनीUttara Phalguniटे · टो · प · पि203 names
- हस्तHastaपु · ष · ण · ठ150 names
- चित्राChitraपे · पो · र · रि235 names
- स्वातिSwatiरु · रे · रो · त162 names
- विशाखाVishakhaति · तु · ते · तो85 names
- अनुराधाAnuradhaन · नि · नु · ने248 names
- ज्येष्ठाJyeshthaनो · य · यि · यु72 names
- मूलMulaये · यो · भ · भि66 names
- पूर्वाषाढाPurva Ashadhaभु · ध · फ · ढ99 names
- उत्तराषाढाUttara Ashadhaभे · भो · ज · जि182 names
- श्रवणShravanaजु खि · जे खु · जो खे · घ खो99 names
- धनिष्ठाDhanishtaग · गि · गु · गे116 names
- शतभिषाShatabhishaगो · स · सि · सु591 names
- पूर्व भाद्रपदPurva Bhadrapadaसे · सो · द · दि210 names
- उत्तर भाद्रपदUttara Bhadrapadaदु · थ · झ · ञ21 names
- रेवतीRevatiदे · दो · च · चि150 names
Questions
- Why do some stars open the finder?
- A star gets its own page when enough names match it. The others still show here, with their pada sounds, and open a filtered finder.
- What are the four padas?
- Each nakshatra is split into four parts. Each part has a few starting sounds. The Devanagari on the tile is the sound families ask about.
- Do I have to follow the sound?
- It is a strong custom when elders asked for it. A name the house already loves can still be used. The sound is a guide, not a rule.
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