Nakshatra 9 / 27नक्षत्र
Ashlesha
आश्लेषा
The embracer — serpentine intelligence.
Position
Cancer 16°40' – 30°
Karkata (Cancer)
Ruling planet
Mercury
Presiding deity
Naga (the serpent kings)
Symbol
Coiled serpent
Yoni (animal-spirit)
cat (male)
Used in marriage compatibility
Gana / Nadi
Rakshasa (intense) · Antya (Kapha)
Personality of Ashlesha natives
Deeply intuitive, persuasive, and complex. Ashlesha natives can read others' motives instantly; their charm can heal or hypnotise. Therapists, hypnotists, snake-charmers (literal or metaphorical), strategists.
Auspicious for
- ✓Tantra
- ✓Kundalini sadhana
- ✓Strategic negotiations
- ✓Healing through touch
Traditionally avoided
- ✗Marriage
- ✗Open / direct confrontation