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Each Nakshatra is also divided into quarters or padas of 3°20’, and the below table lists the appropriate starting sound to name the child. The 27 nakshatras, each with 4 padas, give 108, which is the number of beads in a Japa mala, indicating all the elements (ansh) of Vishnu:
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Nakshatra (Sanskrit: नक्षत्रम्, romanized: Nakṣatram) is the term for Lunar mansion in Hindu astrology and Buddhist astrology. A nakshatra is one of 27 (sometimes also 28) sectors along the ecliptic. Their names are related to a prominent star or asterisms in or near the respective sectors.
The fast holds special significance, as it is associated with wealth, prosperity, mental and spiritual growth, making it ideal for invoking goddess Lakshmi’s blessings. Devotees recite powerful stotras and hymns, including the Lakshmi Ashtottara Shatanamavali (108 names of Lakshmi), the Śrī Sūkta, and the Mahalakshmi Ashtakam.
Punarvasu is the birth nakshatra of Lord Rama: “On completion of the ritual, six seasons have passed by and then in the twelfth month, on the ninth day of Chaitra month [April–May,] when the presiding deity of ruling star of the day is Aditi, where the ruling star of day is Punarvasu (), the asterism is in the ascendant, and when five of the nine planets viz., Sun, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn ...
Third Pada of Revati Nakshatra: Saturn is the ruler of the Aquarius Navamsa, which includes the third pada of Revati Nakshatra. Here, the emphasis is on showing empathy for others' suffering and making every effort to assist them. Revati Nakshatra Fourth Pada: The Jupiter-ruled Pisces Navamsa is where the fourth pada of the Revati Nakshatra falls.
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One's Hour Marker, or Lagna, is the degree of the rāśi (or sign) and nakshatra (or constellation) specifically the nakshatra pada (also known as the division of a constellation into 4 different parts) which is either rising on the eastern horizon (Udaya Lagna) or setting in the western horizon (Godhuli Lagna) depending on the sunrise or sunset astrological tradition at the time of one's birth.