log yah jante hain ki akash men chamkne vale sitare nakshatra kahlate hain. apni-apni rashiyan dekhakar aur grahon ke shubhashubhatva ko dhyan men rakhakar jyotish ke madhyam se apna bhavishya janne ki utkantha sabhi ke man men rahti hai. grah nau aur rashiyan barah sarvavidit hi hai. samanya arth men nakshatra yani tare. yadi nakshatra ka arth aur spasht kiya jaye to ham yah kah sakte hain ki chandrama ke path men padne vale kuch vishesh taron ke vibhinn samuh jinke nam alg-alag hain aur jinki sankhya sattais hai. chandrama ko nakshatron ka raja yani nakshatraraj kaha jata hai. gagan mandal men grahon ki sthiti ka pata karne ke liye daivagyaon ne vrittakar akash ya bhachakra ke 3600 anshon ko 12 saman khandon men banta. tis ansh ke ye bhag rashi kahlaye. jis bhag ka jaisa svarup dikhai deta hai usi ke adhar par rashiyon ka namakaran kiya h jasai mash adi. inhen yantradi ki sahayta se dekha ja sakta hai. inhin bhagon ke niche grahon ka chalna firna hota rahta hai aur tabhi yah kahte hain ki falan-falan grah falan-falan rashi par bhraman kar raha hai. iska vichar faladesh karte samay kiya jata hai.
daivagyaon ke dvara grahon ki sthiti janne ke lie rashi khandon ka nirdharan kar chukne par punah akash men un sanketon ka anvashn kiya gaya ja ek-dasu re se saman duri par hon aur adig hon. aise 27 chihn dhudhen gaye jo n chalne firne ke karan nakshatra kahlane lage yani n ksharati iti nakshatram’’. bhachakra ke 3600 anshon ko 27 se vibhajit karne par 130 20’ ka kshetra nakshatra kahlaya. grah 9 hote hain yah ham sabhi jante hain. jyotish men inhin navagrahon ka vichar kiya jata hai. sat grah sat dinon ke adhipti hain. shesh do grah rahu v ketu hain. surya ko ek nakshatra ko par karne men karib-karib pandrah dinon ka samay lag jata hai jabki chandrama ko aisa karne man karib ek din ka samay lagta hai. is tarah chandrama in 27 nakshatron ko lagabhag ek mas men par kar leta hai jabki surya ko in sabhi nakshatron ko par karne men lagabhag barah mas ki avdhi lag jati hai. shesh sat grah bhi apni-apni bhinna-bhinn gatiyan se in 27 nakshatron par bhraman karte rahte hain. ek nakshatra ke char charan hote hain. sava do nakshatron ki ek rashi hoti hai yani nau charnon ki ek rashi hui.
kin-kin nakshatron ke kis-kis charan se dvadash rashiyan banti hain, use janne ke liye hora chakra ka avlokan karne ki avashyakta padti hai.
sattais nakshatra
1. ashvini
2. bharni
3. kritika
4. raei hani
5. mrigshira
6. adarra
7. punavarsa
8. pushya
9. ashlesha
10. magha
11. purva-falguni
12. uttara-falguni
13. hasta
14. chitra
15. svati
16. vishakha
17. anuradha
18. jyeshtha
19. mul
20. purvashadha
21. uttarashadha
22. shravn
23. dhanishtha
24. shatbhisha
25. purva-bhadrapd
26. uttara-bhadrapd
27. revti.
panchak sangyak nakshatra nakshatra sankhya 23 se 27 tak ke nakshatra arthat dhanishtha, shatbhisha, purvabhadrapad, uttarabhadrapad aur revti namak in antim panch nakshatron ko panchak sangyak nakshatra kahte hain. inhen shubh manglik karyon hetu agrahya mana gaya hai. kisi ke kul men, muhalle ya gali men, ganv men athva ganv ke bahar kisi ka janm ya mrityu panchak vale nakshatra men hone se us sthan vishesh men aise karyon ki punravritti panch bar hoti hai. dusre rup men yah kah sakte hain ki jab chandrama kunbh aur min rashiyon men hota hai tab panchak nakshatra kal hota hai. panchak men trin, lakdi adi yani kashth ka sangrah, agni karm makan chana, badi lagana, dakshin ki or yatra karna adi varjit mana gaya hai. panchak vale samay men koi bhi shubh karya nahin karna chahiye. aise nakshatron ki sankhya chah hai. mul vale nakshatra janne ka sahaj tarika yah hai ki in sattais nakshatron ke yadi tin bhag kiye jayen to nau-nau nakshatra pratyek hisse men ayenge. is tarah se nau nakshatron vale pratyek bhag ka pahla aur nauvan nakshatra mul ka hota hai. atyant saral rup men kahen to 1 la, 9van, 10van, 18van, 19 van aur 27van nakshatra mul ka hota hai. inke nam nimnanusar janna chahiye.
1- ashvini
2- ashlesha
3- magha
4- jyeshtha
5- mul
6- revti in nakshatron men janm hone par shanti havnadi ka vidhan hai.
saur mandal men sthit nakshatra ya tare grah rashiyan paraspar milakar apna shubhashubh prabhav purn rupen jagat ke praniyon par dalte hain. grah nakshatra adi manav jagat ke logon ko sukh bhi dete hain aur dukh bhi. dukhon ka shaman grah shanti, mantra jap, havan, ratn dharan, upvas, ishvaropasna adi ke madhyam se karke manushya sukh shanti prapt karne men safal hota hai. rituon men hone vale parivartan jaise shit ushnata varsha adi bhi grah, nakshatran visheshakar surya aur chandrama ke karan hi hote hain. sapanar char char jagat par gra h nakshatron ka shubhashubh prabhav padta rahta hai. vanaspatiyan bhi inse achuti nahin hain. jo faslen bhumi ke upar krishi upaj deti hain unhen shukla paksh men bone s v achchi padaivar deti hai . isi tarah jamin ke andar utpann hone vali faslon ko krishn paksh men bone se adhik upaj deti hain. bhumi ke upar utpann hone vali faslen, alu, kandmul, ghuiyan shakrkand adi hain. yah vanaspatiyon par chandrama ke prabhav ke karan hota hai. jal men utpann hone vala kamal surya se anukulta prapt karta hai jabki kamlini chandrama se. svati nakshatra ke jal ki bund sip par padne se moti ban jati hai aur sarp ki jihav par padan s vish ban jati hai. svati nakshatra ka jal vanaspatiyon ke liye amrit ke sadrish hota hai jabki vishakha nakshatra ka jal vanaspatiyon ke liye vish ke saman hota hai. saurmandliya grah-nakshatron ka prabhav nishchit rup se sabon par padta hai,yah satya hai.