Tārā-bala from Vishakha · विशाखा
From Vishakha as the janma-nakṣatra, the whole 27-star wheel sorts into 9 tārās. 15 support (Aditi-pole) and 9 to step clear of (Diti-pole — Vipat, Pratyari, Vadha).
Aditi · अदिति — supporting stars
Ashwini · Krittika · Mrigashira · Ardra · Pushya · Magha · Uttaraphalguni · Chitra · Swati · Anuradha · Mula · Uttarashadha · Dhanishtha · Shatabhisha · Uttarabhadrapada
Diti · दिति — step clear
Bharani (Pratyari) · Rohini (Vadha) · Ashlesha (Vipat) · Purvaphalguni (Pratyari) · Hasta (Vadha) · Jyeshtha (Vipat) · Purvashadha (Pratyari) · Shravana (Vadha) · Revati (Vipat)
The full 27-star wheel
| # | Nakṣatra | Count | Tārā | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashwini अश्विनी | 13 | Kṣema क्षेम | well-being |
| 2 | Bharani भरणी | 14 | Pratyari प्रत्यरि | obstacle |
| 3 | Krittika कृत्तिका | 15 | Sādhaka साधक | accomplishment |
| 4 | Rohini रोहिणी | 16 | Vadha वध | obstruction |
| 5 | Mrigashira मृगशीर्ष | 17 | Mitra मित्र | friend |
| 6 | Ardra आर्द्रा | 18 | Ati-mitra अति-मित्र | great friend |
| 7 | Punarvasu पुनर्वसु | 19 | Janma जन्म | birth / body |
| 8 | Pushya पुष्य | 20 | Sampat सम्पत् | wealth |
| 9 | Ashlesha आश्लेषा | 21 | Vipat विपत् | danger |
| 10 | Magha मघा | 22 | Kṣema क्षेम | well-being |
| 11 | Purvaphalguni पूर्वफल्गुनी | 23 | Pratyari प्रत्यरि | obstacle |
| 12 | Uttaraphalguni उत्तरफल्गुनी | 24 | Sādhaka साधक | accomplishment |
| 13 | Hasta हस्त | 25 | Vadha वध | obstruction |
| 14 | Chitra चित्रा | 26 | Mitra मित्र | friend |
| 15 | Swati स्वाती | 27 | Ati-mitra अति-मित्र | great friend |
| 16 | Vishakha विशाखा | 1 | Janma जन्म | birth / body |
| 17 | Anuradha अनुराधा | 2 | Sampat सम्पत् | wealth |
| 18 | Jyeshtha ज्येष्ठा | 3 | Vipat विपत् | danger |
| 19 | Mula मूल | 4 | Kṣema क्षेम | well-being |
| 20 | Purvashadha पूर्वाषाढा | 5 | Pratyari प्रत्यरि | obstacle |
| 21 | Uttarashadha उत्तराषाढा | 6 | Sādhaka साधक | accomplishment |
| 22 | Shravana श्रवण | 7 | Vadha वध | obstruction |
| 23 | Dhanishtha धनिष्ठा | 8 | Mitra मित्र | friend |
| 24 | Shatabhisha शतभिषा | 9 | Ati-mitra अति-मित्र | great friend |
| 25 | Purvabhadrapada पूर्वभाद्रपदा | 10 | Janma जन्म | birth / body |
| 26 | Uttarabhadrapada उत्तरभाद्रपदा | 11 | Sampat सम्पत् | wealth |
| 27 | Revati रेवती | 12 | Vipat विपत् | danger |
Tārā-bala is one factor in muhūrta selection — the Moon's daily nakṣatra is read against your janma-star. A full muhūrta also weighs the tithi, the day's rahu-kāla and the whole chart.
Common questions
- Which nakṣatras are auspicious from Vishakha?
- From Vishakha janma-nakṣatra, the supporting (Aditi-pole) stars are those falling in Sampat, Kṣema, Sādhaka, Mitra and Ati-mitra tārā — e.g. Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Ardra, Pushya. The three to avoid are the Vipat, Pratyari and Vadha stars: Bharani, Rohini, Ashlesha, Purvaphalguni, Hasta, Jyeshtha, Purvashadha, Shravana, Revati.
- What is Tārā-bala?
- Tārā-bala (star-strength) counts from your janma-nakṣatra to a target star and maps the count to one of 9 tārās in a repeating cycle. Five are auspicious, three are avoided, and the birth-star (Janma) itself is mixed. Computed by the Kaal Yantra engine.
The wheel from other janma-stars
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