Chitra Nakshatra: Range 23°20 Virgo - 06°40 Libra
Ruling Planet: Mars
Deity: Tvashtar, the
celestial architect.
Symbol: Pearl or bright
jewel.
Gana (nature):
Rakshasa (demon).
Animal symbol: Female
tiger.
Sounds: pay, poe, ra,
ree
Primary motivation:
Kama, Desire.
Chitra comes under the
domain of (Virgo 23 20’ to Libra 6 40’) and rule by planet Mars. Chitra is
‘’The Star of Opportunity’’ is beautifully reflected by the fixed star Spica. It
is symbolized by the brilliant jewel or pearl. Chitra means ‘’the brilliant’’,
“the beautiful” or “the bright”. It reflects the many, variegated colors. Chitra
also translate as a painting or work of art suggesting ‘’pretty pictures’’. Chitra people are usually attractive, charismatic and possess
dynamic personal charm. They have an artistic talent and ability to arrange the
things creatively. They are excellent conversationalist. They usually wear
bright and colorful clothing and jewelry. Chitra also has a fondness for
flowers, garlands and other objects of natural beauty. this nakshatra is good
for learning music, dance, and drama. Chitra people usually have beautiful eyes
and a well-proportioned body. Chitra fall in Libra, people are fond of jewelry
and gemstones. They love to wear jewelry, gems, rings, and even trade gems. Chitra
is an extremely creative nakshatra. Chitra fall in Virgo, here Mars guides the
intelligent how to beat the battle, win the war and attain their goals. Since
Virgo is about details, and nit picking the imperfections, Mars gives them
extra energy to pick out all the wrong things in contracts, projects, medicine
or any kind of work they do.
The deity is Tvashtar,
the divine celestial architect of the universe. The shakti is “the ability to
accumulate merit in this life”.Chitra allows us to gain the fruit of our good
karma that comes through righteousness. It has a deep spiritual depth and its
main task is to see through the many veils of illusion in the universe, it is
akin to vishnu reclining on his serpent bed, who holds the realization that the
universe is a constant unfolding of his dream state. They are extremely
motivated to follow their own Truth. Twashtar represents prosperity,
regenerative power and longevity. They are bright, charismatic and usually
powerful. Chitra natives try to do their best in everything they do and. The Chitra
individual has two types of life experience, one which is almost unaware of its
spiritual potential, and the other where circumstances and situations force the
individual to recognize their higher nature. These natives will have flashes of
inspiration and will want to become self-realized. Chitra is ruled by Mars, and
ruled by the female tiger and due to its they have passionate, highly sexed and
seductive nature. The challenged of Chitra nakshatra is control strong sexual
desire.
The shadow side of this
Lunar mansions is Chitra nakshatra people have smug, arrogant, and self-indulgent
nature. It has
a rakshasa temperament with a primary motivation of kama or desire. The animal
associated with this nakshatra is a female tiger which reveals the passionate
and sensual nature. It can reflect the world of maya and delusory appearance. it is
connected with the work of magicians and others master of illusion. A strong
ego and self-centeredness can occur here. Chitra people should focus on
allowing the ego to die. They should remember that word ‘’ego’’ stand for
edging God out. The symbol of Chitra is twofold, the diamond and the pearl. The
diamond is the symbol of the trials and tribulations the mind must go through
in order to be hardened enough to cut through the maya (illusion) of cosmic
play (everyday "reality". Thus, the Chitra must come to terms with
every aspect of the rough stone of the mind, chipping away at the impurities as
they come along, until finally, the focus of the one-mind is strong enough to
realize what can be the most enlightening and the ultimate reality, the self.
People with heavy Chitra affiliation find their most creative moments come from
their most troubled times. In their most troubled time, they receive a spark of
divine inspiration, and take it to a higher level. Chitra's suffering then, in
turn, becomes their ultimate beauty and creativity.
Chitra Nakshatra Pada 1:
Falls in Leo Navamsa and
is ruled by planet Sun. This pada brings personal glamour, while on a higher
level this pada strives for self-perfection. This pada has a very strong
ability to keep secrets.
Chitra Nakshatra Pada 2:
Falls in Virgo
Navamsa and is ruled by Mercury. This pada brings very intelligent, studious
and educated. This is a very disciplined pada which likes to conclude whatever
it begins. Due to Mars' aggressive nature and Virgo's ability to look for
details, they make aggressive lawyers.
Chitra Nakshatra Pada 3:
Falls in Libra Navamsa
and is ruled by Venus. This pada brings
focus on relationships,
self-absorption and equilibrium. This is a very self-centric, social highly sex
nature. This is the nature that sometimes leads them into extramarital affairs.
Chitra Nakshatra Pada 4:
Falls in Scorpio
Navamsa and is ruled by mars. This pada brings
the magical and
mysterious side of Chitra. More passion and secrecy is in display than what is
usually associated with the sign Libra. They become great traveling guides and
at the same time are great artists.
Ascendant in Chitra
Nakshatra: Engaged in variety of
pursuits, wears colorful clothes, jewellery, expressive nature, graceful,
honest and desire for spiritual liberation.
Sun in Chitra
Nakshatra: Strong intellect,
especially in an academic sense, Intelligent, have discriminating
leadership quality, have Strong need in recognition, strong and opinionated,
Moon in Chitra
Nakshatra: Beautiful, attractive
eyes, artistic, great lovers, popular, intuitive mind, and prophetic.
Mars in Chitra
Nakshatra: competitive, direct,
warrior nature, militant, skilled in martial arts Strong sexual desire, good
immune system, good fighting ability, Armed forces and police detective.
Mercury in Chitra
Nakshatra: Detailed oriented,
highly organized, mapped pre-planning Writers, publications, work in radio, TV
and film.
Jupiter in Chitra
Nakshatra: Lawyers, judges, priests,
religious people who have knowledge of the scriptures.
Venus in Chitra
Nakshatra: Beautiful, interest
in arts, photography, music, Interior designers, Architects, interior
designers, clothing and jewelry makers.
Saturn in Chitra
Nakshatra: Disciplined,
intelligent, critical, Architects, and have interior designing abilities.
Rahu in Chitra
Nakshatra: Rahu in Chitra show
illusions and shadows side of Rahu which are so strong that one can easily live
in a false or unrealistic world, have interest in photography and video games.
Ketu in Chitra
Nakshatra: The personality is
reformed but the process is painful as the ego has to be cut away so that the
inner soul can emerge. Ketu is spiritual warriors with courage to face
adversity.
Nakshatra
Uttra
Ashadha Nakshatra in Astrology
