here are 27 Nakshatras or Asterisms or Lunar mansions that we make use of in Hindu astrology. It is a very remarkable, brilliant and subtle division which is being explained later.
Each nakshatra has four equal parts. Again you will see that twenty-seven multiplied by four gives you one hundred and eight number (108) which are the number of beads we have in the garland, of tulasi or rudraksha with which we do our japam.
Now you must know something about the twenty-seven nakshatras. Each nakshatra takes 13 degrees and 20 minutes uniformly. If 13'20 is multiplied by 27 it gives you 360 which is the total equal to the twelve houses referred to earlier.
There are two methods of tabulating these Nakshatras.
One method shows the degrees of Nakshatras from 0 to360 and the other shows the degrees occupied by each Nakshatra in each .
Regards
J.s.sandhu
| priyankaatomar wrote: |
Some say that there are total 27 nakshtra , while some say these are 28 ( they count last 15 ghatee from uttarshadha and first 4 from Shravan Nakshtra
Can anyone clear my doubt? |