Magha Nakshatra – Nakshatra of Ketu

Introduction of Magha Nakshatra as per Vedic Astrology

Magha Nakshatra is the 10^th star in the Zodiac Nakshatra chakra. It starts from 0° in the Leo sign and lasts till 13°20′ in the Leo sign. Ketu is the Ruling planet for Magha Nakshatra. So, Magha Nakshatra is governed by the planetary force of Ketu & Sun.

As per Modern astronomy, Magha Nakshatra has 6 stars which has a bright shine. Magha belonged to the constellation of Alpha Leonis which is known as Regulus. The name of 6 stars is listed below

• Eta Leonis (Al Jabhah)
• Zeta Leonis (Adhafera)
• Mu Leonis (Rasalas)
• Epsilon Leonis
• Lambda Leonis (Alterf)
• Kappa Leonis

Magha nakshatra is also known as Little King or Little Sun or Al Jabhah.

Magha Nakshatra looks like opposite question marks. Many people compare Magha with a Sickle shape. Roman compares it with the mouth of Lion. Our Vedic Sage compares Magha with Throne.

The word Magha means great or most important. We frequently consider Magha means power, gift, or mighty.

Symbol of Magha Nakshatra

Vedic Symbol for Magha Nakshatra is throne or royal throne. As we know the Throne is related to Power & Position. That’s why Magha nakshatra is related to power, position & achievement. Magha is co-related with Royality. Throne is related to individual power that’s why Magha is related to individual power & capacity. We can also relate Magha with honour.

Deity of Magha Nakshatra

Magha deity is Pitra which is considered as Ancestral Sprits in Vedic culture. Pitra or forefathers are responsible for acting like a bridge between our physical & mental existence. Blessings of Pitra can give prosperity in our lives. In the same ways crux of Pitra’s can cause obstacles & worries in our lives.

Magha has a direct relationship with Pitra Dev. That’s why Magha is related to power & qualities that comes from our past life. In simple words, Magha can connect our current life with our past & future. Magha can control our abilities & capacity which comes from our ancestral or pitra dev. Even the Throne of Magha is related to inherited nature.

Magha Nakshatra Pada

• 1^st pada of Magha goes to the Leo sign and Aries Navmasa. So, 1^st pada lord is Mars and Gana is Manushya. The letter of 1^st Pad is “Maa”.
• 2^nd pada of Magha goes to the Leo sign and Tarush Navmasa. So, 2^nd pada lord is Venus and Gana is Rakshasha. The letter of the 2^nd Pad is “Mi”.
• 3^rd pada of Magha goes to the Leo sign and Gemini Navmasa. So, 3^rd pada lord is Mercury and Gana is Dev. The letter of the 3^rd Pad is “Mu”.
• 4^th pada of Magha goes to the Leo sign and Cancer Navmasa. So, 4^th pada lord is Moon and Gana is Manushya. The letter of 4^th Pad is “Mai”.

Magha has Antya Nadi

Nakshatra Nadi of Magha is Antya Nadi. Antya Nadi has Kapha Prakriti. Magha bodies’ constitutions have a majority of Kaph elements due to Antya Nadi. They have a Practical approach but an emotional touch on nature. They will show some rigid attitudes with flexible ways.

So, they can frequently suffer from Kapha dosha. They need to be careful regarding the excess consumption of foods related to Kapha Prakriti. Any planet placed in Magha Nakshatra will be under the influence of Kapha dosha.

Regarding Trimurti Concept Magha is Brahma Nakshatra

Magha Nakshatra belongs to the Srishti or Creation or Brahma star group. Brahma is the lord of creation. So, Magha Nakshatra will have a natural capacity for creation. They will naturally incline towards the beginning activity. Magha Nakshatra will be full of new sorts of ideas and planning. 

We can use Magha Nakshatra for any sort of creative activity. Srishti Nakshatra will be correlated with knowledge. Any planet placed in Magha Nakshatra will use its natural significance for creative or constructive activity.

Vedic Caste of Magha is Shudra

Magha is related to Shudra community. Shudra has an unstable & laborious nature. He has a lack of morality and is interested in his own self-profits.

Native with Magha nakshatra can be getting success in the unorganised sector. They may be interested in agriculture acts, farming, service working under others or manual labour. Same time they are interested in lower-grade services.

Magha Nakshatra has an Active nature

Nature of Magha is active. Magha has energetic behaviours. Always in working modes with the advantage of quick response. They will accelerate the significance of the planet.

Any planet placed in Magha Nakshatra will increase its natural significance. That particular planet will get some extra willpower to give its results. Results may be either good or bad depending on planet placement in the chart.

Magha Nakshatra has Downgrade or Adhomuki direction

Adhomukhi Nakshatra has the power to downwards energy. So, when you need to downgrade any matters then we can use Magha nakshatra. You might wonder why we downgrade anything. But if you need the power to downgrade any matters for your own profits then we can use the secret capacity of Adhomukhi nakshatra. You can demotivate your enemies by using Magha nakshatra.

Magha Nakshatra has Ugra Nature

Nature of Magha is Ugra or Cruel. Ugra Nakshatra has a fierce and aggressive nature. They will try to dominate others, just like they dominate other stars in the sky. As we know Magha is the brightest star in the sky.

Any planet placed in Magha Nakshatra will give aggressive results. Cruel Planet in Magha Nakshatra will be considered more harmful. They will show more malefic results as per their quality. Natural beneficial planet in Magha Nakshatra will reduce some of the beneficial results. But it doesn’t mean Natural beneficial planet will become harmful. The natural beneficial planet will also give quick results in Ugra Nakshatra.

Magha is Gandanta Nakshatra

Any planet or astrological calculative point (such as Lagna, Mandi, Gulika etc) placed in the Gandanta zone will be giving crazy results. That’s why Magha can give unexpected results. But the intensity of the results will be very fast. Gandanta zone will be an active zone for Viruses. So, Magha can give virus-related diseases as per their significance.

Magha Moon in the birth chart causes Gandmool dosha in the birth chart. So, birth during the Gandanta Moon is not considered auspicious for kids & their families. In similar ways, any planet in Magha will give struggles throughout life.

Some important points about Magha Nakshatra

• Magha Nakshatra has a Female Gender. So, Magha possesses some female qualities.
• Lochan of Magha nakshatra is Madhya Lochan which is also known as Kaana lochan. Any items lost during Magha nakshatra will never be found back only you got information about that item.
• Magha has Mushak or Rat Yoni.
• Regarding Tri Guna, Magha is related to Tamas or Tamo Gun.
• In Five element concept, Magha is related to Water element.
• Magha will cause Kapha dosha.
• Colour of Magha is Creme colour.
• In Matchmaking Magha is considered as Kshatriya Varna, Rakshasa Gana, & Vanachar Vashya.
• Body parts related to Magha are the heart, spinal cords, back, nose, lips, chin & aorta.
• Magha Nakshatra has Silver Paya which is consider Best Paya.

Physique of Magha Native as per Vedic Astrology

Magha native has an attractive personality with cute cute-looking attitude. He has a big nose and an attractive neck. His body and skin may be full of hair and his face has heavy looks just like a lion. His eyes may be blood red which can able to control anybody with his authoritative personality.

Nature & Character of Magha Nakshatra

Magha nakshatra is naturally connected with Royal Thrones which is inherited from past life. So, a native of Magha Nakshatra has a connection with Past life Karma. That’s why Magha native may be born to clear his past life backlogs.

Most Magha natives may have some sort of inherited knowledge and even some extraordinary knowledge which is not related to current family knowledge. They have a natural interest towards occults and love traditions. Magha natives may be scholars of various matters and even they learn very quickly (especially in which they are interested).  

Magha is symbol of King who is sitting on a royal chair. This simply reflected their kingship qualities or authoritative or leadership qualities. He may have a lack of tolerance towards those who opposed him. Native doesn’t like their own criticism a little bit. He has a habit of ruling over others.

People having the Impact of Magha have an independent nature. They are very ambitious by nature. They want to work freely without any interference. Same time they maintained higher morality regarding any acts. He may show their calm attitude and hide their ambitions & firmness under the umbrella of a cool attitude.

Magha people are arrogant by nature but have a caring attitude. He may be full of self-proudness & ego. Never try to hurt the ego of the Magha people, otherwise, they will take a bad revenge with you. Even they have impulsive attitudes and the habit of strongly like & dislike qualities.

Magha will show a rude or harsh attitude but soft from the inner heart. They are helpful & socially active by nature. They will stand with rightness and even oppose his authorities without any fear of rightness. Most of the time his marriage life will be happy.

Attitude of Magha makes him popular among authorities. They will be getting favour from the government or powerful people.  But same time they have always risk of hanging swords from authorities due to displeasure of the authority due to his frank attitude.

Native may have an aggressive & short-tempered nature. He reacts very quickly who try to dominate or humiliate him. He may be a natural protector of his family and his dear or near one. He is very active by nature and quickly resolves any matters. Same time he has a habit of misunderstanding.

Apart from all this, Magha native working styles may be well-planned manners. He will work in their own planned ways. Even no one can easily guess their next steps. He aggressively amplifies their plan. That’s why native may have very good confidence levels.    

Native may be religious & spiritual by nature. He may respect his elders. His honesty may sometimes create problems for him because they never leave their idealistic approach. But he has a modern attitude towards religious faith & beliefs.

Profession of Magha native

• Leadership, Administration, Politician
• Government jobs, Jobs related to governments
• MNC jobs with highly reputed post
• Lawyer, Judge, Judiciary related jobs
• Acting & Drama
• Archelogy or historian, a Profession related to antique items
• Occults, Reiki, healing
• Past life reading,
• Documentation related to old entries  

Places related to Magha Nakshatra

• Capital of cities or places related to a royal throne
• Musqueam
• Ancient places related to Pitra Devta 
• Government offices
• Places for worship of our ancient

Comfortabilities with Magha Nakshatra as per Navtara concept

As we know the 8th & 9th star is considered friends & best friends in Navtara Concept. Magha Nakshatra belongs to Ketu. So, best comfortable with a Star with nakshatra of Saturn & Mercury. The same time also comfortable with other Ketu stars.

3rd, 5th & 7th star is considered as dangerous star. That’s why uncomfortable with the Sun, Mars, and Jupiter ruling stars. 

2nd, 4th & 6th start is considered neutral for any stars. So, Magha may be neutral for Venus, Moon & Rahu ruling stars.

• Best comfortable Star – Ashwani, Pushya, Ashlesha, Magha, Anuradha, Jyestha, Moola, Uttara Bhadra, Revati
• Neutral Star- Bharani, Rohani, Adra, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Sravana, Purva Ashada, Shatbhisha,
• Uncomfortable Star – Kritika, Mrighshira, Punarvasu, Uttar Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Uttara Ashada, Dhanista, Purva Bhadra,

Another important star for Ashlesha Nakshatra

• Karma star (10th star) – Moola
• Abhishek star (27th star) – Ashlesha
• Desh or Rajya Star (26th star) – Pushya
• Vainashik Tara or most dangerous star (23th star) – Mrigshira
• Sangjhatika Tara or Star for destruction (16th star) – Purbha Bhadra Pada

Health of Magha Nakshatra

Magha Nakshatra has Kapha dosha. So may cause cough-related issues. Apart from this Magha may cause below disease

• Heart-related issues
• Spinal cord-related issues
• Back pain
• Kidney stone
• Mental issues
• Issues from sprits

Muhurta as per Magha Nakshatra

Auspicious Activities

• Marriage
• Stage performance or Presentation of any acts
• All sorts of auspicious events
• Royal acts or Award ceremonies
• Ancient worship or rituals related to ancient or religious rituals
• Job switching for growth
• Government’s related acts or taking Favors from governments or authority

Inauspicious activities

• Taking a loan or giving a loan or other financial transactions
• Mundan or other Common activities
• Planning of any events or strategies making
• Especially avoid any acts during the Gandanta phase of Nakshatra (1^st pada of Magha)