बृहत्संहिता (आचार्य वराहमिहिर - स्थापत्य, खगोल, मौसम व जल विज्ञान)

Adh. CI.] एकाधिकशततमोऽध्यायः 753
नक्षत्रजातकाध्यायः ॥१०१॥ On the Effects of Birth in
the Asterisms.
This Adhyaya is a mere repetition of Chapter XVI of Brihat
Jataka.
The several effects described in this chapter for the 27 aste-
risms may be classified as either good or bad for purposes of con-
venience as shown in the following statement.

Nakshatra Effect Ruler of the
योगतारा-Yogatara

Aswini ... Good Ketu
Bharani ... Good Venus
Krittika ... Good ... Sun
Rohini ... Good ... Moon
Mrigasiras ... Good ... Mars
Ardra ... Bad ... Rahu
Punarvasu ... Not very good ... Jupiter
Pushya ... Good ... Saturn
Aslesha ... Bad ... Mercury
Magha ... Good ... Ketu
Purvaphalguni ... Good ... Venus
Uttaraphalguni ... Good ... Sun
Hasta ... Bad ... Moon
Chitra ... Good ... Mars
Swati ... Good ... Rahu
Visakha ... Bad ... Jupiter
Anuradha ... Bad ... Saturn
Jyeshta ... Bad ... Mercury
Mula ... Good ... Ketu
Purvashadha ... Good ... Venus
Uttarashadha ... Good ... Sun
Sravana ... Good ... Moon
Dhanishta ... Good ... Mars
Satabhishak ... Good ... Rahu
Purvabhadrapada ... Good ... Jupiter
Uttarabhadrapada ... Good ... Saturn
Revati ... Good ... Mercury .

• The Nakshatras that are in the 8th sign (i.e., वृश्चिक Vrischika)
  where the Moon is in depression are the 16th, the 17th and the 18th.