Editing Nakshatra (section)

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Each of the 27&nbsp;Nakshatras cover 13°&nbsp;20’ of the [[ecliptic]] each. Each Nakshatra is also divided into quarters or ''padas'' of 3°&nbsp;20’, and the below table lists the appropriate starting sound to name the child. The 27&nbsp;nakshatras, each with 4&nbsp;padas, give 108, which is the number of beads in a japa mala, representing all the elements (ansh) of Vishnu:

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!#!! Name !! Pada 1 !! Pada 2 !! Pada 3 !! Pada 4 !! Vimsottari Lord !! Ruling Deity
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| 1|| [[Ashvini|Aśvini]] (अश्विनी)|| चु  Chu || चे  Che || चो  Cho || ला  La || Ketu || Aswini Kumara
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| 2|| [[Bharani|Bharaṇī]] (भरणी)|| ली  Li || लू  Lu || ले  Le || लो  Lo || Venus || Yama
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| 3 || [[Kṛttikā]] (कृत्तिका)|| अ  A || ई  I || उ  U || ए  E || Sun || Agni
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| 4 || [[Rohini (nakshatra)|Rohiṇī]] (रोहिणी) ||  ओ  O || वा  Va/Ba || वी  Vi/Bi || वु  Vu/Bu || Moon || Brahma
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| 5 || 	[[Mrigashīrsha|Mṛgaśīrṣā]] (मृगशीर्षा)|| वे  Ve/Be || वो  Vo/Bo || का  Ka || की  Ke || Mars || Moon
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| 6 || [[Ardra Nakshatra|Ārdrā]] (आर्द्रा)|| कु  Ku || घ  Gha || ङ  Ng/Na || छ  Chha || Rahu || Shiva
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| 7 || [[Punarvasu]] (पुनर्वसु)|| के  Ke || को  Ko || हा  Ha || ही  Hi || Jupiter || Aditi
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| 8 || [[Pushya|Puṣya]] (पुष्य) || हु  Hu || हे  He || हो  Ho || ड  Da || Saturn || Brihaspati
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| 9 || 	[[Ashlesha (nakshatra)|Āśleṣā]] (आश्लेषा)|| डी  Di || डू  Du || डे  De || डो  Do || Mercury || Rahu
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| 10 || [[Maghā]] (मघा)|| मा  Ma || मी  Mi || मू  Mu || मे  Me || Ketu || Pitr
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| 11 || Pūrva or [[Pūrva Phalgunī|Pūrva Phālgunī]] (पूर्व फाल्गुनी) || नो  Mo || टा  Ta || टी  Ti || टू  Tu || Venus || Bhaga
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| 12 || Uttara or [[Uttara Phalgunī|Uttara Phālgunī]] (उत्तर फाल्गुनी)|| टे  Te || टो  To || पा  Pa || पी  Pi || Sun || Sun
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| 13 || [[Hasta (nakshatra)|Hasta]] (हस्त)|| पू  Pu || ष  Sha || ण  Na || ठ  Tha || Moon || Savitr
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| 14 || [[Spica|Chitrā]] (चित्रा)|| पे  Pe || पो  Po || रा  Ra || री  Ri || Mars || Vishwakarma
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| 15 || [[Svati|Svāti]] (स्वाति) || रू  Ru || रे  Re || रो  Ro || ता  Ta || Rahu || Vaayu
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| 16 || [[Vishākhā]] (विशाखा)|| ती  Ti || तू  Tu || ते  Te || तो  To || Jupiter || Indra Agni
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| 17 || [[Anuradha (nakshatra)|Anurādhā]] (अनुराधा)|| ना  Na || नी  Ni || नू  Nu || ने  Ne || Saturn || Mitra
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| 18 || [[Jyeshtha (nakshatra)|Jyeṣṭhā]] (ज्येष्ठा)|| नो  No || या  Ya || यी  Yi || यू  Yu || Mercury || Indra
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| 19 || [[Mula (nakshatra)|Mūla]] (मूल)|| ये  Ye || यो  Yo || भा  Bha || भी  Bhi || Ketu || Varuna, Nirriti
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| 20 || [[Purva Ashadha|Pūrva Aṣāḍhā]] (पूर्वाषाढ़ा)|| भू  Bhu || धा  Dha || फा  Bha/Pha || ढा  Dha || Venus || Apah
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| 21 || [[Uttara Ashadha|Uttara Aṣāḍhā]] (उत्तराषाढ़ा)|| भे  Bhe || भो  Bho || जा  Ja || जी  Ji || Sun || Brahma
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| 22 || [[Shravana|Śrāvaṇa]] (श्रवण)|| खी  Ju/Khi || खू  Je/Khu || खे   Jo/Khe || खो  Gha/Kho || Moon || Vishnu
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| 23 || Śrāviṣṭhā (श्रविष्ठा) or [[Dhanishta|Dhaniṣṭhā]] (धनिष्ठा)|| गा  Ga || गी  Gi || गु  Gu || गे  Ge || Mars || Vasu
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| 24 || [[Shatabhisha|Śatabhiṣā]] (शतभिषा) || गो  Go || सा  Sa || सी  Si || सू  Su || Rahu || Varuna
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| 25 || [[Pūrva Bhādrapadā]] (पूर्वभाद्रपदा)|| से  Se || सो  So || दा Da || दी  Di || Jupiter || Aja Ek Pada
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| 26 || [[Uttara Bhādrapadā]] (उत्तरभाद्रपदा)|| दू  Du || थ  Tha || झ  Jha || ञ  Da/Tra || Saturn || Ahirbudhnya
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| 27 || [[Revati (nakshatra)|Revati]] (रेवती)|| दे  De || दो  Do || च  Cha || ची  Chi || Mercury || Pooshan
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