Jyeshtha (16W – 30 ° 00 ‘Scorpio)

Varahamihira: Those with the Moon in Jeshtha have very few friends, but they themselves are cheerful. Many Vedic hymns glorify Indra for his fearless exploits, power, fame, popularity and other praiseworthy qualities. All these properties are inherent in this nakshatra. If Jyeshtha indicates gain, it may be obtained by supernatural, occult or extraordinary means, but when afflicted, Jyeshtha portends hard times and poverty. For example, Saturn in Jyeshttha, in the 2nd house of money (other things being equal), could indicate a severe lack of means of subsistence.

Lagna or Moon here often means duplicity, hypocrisy and secretiveness. Jyeshtha means “eldest”, especially in a social context in which she is represented as “prime”, “prime” or “best”. Seniority or superiority based on merit or merit is juxtaposed here with protection and patronage, as the eldest in Hindu families is often considered the patron and protector of the entire family.