Shatabhisha Nakshatra

Shatabhisha (शतभिषा) is nakshatra 24 of 27, ruled by rahu and presided over by Varuna.

It spans 306.667 to 320 degrees in the sidereal zodiac, through Aquarius. Its symbol is Empty circle/100 flowers, with Rakshasa gana and Movable (Chara) quality.

Shatabhisha is the twenty-fourth nakshatra, spanning 306 degrees 40 minutes to 320 degrees of Aquarius (Kumbha Rashi). Ruled by Rahu and presided over by Varuna — the god of cosmic waters, cosmic law, and the night sky — Shatabhisha means 'the hundred healers' or 'possessing a hundred medicines.'

Shatabhisha natives are natural healers, researchers, and seekers of truth who prefer to work independently. The empty circle symbol represents both the vastness of space (Varuna's domain) and the concept of emptiness or zero — the void from which all creation emerges. The 100 flowers symbolize the abundance of healing remedies available to those who seek them.

Rahu's rulership gives an unconventional, boundary-breaking approach to healing and knowledge. These individuals are often drawn to alternative medicine, research into rare conditions, and technologies that push the boundaries of current understanding. Varuna's influence connects them to hidden knowledge, cosmic laws, and the deeper patterns governing existence.

As a Rakshasa gana nakshatra with movable quality, Shatabhisha is favorable for healing activities, research, and activities requiring solitude and concentration. Natives tend to be private, independent, and somewhat secretive — they prefer to work alone or in small, trusted groups. They excel in medicine (especially pharmacology and alternative healing), research, technology, and any field requiring the ability to work with complex, hidden systems.

Use this parent Shatabhisha guide before reading the pada pages. The parent page explains the whole birth-star signature: ruler, deity, symbol, gana, nature, rashi span, and recurring life themes. The pada pages then narrow the same nakshatra by quarter and navamsha, which is why a full kundali reading should keep both levels together instead of treating one pada as the entire result.

In a birth chart, Shatabhisha becomes most personal when the Moon, Lagna, Lagna lord, Atmakaraka, seventh lord, or tenth lord occupies this star. The same nakshatra can show emotional habits, relationship expectations, work style, timing sensitivity, and remedy preference differently depending on house placement and dasha activation. Use the chart calculator and dasha calculator links below to connect this static meaning with a computed chart.

For marriage and compatibility, Shatabhisha should not be judged from the name alone. Classical matching also checks Tara, Yoni, Gana, Nadi, Bhakoot, Graha Maitri, Moon sign relationship, Manglik factors, and the full seventh-house promise. This page gives the nakshatra vocabulary; the kundali matching tool gives the computed comparison when both birth details are available.

For remedies, start with the planet ruling Shatabhisha, then confirm whether that planet is strong, weak, combust, retrograde, afflicted, or active by dasha. General remedies are less useful than chart-specific actions. A steady practice can include mantra, donation, fasting discipline, gemstone review, or behavioral correction, but the final choice should follow the whole chart rather than only the nakshatra name.

For career and study decisions, read Shatabhisha through its ruler, deity, symbol, and active house. A creative nakshatra in the tenth house may point toward design, craft, public presentation, or advisory work, while the same star in a relationship house may describe taste, attraction style, or expectations from partnership. The useful reading comes from connecting this star to the whole chart rather than repeating one fixed personality label.

For naming, muhurat, and family rituals, the nakshatra gives vocabulary but not the whole decision. Baby names also need the correct pada syllable and a practical name choice; muhurat work also checks weekday, tithi, yoga, karana, local sunrise, and family constraints. Use the linked tools below to move from this guide into the computed surfaces that handle those details.

Core Significations

• healing
• mysticism
• solitude
• vast ocean

Padas

• Pada 1: Sagittarius navamsha - Philosophical healing, expansive mysticism, wise solitude
• Pada 2: Capricorn navamsha - Structured healing, disciplined mysticism, productive solitude
• Pada 3: Aquarius navamsha - Innovative healing, unconventional mysticism, progressive solitude
• Pada 4: Pisces navamsha - Spiritual healing, transcendent mysticism, dissolving solitude