Ashlesha (Sanskrit: आश्लेषा or ''Āśleṣā'') (Tibetan: སྐར་མ་སྐག), also known as Ayilyam in
Tamil and
Malayalam (Tamil: ஆயில்யம், Malayalam: ആയില്യം, ''Āyilyaṃ''), is the 8th of the 27
nakshatra
Nakshatra ( sa, नक्षत्रम्, translit=Nakṣatram) is the term for lunar mansion in Hindu astrology and Indian Astronomy. A nakshatra is one of 27 (sometimes also 28) sectors along the ecliptic. Their names are related to a ...
s in
Hindu astrology. Ashlesha is also known as the Clinging Star or
Nāga. It is known as the
Hydra
Hydra generally refers to:
* Lernaean Hydra, a many-headed serpent in Greek mythology
* ''Hydra'' (genus), a genus of simple freshwater animals belonging to the phylum Cnidaria
Hydra or The Hydra may also refer to:
Astronomy
* Hydra (constel ...
. It extends from 16:40 to 30:00
Cancer
.
The planetary lord is
Mercury
Mercury commonly refers to:
* Mercury (planet), the nearest planet to the Sun
* Mercury (element), a metallic chemical element with the symbol Hg
* Mercury (mythology), a Roman god
Mercury or The Mercury may also refer to:
Companies
* Merc ...
or
Budha. Its presiding deities are the
Nāgas.
The nakshatra's symbol is a coiled serpent. It is a ''trikshna'' or sharp nakshatra. Its animal symbol is the male cat.
See also
*
List of Nakshatras
In Hindu astronomy, there are 27 ''nakshatras'' , or sectors along the ecliptic. A list of them is first found in the ''Vedanga Jyotisha'', a text dated to the final centuries BCE. The ''Nakṣatra'' system predates the influence of Hellenistic ast ...
References
Nakshatra
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