- Nakshatras
The twenty-seven nakshatras
The Moon's twenty-seven stars, each thirteen and a third degrees of the sky, with its deity, its symbol and what the books read it for.
1 · a horse's head
Ashwini
2 · the yoni, the womb that carries
Bharani
3 · a razor, or a flame
Krittika
4 · a chariot, or an ox-cart
Rohini
5 · a deer's head
Mrigashira
6 · a teardrop
Ardra
7 · a quiver of arrows
Punarvasu
8 · a cow's udder, or a lotus
Pushya
9 · a coiled serpent
Ashlesha
10 · a throne
Magha
11 · the front legs of a cot
Purva Phalguni
12 · the back legs of a cot
Uttara Phalguni
13 · an open hand
Hasta
14 · a bright jewel
Chitra
15 · a young shoot swaying in the wind
Swati
16 · a triumphal arch (torana)
Vishakha
17 · a lotus
Anuradha
18 · a round earring, or an umbrella
Jyeshtha
19 · a bundle of roots
Mula
20 · a winnowing fan
Purva Ashadha
21 · an elephant's tusk
Uttara Ashadha
22 · an ear
Shravana
23 · a drum
Dhanishta
24 · an empty circle
Shatabhisha
25 · the front legs of a cot, or a two-faced figure
Purva Bhadrapada
26 · the back legs of a cot
Uttara Bhadrapada
27 · a fish, or a drum