Ashlesha

Born with Chandra in Ashlesha, the serpent's star, your mind is quick, ingenious and hard to pin down — you pick up languages, mimic voices, write well and read a room faster than anyone in it. Budh's star in Chandra's sign shines in commerce and representation: sales, agencies, travel, writing, correspondence and trade across borders; medicine and nursing run in this star too. The same cleverness needs a straight road — keep your dealings open and trust follows. A nervous stomach is Ashlesha's weak point: eat on time and let worry out in words, not in the gut.

The four padas

Pada 1 — Dhanu navamsha (Guru); names begin with Di (डी). Quick-witted, versatile, a born mimic; KP names agencies, commercial correspondence, guiding and nursing, and a gift for languages.

Pada 2 — Makara navamsha (Shani); names begin with Du (डू). Artistic and sociable; KP names painting and music, textiles, travel agencies and international trade.

Pada 3 — Kumbha navamsha (Shani); names begin with De (डे). Fluent, well-travelled and business-minded; KP names correspondence, textiles and travel agencies.

Pada 4 — Meena navamsha (Guru); names begin with Do (डो). A good writer and a traveller; KP names authorship, banking and accounts, and trade abroad — and the last minutes of this pada are the Ashlesha–Magha gandanta.

Health

The stomach, chest and liver: gas pressing under the ribs, nervous indigestion, liver trouble, and aching knees and legs. Eat regular meals, keep off alcohol, and see a doctor for anything persistent.

Work the books name

• sales, agencies and representation
• commerce and international trade
• writing, correspondence and authorship
• paper, ink and printing
• textiles and yarn
• travel agencies and guiding
• nursing and midwifery
• medicine and pharmacy
• astrology and mathematics

A day under this star is good for

• Naga puja and worship of the serpent deities
• ending a partnership or cutting ties cleanly
• getting to the root of a hidden problem
• Budh's matters in a Budh hora (KP): memorising, admissions, drafting documents