Born with Chandra in Shravana, the star of listening, sacred to Vishnu, you learn by hearing — sincere, patient and persevering, a careful worker who gets there by steady steps. You are prudent with money and cautious by nature; KP warns that this can tip into pessimism and a lack of nerve, so trust your preparation. Shravana suits posts that need a steady hand: administration and ministerial work, oil, water and minerals, farming, and the quiet night-time and underground work others avoid. Vishnu's worship steadies this star; care for the knees, the skin and the digestion.
The four padas
Pada 1 — Mesha navamsha (Mangal); names begin with Khi (खी). Adaptable, with a trader's mind; KP says success rarely comes at the first try — then names farming, land, transport, building and municipal work.
Pada 2 — Vrishabha navamsha (Shukra); names begin with Khu (खू). Devout and well-travelled; KP names priests of every faith, eminent judges, educationists and publicity.
Pada 3 — Mithuna navamsha (Budh); names begin with Khe (खे). Talkative with friends but shy of crowds; KP names accounts, books and writing, the cloth trade and sanitary engineering.
Pada 4 — Karka navamsha (Chandra); names begin with Kho (खो). Happy, popular and musical; KP names oil and metals, broking and positions of trust.
Health
The knees, skin and lymph: eczema and boils, rheumatism and stiff knees, and a digestion that slows down. Keep the knees moving and the skin clean, and see a doctor for anything persistent.
Work the books name
- administration and ministerial posts
- oil, petrol and minerals
- mines and mining engineering
- water, wells and irrigation
- farming
- plumbing and sanitary engineering
- refrigeration, ice and cooling
- driving and transport
- pearls
- night and underground work
A day under this star is good for
- travel and setting out
- listening to scripture and learning from a teacher
- Vishnu puja and Ekadashi observances
- moving house
- buying a vehicle