Ashvini

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Ashvini is a nakshatra. Its deity is the Ashvins. Its ruler in the Vimshottari is Ketu. The offering recorded for this nakshatra is as follows: the Ashvins wished to hear well and not to be deaf; they made an offering to the Ashvins and to Ashvayuj, and thus they became so.

Remember: Ashvini, nakshatra of the Ashvins, ruled by Ketu in the Vimshottari. Remember also the recorded offering: to the Ashvins and to Ashvayuj.

Facts and sources

Name

Ashvini (aśvinī)

Position in the series

1

Deity

Ashvins (aśvinā)

Source: Taittiriya Brahmana

Ruler in the Vimshottari

Ketu (ketu)

Source: Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra

Recorded offering

os Ashvins desejaram ter boa audição e não ser surdos; ofereceram aos Ashvins e a Ashvayuj e tornaram-se assim. (recorded in Portuguese in the base)

Source: Taittiriya Brahmana