Citra

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Citra is a nakshatra. Its deity is Tvashtr. The ruler of this nakshatra in the Vimshottari is Kshmaja. The offering recorded for this nakshatra is as follows: he desired to obtain variegated offspring; he made an offering to Tvashtr and to Chitra and obtained variegated offspring.

Remember: Citra, the nakshatra of the deity Tvashtr. Remember also: its ruler in the Vimshottari is Kshmaja, and the recorded offering was made to Tvashtr and to Chitra.

Facts and sources

Name

Citra (citrā)

Position in the series

14

Deity

Tvashtr (tvaṣṭṛ)

Source: Taittiriya Brahmana

Ruler in the Vimshottari

Kshmaja (kṣmāja)

Source: Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra

Recorded offering

desejou obter descendência variegada; ofereceu a Tvashtr e a Chitra e obteve descendência variegada. (recorded in Portuguese in the base)

Source: Taittiriya Brahmana