Shravishtha

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Shravishtha is a nakshatra. Its deity is Vasus. The ruler of this nakshatra in the Vimshottari is Kshmaja. The offering recorded for this nakshatra says: they wished to get ahead of the deities; they made an offering to the Vasus and to the Shravishthas, and they got ahead of the deities.

Remember: Shravishtha, of the deity Vasus, with Kshmaja as ruler in the Vimshottari. Remember the offering to the Vasus and to the Shravishthas.

Facts and sources

Name

Shravishtha (śraviṣṭhā)

Position in the series

23

Deity

Vasus (vasavaḥ)

Source: Taittiriya Brahmana

Ruler in the Vimshottari

Kshmaja (kṣmāja)

Source: Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra

Recorded offering

desejaram chegar à frente das divindades; ofereceram aos Vasus e às Shravishthas e chegaram à frente das divindades. (recorded in Portuguese in the base)

Source: Taittiriya Brahmana