What are the primary astronomical and shastric parameters of Jyeshtha Nakshatra (226° 40' to 240° 00') — 4 Padas, Deity, Navamsa D9 & Shastra Concordance?

Sanskrit Name: Jyeṣṭhā (Aindra); Sidereal Arc: 226° 40' to 240° 00'; Rashi Span: 16° 40' to 30° 00' Vrishchika (Scorpio); Vimshottari Lord: Budha (17 Years); Vedic Deity: Indra (King of the Devas and Sovereign Protector). Verified against NASA JPL DE441 ephemeris (Chitrapaksha Lahiri Ayanamsha) and the 18-treatise Sanskrit corpus.

01 · SIDEREAL LUNAR MANSION (NAKSHATRA 18 OF 28)

18. Jyeshtha (Jyeṣṭhā (Aindra)) — 226° 40' to 240° 00'

Q: What is the canonical definition of Jyeshtha Nakshatra (226° 40' to 240° 00') — 4 Padas, Deity, Navamsa D9 & Shastra Concordance (NAKSH-01) in sidereal Jyotish?

Jyeshtha is governed in the Vimshottari Dasha cycle by Budha (17 Years) and presided over by the Vedic deity Indra (King of the Devas and Sovereign Protector). Its astronomical junction star (Yoga Tara) is identified with Alpha Scorpii (Antares, Heart of the Scorpion), and its inherent power is Arohana Shakti (power to rise, conquer, and attain seniority).

In classical Sanskrit positional astronomy, Jyeshtha (Jyeṣṭhā (Aindra)) is the 18-numbered lunar mansion spanning 16° 40' to 30° 00' Vrishchika (Scorpio) (226° 40' to 240° 00' of the sidereal ecliptic). Within the vectorized corpus (jyotish_corpus_core_v3), Jyeshtha is directly indexed across 165 verified passages and 77 numbered shlokas in 7 Sanskrit treatises.

Canonical Definition · Jyeshtha (226° 40' to 240° 00')

Jyeshtha is governed in the Vimshottari Dasha cycle by Budha (17 Years) and presided over by the Vedic deity Indra (King of the Devas and Sovereign Protector). Its astronomical junction star (Yoga Tara) is identified with Alpha Scorpii (Antares, Heart of the Scorpion), and its inherent power is Arohana Shakti (power to rise, conquer, and attain seniority).

13° 20' SIDEREAL LUNAR MANSION & 4-PADA NAVAMSA (D9) PROJECTION Nakshatra 18 (Jyeshtha)

SIDEREAL ARC: 226° 40' to 240° 00' | RASHI: VRISHCHIKA | DASHA LORD: BUDHA (17 YEARS) 0° Mesha 180° Chitra (Spica) 360° Revati 4 EQUAL NAVAMSA PADAS (3° 20' = 200 ARC-MINUTES EACH) Pada 1 · "No" Dhanu (Sagittarius D9) Lord: Guru Pada 2 · "Ya" Makara (Capricorn D9) Lord: Shani Pada 3 · "Yi" Kumbha (Aquarius D9) Lord: Shani Pada 4 · "Yu" Meena (Pisces D9) Lord: Guru Deity: Indra (King of the Devas and Sovereign Protector) | Gana: Rakshasa (Celestial Fierce)

02 · FOUR PADAS & NAVAMSA (D9) HARMONIC MAPPING

The Four 3° 20' Padas of Jyeshtha & Ninth-Harmonic Dispositors

The lunar mansion Jyeshtha divides into four equal quarters (Padas) of 3° 20' (200 arc-minutes each) that project directly into the Navamsa (D9) harmonic chart. In Jyeshtha, this four-fold partition links the sidereal longitude in Vrishchika to four consecutive Navamsa signs and phonetic seed syllables (Aksharas).

According to Brihat Samhita Chapter 98 Verse 11 and Chapter 101 Verse 18 and Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra Chapter 46 Verses 80 to 83, Jyeshtha carries a tikshna and daruna (sharp and executive) temperament and a rakshasa (celestial fierce) classification. Within the ecliptic structure of Jyeshtha, Pada 4 (26°40'–30°00' Vrishchika) forms the Abhukta Mula Gandanta junction with Mula.

Pada & Degree Span	Navamsa (`D9`) Sign	`D9` Ruler & Syllable	Classical Pada Delineation
`Pada 1 (16°40' – 20°00' Vrishchika)`	`Dhanu (Sagittarius D9)`	Guru (`"No"`)	Sovereign quarter aligning Jyeshtha seniority with constitutional law, strategic counsel, and moral authority.
`Pada 2 (20°00' – 23°20' Vrishchika)`	`Makara (Capricorn D9)`	Shani (`"Ya"`)	Administrative quarter where sign lord Mars is exalted in `D9`, granting supreme operational command in Jyeshtha.
`Pada 3 (23°20' – 26°40' Vrishchika)`	`Kumbha (Aquarius D9)`	Shani (`"Yi"`)	Analytical quarter directing Jyeshtha intellect toward cryptography, defense systems, and philosophical inquiry.
`Pada 4 (26°40' – 30°00' Vrishchika)`	`Meena (Pisces D9)`	Guru (`"Yu"`)	Gandanta water-to-fire junction quarter requiring spiritual humility to transmute intense karmic lineage tests.

03 · MULTI-TREATISE SHASTRA CONCORDANCE

Citations for Jyeshtha Across 18 Classical Sanskrit Shastras

The concordance table below details how Jyeshtha is distributed across the eighteen classical treatises of jyotish_corpus_core_v3. Varahamihira in Brihat Samhita and Brihat Jataka defines the stellar coordinates, seasonal transits, and natal Moon traits of Jyeshtha, while Muhurta Chintamani and Kalaprakashika codify electional Panchanga rules for Jyeshtha.

Sanskrit Treatise	Verified Passages	Chapter Coverage	Analytical Scope
Muhurta Chintamani	`98 passages`	`10 ch / 24 v`	Records lunar transit rules, Tara Bala compatibility, and janma nakshatra results for Jyeshtha across 10 chapters.
Brihat Samhita	`38 passages`	`16 ch / 36 v`	Records lunar transit rules, Tara Bala compatibility, and janma nakshatra results for Jyeshtha across 16 chapters.
Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra	`11 passages`	`6 ch / 9 v`	Records lunar transit rules, Tara Bala compatibility, and janma nakshatra results for Jyeshtha across 6 chapters.
Surya Siddhanta	`10 passages`	`3 ch / 6 v`	Records lunar transit rules, Tara Bala compatibility, and janma nakshatra results for Jyeshtha across 3 chapters.
Brihat Jataka	`4 passages`	`3 ch / 1 v`	Records lunar transit rules, Tara Bala compatibility, and janma nakshatra results for Jyeshtha across 3 chapters.
Jaimini Upadesha Sutras	`3 passages`	`1 ch / 1 v`	Records lunar transit rules, Tara Bala compatibility, and janma nakshatra results for Jyeshtha across 1 chapters.

04 · VERBATIM CORPUS FOLIO & VIMSHOTTARI SYNCHRONY

Archival Public-Domain Folio Excerpt for Jyeshtha

This archival passage for Jyeshtha comes from the public-domain edition of Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (Chapter 3, Verse 7) in jyotish_corpus_core_v3. When the natal Moon or Lagna occupies Jyeshtha, the remaining arc of Jyeshtha determines the opening balance of the Budha Mahadasha (17 Years).

CORPUS PROVENANCE: Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra | Source ID: archive_brihat-parashara-hora-sastra | Chapter 3, Verse 7
"Lagn and the Grahas, joining and departing from each other, the native s good and bad effects are deducted Addition from Santhanam till Sloka 7 The names of the 27 Nakshatras are Ashvini, Bharani, Krittika, Rohini, Mrigasira, Ardra, Punarvasu, Pushya, Aslesha, Magha, Purvaphalguni, Uttaraphalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Swati, Vishaka, Anuradha, Jyeshtha, Mula, Purvashadh,"

In Ashtakoota synastry and daily Gochara transit analysis, Jyeshtha is the reference anchor for computing the nine-fold Tara Bala cycle (Janma, Sampat, Vipat, Kshema, Pratyak, Sadhana, Naidhana, Mitra, and Parama Mitra) and checking Nadi and Gana compatibility (Rakshasa (Celestial Fierce)).

✦︎ SUTRA BLACK LABEL · INDIVIDUAL EPHEMERIS SYNTHESIS

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Sanskrit Name	`Jyeṣṭhā (Aindra)`
Sidereal Arc	`226° 40' to 240° 00'`
Rashi Span	16° 40' to 30° 00' Vrishchika (Scorpio)
Vimshottari Lord	Budha (17 Years)
Vedic Deity	`Indra (King of the Devas and Sovereign Protector)`
Yoga Tara Star	`Alpha Scorpii (Antares, Heart of the Scorpion)`
Traditional Symbol	`Royal Parasol (Chhatra) or Protective Talisman`
Gana & Temperament	`Rakshasa (Celestial Fierce) · Tikshna and Daruna (Sharp and Executive)`
Guna & Tattva	`Sattva · Vayu (Air)`
Corpus Passages	`165 (77 v)`
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