What are the primary astronomical and shastric parameters of Shatabhisha Nakshatra (306° 40' to 320° 00') — 4 Padas, Deity, Navamsa D9 & Shastra Concordance?

Sanskrit Name: Śatabhiṣaj (Vāruṇa); Sidereal Arc: 306° 40' to 320° 00'; Rashi Span: 06° 40' to 20° 00' Kumbha (Aquarius); Vimshottari Lord: Rahu (18 Years); Vedic Deity: Varuna (Guardian of Cosmic Law, Rta, and Medicinal Waters). Verified against NASA JPL DE441 ephemeris (Chitrapaksha Lahiri Ayanamsha) and the 18-treatise Sanskrit corpus.

01 · SIDEREAL LUNAR MANSION (NAKSHATRA 24 OF 28)

24. Shatabhisha (Śatabhiṣaj (Vāruṇa)) — 306° 40' to 320° 00'

Q: What is the canonical definition of Shatabhisha Nakshatra (306° 40' to 320° 00') — 4 Padas, Deity, Navamsa D9 & Shastra Concordance (NAKSH-01) in sidereal Jyotish?

Shatabhisha is governed in the Vimshottari Dasha cycle by Rahu (18 Years) and presided over by the Vedic deity Varuna (Guardian of Cosmic Law, Rta, and Medicinal Waters). Its astronomical junction star (Yoga Tara) is identified with Gamma Aquarii (Sadachbia), and its inherent power is Bheshaja Shakti (power of vital healing and systemic purification).

In classical Sanskrit positional astronomy, Shatabhisha (Śatabhiṣaj (Vāruṇa)) is the 24-numbered lunar mansion spanning 06° 40' to 20° 00' Kumbha (Aquarius) (306° 40' to 320° 00' of the sidereal ecliptic). Within the vectorized corpus (jyotish_corpus_core_v3), Shatabhisha is directly indexed across 192 verified passages and 122 numbered shlokas in 12 Sanskrit treatises.

Canonical Definition · Shatabhisha (306° 40' to 320° 00')

Shatabhisha is governed in the Vimshottari Dasha cycle by Rahu (18 Years) and presided over by the Vedic deity Varuna (Guardian of Cosmic Law, Rta, and Medicinal Waters). Its astronomical junction star (Yoga Tara) is identified with Gamma Aquarii (Sadachbia), and its inherent power is Bheshaja Shakti (power of vital healing and systemic purification).

13° 20' SIDEREAL LUNAR MANSION & 4-PADA NAVAMSA (D9) PROJECTION Nakshatra 24 (Shatabhisha)

SIDEREAL ARC: 306° 40' to 320° 00' | RASHI: KUMBHA | DASHA LORD: RAHU (18 YEARS) 0° Mesha 180° Chitra (Spica) 360° Revati 4 EQUAL NAVAMSA PADAS (3° 20' = 200 ARC-MINUTES EACH) Pada 1 · "Go" Dhanu (Sagittarius D9) Lord: Guru Pada 2 · "Sa" Makara (Capricorn D9) Lord: Shani Pada 3 · "Si" Kumbha (Aquarius D9) Lord: Shani Pada 4 · "Su" Meena (Pisces D9) Lord: Guru Deity: Varuna (Guardian of Cosmic Law, Rta, and Medicinal Waters) | Gana: Rakshasa (Celestial Fierce)

02 · FOUR PADAS & NAVAMSA (D9) HARMONIC MAPPING

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

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

According to Brihat Samhita Chapter 98 Verse 13 and Chapter 101 Verse 24 and Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra Chapter 46 Verses 104 to 107, Shatabhisha carries a chara and chala (movable and restorative) temperament and a rakshasa (celestial fierce) classification. Within the ecliptic structure of Shatabhisha, Pada 3 (13°20'–16°40' Kumbha) is Vargottama; Pada 4 (16°40'–20°00' Kumbha) is Pushkara Navamsa.

Pada & Degree Span	Navamsa (`D9`) Sign	`D9` Ruler & Syllable	Classical Pada Delineation
`Pada 1 (06°40' – 10°00' Kumbha)`	`Dhanu (Sagittarius D9)`	Guru (`"Go"`)	Ethical and judicial quarter aligning Shatabhisha diagnostics with Varuna universal moral law (Rta).
`Pada 2 (10°00' – 13°20' Kumbha)`	`Makara (Capricorn D9)`	Shani (`"Sa"`)	Methodical quarter organizing Shatabhisha pharmacological and astronomical observation into strict protocols.
`Pada 3 (13°20' – 16°40' Kumbha)`	`Kumbha (Aquarius D9)`	Shani (`"Si"`)	Vargottama Aquarius quarter inside Saturn Moolatrikona, supreme for mathematical astronomy and philosophy.
`Pada 4 (16°40' – 20°00' Kumbha)`	`Meena (Pisces D9)`	Guru (`"Su"`)	Pushkara Navamsa quarter uniting Shatabhisha clinical precision with restorative therapeutic compassion.

03 · MULTI-TREATISE SHASTRA CONCORDANCE

Citations for Shatabhisha Across 18 Classical Sanskrit Shastras

The concordance table below details how Shatabhisha 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 Shatabhisha, while Muhurta Chintamani and Kalaprakashika codify electional Panchanga rules for Shatabhisha.

Sanskrit Treatise	Verified Passages	Chapter Coverage	Analytical Scope
Brihat Samhita	`63 passages`	`30 ch / 58 v`	Records lunar transit rules, Tara Bala compatibility, and janma nakshatra results for Shatabhisha across 30 chapters.
Muhurta Chintamani	`53 passages`	`8 ch / 19 v`	Records lunar transit rules, Tara Bala compatibility, and janma nakshatra results for Shatabhisha across 8 chapters.
Hora Ratnam	`23 passages`	`2 ch / 13 v`	Records lunar transit rules, Tara Bala compatibility, and janma nakshatra results for Shatabhisha across 2 chapters.
Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra	`17 passages`	`4 ch / 14 v`	Records lunar transit rules, Tara Bala compatibility, and janma nakshatra results for Shatabhisha across 4 chapters.
Prashna Marga	`17 passages`	`5 ch / 10 v`	Records lunar transit rules, Tara Bala compatibility, and janma nakshatra results for Shatabhisha across 5 chapters.
Brihat Jataka	`6 passages`	`4 ch / 4 v`	Records lunar transit rules, Tara Bala compatibility, and janma nakshatra results for Shatabhisha across 4 chapters.

04 · VERBATIM CORPUS FOLIO & VIMSHOTTARI SYNCHRONY

Archival Public-Domain Folio Excerpt for Shatabhisha

This archival passage for Shatabhisha 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 Shatabhisha, the remaining arc of Shatabhisha determines the opening balance of the Rahu Mahadasha (18 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, Shatabhisha 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	`Śatabhiṣaj (Vāruṇa)`
Sidereal Arc	`306° 40' to 320° 00'`
Rashi Span	06° 40' to 20° 00' Kumbha (Aquarius)
Vimshottari Lord	Rahu (18 Years)
Vedic Deity	`Varuna (Guardian of Cosmic Law, Rta, and Medicinal Waters)`
Yoga Tara Star	`Gamma Aquarii (Sadachbia)`
Traditional Symbol	`Empty Circle of One Hundred Physicians or Stars`
Gana & Temperament	`Rakshasa (Celestial Fierce) · Chara and Chala (Movable and Restorative)`
Guna & Tattva	`Tamas · Akasha (Ether)`
Corpus Passages	`192 (122 v)`
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