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(5) Punarvasu (Beta Geminorum), (6) Pushya (Delta Cancri), (7) Ashlesha (Alpha Hydrae), (8) Magha (Regulus), (9) Purvaphalguni (Delta Leonis), (10) Uttaraphalgunı (Beta Leonis), (11) Hast (Delta Corvi), (12) Chitra (Spica Virginis), (13) Svatı (Arcturus), (14) Vishakha (Alpha Librae), (15) Anuradha (Delta Scorpii), (16) Jyeshtha (Antares), (17) Mool (Lambda Scorpii), (18) Purvashadha (Delta Sagittarii), (19) Uttarashadha (Sigma Sagittarii), (20) Abhijit (Lyrae), (21) Shravan (Alpha Aquilae), (22) Dhanistha (Delta Delphini), (23) Shatabhishag (Lambda Aquarii), (24) Purvabhadrapada (Alpha Pegasi), (25) Uttarabhadrapada (Gama Pegasi), (26) Revatı (Zeta Piscium), (27) Ashvini (Beta Arietis), and (28) Bharani (35 Arietis). This is the serial order of the nakshatras (asterisms).
This concludes the description of Nakshatra naam or name associated with a asterisms. (See illustration)
Elaboration-The twelve signs of the Zodiac starting from the first point of Aries are divided into twenty seven equal parts called nakshatras or asterisms. In the Indian system the asterism in which the moon is situated at the time of birth has great significance and it is called Janma Nakshatra (birth asterism).
In the modern Indian astrology this list starts with Ashvini, Bharini, Krittika, and following the same order ends with Revati. This list has only 27 nakshatras (asterisms) because Abhijit is not accepted as an independent nakshatra (asterism). But in Agam, Abhijit is considered an independent nakshatra (asterism) making the number 28. As already mentioned, the Agam list starts with Kritika, thus making Ashvini and Bharani to be 27th and 28th.
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