Hasta Nakshatra Baby Names

Lord: Moon · Deity: Savitru (the Sun god - the creator) · Rashi: Virgo

The naming syllables of Hasta nakshatra are Pu, Sha, Na, Tha (పూ, ష, ణా, ఠా). This page lists 15 Telugu names for them, pada by pada, with meanings.

Hasta means 'hand', and its deity is Savitr, the Sun as the giver of life. The syllables ṣa (ష) and ṇā (ణా) begin few names, so the names below also use the nearest sounds śa (శ) and nā (నా).

Pada 1 · Pu (పూ)

Virgo 10° – 13°20′ · Navamsa: Aries (Mars)

Pada 2 · Sha (ష)

Virgo 13°20′ – 16°40′ · Navamsa: Taurus (Venus)

Names beginning with Sha (ష) are rare, so names with the nearest sound, శ, are listed too. The nakshatra name itself still takes Sha (ష).

Pada 3 · Na (ణా)

Virgo 16°40′ – 20° · Navamsa: Gemini (Mercury)

Names beginning with Na (ణా) are rare, so names with the nearest sound, నా, are listed too. The nakshatra name itself still takes Na (ణా).

Pada 4 · Tha (ఠా)

Virgo 20° – 23°20′ · Navamsa: Cancer (Moon)

Hardly any Telugu names begin with Tha (ఠా). A baby born in this pada keeps Tha (ఠా) for the nakshatra name said in pujas and sankalpas, and the family chooses the everyday name by its own custom.

Which pada of Hasta was your baby born in?

The Moon's position in the birth chart gives the nakshatra and pada. If the Moon was in Virgo 10° – 13°20′ at birth, for example, the baby was born in pada 1 of Hasta and the naming syllable is Pu (పూ). A pada lasts only about six hours, so near a pada boundary the birth time must be exact.