Lord: Moon
Hasta
Kshipra / Laghu (swift and light in nature), Rajo guna.
Key Significations
- Skills performed with the hands (crafts, palmistry)
- Saving time and punctuality
- Determination, and the power to grasp anything
- Business and commercial dealings
- Humour and eloquence
- Healing powers
Natives of this nakshatra have a very quick mind. Their mind is always filled with one idea or another, and they are expert at turning circumstances to their own advantage.
Positive Traits
- Outstanding creativity and skill
- A hard-working temperament, always full of enthusiasm
- Good conversational skills and a friendly nature
- A practical approach and kindness
Negative Traits
- Behaving harshly at times because of an intense competitive streak
- Mental anxiety and restlessness
- A critical nature towards others, and selfishness
Nakshatra in its Rashi Environment
The 4 padas of Hasta (49-52) lie in Kanya (Virgo). Virgo is the emblem of analysis and logic, so these natives have a remarkable capacity for weighing things up.
The nakshatra lord is the Moon and the sign lord is Mercury. The Moon regards Mercury as a friend, but Mercury regards the Moon as an enemy. For this reason, although they have remarkable intelligence (Mercury), they frequently face emotional conflicts (the Moon).
Because they sit in the environment of Virgo, they want to do any task with the utmost perfection.
Real-World Duties & Professions
- Sculptors, painters and potters (handicrafts)
- Astrologers, palmists and priests
- Accountants, auditors and bankers
- Doctors (especially surgeons) and physiotherapists
- Tailors and mechanics
- Magicians (those who display sleight of hand) and writers
Serving society with skill, and coordinating commercial transactions.
Commerce, handicrafts, medicine, and advisory work.
Special Astrological Notes
Hands, fingers, wrists, intestines. Bloating, gas, injuries to the hands and nervous system problems may occur.
A highly auspicious nakshatra for marriage. It belongs to Deva gana. Its yoni: Mahisha (female buffalo). Marriage with those of the same nadi should be avoided.
Very favourable for beginning education, journeys, house-warming, learning the arts, and purchasing goods. But unfavourable for cruel undertakings.
In the Brihat Jataka, Varahamihira states that "natives of Hasta are hard-working, eloquent, skilled at stealing or deceiving, and may be devoid of compassion" (this points to the darker shades within them).