The Star of ascent.
Ruled by the Moon.
The Power of growth, fertility, and creative expansion.

Main Deity: Brahma, the Creator, lord of progeny, form, and sensual manifestation.
Secondary Deities: The Prajapatis: Daksha and the other great sages. Śrī Vidyā, Sarasvati
Western Parallels: Aphrodite (Venus), Demeter, Isis (Hathor), Ishtar. 

Meaning: The reddish one, growing one, the fertile one
Main Symbols: The Ox Cart Pulled by Two Oxen, the chariot of Brahmā drawn by oxen, or a Fish 
Secondary Symbols: Banyan Tree, Temples, a Girl Approaching Sexual Maturity, Garden of Eden. 

Brihat Samhita: Rules over anyone observing some vow, merchandisers, kings, wealthy persons, yogis, cart-man (drivers), cows, bulls, aquatic animals, husbandmen, mountains and men in authority. When Saturn transits Rohini famine or disturbance to those involved in transport and agriculture occurs. Classical countries of Kosala, Madra, Kasi and Pancala as well as cart-men are troubled.

Sun in Rohini

Moon in Rohini

Jupiter in Rohini

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Nature: Fixed

Preservation, stability, and completion. Some of the stubbornness of the Taurus bull here, slow and steady wins the race. It can be difficult to change the mind of a Rohini and they like to make things that will last. This can also turn out as sticky attachment or jealousy. Rohini gives fruits that endure: temples, monuments, marriages, and legacies begun here are remembered. Ceremonies, weddings, coronations, starting a new job, opening a business, moving into a new home or any one of the 16 samskaras. Construction projects or laying any kind of literal or figurative foundation can begin on this day. Sundays carry this kind of energy suggesting that it’s also a good position for any kind of spiritual practice that you want to be a fixed routine. Rohini, U. Phalguni, U. Ashadha, U. Bhadra are also fixed.

Motivation: Moksha

The goal here is to accept and let go, to release, liberate oneself and others; not as a renunciate, bat as a creator: the brahma marga of moksha. They are most known for the swelling and growth, but at the end of the incubation period comes the release. They raise their children so they can be free, they grow the crop so that they can harvest, and they learn all the rules so that they can break them. Their attachment to comfort and luxury can bring high expenditure and great loss as well.

Guna: Rajas

These natives have an immense passion for life, form, and sensory enjoyment. This can lead to artistic brilliance or indulgence. Growth and development is pure rajas, but Rohini natives often experience an off-season when the tamasic inert energy becomes strong. This is common in seasonal jobs where people expend huge amounts of energy only to sleep for a couple weeks when it’s all done.

Tri-Deva: Brahma – Creative Energy

A very creative, procreative, productive nakshatra that is focused on growth using the materials at hand. The Moon’s ownership of this nakshatra provides a boundary or a frame for Taurus’s creative beautifying talents to manifest and populate creation. Rohini is the womb of form.

Activity: Balanced

Both fixed and movable tendencies: the stability of Taurus with the rhythmic movement of the Moon. It nurtures continuity while adapting to new forms.

Urdhva Mukha – Facing Upward:

All these things that cause us to look upwards: mountains, church spires, temples, trees, birds, high places, and tall buildings. The intention might also be in building upwards or climbing the corporate ladder, or just looking to the future with hope and optimism. This can also be a good day for climbing ladders, flying in airplanes, launching rockets or missiles or investing, and all other things that will move you up the social ladder. Sun, Moon & Jupiter generally do well in the upward facing nakshatras: Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, U.Phalguni, U.Ashadha, Sravana, Dhanishta, Shatabhisha, U.Bhadrapada.

Lineage: Sage Pulaha

From the Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa. Symbol of growth and creation. Married Daksha’s daughter Kshama and had three sons; Kardama, Kanakapeetha, Urvarivat; and a daughter Peevari. He had three more sons with his granddaughter, Gati: Karmasreshtta, Vareeyamsu, Sahishnu. He helped create the wildlife as well as many of the mythical beasts, including butterflies, lion, wolves and lambs. Since his children were so poorly behaved, he adopted Agastya’s son, Drdhasyu. He practiced intense devotion to Lord Shiva on the banks of the Alaknanda river (the source of the Ganges). He was involved with talking Sage Parashara out of killing all the Rakshasas. When King Bharata renounced his kingdom he went to Sage Pulaha’s ashram for refuge. He had knowledge of theatre and drama.   It’s said that one of his sons, Kardama, was granted two boons by Lord Vishnu: The first was that he get a good wife, and he soon married Devahuti. The second was to have a son who is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, and Kapila was soon born. His nine daughters all married great sages: Anasuya (wife of sage Atri), Arundhat (wife of sage Vasistha) & Khyati (wife of sage Bhrigu), Gati (2nd wife of sage Pulaha, according to Bhagavata Purana). After their householder duties were complete, Devahuti went to study with her son, Sage Kapila, from whom she learned Sankhya philosophy. Kapila is identified with Agni and is known to have reduced sixty thousand sons of king Sagara to ash with a glance. Kapila is usually shown with jatamukha (jata crown), a beard, and four arms (two holding a pitcher, one holding a shakha and another with a chakra). According to Siva Puran, a Sage named Kardama was born from Brahma’s shadow to be an aspirant, but this may be a different Karadama. The word, ‘kardama’ means: mud, muck, dirty, and is sometimes used to refer to sin. Adi Parva describes him as a virtuous serpent and the grandson of Viraja. It’s said that Kardama was so pleased with his wife that he gave her an airplane with which they travelled the world. His adopted son, Drdhasyu, was a master of scripture from birth as he memorised them from his mother’s womb. He learned stick combat and martial arts from Lord Murgan, and he was also known as Idhmavaha for his ability to carry huge loads of wood from the forest. ‘Idhma’ refers to tinder that is ready to be burned (the perfect student).

Puranic Lineage: Sage Atri 

Sage Atri, the Adi-Guru of Jyeshta. One of the Brahma’s mind born sons first born from the eyes of Brahma; one of the twice born. Sage Atri wrote many of the hymns and mantras in the Vedas as well as the Atri Samhita & Atri Smriti. He was famed for his power for detachment as well as for his wife, Anusuya, who was the embodiment of chastity. Her story figures prominently in his life. Sage Atri taught the science of inquiry; some of his famous philosophers who have taught this method are Charvak, Kapila, & Dattatreya. He wrote about architecture and Vasu Shastra. He had broad knowledge of many topics: creation theory, cosmology, mythology, philosophy and genealogy. He wrote a pilgrimage guide book and narrated the legends of many special places around the Godāvarī region in India.

The wives of the great trinity of Gods; Brahma, Vishnu & Shiva; became jealous of Anusuya and wanted to see her fall in prestige so the harassed their husbands to go to her and test her chastity. They came as sadhus, wandering holy men whom she was duty bound to serve, and they demanded she serve them without clothing. She would fail in her duties of hospitality to refuse their request, but of course she would fail in her duty to remain a chaste wife if she fulfilled their request. She agreed to their request, but only after performing a mantra and sprinkling water on them to turn each of them into infants who she then happily fed from her own bread one after the other.
The great gods were so overwhelmed by this that they took her for their own mother and blessed her by being born from her womb. Brahma was born as her son Soma. Vishnu came to being from her womb as Dattatreya. And Durvasa was born as an incarnation of Shiva. Other stories say that When Sage Atri returned home, he embraced the three babies making them merge into one child with three heads. This, of course, is Dattatreya. In his second life Sage Atri had two more children: Aryaman (nobility) and Amala (purity). Mercury was one of his notable grandsons. Atreya, the great Rishi scholar of AyurVedic medicine is also said to be one of his children.
Soma is known as the husband of all 27 nakshatras who are daughters of Daksha. His is the lord of the stars, of flowing waters and of all plants and vegetation. He is the ruler of our hormones allowing us to experience inspiration in ecstasy as well as sacrifice and penance. He has great power over our subconscious and emotional minds and has the ability to regulate our life force through these channels. 
Soma has the powers to extract, distill and sprinkle. He has knowledge of plant medicines, growing herbs, and mixing prescriptions. 
Dattatreya is notable today for the monastic movements he has inspired. Vaishnavas, Shavites, and Shakti devotees have all been inspired by Dattatreya. He was a know for living a simple life, for his kindness to all and for sharing his knowledge and teaching the meaning of life as he travelled. He owned nothing but was happy. For the Natha lineage he is the Adi-Guru; the first guru with knowledge of Tantric technique; the Lord of Yoga on par with Siva; the whole trinity as a single being. He was later represented as the Nine Natha Gurus. He has numerous temples along the North bank of the Narmada river where pilgrims can get food, shelter and rest.
He is often depicted with four dogs to show his loyalty and caring nature towards even the lowest dogs of this world. They also suggest the four Vedas.  A cow is often there as well to suggest the nourishment and blessing of mother earth. He hols the Japa Mala and water pot of Brahma; the conch and discus of Vishnu; and the trident and drum of Shiva. He is dressed as a forest aesthetic who has renounced world pursuits and practice a meditative yogic lifestyle. He is often praised as a kind of “Honey Bee” gathering nectar from so many flowers. In this way he is an archetype for Syncretism; combining so many mythologies and schools of thought into one. He didn’t accept the status quo and believed that the best way to gain knowledge was through direct perception, critical thinking and contemplation.
Some myths say he started wandering very early in life, he had nothing and no teachers to guide him, but he reached self-awareness from watching nature, meditating immersed in water. Teachings and practices are everywhere and can come from all sources, one merely has to make some effort to see.
He learned form everything, but for our purpose his lessons on the elements can shed some light on our own mystic quest and there are a few more that directly relate with Jyeshta:
1. Earth: He noticed that the earth was steadfastly productive, does its dharma, gets abused, heals and is steady in giving nourishment. From this he learned forbearance, to remain undisturbed even if oppressed, and to keep healing even if others injure you.
2. Water: he observed that water serves all without pride or discrimination. It’s transparent to everyone; purifies and gives life to everyone it touches. For him this meant that a saint discriminates against no one and is never arrogant; he takes the impurity and bad karma from others but is never tainted by it himself.
3. Fire: He noticed that fire purifies and transforms everything it comes in contact with, its energy shapes things. For him is meant that the heat of knowledge reforms everything it comes in contact with, to shape oneself one needs the energy of critical thinking.
4. Air/Wind: He noticed that the wind could pass through everything and everyone, unchanged, unattached like Truth. A strong wind disturbs and changes the world; also just like Truth. He strove to.be free like the wind, yet resolute true to his own power.
5. Sky: The sky is highest, it has no boundaries, no limits, it’s unaffected even if clouds and thunderstorms come and go. For him this meant that the highest within oneself, the Atman (self, soul) has no limits, it is undifferentiated and non-dual no matter what. Let the clouds of materiality pass, be one with your soul and the Universal Self.
6. The Deer: is deceived by his fear, by hunters who beat drums and scare him into a waiting net. The lesson he learned from this was to fear not the noise, and do not succumb to pressure others design for you.
7. Snake: lives in whatever hole that comes his way, willingly leaves bad skin and moults. He learned that yogi can live in any place and must be ready to mould old ideas and body for rebirth of his spirit.
Durvasa seemed to gain spiritual power whenever he cursed someone, which he did often, but it didn’t always work out good for him. He once cursed a righteous king with a frightful demon that sprouted from a single strand of hair. The power of the king’s moral standing easily defended him by raising a more powerful beast who chased Durvasa around until he finally went back to the king to ask pardon. Another time he cursed a young maiden to be forgotten by her lover and she was. 
Drona, the mad leader of the Kaurava family was a direct disciple of Atri. Right around the time Yudhishthira announced the death of Drona’s son, Atri came to counsel him to give up the bloody war and stop the destruction that had come from his actions which went against dharma. Drona heeded this advice and went into a completely detached meditation in the middle of the battlefield until he was killed. Atri also crossed paths with the Pandavas during their exile. By Krishna’s blessing Drupati was able to satisfy his hunger with a single grain of rice to avoid the wrath of his curse.

Relationships

Caste: Shudra

They are servants to the land, to the seasons, to their families. They are service orientated, they seek to please and fulfil people’s needs. Rohini is the one who serves the living world: that plow, build, and nurture. Rohini tends to the material, emotional, and aesthetic wellbeing of all, often putting others first. They feel fulfilled when beauty or comfort grow under their care. Their service is sacred. Their labor is a form of devotion. When that service is misdirected, towards pleasing or performing, it can lead to exhaustion or emotional depletion.

Tribe: Human

Human nakshatra’s seek balance between righteousness and sin. They appreciate material pleasures but seek to use them for good. They are not saints or sinners, they are just humans doing the best they can while still occasionally letting themselves and others down. These nakshatra’s generally look out for the welfare of all, but easily succumb to the human condition of chasing after fulfilment thru material comforts. Rohini seeks fulfillment in the world, not outside it. Their moksha comes from experience: to live, love, and learn through attachment. They fall, but they grow through every fall.

Sex / Gender: Female

This is one of the most feminine of the Moon’s wives. The female polarity of Rohiṇī expresses through softness, grace, and magnetism: she draws things to her rather than chasing them. When planets occupy Rohini, they gain charm and receptivity, but also a tendency to overindulge the senses or seek validation. Just as the 2 ox cart draws nourishment back home; Rohini natives draw it towards themselves. Planets here are likely to impart female characteristics to the karakas planets placed here. Both to their natural significations as well as to those they gain by house ownership. Mars (a masculine plant) doesn’t not do well here because one seeks to compete for appreciation like the bodybuilder whose muscles are all for show. Things like steroid use can be found with Mars here and fertility can be burnt out in some way. Rohini is famous for the creative heat produced here, but they have to keep their cool. Mars in Rohini often acts too quickly.

Nadi Kuta:

My research has found four different ways of listing the Nadi Kuta for each nakshatra. B.V.Raman, who infamously used the nakshatra scoring for marriage matching, merely listed them in order: 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3…. This comes from the Jātaka Pārijāta & Kāla Prakāśikā. But South India they follow Prashna Mārga & Muhurta Cintāmaṇi which orders them 1, 2, 3, 3, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3….. Other sources simply list the first 9 nakshatras as Adi Nadi, the next nine as Madhya Nada and the last nine as Antya Nadi. This underscores how useless it is to rely on Nakshatra scoring for relationships matching purposes since the Nadi Kuta represents 8 points. Having the same Nadi Kuta is said to be bad for children in the relationship, but North India would say Krittika and Rohini would have different Nadi Kuta showing a positive score for the relationships while South India would say they are a poor match. Considering 8 points is likely to by 1/4 of the total matching score, it completely invalidates the whole system. For this reason I do not recommend using nakshatra matching scores, nor will I even list the Nadi Kuta for each nakshatra.

Male Cobra

The Cobra is the guardian of thresholds. The male king cobra is among the largest venomous snakes in the world, sometimes exceeding 18 feet (5.5 m) in length, though most are closer to 10–13 ft. Males tend to be longer and heavier than females, an uncommon trait among snakes. This perhaps suggest these natives (especially women) may be larger than than their male counterpart. When king cobras feel threatened they will usually raise their bodies and spit venom (up to 6 feet) before attacking. They favour dense forests, overgrown ruins near water and uninhabited places. In courtship, the males will rub up against the female and if she is agreeable they will entwine themselves for up to several hours. If there is any competition with other males it typically remains non-violent. Although the male does not stick around afterwards, it’s believed that he comes back to the same female every year (loyalty without attachment). If the female has been fertilised by many males, she can store the sperm for up to a year and possibly even choose the sperm she wants. Females will build a nest for their eggs and lay about 20 – 30 eggs and then spend the next 2 months defending the nest, until the eggs hatch, and then she leaves. Only one or two survive until adulthood. Male snakes have two penises but only use one at a time. The second penis is only used if they meet another partner shortly after the first one since the sperm from the first one would be used up. The male will occasionally kill a female after having sex, even if they have spent weeks together in a kind of courtship. After killing her he will swallow her and throw her up.

Ayurveda – Health – Healing

Tri-Dosha: Kapha

Water + Earth = Cool, oily, heavy, stable, slow, soft, gross, sticky/cloudy, smooth. Stable, slow, methodical, greedy. Disturbed by sweet (Jupiter), salty (Moon), sour (Venus). Pacified by pungent (Sun) and astringent (Saturn). This is a very wet earthy nakshatra. Planets placed here display these grounding but sometimes stagnating features: sweetness, sentimentality, fertility, and physical fullness. Rohini people can have a sensitive constitution despite being Kapha. They have a low thresh-hold for pain and typical kapha complaints relating to sinusitis, congestion, water retention, oedema or other watery problems relating with kidney and bladder are all common with Rohini natives. Hormone imbalance, emotion issues, and conditions relating to what we call women’s health are all common. Men with Rohini placement might find that they have to directly or indirectly deal with health concerns by women. Oily skin and acne is a common occurrence with the Moon here, especially in their developmental phase. Saturn or Ketu here can bring paralysis or hearing problems. Dietary health problems related to comfort eating, overeating and the resulting obesity are common. For obesity, check the fullness of the Moon and the heft of Jupiter.

Earth element

Grounded, stable, heavy, supportive: you can rely on Rohini.

Body Parts

Primary Body Parts: Shins, calves, ankles & forehead 
Secondary Body Parts: Tongue, palate, and throat
Subtle & Psychological: Impressionable, affectionate, and easily swayed by beauty or approval. They seek peace but can drown in sentiment. Rohini favors accumulation, retention, and gestation. To experience love through form; to manifest beauty as a path to liberation (mokṣa through rasa). Over-attachment, possessiveness, self-soothing through excess food or emotion. Can smother rather than nourish.

Ayurveda & Diagnostics

Rahu in Rohini can bring some kind of disfigurement or unusual mark to the shins, calves, ankles, or forehead. Mars can give scars to those parts of the body and Saturn can bring stiffness. Mercury will leave marks and moles Swelling: Rohini deals with all kinds of problems related to swelling. Swelling of any part of the body depending on placement. The tropical swelling of the limbs, swelling of the brain, of the blood vessels, of the pregnant belly, of the penis. Also the swelling of the breath. Breathing problems are also common for Rohini. Congestion of the lungs, wheezing, Addiction: Many of their health problems may be due to over-indulgence or addiction to comfort and pleasure. Food, drugs, Pharma, sex, alcohol and smoking addictions each come with their own problems, but the addictive tendencies of Rohini is usually the underlaying cause. Hormonal Issues: Oestrogen is strongly represented in Rohini. In both men and women oestrogen and testosterone work together to create a hormonal balance; if one goes up, the other goes down. Oestrogen is responsible for the female sexual development between the ages of 8 – 14 and for the continued health of the reproductive organs and the monthly menstrual cycle. The fall in oestrogen levels after menopause is related to osteoporosis. Risk of heart disease increases since oestrogen helps control cholesterol and reduces inflammation. Mood is also affected. When oestrogen levels decrease so does serotonin production which contributes to depression in both sexes and postpartum in women. Monthly oestrogen levels. Note the temperature rise for the incubation period High oestrogen increases the risk of hormonal cancers, auto-immune disease. yeast infection, Hashimoto disease & thyroid dysfunction. In men, high oestrogen is related to low testosterone, weight gain and type 2 diabetes, man boobs, erectile dysfunction, urinary tract problems, decreased libido, depression and/or exhaustion. Thickening of the arteries and the chance of strokes, blood clots or heart attacks is increased.

Health of Planets in Rohini

Sun: Rohini is a bit soft and wet for the Sun so it can be quite humid. It can create sluggish digestion, low metabolism, or issues with vitality when emotional satisfaction is lacking. Natives might experience problems with thyroid, heart rhythm, metabolism, blood sugar, eyes, water retention or emotional inflammation. If strong and well-aspected, the Sun in Rohiṇī gives radiance, glowing skin, and strong fertility; if afflicted, it may bring swelling, hormonal disorders, or liver congestion.
Remedy: Sun salutations, ginger tea, and daily sweat through mild exercise help to restore balance.

Moon: Hormones, reproductive organs, breasts, digestion, and emotional regulation may be effected. Emotions directly affect health. Any hurt or loss of affection can manifest quickly as bloating, heaviness, or water imbalance. If afflicted, natives may suffer menstrual irregularities, thyroid disorders, or psychosomatic weight gain. When balanced, the Moon here gives glowing skin, maternal warmth, and strong Ojas.
Remedy: Maintain emotional boundaries; favor cooling herbs (brahmi, rose, aloe) and rhythmic daily routines.

Mars: Natives may experience inflammation, reproductive burnout, skin eruptions, accidents. Mars overheats this wet nakshatra and passion boils in the blood. This can lead to acne, rashes, fevers, sexual overdrive, or hormonal imbalances. When unrestrained, Mars burns the fertile field of Rohini: fertility issues or premature exhaustion can follow. In men, it may cause testosterone imbalance or adrenal fatigue; in women, PMS, uterine inflammation, or endometriosis. If disciplined, this placement produces remarkable vitality and athletic strength.
Remedy: Cooling diet, moonlight exposure, and patience practices (shitali breath, meditation on water).

Mercury: Throat, vocal cords, digestion, nervous system. Mercury here is sensual and impressionable. Speech and diet directly affect health. Emotional eating, sugar cravings, and allergies arise from mental overstimulation. When afflicted, may bring throat infections, cough, stammering, or digestive nervousness. If strong, gives eloquence, creative articulation, and keen aesthetic sense.
Remedy: Mindful eating, voice exercises, reading aloud sacred texts, reducing sugar and dairy.

Jupiter: Liver, pancreas, obesity, hormonal expansion. Jupiter expands the sweetness of Rohiṇī. Health problems come from overindulgence: weight gain, diabetes, fatty liver, or excessive fluid retention. Yet Jupiter here can give a healing touch and protective vitality if directed toward teaching or caregiving. For women, this placement often brings fertility and healthy pregnancies, but also the risk of excessive Kapha build-up postpartum.
Remedy: Regular fasting days, turmeric, and moderate physical work to prevent stagnation.

Venus: Reproductive health, skin, kidneys, sensual overstimulation. Venus thrives here: this is luxury, pleasure, and beauty personified. The body becomes magnetic and attractive, but prone to moist diseases: yeast infections, ovarian cysts, urinary tract issues, or kidney weakness. Overindulgence in sex, sweets, or affection leads to dullness and lethargy. Balanced Venus here gives artistic beauty, sexual vitality, and emotional radiance.
Remedy: Channel sensuality into art and devotion; avoid excess dairy and sugar; favour sandalwood and rose.

Saturn: Chronic congestion, paralysis, arthritis, depression, hearing loss. Saturn freezes the moisture of Rohini; it congeals emotional and physical fluids. This can cause swelling, stiffness, or melancholy. The mind broods on attachments that cannot be sustained. If disciplined, this placement grants stability and endurance in healing professions, but emotional heaviness must be digested through meditation or solitude.
Remedy: Warming movement, sesame oil massage, long walks in the sun, and letting go of guilt and regret.

Rahu: Nervous exhaustion, addictions, hormonal chaos, compulsive eating. Rahu magnifies Rohini’s craving nature: pleasure without satisfaction. The appetite becomes endless, leading to bingeing, sugar dependency, sensual obsession, or cosmetic fixation. Psychologically, there is emotional vacuum syndrome; the body tries to fill what the heart cannot contain. If balanced through awareness, Rahu here gives magnetic charisma and hypnotic charm, often in performers or healers.
Remedy: Avoid intoxicants and excess sugar; practice fasting, prāṇāyāma, and clear creative expression.

Ketu: Eating disorders, detachment from the body, hormonal irregularity, loss of taste or pleasure. Ketu dries the lush fields of Rohini. There can be weak digestion, low libido, infertility, or sudden weight loss. Emotionally, it creates disinterest in comfort; the native may unconsciously reject nourishment, leading to depletion. When spiritualized, Ketu here brings deep detachment from sensual illusion like the yogi who transcends desire.
Remedy: Grounding foods, mindful embodiment (yoga, dance), and connection to earth through routine and touch.

Tantric & Ayurvedic Remedies

Jambu Tree – Jambula – Black plum – Syzygium Cumini

An evergreen that grows up to 30m tall and can live for more than 100 years. It grows rapidly and is often considered an invasive species, especially on small islands. The wood can easily be made water resistant which makes it valuable for building homes (door and window frames), making tools for the farm, wheels for the bullock carts and furniture. It’s considered too hard for common use. Villagers like to make durable furniture from it. It’s a beautiful tree with dense foliage which provides good shade. Flowers bloom in March / April and provide a nice fragrance. Fruit (rather large berries) are ready in May / June and are eaten mostly by small animals, mammals and birds. Most of the fruit goes from green to blood red. But there is a variety which produces white fruit. The fruit is sweet, mildly sour, astringent and eating it leaves the tongue red. Leaves smell like turpentine and provide good nutrition for livestock.

Humans typically eat the fruit raw or make it into jams. Raw fruit is 83% water, 16% carbs, 1% protein, hardly any fat, about 60 calories, some vitamin C and almost no other nutrient source. It’s very good for diabetics. The leaves are used to decorate the marriage tent. Krishna is said to have had a symbol of jambu fruit on his right foot.
The flavour is astringent, sweet & slightly sour. The guna is heavy, dry & cooling. It’s potency is cooling. The post digestive effect in sweet. It pacifies pitta & kapha; but is likely to mildly aggravate vata. Ut’s typically used as Antidiabetic, digestive, astringent, blood purifier, urinary tonic. Jambū balances the wet heaviness of Rohiṇī by cooling and drying it. Its astringent sweetness steadies desire and calms excess fluids — a perfect remedy for Kapha imbalance, sugar disorders, or emotional overeating.
Some say the sandal wood tree or Indian fig also have some relation with Rohini. 
Banyan might be considered an alternate tree.

Place: Storerooms, granaries, ornament chests

Fertile, decorated, or well-kept places like storerooms, granaries, gardens, cowsheds, or rooms adorned with beauty and scent. Rohini thrives where life is stored, nurtured, or displayed; fertile or decorated spaces.

Incense: Sandalwood (Chandana)

Sandalwood cools the Moon’s heat, refines sensuality into devotion, and steadies the mind in beauty. Its fragrance awakens sattva amidst pleasure.

Colour: Rose coloured or pale cream

These colors express the the non-aggressive but active nature of Rohini. They are passionate but soft, open, clear, inviting.

Direction: East

Planets here are likely to give their results in the east. Sadhana for Rohini asks us to face east towards the rising sun. When this asterism is placed in the easter quadrant of the chart it gains extra strength to give results.

Ayurvedic Remedies

Taurus is Kapha & Rohini is Kapha, so these folks have to keep moving, stay warm and open to the world, but also practice a bit of discipline and austerity to curb sensual excess and dry out the moisture. A little spiritual heat can help channel their indulgent nature: fasting, breath-work, sun exposure, emotional catharsis, and detachment practices. They do well with a little song and dance, a visit to the Krishna temple, or a bit of Osho dynamic meditation. They do well with a steady, fairly long term wellness routine that nourishes the body mind and spirit. They don’t do well as acetic renunciate; they need to have a little fun, feel, connect with their bodies. They often have to practice some form of letting go, they can simply hold on too long in bad relationships, to children that have to be set free, to habits and beliefs that don’t serve them.

Diet: They want to follow an anti-kapha diet, dry, light, and pungent foods, roasted grains, barley, millet, lentils, lightly spiced vegetables. Reduce heavy, oily, and sweet foods like dairy, cheese, fried snacks, and refined sugars. Use spices that bring warmth: ginger, black pepper, mustard seed, and cinnamon. Take astringent fruits such as pomegranate, apple, guava, and jamun (Jambū), Rohini’s own tree fruit. Drink warm water with lemon in the morning to keep digestion kindled. Avoid late-night eating or long daytime naps, which increase Kapha stagnation. Periodic intermittent fasting or skipping one meal weekly helps maintain clarity and rhythm.

Herbal medicines:
Trikatu churna (dry ginger, black pepper, long pepper) to kindle digestion.
Manjishtha or Neem for skin purification and lymphatic flow.
Punarnava for water retention, edema, and kidney health.
Guggulu for sluggish metabolism and obesity.
Shatavari (for women) and Ashwagandha (for men) in moderation — only when lethargy or hormonal depletion occurs.
Aloe vera juice to balance heat and promote gentle cleansing of reproductive tissues.
Rose or Brahmi to soothe the emotional heart and calm lunar sensitivity.
Note: With all that said Rohini natives also have to avoid excessive tonics or overly nourishing rasāyanas as they will increase Kapha heaviness for Rohini natives.

Wellness practice: They need creative expression and movement: music, dance, gardening, painting, walking, swimming, yoga, growing, raising, circulating. They need to get some sunlight adn get moving early. Prāṇāyāmas, Kapālabhāti & Bhastrikā (with moderation) burn excess Kapha; Nāḍī Śodhana cools emotional fluctuations.

Reality Check: Rohini’s tenderness can easily become self-indulgence. The desire to nurture can turn into control; the pursuit of beauty into vanity; comfort into inertia. Rohini natives must learn to let love breathe; to give and release in equal measure. A re read of the bhajavad Gita can always be good for them to remember to let go of the fruit of their labor or their love. Love, like the moon, waxes only because it also wanes.”

Mantras for Rohini

Follow these mantras Monday mornings or whenever the Moon transits Rohiṇī. Offer rose petals, sandalwood incense, and a small vessel of water (symbol of the Moon).

Om Rohinyai Namah” or “Om Chandrāya Namah” while offering sandalwood or rose water to a Jambu tree on Fridays or Mondays.

Oṁ Brahmaṇe Namaḥ, Oṁ Aiṁ Sarasvatyai Namaḥ, Oṁ Prajāpataye Namaḥ — This triple mantra sanctifies the creative process: conception (Brahmā), articulation (Sarasvatī), and manifestation (Prajāpati).

Ṛg Veda 10.121 – “Hiraṇyagarbha Sūkta” for Brahma 1. IN the beginning rose Hiranyagarbha, born Only Lord of all created beings.
He fixed and holdeth up this earth and heaven. What God shall we adore with our oblation?
2 Giver of vital breath, of power and vigour, he whose commandments all the Gods acknowledge -.
The Lord of death, whose shade is life immortal. What God shall we adore with our oblation?
3 Who by his grandeur hath become Sole Ruler of all the moving world that breathes and slumbers;
He who is Loord of men and Lord of cattle. What God shall we adore with our oblation?
4 His, through his might, are these snow-covered mountains, and men call sea and Rasā his possession:
His arms are these, his are these heavenly regions. What God shall we adore with our oblation?
5 By him the heavens are strong and earth is stedfast, by him light’s realm and sky-vault are supported:
By him the regions in mid-air were measured. What God shall we adore with our oblation?
6 To him, supported by his help, two armies embattled look while trembling in their spirit,
When over them the risen Sun is shining. What God shall we adore with our oblation?
7 What time the mighty waters came, containing the universal germ, producing Agni,
Thence sprang the Gods’ one spirit into being. What God shall we adore with our oblation?
8 He in his might surveyed the floods containing productive force and generating Worship.
He is the God of gods, and none beside him. What God shall we adore with our oblation?
9 Neer may he harm us who is earth’s Begetter, nor he whose laws are sure, the heavens’ Creator,
He who brought forth the great and lucid waters. What God shall we adore with our oblation?
10 Prajāpati! thou only comprehendest all these created things, and none beside thee.
Grant us our hearts’ desire when we invoke thee: may we have store of riches in possession.

Purāṇic Brahmā Dhyāna Śloka to be used before teaching, composing, or creative work; harmonizes the rajas of Rohiṇī into sattvic order: Satyaṁ jñānam anantaṁ Brahmā, Hiraṇyagarbhaḥ Prajāpatiḥ; Caturmukho mahātejāḥ sarva-sṛṣṭyādi-kartā ca. “Brahmā, the infinite truth and knowledge, the golden-born creator, the four-faced radiant one who initiates all creation.” Om Aim Hrīm Shrīm Brahmaṇe Namaḥ

Vāk Sūkta (Ṛg Veda 10.125 – “Speech Hymn”) — Saraswati as Vac 1. I TRAVEL with the Rudras and the Vasus, with the Ādityas and All-Gods I wander.
I hold aloft both Varuṇa and Mitra, Indra and Agni, and the Pair of Aśvins. 2 I cherish and sustain high-swelling Soma, and Tvaṣṭar I support, Pūṣan, and Bhaga.
I load with wealth the zealous sdcrificer who pours the juice and offers his oblation 3 I am the Queen, the gatherer-up of treasures, most thoughtful, first of those who merit worship.
Thus Gods have stablished me in many places with many homes to enter and abide in. 4 Through me alone all eat the food that feeds them,—each man who sees, brewhes, hears the word outspoken
They know it not, but yet they dwell beside me. Hear, one and all, the truth as I declare it. 5 1, verily, myself announce and utter the word that Gods and men alike shall welcome.
I make the man I love exceeding mighty, make him a sage, a Ṛṣi, and a Brahman. 6 I bend the bow for Rudra that his arrow may strike and slay the hater of devotion.
I rouse and order battle for the people, and I have penetrated Earth and Heaven. 7 On the world’s summit I bring forth the Father: my home is in the waters, in the ocean.
Thence I extend o’er all existing creatures, and touch even yonder heaven with my forehead. 8 I breathe a strong breath like the wind and tempest, the while I hold together all existence.
Beyond this wide earth and beyond the heavens I have become so mighty in my grandeur.

Saraswati: She who is fair as the jasmine and the moon, robed in white, holding the vīṇā and a rosary, seated on a white lotus. She who is adored by Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva. May that Goddess Sarasvatī remove the dullness of my mind. Oṁ Aiṁ Sarasvatyai Namaḥ — Sarasvatī’s bīja, awakening speech, intellect, and creative clarity.

Śrī Vidyā: Invoking the fertile, beautiful, and luminous power that creates and sustains form. Om Aiṁ Hrīṁ Śrīṁ Tripurā Sundaryai Namah Aiṁ (Sarasvatī) – articulation and knowledge. Hrīṁ (Bhuvaneśvarī) – manifestation through love. Śrīṁ (Lakṣmī) – prosperity and completion. Together they represent the triple beauty of Rohiṇī: articulate (Aiṁ), magnetic (Hrīṁ), and fruitful (Śrīṁ). Śrī Vidyā is the Tantric worship of the Goddess as the living intelligence of creation — Tripurā Sundarī, the “Beautiful One of the Three Worlds.” Her energy moves through three currents: Icchā śakti – the power of desire (Moon), Jñāna śakti – the power of knowing (Mercury), and Kriyā śakti – the power of doing (Venus). Rohiṇī, being the Moon’s favorite, is the field in which icchā śakti ripens into creation.

Rohini: The Favourite of the 27 Wives

Chandra was married to 27 daughters of Daksha, the 27 Nakshatras, and he promised their father that he would treat them all equally. But he had a favourite, Rohini. Then one day out of his infatuation for her he decided to stay in her house and stopped visiting his other wives. This angered Daksha and he cursed Chandra with a wasting disease like tuberculosis. Chandra appealed to Lord Shiva and out of mercy Shiva allowed him wax and wane.

Brahma

Brahma, the creator and father of all wanted to begin the process of creation and fell in love with his own daughter Usha (or Shatrupa or Saraswati depending on which version we’re following). He was so captivated by his daughter’s beauty that four heads sprouted to allow him to face every direction and track her every movement. When she fled to the heavens a fifth head looked upwards. She changed into a doe deer to escape him but he changed into a buck and chased her down in order to produce earthy beings. Shiva, outraged at the incest, is said to have either chopped off one of Brahma’s heads (or shot him in the thigh with an arrow from his mighty bow). 

There are deeper lessons in this story about attraction and desire. Our senses seek out what is beautiful and pleasant. All Brahma sees is a beautiful creature taking on so many forms. He’s inspired to create and does not see that she is already his own creation. He forgets that she is a part of him, she is but a reflection of his own creative fires, creative potential. For this he must look past the external forms and see her for who she is inside. Rohini people may feel like no one sees them for who they are inside, they just see the external form of things.

The lessons of this story reverberate through Mrigashira which takes the perspective of the young girl who changes herself into a deer. We will then see Rudra’s perspective with Ardra. There are other stories about Brahma’s pride clouding him from truly seeing others.

Brahma’s Pride

It should be noted that in the Shiva Purana, Lord Bhairava is afflicted with Brahmahatya dosha in his astrology chart. This is typically a curse of Brahmins from your past life that will cause you to suffer in this life. Even lord Rama’s ancestry has to suffer the effects of this curse for killing Ravana who was a brahmin and devotee of Lord Shiva. The most common manifestation in the chart is when Jupiter is in close conjunction or mutual aspect with Jupiter. The remedies are to worship Lord Shiva through a fire ceremony or Abhishek & feed Brahmins; also one must be good to cows.

Of interest to my Kashmiri Shaiva friends is the story of Brahma merging with his mind-born daughter Vac in order to create living beings. Vac is sound or word and it connects this nakshatra to Pratyabhijna philosophy, the power of the syllables, the mothers, Matrika, Malini, and Saraswati. From this perspective creation begins when a vowel (a mother) and a consonant (a father) come together. (this is sometimes described the other way). The mass of these syllabic combinations makes up the chaotic shabdarashi (mass of sound). From this are selected the most desirable ones to form words and thoughts and from here all creation begins. From this perspective vibration is the basis of energy. Astrology can be seen from this kind of energetic perspective with each planet in the chart representing a crossing point of all the energies like chakra

Daksha was born from the thumb of Brahma. His name means “the able one,” “the dexterous one,” “the honest one.” He’s the father of Sati, Shiva’s first wife, and he’s most famous for his disdain for Shiva. This makes him a strong symbol of order in the face of chaos. But his ultimate downfall reminds us that we cannot organise chaos out of the system of life. Which is ultimately why we have to protect the weak by giving them certain rights and privileges. For example, nobody complains about women’s carriages on Indian trains. We have to honour the great unknown. It was during Daksha’s Yagna (worship) that Sati immolated herself and subsequently ended up scattered across India as the 51 Shakti Peeths.

It’s said that Daksha first tried to populate the world with his mind, but that wasn’t effective for increasing the physical numbers. So we started putting masculine and feminine pairs together in his Yagya. This may also relate to the atomic theory of putting positive and negative ions together. but that’s a study for another day. I tend to see the planetary owners Venus and Moon as the sperm and the egg. Which brings us back to the beginning when Brahma was born from the golden egg.

Krishna

It’s said that Krishna had both his Moon and Ascendant in Rohini. Rohini people often like the song and dance and sensuality of the Hare Krishna path. (Note that there are numerous charts for Krishna but they all have three placements in common: Moon & ascendant in Rohini and the Sun in Leo.) He was known as the ideal lover as well as the ideal diplomat. It’s also been suggested that the Mahabharata war started because of him. This makes me wonder if perhaps Helen of Troy also had some strong Rohini placements.

Known as Kalpavriksha, the tree that fulfils one’s wishes and provides material wealth. It is the holiest tree in India, considered immortal. It gives longevity to Lord Brahma himself. It’s a large tree with large leaves and spreading branches to offer protective shade and shelter. It is sometimes called Bahupada, the one with several feet, because of the way the roots extend down from the branches to create a new root base. A Shiva lingam is often found at its base and these trees act as a resting place for wandering Sadhus who will stay under the banyan at the edge of town rather than entering the town itself. Shiva also looks to the North which is the direction of death. He is the one who helps us face death without fear. This also connects the Banyan to Lord Yama and one is often found near cremation grounds. Grass does not grow under a Banyan.

The Reddish One

Just “reddish” not quite red; the colour of a blushing young girl’s cheeks. Embarrassment or passion are two of the main reasons for this, but we will explore some medical topics in the section on health that may be related with Rohini.

The Growing One

Swelling, growing relating with fertility, agriculture, pregnancy, water build up, high tide, balloons. Anything that swells like excitement, suspense. Natural disasters like volcanoes and tsunamis have occurred when the moon is passing thru Rohini. All this talk about stock market bubbles and housing bubbles is all related to Rohini.

Fish

A Christian symbol. It’s actually a symbol for a Greek Acronym: “Jesus Christ, Son of God, Our Saviour.” When this is written in Greek, the first letter of each word makes up the Greek word for fish, so many temples just put a simple fish symbol. It also acted as a symbol to show those who had been baptised in water and thus re-born into the life of Christ. It’s often a symbol of faith since Christ was able to feed thousands of people with just a few fish.

The shape of a fish in the lines of your hand at the bottom of your life line is auspicious for wealth and spirituality, but it brings fear or water and gives a person the sniffles.

Hormoones

Hormonal Issues: Oestrogen is strongly represented in Rohini. In both men and women oestrogen and testosterone work together to create a hormonal balance; if one goes up, the other goes down.

Oestrogen is responsible for the female sexual development between the ages of 8 – 14 and for the continued health of the reproductive organs and the monthly menstrual cycle. The fall in oestrogen levels after menopause is related to osteoporosis. Risk of heart disease increases since oestrogen helps control cholesterol and reduces inflammation. Mood is also affected. When oestrogen levels decrease so does serotonin production which contributes to depression in both sexes and postpartum in women.

Monthly oestrogen levels. Note the temperature rise for the incubation period.

In men, high oestrogen is related to low testosterone, weight gain and type 2 diabetes, man boobs, erectile dysfunction, urinary tract problems, decreased libido, depression and/or exhaustion. Thickening of the arteries and the chance of strokes, blood clots or heart attacks is increased.