Ashwini nakshatra.
The Native born in Ashwini Nakshatra will have a beautiful countenance. His/her eyes will be bright and large. Native’s forehead would be broad and nose a little bigger.
In the zodiac at 0° in M.esha there is a reddish star" which the astronomers call Arietis. The Indians named it Asvini. The Indians worshipped it in personification of the dawn — more plausibly, morning and evening star. They mentioned it to explain the life's journey; the entrance to and exit from this material plane — apparently the prana (breath), inhalation and exhalation; and in the physical body its passage through the nose and speech. Every year from this point of the cycle the yearly trek of the sun begins. Asva (The horse) is the symbolic expression of journey. Asvini (from Asva) is the power that sets one in motion.
He/she will remain faithful to those who love him and will not hesitate to sacrifice anything for such persons. Ashwini born is the best friend in need provided others understand him. He/she keeps his patience even at the time of greatest perils. But it will be a hurricane task to console the native when he goes berserk. He/she is the best advisor to the persons in agony. But he deeply resents and fears criticism, see suggestions from others, as a frightening attempt at manipulation.
Ideas:
The passage of the nose, pertaining to nose, smell, nostril, nasal sound.
Breath, exhalation, inhalation.
Twins
indistinct utterances, stammering.
The horse, possessed of horses, pertaining to horses. horse-men, cavalier, horse-tamer, any mea-ns of transport.
To hurry, go quickly, reach, come to arrive at, visit, get, gain, receive.
Accomplishing wonderful deeds.
Giving marvelous aid, bringing treasures to man, physician healer, avoiding misfortune
Portion of the human body – the knees
Ashwini born are intelligent,intuitive,adamant,fear criticism,healer,fidgety,with keen sense of smell,persistent,fighter,in constant struggle for dignity and to be acceptedas equal.
To understand the star better lets delve into vedic stories related to ashwani kumars the diety of Ashwini nakshatra.
Samjna, the wife of Surya, was unable to bear his heat went to a place called Uttara Kuru and lived there in the form of a mare. Her husband found her there and joined her in the form of a horse. They had two children named Nasatya and Dasra. These two became the Ashwini twins.
Once, the Ashwini's were filled with desire for Sukanya, the wife of the sage Chyavana. She was very beautiful and much younger than her husband, who was ugly, old and blind. They tried to trick her by offering to restore her husband's youth. She accepted their offer, but when her husband was turned into a young man, he was turned into a spitting image of the Ashwinis! Three identical men were there before Sukanya, and she had to pick her husband from them. It was a knotty problem all right, but she was able to successfully pick out her husband, distinguishing him by the peaceful expression in his eyes. The two Ashwini's were very much chagrined. Their ploy had failed.
Although their motives were dishonorable, the sage decided that they should receive a reward for restoring his youth. He taught them a long forgotten incantation from the Vedas, and told them that not even Brihaspati knew these verses. They were able to use this to good effect, getting the right to have portion of Havis, in exchange for their knowledge. This story is told in greater detail here.
They are also the fathers of the Pandava twins, Nakula and Sahadeva, whom they begat on Madri, King Pandu's wife. Since the Ashwinis are associated with horses, the Pandava twins were excellent horsemen.
The Native born in Ashwini Nakshatra will have a beautiful countenance. His/her eyes will be bright and large. Native’s forehead would be broad and nose a little bigger.
In the zodiac at 0° in M.esha there is a reddish star" which the astronomers call Arietis. The Indians named it Asvini. The Indians worshipped it in personification of the dawn — more plausibly, morning and evening star. They mentioned it to explain the life's journey; the entrance to and exit from this material plane — apparently the prana (breath), inhalation and exhalation; and in the physical body its passage through the nose and speech. Every year from this point of the cycle the yearly trek of the sun begins. Asva (The horse) is the symbolic expression of journey. Asvini (from Asva) is the power that sets one in motion.
calm and quite, but capable of getting his work done
un-noticed and is more predominant in the case of native born during the period
from April 14th to April 28th, when the sun will be transiting his exaltation
place in Ashwini and from October 14th to October 28th, when the sun will be
transiting his debilitation place in Swati. There is a saying that even Yama,
the God of Death, cannot change his/her adamant attitude. Those born in the
Ashwini of other months will have stubbornness in a lesser degree.
He/she will remain faithful to those who love him and will not hesitate to sacrifice anything for such persons. Ashwini born is the best friend in need provided others understand him. He/she keeps his patience even at the time of greatest perils. But it will be a hurricane task to console the native when he goes berserk. He/she is the best advisor to the persons in agony. But he deeply resents and fears criticism, see suggestions from others, as a frightening attempt at manipulation.
Ideas:
The passage of the nose, pertaining to nose, smell, nostril, nasal sound.
Breath, exhalation, inhalation.
Twins
indistinct utterances, stammering.
The horse, possessed of horses, pertaining to horses. horse-men, cavalier, horse-tamer, any mea-ns of transport.
To hurry, go quickly, reach, come to arrive at, visit, get, gain, receive.
Accomplishing wonderful deeds.
Giving marvelous aid, bringing treasures to man, physician healer, avoiding misfortune
Portion of the human body – the knees
Ashwini born are intelligent,intuitive,adamant,fear criticism,healer,fidgety,with keen sense of smell,persistent,fighter,in constant struggle for dignity and to be acceptedas equal.
There are numerous stories
associated with Ashwini Kumars, which is often the struggle of the two brothers
to be accepted along with the Devas and in which they succeed through patience,
intelligence and dedication.
Ashwini Kumars are
worshipped on the Dwitiya or the second day in a lunar fortnight.
To understand the star better lets delve into vedic stories related to ashwani kumars the diety of Ashwini nakshatra.
Samjna, the wife of Surya, was unable to bear his heat went to a place called Uttara Kuru and lived there in the form of a mare. Her husband found her there and joined her in the form of a horse. They had two children named Nasatya and Dasra. These two became the Ashwini twins.
Once, the Ashwini's were filled with desire for Sukanya, the wife of the sage Chyavana. She was very beautiful and much younger than her husband, who was ugly, old and blind. They tried to trick her by offering to restore her husband's youth. She accepted their offer, but when her husband was turned into a young man, he was turned into a spitting image of the Ashwinis! Three identical men were there before Sukanya, and she had to pick her husband from them. It was a knotty problem all right, but she was able to successfully pick out her husband, distinguishing him by the peaceful expression in his eyes. The two Ashwini's were very much chagrined. Their ploy had failed.
Although their motives were dishonorable, the sage decided that they should receive a reward for restoring his youth. He taught them a long forgotten incantation from the Vedas, and told them that not even Brihaspati knew these verses. They were able to use this to good effect, getting the right to have portion of Havis, in exchange for their knowledge. This story is told in greater detail here.
They are also the fathers of the Pandava twins, Nakula and Sahadeva, whom they begat on Madri, King Pandu's wife. Since the Ashwinis are associated with horses, the Pandava twins were excellent horsemen.
The Ashwini Kumar(s) are given the responsibility of
healing; keeping with this order, they pursue the field of medicine and emerge
as the celestial physicians/doctors of Gods. The Ashwini Kumar(s) true to the
horse form in which they were conceived, also hold the prime reigns amongst the
7 horses that drive Surya’s chariot. Every sunrise, they come forth as the
first rising rays of Sun, and are also known as “Surya-kiran”.
The
great sage Ayodhyaumya had
many disciples, but a young boy called Upamanyu was
his favourite. One day, the sage decided to test Upmanyu's devotion and asked him,
"You look very healthy, what do you eat?" In those days, sages and
their disciples used to beg for food and alms. Upmanyu
calmly replied, "I eat the food that I get by begging. " On hearing this, The sage
instructed Upmanyu not to consume any food that he received as alms without
asking for his permission first. Upmanyu was very obedient and from the next day itself, he offered everything that he received to
the sage. The sage took away all the food and gave nothing to Upmanyu.
After a few days, the sage noticed that Upmanyu still looked very healthy. The sage then asked him, "I take away all the food that you get, so what do you eat?" Upmanyu explained that he offered the sage everything, and that he ate what he got the second time he went begging. The sage scolded Upmanyu and ordered, "You shouldn't beg twice, because then there will be nothing left for other students. you should not be greedy. " Upmanyu obediently followed what his teacher said.
After some days, the saint noticed that Upmanyu still looked hale and hearty and asked him, you still look healthy, what do you eat these days?" Upmanyu replied saying, "when I take the cows out to graze, I drink some of the milk that they give. " The sage immediately forbade Upmanyu from having milk from the cows. As usual, Upmanyu followed his teacher's instructions.
However Upmanyu's health still did not suffer. The sage approached him again after a few days and asked him what he ate. Upamanyu promptly replied that he ate the foam that the calves produced after having milk from the cows. The sage told Upmanyu that this would affect the health of the calves and he should not do so. Upmanyu followed Ayodhdhaymya's advice.
The next day, when Upmanyu took the cows for grazing as usual, he felt very hungry. When he couldn't control his hunger anymore, he ate the leaves of a plant called Aak. The leaves of this plant were very poisonous and Upmanyu became blind. He kept wandering in the forest and then fell into a dry well. When Upamanyu did not return in the evening, the sage was worried and went with disciples to look for Upmanyu. They found Upmanyu in the well and pulled him out. When the sage heard how Upmanyu had been blinded, he asked him to pray to the Ashwin Kumars, the doctors of the gods, and request them to restore his eyesight. Soon, the Ashwini Kumars appeared and gave Upmanyu a medicine. and said that he would not eat anything without Ayodhdhaumya's permission. The Ashwini Kumars tried their best to convince Upmanyu to have the medicine but Upmanyu said that he would rather stay blind forever than disobey the orders of the sage.
The gods were impressed by Upmanyu's love, respect, and devotion for his teacher and blessed him. They restored his eyesight. Ayodhdhaumya was also very pleased with Upamanyu and told him that he had passed the test. The sage blessed Upmanyu and gave him a boon that he wouldn't need to learn religious texts but would know them automatically.
After a few days, the sage noticed that Upmanyu still looked very healthy. The sage then asked him, "I take away all the food that you get, so what do you eat?" Upmanyu explained that he offered the sage everything, and that he ate what he got the second time he went begging. The sage scolded Upmanyu and ordered, "You shouldn't beg twice, because then there will be nothing left for other students. you should not be greedy. " Upmanyu obediently followed what his teacher said.
After some days, the saint noticed that Upmanyu still looked hale and hearty and asked him, you still look healthy, what do you eat these days?" Upmanyu replied saying, "when I take the cows out to graze, I drink some of the milk that they give. " The sage immediately forbade Upmanyu from having milk from the cows. As usual, Upmanyu followed his teacher's instructions.
However Upmanyu's health still did not suffer. The sage approached him again after a few days and asked him what he ate. Upamanyu promptly replied that he ate the foam that the calves produced after having milk from the cows. The sage told Upmanyu that this would affect the health of the calves and he should not do so. Upmanyu followed Ayodhdhaymya's advice.
The next day, when Upmanyu took the cows for grazing as usual, he felt very hungry. When he couldn't control his hunger anymore, he ate the leaves of a plant called Aak. The leaves of this plant were very poisonous and Upmanyu became blind. He kept wandering in the forest and then fell into a dry well. When Upamanyu did not return in the evening, the sage was worried and went with disciples to look for Upmanyu. They found Upmanyu in the well and pulled him out. When the sage heard how Upmanyu had been blinded, he asked him to pray to the Ashwin Kumars, the doctors of the gods, and request them to restore his eyesight. Soon, the Ashwini Kumars appeared and gave Upmanyu a medicine. and said that he would not eat anything without Ayodhdhaumya's permission. The Ashwini Kumars tried their best to convince Upmanyu to have the medicine but Upmanyu said that he would rather stay blind forever than disobey the orders of the sage.
The gods were impressed by Upmanyu's love, respect, and devotion for his teacher and blessed him. They restored his eyesight. Ayodhdhaumya was also very pleased with Upamanyu and told him that he had passed the test. The sage blessed Upmanyu and gave him a boon that he wouldn't need to learn religious texts but would know them automatically.
