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6°40′–20° Aquarius · ruled by Rahu · An empty circle / 100 healers
Shatabhisha is “the hundred healers” — the veil, the circle, the secret medicine. Independent, private and deeply original, you are drawn to hidden truths, healing and the mysteries behind appearances. Ruled by Varuna and Rahu, you can seem aloof, but you carry rare insight and a gift for repairing what’s broken. You march to your own law and see what others miss.
The symbol of Shatabhisha is an empty circle / 100 healers, and its presiding deity is Varuna (god of cosmic waters & law) — the mythic force that shapes its whole character. Its gana (temperament) is Rakshasa: fierce and intense — powerful, strong-willed and unafraid of the shadows. Ruled by Rahu, Shatabhisha carries a signature of healing, mystery, independence, truth — the deeper current running beneath everything a Shatabhisha native does.
You love privately and need a lot of freedom and space. Trust builds slowly, but your loyalty and quiet depth run very deep.
Medicine, healing, science, research, technology, astrology, reform — anywhere hidden knowledge and independent insight heal or reveal.
| Ruling planet | Rahu |
| Lucky colours | smoky blue & grey |
| Lucky gemstone | hessonite (gomed) |
| Lucky day | Saturday |
| Favourable direction | south-west |
| Presiding deity | Varuna (god of cosmic waters & law) |
In one breath, Shatabhisha is about healing, mystery, independence, truth. If the Moon sat in Shatabhisha at your birth, this is the deep flavour it gives your emotional nature — the quiet themes your life keeps returning to. It colours how you love, what you chase, and where your soul feels most at home. Read it gently: a nakshatra is a doorway into yourself, not a box. 🐑
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