Shravana nakshatra
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Shravana is the 22nd of the 27 nakshatras, the lunar mansions of Vedic astrology. Its name is traditionally read as “the listener”; its symbol is an ear; three footprints, and its presiding deity is Vishnu, the preserver.
- Number
- 22 of 27
- Ruling planet
- Moon
- Deity
- Vishnu, the preserver
- Symbol
- An ear; three footprints
- Zodiac span
- 10°–23°20′ Capricorn
- Gana
- Deva
- Yoni
- Monkey
- Nadi
- Kapha
- Pada navamsas
- Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer
Character and symbolism
Shravana is the ear of the zodiac — learning by listening, preserving what is heard. Its classical themes are study, counsel, tradition and connection.
As with everything in a chart, these are classical descriptions of a temperament, not a verdict on any person — a nakshatra is one layer of a reading, always weighed with the rest of the chart.
Where Shravana sits in the zodiac
Each nakshatra spans 13°20′ of the sidereal zodiac, divided into four padas (quarters) of 3°20′. Shravana occupies 10°–23°20′ Capricorn, entirely within Capricorn. Its four padas take the navamsa signs Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer — the sub-chart positions used in the D9 (Navamsa) divisional chart.
Ruling planet and your starting dasha
Shravana is ruled by Moon, which carries a 10-year period in the Vimshottari dasha cycle. If your Moon sits in Shravana, Moon’s mahadasha is the period your life begins in, and the themes classical texts associate with Moon colour how this nakshatra expresses itself.
Shravana in marriage matching
Three of this nakshatra’s classifications feed the 36-point Guna Milan used in Kundali matching. Shravana belongs to the deva (divine) temperament group — read as gentle, harmonious and light in nature, which the Gana koota (6 points) compares between partners. Its yoni is the Monkey, one of fourteen animal archetypes whose pairings the Yoni koota (4 points) scores for instinctive compatibility. And its nadi is Kapha (phlegm) — the Nadi koota (8 points) awards full marks only when the two nadis differ.
None of these classifications is good or bad on its own — they only ever describe a pairing, and even then they are a starting point beside the full charts.
Frequently asked
Which planet rules Shravana nakshatra?
Shravana is ruled by Moon. In the Vimshottari dasha system, a person born with the Moon in Shravana begins life in a Moon mahadasha of up to 10 years — how much of it remains depends on how far the Moon had moved through the nakshatra at birth.
Which rashi (sign) does Shravana fall in?
Shravana lies entirely within Capricorn, spanning 10°–23°20′ Capricorn of the sidereal zodiac.
What are Shravana's gana, yoni and nadi?
Shravana is classified as Deva gana, Monkey yoni and Kapha nadi. These three classifications are inputs to Guna Milan marriage matching — gana compares temperament groups, yoni instinctive compatibility and nadi constitution.
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