Shravana Nakshatra (श्रवण)
"Hearing / The One Who Listens"
Zodiac Range
10°00′ - 23°20′ Capricorn
Nature
Movable (Chara)
Element
Air
Gana
Deva
Characteristics & Meaning
Shravana is the Nakshatra of listening, learning, and preserving knowledge. Located in Saturn-ruled Capricorn and governed by the Moon and Vishnu, it represents the quiet reception of wisdom and the organization of information. It is deeply connected to oral traditions, academia, and the preservation of dharma through understanding.
Personality Traits
Shravana natives are excellent listeners, highly observant, and deeply intellectual. They have a calm, patient demeanor and a strong desire to learn and teach. They are respectful of traditions and elders, organized, and possess a profound capacity for spiritual and academic study. They often have a gentle, soothing voice.
Challenges & Shadow Side
Their hypersensitivity to sound and information can lead to mental exhaustion, anxiety, or becoming overwhelmed by gossip. They may struggle with rigidity (due to Capricorn) and can become overly pedantic or preachy. They might listen so much that they fail to take decisive action themselves.
Career & Strengths
They thrive in fields requiring listening and communication. They make excellent teachers, professors, translators, sound engineers, linguists, counselors, psychologists, and administrators. They also excel in religious or spiritual roles.
Relationships & Compatibility
Holding the Monkey Yoni, Shravana aligns with Purva Ashadha. It faces traditional enmity with the Sheep Yoni (Krittika, Pushya).
The Four Padas
Pada 1
Pada 1 (10°00′ - 13°20′ Capricorn, Aries Navamsa): Ruled by Mars, this pada brings a sharp, active energy to their listening, focusing on quick learning, logical debate, and initiating intellectual projects.
Pada 2
Pada 2 (13°20′ - 16°40′ Capricorn, Taurus Navamsa): Ruled by Venus, this pada focuses on the beauty of sound and structure, making excellent musicians, organizational planners, and materializing knowledge.
Pada 3
Pada 3 (16°40′ - 20°00′ Capricorn, Gemini Navamsa): Ruled by Mercury, this pada is highly communicative and versatile, excelling in media, writing, and the rapid processing of complex information.
Pada 4
Pada 4 (20°00′ - 23°20′ Capricorn, Cancer Navamsa): Ruled by the Moon, this pada brings deep emotional empathy to their listening, making them excellent counselors and preservers of family or cultural heritage.
Traditional Significance
Shravana is a 'movable' Nakshatra, highly auspicious for beginning education, taking counsel, traveling, taking medicine, and engaging in any activity requiring the acquisition or transmission of knowledge.
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