Shravana

Shravana Nakshatra is the 22 of the 27 lunar mansions used in Jyotisha and daily panchang. It spans Makara 10°00' – 23°20', is ruled by Moon (Chandra), and is presided over by Vishnu. These three signals help explain its temperament, muhurta use, and the kind of actions traditionally supported by the day's Moon.

Its symbol, three footprints / ear, points to the nakshatra's working image. In practical panchang reading, the Moon's nakshatra is checked for travel, samskaras, learning, healing, temple visits, and whether a chosen task harmonizes with the day's lunar quality.

The presiding deity is Vishnu, while the ruling planet is Moon (Chandra). Together they give the nakshatra its devotional and astrological tone: the deity shows the sacred archetype, and the planet shows how that energy tends to express in time, temperament, and dasha.

When the Moon transits Shravana, activities often favoured include hearing scripture, education, music, commerce based on listening. This makes the nakshatra useful for quick panchang decisions, especially when the task matches the day's deity, symbol, and gana.

Activities usually avoided include gossip / hearsay-based decisions. For weddings, upanayana, griha pravesh, and temple sankalpas, a pandit also checks tithi, vara, yoga, karana, tara bala, and local sunrise.

In Vedic astrology the Moon’s nakshatra at birth (the janma-nakṣatra) is the foundation of personal interpretation. Shravana as a janma-nakshatra suggests the temperament and life-themes summarised above; the four padas refine this further by indicating which rāśi-section (the navāṃśa) the Moon occupied at birth.

The nakshatra is also the basis for the Vimśottarī Mahādaśā — the 120-year planetary period system unique to Vedic astrology. The dasha you are born into is determined by which planet rules your janma-nakshatra. Shravana’s ruling planet is Moon (Chandra) — meaning births in this nakshatra typically begin their lives in the Moon mahādaśā.

The naming syllables (Ju, Je, Jo, Gha) are the traditional Sanskrit-Hindi syllables used to choose a name for a child born in this nakshatra, especially during the Nāmakaraṇa (naming-ceremony) sanskara. Many Hindu families still consult their kuldevta-pandit and the janma-nakshatra before settling on a name.

Shravana is a Deva-gaṇa nakshatra — the divine class. Deva-gaṇa natives are temperamentally inclined toward harmony, dharma, and refined pursuits. They marry best with other Deva-gaṇa partners; Manuṣya-gaṇa is acceptable; Rākṣasa-gaṇa is generally avoided.