

When the 8th child was born, Shantanu couldn’t bear it anymore and opposed his wife, who immediately left him, reminding him about his promise.The 7 children, the 7 Ashtavasus born to her, were drowned by Goddess Ganga in the river.She became the wife of King Shantanu on the condition that he never said anything in her way.Ganga, the river Goddess, promised to help Ashtavasus.Vashishtha later reduced his curse effects by allowing other Ashtavsus except Prabhasa to leave the mortal world within a year.Prabhasa had stolen a cow with the help of his siblings (other Ashtavsus) and got cursed by the sage Vashishtha to be born on the Earth as mortals.Bhishma, a central character in Mahabharata, could be connected to this Nakshatra as well because he was an incarnation of Prabhasa, one of the ashtavasus.She was born to pacify Lord Narasimha, connected with the planet Mars, who was born to protect his devotee Prahlada from the demon King Hiranyakashipu.


It can be any rhythmic pattern or the flow or vibration of life, or even the rhythm of nerves.The symbol also represents the rhythm of life.The symbolism of this Nakshatra is flute and drums, which shows such natives are always trained in some type of musical instrument.The spouse of a Dhanishta native will always be protecting the young children. They are fearless, competitive and protective.Regardless of one’s sex or gender, they become the hunter or the breadwinner. What a female lion does is what a Dhanishta native is meant to do.Most of the hunting for the lioness takes place from dusk till dawn.The male lions do have a job where they protect the pride, cubs and their ground.She is willing to put her life on the line for everyone in the group.It’s the female lion, who is the planner, hunter and provider of pride.A lion cannot be seen running and killing a deer or a buffalo, but only on rare occasions when he is alone and hungry would he be hunting for food. The female lion is the prime hunter of the pride.The yoni animal of this Nakshatra is the female lion.The 8 Vasus are Apah (Water), Dhruva (Pole Star), Dhara (Earth), Anila (Wind), Soma (Moon), Anala/Pavaka (Fire), Pratyusha (The Dawn) and Prabhasa (Splendour). The deity of Dhanishta Nakshatra is the Ashtavasus, the 8 Vasus.14.12 What are the Initials of Dhanishtha Nakshatra? Characteristics of Dhanishta Nakshatra in Astrology
