Mithuna — Gemini
Mithuna is the 3rd rāśi, the arms of the Kāla-puruṣa, ruled by Budha. Parāśara's rāśi-svarūpa chapter gives it a colour, a direction, a varṇa and a manner of rising; Phaladīpikā states what a person born with Mithuna rising is like. SIA computes the lagna and every graha's rāśi for the birth moment and fires the rules that name Mithuna — the verses below are the ones it reads from.
At a glance
- Lord
- Budha (Mercury)BPHS C01.9
- Nature
- dual (dvisvabhāva) · cruel, male (krūra, puruṣa)BPHS C01.5
- Limb of the Kāla-puruṣa
- armsBPHS C01.4
- Element · varṇa (melāpaka)
- air · śūdraMILAN.VARNA
- Span
- 60°–90°computed
- Vaśya signs
- Kanyā (Virgo)MILAN.VASYA
- Nakṣatras
- Mrigashira (pāda 3, 4) · Ardra (pāda 1, 2, 3, 4) · Punarvasu (pāda 1, 2, 3)computed
Parāśara on Mithuna
शीर्षोदयी नृमिथुनं सगदं च सवीणकम्। प्रत्यक्स्वामी द्विपाद्रात्रिबली ग्राम्याग्रगोऽनिली।।९।। समगात्रो हरिद्वर्णो मिथुनाख्यो बुधाधिपः।
RenderingMithuna rises by its head — a man with a club and a woman with a lute — rules the west, is two-footed, strong by night, village-dwelling and of airy nature; even-bodied, green, and Budha is its lord.
Phaladīpikā — born with Mithuna as lagna
श्यामेक्षणः कुञ्चितमूर्द्धजः स्त्रीक्रीडानुरक्तश्च परेङ्गितज्ञः । उत्तुङ्गनासः प्रियगीतनृत्तो वसन् सदान्तः सदने च युग्मे ॥३॥
TranslationWhen the Ascendant is Mithuna, the person born will possess black eyes, will have curled hairs, will be intent on sporting with women, will be skilled in interpreting others' thoughts, will have an elevated nose, will have a liking for music and dancing, and will always be home-keeping.
Questions
Who is the lord of Mithuna?
Budha (Mercury), as Parāśara states in the rāśi-svarūpa chapter.
Which nakṣatras fall in Mithuna?
Mrigashira (pāda 3, 4), Ardra (pāda 1, 2, 3, 4), Punarvasu (pāda 1, 2, 3) — nine pādas of 3°20′ each make the sign.
Is Mithuna a movable, fixed or dual sign?
Dual (dvisvabhāva) — the rāśis from Meṣa alternate movable, fixed, dual (BPHS ch. 1).
See these verses fire on your own chart.
Cast your kundli in SIA — every line of the reading carries the verse it rests on.
Related
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