Nakshatrastubschool: jyotisha· Bṛhat Saṁhitā
Krittika
Kṛttikā
nak-krittikaDefinition
Rules white flowers, fire-worshipping Brahmanas, knowers of hymns/sacrificial rules, grammarians, miners, barbers, potters, priests, astrologers (XV.1).
Classical
Prāṇa relevance
Fire-worshipping Brahmanas — the standard Krittika↔Agni link is suggested but NOT stated as deity in XV; defer.
Cross-book attributes (2) — fill / concur / diverge
Ruling GrahaFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
gra-surya (Sun — Vimshottari dasha-lord)Zodiac ExtentFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
26°40' Aries to 10°00' TaurusSources
- txt-brihat-samhitaXV.1, 28–29Classical✓ verifiedrulership; brahmana class
Notes from other books
- txt-frawley-astrology-seersSpans the Aries/Taurus boundary. NB Frawley gives NO deity (the standard Agni-Krittika link the BS core file noted is NOT stated here).
Other attributes
- Index
- 3
- Varna Class
- brahmana