Rashi (Sign)draftschool: jyotisha· Frawley — Astrology of the Seers

Taurus (Vrishabha)

वृषभVṛṣabha

also: Taurus, Bull

ras-vrishabha

Definition

The second sidereal sign, Vrishabha (Taurus), the negative/even sign of Venus; Fixed Earth; the face and neck of the Cosmic Man; animal-symbol the bull.
Traditional

Prāṇa relevance

Earth/Venus/Fixed: the most embodied, sense-rooted sign ('like to live in their body and senses'). Its body-link is face/neck. As an Earth sign folded under the Water/Kapha pole, it sits on the structural-cohesion (Kapha) side opposite the Fire/agni side. Subtle prana not traced.

Cross-book attributes (3) — fill / concur / diverge

Kalapurusha LimbDiverges

Sources differ — both values shown; never overwritten.

ownTraditional
face and neck (of the Cosmic Man); Medical theme finer: face, upper neck to larynx, back of neck to shoulders, cerebellum (book p.219) — concur
txt-frawley-astrology-seersbook p.219Modern
neck (face, upper neck to larynx, back of neck to shoulders, cerebellum)
Breath HalfFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
lunar (rising half)
Chakra CorrespondenceFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
Heart (Anahata) — Venus's lunar-side sign of the heart pair (Taurus/Libra); Moon exalts here

Connections (4)

corresponds-to · 2
  • ↔Earth (Prithvi)Modern
    Taurus is an Earth sign in the four-element triplicity (Earth = Taurus/Virgo/Capricorn) (book p.112-113).
  • ←Moon (Chandra)Traditional
    Exaltation: the Moon is exalted at 3°00' Taurus (book p.125); its debility/fall is the opposite, 3°00' Scorpio. The Moon's mulatrikona uniquely also lies in Taurus (its exaltation sign), as the Moon has no odd/positive sign.
governs · 1
  • ←Venus (Shukra)Traditional
    Venus rules Taurus (its negative/even orbit-half); Venus also rules Libra (its positive/odd half) - see L2b. scope: graha-rashi (proposed extension, flagged QF-SN-1).
maps-to · 1

Sources

  • txt-frawley-astrology-seersDescription of the Signs — Taurus (book p.117)Modern✓ verifiedVrishabha = negative sign of Venus, Fixed Earth, face & neck of the Cosmic Man, a bull, sign 2; traits

Other attributes

Index
2
Ruling Graha
{"ref":"gra-shukra","tag":"TRADITIONAL","note":"negative/even sign of Venus"}
Element
{"ref":"ele-prithvi","tag":"MODERN","note":"Fixed Earth (4-element triplicity, book p.112)"}
Modality
sthira (Fixed / immovable / firm)
Gender
feminine (negative/even sign — energy internalized, yielding)
Dosha Affinity
{"value":"kapha (via Earth element, folded under Water/Kapha per Medical theme)","tag":"MODERN","note":"no direct sign→dosha table; Earth-under-Water → Kapha. Flagged."}
Exaltation Here
the Moon is exalted at 3° Taurus; Rahu sometimes exalted at 20° Taurus (book p.125)
Symbol Animal
Bull
Description Summary
Strong sense of relationship, partnership, communication of feeling; seeks balance, harmony, beauty. Taurus people are stable, enduring, fixed in their ways; strong sense of form and beauty (artists/poets); attractive, possessive, materialistic, sensual, enjoy comfort/luxury; slow to anger and to forgive; good memories, cling to past; value marriage and stable home; devotional, incline to tradition/ritual; 'like to live in their body and senses.' [MODERN — Frawley, book p.117]
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