Kurma-cakra — nakshatra-triads assigned to the directions

Prāṇa relevance

Sources

• txt-brihat-samhitaXIV.1–32 (Bhat ed.)Classical✓ verifiednakshatra-triad to direction assignment for the nine regions

Other attributes

Rule Class

taxonomy

Statement

Bharatavarsa's regions are divided among the nine nakshatra-triads (beginning with Krttika) by direction: CENTER — Krttika, Rohini, Mrigasiras; EAST — Ardra, Punarvasu, Pushya; SOUTH-EAST — Ashlesha, Magha, Purvaphalguni; SOUTH — Uttaraphalguni, Hasta, Chitra; SOUTH-WEST — Svati, Vishakha, Anuradha; WEST — Jyeshtha, Mula, Purvashadha; NORTH-WEST — Uttarashadha, Shravana, Dhanishtha; NORTH — Shatabhishaj, Purvabhadrapada, Uttarabhadrapada; NORTH-EAST — Revati, Ashvini, Bharani. (The figure resembles a tortoise — Kurma-cakra.)

Region Catalog Note

Each direction also carries a long country list (the enumerated catalog) — COMPRESSED. promote? for any country later needed directionally.

Affliction Effect Note

XIV-closing: when a triad is afflicted by malefics, the kings of its nine countries suffer (omen catalog) — compressed; promote? if a directional health/affliction chain needs it.

Tag

CLASSICAL

Scheme Note

A nakshatra→direction layer; relationship to the dikpala compass (54.3) and pada grid (53.43) NOT reconciled here — see Q45.