Shravana
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| Nakshatras |
|---|
| Ashvinī |
| Bharanī |
| Kṛttikā |
| Rohinī |
| Mrigashīrsha |
| Ārdrā |
| Punarvasu |
| Pushya |
| Āshleshā |
| Maghā |
| Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Uttara Phalgunī |
| Hasta |
| Chitrā |
| Svātī |
| Vishākhā |
| Anurādhā |
| Jyeshtha |
| Mūla |
| Pūrva Ashādhā |
| Uttara Ashādhā |
| Shravana |
| Shravishthā |
| Shatabhishā |
| Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Revatī |
Shravana (Devanagari: श्रवणा) is the 22th nakshatra (Devanagari: नक्षत्र) or lunar mansion as used in Hindu astronomy and astrology. It belongs to the constellation Makara (Devanagari: मकर) or Capricorn.
The word Shravana means hearing/listening in Sanskrit and this is considered to be the star of learning.
[edit] Mythology
Goddess Saraswati (the deity of Knowledge) is said to have been ‘born’ under this nakshatra.
[edit] Practice
Under the traditional Hindu principle of naming individuals according to their birthstar, the following Sanskrit syllables correspond with this Nakshatra, and would belong at the beginning of a first name:
Shi (Devanagari: शि)
Shu (Devanagari: शु)
She (Devanagari: शे)
Sho (Devanagari: शो)
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