All nakshatras

Swati

Also written Svati, Chothi.

Swati is nakshatra 15 of 27, spanning 186°40′ – 200°00′ of the sidereal zodiac. Its Vimshottari lord is Rahu, so a birth under it opens a Rahu mahadasha.

LordRahu
Dasha period18 years
DeityVayu
SymbolYoung shoot in the wind
GanaDeva
NadiAdi (Vata)
YoniMahisha
Span186°40′ – 200°00′
RashiTula

Gana, nadi and yoni are three of the eight kootas that ashtakoot matching scores, and they are read from the Moon’s nakshatra rather than from a whole chart. The four padas below each carry one syllable — the naam akshar a traditional name begins with.

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