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Also written Mesha, Mesham, Aries.

Mesh is rashi 1 of 12, spanning 0°00′ – 30°00′ of the sidereal zodiac. It is ruled by Mangala and covers nine nakshatra padas, which give the nine syllables a traditional name may begin with.

Lord	Mangala
Western sign	Aries
Element	Fire
Mode	Movable
Symbol	Ram
Varna	Kshatriya
Paya	Swarna
Span	0°00′ – 30°00′

Varna and paya are read from the Moon’s rashi, and enter both matching and muhurta. The nine syllables below are the pada syllables falling inside this rashi — the name letters a traditional name may begin with.

Name letters

• Chu
  Pada 1

  Aswini
• Che
  Pada 2

  Aswini
• Cho
  Pada 3

  Aswini
• La
  Pada 4

  Aswini
• Li
  Pada 1

  Bharani
• Lu
  Pada 2

  Bharani
• Le
  Pada 3

  Bharani
• Lo
  Pada 4

  Bharani
• A
  Pada 1

  Kritika