Vrishabha

Also written Vrushabha, Vrishabh, Rishabam, Taurus.

Vrishabha is rashi 2 of 12, spanning 30°00′ – 60°00′ of the sidereal zodiac. It is ruled by Shukra and covers nine nakshatra padas, which give the nine syllables a traditional name may begin with.

Lord	Shukra
Western sign	Taurus
Element	Earth
Mode	Fixed
Symbol	Bull
Varna	Vaishya
Paya	Rajata
Span	30°00′ – 60°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

I

Pada 2

Kritika
U

Pada 3

Kritika
E

Pada 4

Kritika
O

Pada 1

Rohini
Va

Pada 2

Rohini
Vi

Pada 3

Rohini
Vu

Pada 4

Rohini
Ve

Pada 1

Mrigashirsha
Vo

Pada 2

Mrigashirsha