Shravana
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Nakshatras |
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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)