Krittika Nakshatra कृत्तिका
Krittika, the third nakshatra, spans Aries into Taurus. Ruled by the Sun and presided over by Agni, the fire god, its symbol is a razor or flame - the power to cut through, refine and purify.
- Ruling Graha
- Sun
- Deity
- Agni
- Symbol
- Razor / flame
- Gana
- Rakshasa
- Zodiac
- 26°40' Aries - 10°00' Taurus
- Nature
- Mixed (Mishra)
Sun - the planet of the soul - vitality, authority, confidence and the father.
Agni - the fire god - purifier and transformer, who carries offerings to the gods.
Personality & traits
Krittika natives are sharp, ambitious and honest, with a purifying, no-nonsense energy. Protective and driven, they can be critical or fiery when their standards are crossed.
Career & profession
Leadership, military and defence, culinary arts, surgery, editing and criticism, metallurgy - fields that involve fire, precision or cutting away the unnecessary.
Favorable activities
Good for cooking, cutting, breaking ground and decisive action; its fire favours purification and clean endings that make room for a new start.