Shravana
Shravana: 10°00′ Capricorn to 23°20′ Capricorn. Explore its symbolism, Moon period rulership and four padas.
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- Moon
- 10 dasha years
- 10°00′ Capricorn
- 23°20′ Capricorn
- 13°20′ · four padas
Shravana concerns listening, learning and the transmission of understanding. Its ear and footprint imagery connects receiving information with finding a path. Vishnu’s association adds preservation and continuity, while the Moon as period lord makes responsiveness central to how knowledge is taken in.
Understanding the symbolism
Listening is active when it changes what the listener understands. It involves attention to a speaker, a tradition or a situation before deciding how to respond. The footprint image adds sequence: a path is followed step by step, and learning develops through a relationship between what is heard and what is practiced.
The Moon and other placements here
With the Moon in Shravana, explore the importance of language, tone and trustworthy guidance in emotional life. Mercury emphasizes study and explanation, Jupiter teaching, and Saturn disciplined attention. The Capricorn setting gives the learning a practical structure and asks how understanding becomes dependable conduct.
A Moon in Shravana begins the Vimshottari sequence in a Moon period. The full period lasts 10 dasha years, but the balance at birth depends on how far the Moon has traveled through the mansion. For example, one quarter of the way through leaves three quarters of the period, or 7.5 dasha years. A different planet here does not change the Moon-based starting lord.
The four padas
A pada is one quarter of a nakshatra, measuring 3°20′. These are position boundaries: a placement exactly on a boundary belongs to the next pada. Use the degree in the planetary table to find the correct interval.
Pada 1: 10°00′ Capricorn to 13°20′ Capricorn.
Pada 2: 13°20′ Capricorn to 16°40′ Capricorn.
Pada 3: 16°40′ Capricorn to 20°00′ Capricorn.
Pada 4: 20°00′ Capricorn to 23°20′ Capricorn.
How this mansion differs from its neighbors
Uttara Ashadha sustains a commitment; Shravana learns how to carry it more intelligently. Dhanishtha follows with rhythm and participation. Listening, practicing and joining a coordinated undertaking become distinct parts of the same development.
Common questions
- Is Shravana a zodiac sign?
- No. A sign spans 30°, while Shravana spans 13°20′. Signs and nakshatras are two grids over the same zodiac. Its precise position is shown in the span and pada table above.
- Does every Moon in Shravana have the same dasha dates?
- No. The starting lord is Moon, but the Moon’s exact degree determines the remaining balance. Two Moon placements in the same mansion can begin with different amounts of time remaining.