Ashlesha Nakshatra
आश्लेषा
Ashlesha is ruled by Mercury and presided over by the Nagas, the wise serpent deities. It is the star of kundalini, hypnotic insight and penetrating intelligence — the “clinging star”.
Personality & Traits
Perceptive, intuitive, persuasive and secretive; deeply intelligent with hypnotic charm and a probing mind.
Best Careers
Psychology and counselling, medicine and pharmacology, research, politics, occult sciences and snake/wildlife work.
Ashlesha Nakshatra Baby Names
By tradition, a child born under Ashlesha nakshatra is named with a starting sound from one of its four padas:
👦 Baby Boy Names
Dinesh · Dushyant · Deepak · Dev
👧 Baby Girl Names
Diya · Divya · Deepa · Devika
Example names — any auspicious name starting with these sounds may be chosen. (Syllables per the standard 108-pada-swar table.)
Mantras for Ashlesha Nakshatra
Strengthen your ruling planet Mercury and honour your deity Nagas (the serpent deities) with these mantras.
Mahamrityunjaya Mantra
Transmutes Ashlesha’s intense serpent energy
ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम्।