Name Citrā Svāti NAMES, SHAPES, AND NUMBER OF STARS OF THE NAKSATRAS Višākhā Anuradhā Jyesthā Mula Pūrvā- sādha Shape Pearl Coral bead An arched doorway Heaps of offering to gods Ear- pendant Tail of a lion Tusk of an elephant Uttarā- ṣādha Śravaṇa Dhanisthā Drum Satabhisak Circle Manca Three feet Pūrva- Bhadrapada Manca Uttara- Bhadrapada Pair Revati Drum Number of stars as given by Varaha- mihira 1 1 5 4 3 11 2 3 3 5 100 2 8 32 Brahma- gupta 1 1 2 4 3 2 4 4 3 5 1 2 2 1 Lalla 1 1 4 4. 3 11 2 2 3 4 100 2 2 32 Identification o Virginis (Spica) o Bootis (Arcturus) i, Y, ß, & Librac 8, ß, Scorpionis 97 a, o, Scorpionis d, v, K, 6, 8, n, K, , E Scorpionis 8, € Sagittarii o, & Sagittarii d, ß, y Aquila ß, d, y, 8 Delphini > Aquarii, etc. d, ß Pegasi y Pegasi, o Andromedae Piscium, etc.
