Nakshatra 22 of 27
Shravana
श्रवणListening and learning — knowledge received rather than seized; the star of the ear.
The essentials
- Presiding deity
- Vishnu
- Symbol
- Three footprints, or an ear
- Ruling planet
- Moon — a 10-year Vimshottari mahadasha
- Sidereal span
- 10°00' – 23°20' of Makar
- Career associations
- Teaching, languages and translation, media and broadcasting, counselling, scholarship.
- Naming syllables
- Ju, Je, Jo, Khi — one per pada, in order
Born under Shravana
Personality
People with the Moon in Shravana are observant, patient listeners who absorb information carefully before speaking. Governed by Lord Vishnu and symbolized by an ear, they carry a calm, refined demeanor associated with their Deva gana, often acting as peacemakers and preservers of knowledge. Situated entirely within the Saturn-ruled sign of Makar, their emotional expression is grounded, disciplined, and deeply respectful of tradition and duty.
Strengths
The influence of the Moon combined with Vishnu bestows exceptional memory, intellectual receptivity, and a natural talent for learning and counseling. Their capacity to listen deeply allows them to understand subtle truths that others overlook, making them reliable advisors. They possess strong organizational skills and steady perseverance, steadily working toward long-term goals without demanding immediate gratification.
Challenges
Because of their deep connection to the ear symbol, they can become excessively sensitive to gossip, criticism, or negative speech, leading to hidden anxieties. The innate restlessness associated with their Monkey yoni can create internal mental friction against Makar's rigid, structured nature. They may also harbor strong intellectual stubbornness or hold others to impossibly strict moral standards.
Work and career
With Vishnu as the presiding deity and an ear as the symbol, Shravana natives excel in professions involving listening, sound, and instruction, such as counseling, teaching, broadcasting, and linguistics. Their placement in Makar provides the administrative discipline necessary for high-level management, research, law, and public service roles where preserving order and protocol is paramount.
Love and relationships
In relationships, Shravana individuals seek partners who value open communication, intellectual harmony, and genuine trust. They demonstrate love through practical service and devoted listening rather than dramatic emotional displays. They require a stable partner who is emotionally grounded, articulate, and respectful of their need for quiet reflection.
Written from the classical attributes shown on this page — the ruling planet, the element, the nakshatra scheme — and checked against them before publishing. It describes the traditional reading of this nakshatra, not a prediction about you.
The four padas
Each nakshatra divides into four padas of 3°20′. A pada is exactly one navamsa (D9) division, so each one carries a second sign alongside the nakshatra’s own — and the traditional first syllable of a child born under it.
In matchmaking (Guna Milan)
Ashtakoota matchmaking scores 36 points across eight kootas, and six of them are read straight off the birth nakshatra. These are Shravana’s.
- Gana
- Deva — temperament. Same gana scores all 6 points; Deva with Rakshasa scores 1.
- Yoni
- Monkey — physical affinity. The same yoni scores 4; a natural enemy scores 0.
- Nadi
- Antya — the 8-point koota. A partner with the same nadi scores zero (Nadi dosha), so this one field decides nearly a quarter of the total.
- Varna
- Shudra — worth 1 point.
- Vashya
- Jalachar — mutual influence, worth 2 points.
- Tara
- Counted by distance between the two nakshatras, so it depends on both charts.
Naming a Shravana baby
The namakarana tradition takes the child’s first syllable from the pada the Moon occupied at birth — so a Shravana child born in pada 1 is named from Ju, pada 4 from Khi. You need the exact birth time to know which pada.