Magha Nakshatra

Magha is the tenth star in our constellation of 27 nakshatras in Vedic astrology. Magha is in the constellation of Leo and represented by Regulus, the brightest star in Leo. Its presiding deity is the Pitris or our ancestors or rather the fathers of humanity or our guardian angels who protect us from calamities. The controlling planet of this nakshatra is Ketu and its gana is Rakshas or Demon.


Being controlled by the pitris, the natives have a strong bonding to their lineage and have great expectations for their children. They believe in traditions and rituals and proud of their family lineage. They follow a strong moral conduct and appreciative of others who follow an ethical code. They are pure souls, generous and humanitarian at heart, but are also aggressive, hot tempered and strong enough to defeat their enemies because of the influence of the Ketu.


Meaning
Magha is also referred as Maghaban as it is the cause of light and brightness. The literal meaning of the Magha nakshatra is ‘magnificent’ or ‘mighty’ or ‘benevolent’ or ‘bountiful’. It is considered as a Little King or Sun among all the nakshatras.


Symbol
Royal Throne or Palanquin: This nakshatra is represented by the symbol Palanquin or the royal seat, which also has its deeper meaning in the sense that the royal throne represents power, status, royalty, and prestige. And the palanquin is associated with carrying royal people. Thus, natives born under Magha can attain high position and power. They are magnanimous and have a royal like appearance.
Male Rat: Its animal symbol is male rat

Positive Characteristics of Natives Under Magha Nakshatra
Magha Nakshatra natives have great regard for the elders of the family.
Soft spoken in nature, they are happy go people
They are intelligent and know various subjects
Because of their works, they receive many awards and recognition in their lifetime.
They are very careful dealing with others and try not to hurt anyone’s sentiments.
Honest, God fearing and spiritual
Prefer to pursue cultural activities
They have good leadership qualities
Both male and female Magha Nakshatra natives have good physical appearance
Males have great enterprising qualities
They live a positive and balanced life
They are helpful and charitable in nature
They are very hard working
They are wealthy in life

Negative Characteristics of Natives Under Magha Nakshatra
Natives of Magha Nakshatra are likely to make many hidden enemies when they are not allowed to work in their own way
They are controlled by Ketu, which make them arrogant and hot tempered.
Achieving high position make them proud
Sometimes they are overconfident and being in powerful position, they try to force upon their decisions on others.
They are conservative and prejudiced
They do not like people who disrespect them and at times cruel to them
They are jealous and resentful in nature
When they do not meet their goals, they remain discontented
They set too high standards for themselves
At times, they sever earthly ties. This is referred as ‘tyaga shepani shakti’ which means the ability to sever ties with the object.
They are truthful in nature and cannot deviate from truth which leads to their failures at times

Career Aspects of Natives Born Under Magha Nakshatra
Magha Nakshatra male natives are enterprising in nature but they cannot become good businessmen because of their straightforwardness nature and they are not at all business minded.
They enjoy a very good position in their professional life and earn a lot of money and wealth.
They work in a cordial manner with their boss, colleagues, and the employees.
They prefer to work independently
They do well in government positions
They become good politicians, lawyers, bureaucrats, officials and aristocrats

Male Native’s Family Life under Magha Nakshatra
The male native will enjoy a harmonious, happy married life. Usually he has to take upon many responsibilities for his family. He will be respectful towards his family members. He will be bestowed with a blissful family life


Female Native’s Family Life under Magha Nakshatra
However, the female is argumentative in nature and will bring about conflict between her husband and in-laws. So, compared to a male native, the female native will not enjoy a very good marital life. However, she will have good children. If her nakshatra is placed in Jupiter, she will be married to a wealthy person.


Padas of Magha Nakhatra
First Pada: The first pada falls in the Aries Navamsa. This is ruled by Mars. It represents willpower. Leadership, idealism, self-assertion, and courage are reflected here.
Second Pada: The second pada falls in the Taurus Navamsa. It is ruled by Venus. Duties, materialistic interests, creating a good image, favours from seniors are reflected here.
Third Pada: This falls in the Gemini Navamsa and is ruled by Mercury. Pursuit of art, listening to spiritual discourses, scholars discourses, intellectual aspect, knowledge are focussed here.
Fourth Pada: The fourth pada falls in the Cancer Navamsa, ruled by the Moon. Rituals, ancestor worship, family pride, charity are focussed here.

Compatibility and Incompatibility
The compatible nakshatras for Magha Nakshatra are generally　Ashwini　,　Mrigashirsha　and　Ashlesha. The incompatible nakshatra is　Chitra. Male, female born in the birth star Poorva Phalguni, Jyeshta and Satabhisha are also compatible. Krittika, Rohini, Punarvasu 4th quarter only, Hasta, Swati, Vishakha are incompatible nakshatras with Magha Nakshatra.


Remedies for Magha Nakshatra
Being respectful towards elders, the natives will be benefitted if they perform the shradha ceremony for their ancestors, especially during respective tithi.
Worshipping the Goddess Kali or Lord Shiva is helpful
Chanting the root mantra "Om Gham" and "Om Ngam" 108 times is also recommended to remove obstacles.
Wearing royal colours like gold, red and yellow is also recommended.
Wearing cat’s eye the birthstone is also helpful

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