Nakshatra Devata IV

9. Ashlesha
Mythologically Ashlesha nakshatra is ruled by the Sarpas or the
serpents. Thinking of Sarpas, the thoughts which comes to our mind is
someone who is poisonous and vile. Although this is true for the
natives of this nakshatra to certain extent, it is not everything. The
Ashlesha natives have a choice to accept two opposing possibilities and
traits, one which is base and gross and the other one which is highly
spiritual and enlightening. We all know that the nodes are head and
tail of a serpent which encircles the world signifying the two extremes
of existence attachment and liberation. The north node or Rahu
signifies the head of the serpent and represent the attachment and
poison while the south node Ketu signifies the tail and represent
enlightenment and liberation.
These natives have both the contradicting potencies of strong material
attachments and spiritual enlightenment and they have a constant
internal fight to choose between them. Most natives of this nakshatra
are guided by the potencies of Rahu and few could transcend to the
real of spiritual enlightenment and liberation from the cycle of life and
death. This can also be related to the dormant coiled serpent which
rests in the base of the spine (meru-danda) and also known as the
kundalini shakti. It is understood that the energies at the muladhara
chakra, the lowest among the 7 chakras, are quite gross and material
and the energies become subtle and spiritual when the kundalini shakti
rises towards the crown chakra or the Sahasrarara.
As represented by the dormant kundalini shakti (or the serpentine
energies), these natives are secretive and do not like to share their
inner thoughts to the outside world. They like to put on a mask and
show a face to the world which is more socially and politically correct.
This makes them extremely tactful in handling difficult people and
situations. Due to their ability to cover their heart (emotions) and mind
(thoughts) they are good in diplomacy and have high political acumen.
They are endowed with good oratory skills which they use as their
means to achieve in their career and life. They are usually sweet
spoken and able to persuade others to engage in pursuits which
benefit them. They are thus manipulative in getting things done by
others due to hidden agendas which are buried deep inside. However,
when the hidden agenda comes to surface his associates develop a
sense of being manipulated and lose respect for these natives. It is
thus quite easy for these natives to be mistrusted by others and it gets
more difficult to regain the lost trust. Due to their abilities to cover

their emotions and thoughts, they can become eloquent public

speakers and get adapted to changing circumstances easily.
They have penetrating and hypnotic eyes. They are able to get deep
inside others psychology and understand their strengths and
weaknesses. Based on their judgment of peoples personality, they
chose their friends carefully and cautiously. They like to make friends
to those who can provide them emotional and moral support and help
them in fulfilling their objectives. They are shy and are intensely
emotional. Because of their emotional hang ups, they are not able to
let go any negative emotions which make them intolerant towards any
criticism. They cannot see their mistakes and take any form of
criticism negatively.
They have problems in relationship due to their secretive nature. Since
it is difficult for their associates and partners to understand their
motives, it generates mistrust and friction in the relationships. There
are high possibilities of breakdown of marital and other relationships in
these natives lives. The serpentine energies make these natives have
mood swings and they sway between delight and depression quite
easily. This is accentuated by their secretive and hideous nature and it
gets difficult for them to open out their hearth and channelize the pent
up emotions causing the trouble. The buildup emotions however gets
out once in a while, when they do not have any more holding power,
however, that results in great deluge and emotional outburst. Such
outbursts not only affect these natives but all their close associates
and partners. In addition to their mood swings, they are also short
tempered and lose their cool often. This even further accentuates the
relationship troubles and widens the gap. Since what people see in
others are reflection of their own self, such natives, they have hidden
agenda and motive towards others, they are always suspicious about
others motives and are not able to trust almost anyone, not even their
parents and well-wishers.
They are egoistic and arrogant and wish that the whole world should
obey and work for them. Although they are soft spoken at most times,
due to their serpentine nature they have a vile, rude and harsh speech
which manifest when they get angry. While they cannot make a
trustworthy friend, they can make a bitter enemy. If they are inimical
towards anyone, they know no bounds to control. Due to their nature
of holding up the emotions, they are incapable of letting go any
negative emotions towards anyone. Their tact of handling situation
makes them even more vile and bitter. They never forget their
enemies and take revenge to the extent possible. They try to ruin their

enemies in every possible way, financially, socially, politically etc. One

should be cautious while having the Ashlesha natives are their
enemies. Their tact of dealing situations and their keen sight to look
into the deepest and darkest side of human nature can make them
good lawyers, someone who can uncover anything. When they have
courtroom battles with their adversaries, they can stoop down to any
means to win it such as bribing, threatening, black-mailing etc. They
are resourceful and try to build good contacts with people of high
influence and reputation so that he can use his contacts in achieving
his purpose. Due to their resourcefulness and shrewdness they can be
quite overwhelming to anyone.
The nature of a serpent is to entwine, embrace and enjoy its victim
surreptitiously. Similarly most natives of this nakshatra have a strong
sexual drive and they like to use their sweet speech, shy effeminate
nature and hypnotic eyes to enchant others into relationship to satisfy
their lust. Since they are crafty by nature, they can use sex as one of
the means to manipulate others. Psychologically they are deprived of
sex and hence given any opportunity, they like to satisfy themselves
physically and emotionally. If they do not learn to restrain this drive
they can go to the extent of perversion and promiscuity. They have
desire to have sex with multiple partners, people of own sex and at
times it crosses all the boundary of decency and morality. If they stoop
down and bow to their carnal instincts they can get involved in incest
and even having sex with animals. They must learn to control their
sexual drive and channelize their sexual energies towards
enlightenment. These natives are inclined towards tantric rites where
they aim to achieve enlightenment by having sexual fulfillment, a
school of thought which was publicized by Osho Rajneesh.
They are introvert and like seclusion and isolation. They like to brood
in such places and do not like to go to social gathering and are not
socially active. If they get engaged in any social cause and purpose,
they could be driven by a hidden agenda. Their ability to hide their
feelings and emotions make them a good actor and enable them to tell
lies to achieve their purpose. They like to travel to various places,
however without any specific plan. They can pack their bags and go
out for trekking, travels and tours without any prior planning. This
makes it difficult to bind them in any one place and they are inclined
towards professions which encourages travels. They are swift in
thinking and moving. Thus it does not take them much time to decide
to change places, things and relationships. They are fast to react to
any situation and mostly if that involves attacking others with words or
action. Their associates should be cautious and careful while dealing

with these natives.

They are insecure, coward and suffer due to low self-esteem. Due to
these they are often condescending and rude and try to take
advantages from situation where it is unwarranted. They are not
grateful towards others as they are not convinced that the help done
to them were with pure and unadulterated motives. While they cannot
do things without having a hidden motive, similarly they are suspicious
that any help or favor done to them is based on hidden motives. Their
lack of gratitude also makes them even more vile and misunderstood
from others perspectives. Although they are politically astute, they
lack leadership qualities as they are not driving by a cause or purpose.
They may rise to high authoritative position however instead of
working for the benefit of their subjects; they will try to take
advantage of their position for personal gains. More often than not
they need others support to lead their life so instead of taking a
leadership position on their own; they like to associate with leaders.
They are possessive of their material possessions and stingy with their
money. They will hardly spend their money for a cause unless they are
benefitted directly or indirectly. They can empathize with
disadvantaged people or get involved in a cause, but even that will be
driven by a hidden agenda. For illustration, if they do charity they
would like to publicize it.
They have diverse interests which are not long lasting. They get bored
with things at hand quite easily and have a strong urge to keep
changing. This makes them versatile and flexible taking up diverse
activities and they end up changing their professions many times. As
mentioned above they are inclined towards profession such as acting
and those which involves travel such as sales rep, tour and travel
agent or guide. They can make a good politician, statesman or a
diplomat. In addition they are also drawn towards journalism,
espionage and secret services. They can also become good
investigator and detective.
Physically these natives are not strong and suffer pain in their limbs.
They can suffer due to flatulence, digestive problem, jaundice and
dropsy. The female natives can suffer from hysteria, emotional
outbursts and nervous breakdown. They are attracted towards drugs
and other form of addictions.