6°40′ – 20°00′ Libra · ruled by Rahu · deity Vayu, the wind
Swati, whose deity is Vayu, the wind, is the star of the young shoot in the wind — flexible, independent, learning to bend without breaking.
The gift: adaptability, diplomacy, and self-made strength.
The lesson: scattering — too much freedom, too little root. Named kindly: this is the gift pointed the wrong way, and naming it is most of the work.
| Lord (Vimshottari) | Rahu — the planet whose period a Swati birth begins in |
| Deity | Vayu, the wind |
| Span | 6°40′ – 20°00′ Libra |
| Moon sign (Rashi) | Libra (Tula) |
| Gana (temperament) | Deva — the refined class: cooperative, harmony-seeking, uncomfortable with cruelty even when it would be convenient. |
| Nadi (constitution) | Kapha — the constitutional current used in classical matching |
| Yoni (instinct) | Mahisha — the buffalo, the instinct-symbol used for temperament compatibility |
| Rajju | Kantha — the neck, an older matching rule read alongside the eight dimensions |
| Quarter | Navamsa shade | Name syllables |
|---|---|---|
| Pada 1 | A Sagittarius shade — the most expansive quarter: the star's nature reaches for meaning, teachers and the long view | Ru |
| Pada 2 | A Capricorn shade — the most structured quarter: the star's gifts are built into something that lasts | Re |
| Pada 3 | An Aquarius shade — the most independent quarter: the star's nature serves the many, on its own terms | Ro |
| Pada 4 | A Pisces shade — the most dissolving quarter: the star's gifts soften boundaries and lean toward the universal | Ta |
The pada is the quarter of the star the Moon occupied at your birth. It sets the navamsa sign and the first syllable tradition gives a name. The calculator below tells you yours.
Classical matching reads two birth stars across eight dimensions. Four of them — ease (Tara), instinct (Yoni), temperament (Gana) and constitution (Nadi), 21 of the 36 points — depend on the stars alone, so they can be read for Swati exactly. These stars pair most naturally with it:
Stars that share Swati's Kapha nadi — Krittika, Rohini, Ashlesha, Magha, Vishakha, Uttara Ashadha, Shravana, Revati — raise the constitutional flag the tradition watches, which comes with listed cancellations and is a conversation, never a verdict. The other fifteen points read from the two Moon signs, which the padas decide; a full check needs both charts.
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Which planet rules Swati?Rahu. In the Vimshottari system the lord of your birth star opens your first planetary period, so a Swati birth begins life in a Rahu chapter.
Which Moon sign is Swati in?Swati spans 6°40′ – 20°00′ Libra — the Moon sign is Libra (Tula).
Which nakshatras match Swati best?On the four star-based dimensions of classical matching, Hasta, Punarvasu, Pushya pair most naturally with Swati. The full 36-point reading also needs both Moon signs and weighs the cancellations the tradition lists.