ASHLESH The ninth nakshatra occupies the area from 16° 40' to 30'00' Cancer and completes the first third of the family of nakshatras, which are rajasic in nature, that is, active, enterprising and energetic. Ashlesha's primary ruler is Mercury
Ashlesha is already endowed with sharpness, causticity and rigidity. We can say that as you approach the sign of Leo, these qualities become more pronounced. The symbol of Ashlesha is the snake, which in the East is associated not only with wisdom, knowledge, coldness and concentration, but also with treasures. It is described that there used to be a kind of snake that had a gem in its head. Snakes are also credited with the ability to hypnosis.
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In yoga, the snake denotes the energy of Kundalini, which is located in the lower Muladhara chakra.