Krittika

What it gives

You see through pretence instantly and can say the thing nobody will say.

What it costs

That same blade, used casually, costs you people you wanted to keep.

Work it suits

Criticism, editing, surgery, metallurgy, military, quality control.

The four padas

Each pada is 3°20' wide and maps onto a navamsa sign. Same nakshatra, four different methods of pursuing it.

1. Pada 1 — Aries navamsa

   Pada 1 falls in Aries navamsa, which colours the nakshatra with Aries concerns — the same essence, pursued through a aries method.

2. Pada 2 — Taurus navamsa

   Pada 2 falls in Taurus navamsa, which colours the nakshatra with Taurus concerns — the same essence, pursued through a taurus method.

3. Pada 3 — Gemini navamsa

   Pada 3 falls in Gemini navamsa, which colours the nakshatra with Gemini concerns — the same essence, pursued through a gemini method.

4. Pada 4 — Cancer navamsa

   Pada 4 falls in Cancer navamsa, which colours the nakshatra with Cancer concerns — the same essence, pursued through a cancer method.

Why Sun matters in this chart

If your Moon is in Krittika, Sun is the lord of your first Vimshottari mahadasha. How much of that period you were born into depends on how far the Moon had already travelled through the nakshatra. The condition of Sun in your chart therefore colours the whole early part of your life — which is a far more specific statement than anything a sun sign can offer.