BhyravRohini pada 2 spans 13°20' to 16°40' of Taurus, and its navamsa is Virgo — which turns Rohini's famous magnetism into craft. Rohini as a whole is the Moon's exaltation ground and, in the myths, the Moon's favourite among the 27 wives; every pada of it carries beauty, fertility and attraction. The second pada is where that endowment becomes skilled: the artisan's quarter, where charm is expressed through work done exactly right.
The fixed data
- Span — 13°20'–16°40' Taurus (sidereal). Ruler — the Moon; deity — Prajapati (Brahma), the creator.
- Navamsa — Virgo, ruled by Mercury: so this pada blends Moon (feeling, nourishment) with Venus (Taurus's lord) and Mercury (the navamsa lord) — the artist, the analyst and the nurturer in one degree band.
- Sounds for the birth name — Va/Vaa (वा).
- Gana — Manushya; nadi — Antya; yoni — Sarpa. These carry into Guna Milan unchanged from Rohini's other padas — the pada refines character, not the matching kutas.
What Virgo navamsa does to Rohini
Pada 1 (Aries navamsa) makes Rohini impulsive and pioneering; pada 2 makes it meticulous. These are the Rohini natives who cook precisely, garden systematically, keep beautiful accounts — the sensuality of Taurus channelled through Mercury's exactness. Vocationally it is the strongest Rohini pada for medicine, nutrition, accounting, editing, quality-craft trades and agriculture done scientifically. The shadow side is Virgo's: a Rohini that criticises what it loves, and a tendency to perfect the vehicle of pleasure until the pleasure is gone.
Moon, Sun or ascendant here
- Moon in Rohini pada 2 — emotionally steady, practically caring; love is expressed by fixing and providing. The Moon is exalted in Taurus and near its deepest exaltation degree just before this pada, so the mind is strong, patient and hard to destabilise.
- Ascendant here — an attractive, composed presence with visible attention to detail; the health axis inherits Virgo's digestive sensitivity.
- Sun here (roughly 29–31 May each year by the sidereal calendar) — authority through competence rather than command.
Timing threads for this pada
A Rohini Moon runs the Moon mahadasha at birth (Vimshottari begins from the janma nakshatra's lord), with the balance set by how far through the pada the Moon has travelled — a pada-2 Moon has between 50% and 75% of the Moon dasha already spent at birth. Life-long, the sensitive transits are Saturn or Rahu crossing 13°20'–16°40' Taurus, and the supportive ones are Jupiter's trines from Virgo and Capricorn. The current cycle: Saturn last crossed this band in 2001–02 and will not return to it until 2029–30 — a dated window worth marking for career consolidation if your Moon or ascendant sits here.
Common questions
Is Rohini pada 2 good for marriage matching? The kutas (Antya nadi, Sarpa yoni, Manushya gana) are what enter Guna Milan — same as all Rohini. The pada matters for temperament: this one pairs best with partners who respect routine and craft.
Which planets do well in this pada? The Moon (exaltation sign), Mercury (own navamsa) and Venus (own sign) are all comfortable; Mars is the least at ease — Taurus dislikes its haste and Virgo argues with it.
What name sounds does this pada take? "Va/Vaa" — as in Varun, Vasudha, Vaani — when the birth-name tradition is followed.