Shravanaश्रवण

Shravana spans 10° to 23°20' Capricorn with the Moon as its ruling planet. Its presiding deity is Vishnu — the great preserver, who maintains the cosmic order through his capacity to be present everywhere. The name means 'to hear,' and the nakshatra's essential quality is the art of listening — the capacity to receive what is transmitted, to learn through the ear, and to preserve what has been heard through careful transmission to the next generation.

Deva in nature, Shravana carries a quality of dharmic orientation — the listening is in service of something larger than personal understanding. Its symbol is three footprints (Vishnu's three steps that measured the universe) or an ear. Classical significations include learning through oral transmission, connection maintained across great distances, the preservation of tradition, and a quality of receptive intelligence that absorbs and holds what others might miss.

The body areas are the ears and the auditory system — the organs of the nakshatra's essential function. The Moon's ten-year Mahadasha begins when it occupies Shravana. SahiKundli interprets this placement as indicating a person whose intelligence works primarily through listening and connection, with a particular capacity for absorbing knowledge from teachers and traditions and transmitting it faithfully. The Moon Mahadasha tends to bring themes of home, heritage, and transmission into focus.