Editing Ashlesha

{{Short description|9th lunar mansion in Hindu astronomy}}
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{{Nakshatras}}
'''Ashlesha''' (Sanskrit: आश्लेषा or ''Āśleṣā'') (Tibetan: སྐར་མ་སྐག), also known as '''Ayilyam''' in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Malayalam]] (Tamil: ஆயில்யம், Malayalam: ആയില്യം, ''Āyilyaṃ''), is the 9th of the 27 [[nakshatra]]s in [[Hindu astrology]]. Ashlesha is also known as the '''Clinging Star''' or [[Nāga]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://astrobix.com/astroblog/post/ashlesha-nakshatra-chacertistics-ashlesha-nakshatra-career.aspx |title=Ashlesha Nakshatra &#124; Ashlesha Nakshatra Chacertistics (Ashlesha Nakshatra Career) |access-date=17 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908011058/http://astrobix.com/astroblog/post/ashlesha-nakshatra-chacertistics-ashlesha-nakshatra-career.aspx |archive-date=8 September 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It corresponds to part of the constellation [[Hydra (constellation)|Hydra]], including the star [[Epsilon Hydrae]] which has been named Ashlesha. It extends from 16:40 to 30:00 [[Cancer (constellation)|Cancer]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.astrojyoti.com/ashlesha.htm | title=Ashlesha nakshatra | date=19 December 2009 }}</ref>

The planetary lord is [[Mercury (astrology)|Mercury]] or [[Budha]]. Its presiding deities are the [[Nāga]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.funonthenet.in/forums/index.php?topic=172912.0|title=Characteristics based on Nakshatras|publisher=|accessdate=6 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161106124020/http://www.funonthenet.in/forums/index.php?topic=172912.0|archive-date=6 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The nakshatra's symbol is a coiled serpent. It is a ''trikshna'' or sharp nakshatra. Its animal symbol is the male cat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.selfrealisation.net/UK/VedicAstrology/ashlesha.htm|title=ashlesha|publisher=|accessdate=6 November 2016}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of Nakshatras]]

==References==
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