Star of Symphony
α, β, γ, δ Delphini
"The Wealthiest", "The most beneficent", "The most heard of", "The most famous"
The deities which preside over Dhanishta are the Ashta Vasus: Agni; Prithvi; Vāyu; Varuna; Dyaus; Surya; Chandramas and Dhruva. The powers bestowed by the Ashta Vasus comes under the domain of Lord Nataraja who is the main supreme deity of this nakshatra. The animal associated to this nakshatra is a male Lion and it's symbolized as "A Lion which is resting majestically after a Lion's share" but it's always misinterpreted as a lioness which is originally the animal associated for Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra. The symbol most commonly used to represent Dhanishta is the drum known as the Udukai in Tamil and Damaru in Sanskrit.
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