The lord of Virgo (рдХрдиреНрдпрд╛) is Mercury тАФ below are the auspicious name-letters by nakshatra pada, with which a name is traditionally begun.
In the 30┬░ arc of the sky that Virgo occupies fall these 9 nakshatra padas тАФ the pada of birth gives the finest first letter for the name:
| Nakshatra | Pada | Name letter |
|---|---|---|
| Uttara Phalguni | 2 | рдЯреЛ |
| Uttara Phalguni | 3 | рдкрд╛ |
| Uttara Phalguni | 4 | рдкреА |
| Hasta | 1 | рдкреВ |
| Hasta | 2 | рд╖ |
| Hasta | 3 | рдг |
| Hasta | 4 | рда |
| Chitra | 1 | рдкреЗ |
| Chitra | 2 | рдкреЛ |
In the Vedic tradition the formal name is set from the pada of the birth nakshatra (the rashi-name), while an everyday name may differ тАФ many families keep both. The naamkaran sanskar is usually held on the 11th or 12th day after birth in an auspicious muhurta; checking the Moon's strength and a good Choghadiya that day is ideal. With the child's rashi being Virgo, the sign lord is Mercury тАФ the folk tradition of naming in Mercury's sound-energy stems from this too.
If no name you love starts with the listed letter, a sound of the same letter-family (Ko/Kau, Ha/Ho) or the name of the family deity is a shastra-approved alternative тАФ what matters is the opening sound. To know the exact birth nakshatra use the nakshatra calculator or the free kundali; if the child's rashi itself is unknown, find it with the moon-sign calculator.
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Parth (рдкрд╛рд░реНрде) | Pritha's son Arjuna |
| Parthiv (рдкрд╛рд░реНрдерд┐рд╡) | Earth-Putra |
| Piyush (рдкреАрдпреВрд╖) | Amrita |
| Pitambar (рдкреАрддрд╛рдореНрдмрд░) | Lord Vishnu wearing yellow garments |
| Poorab (рдкреВрд░рдм) | East Direction |
| Punit (рдкреБрдиреАрдд) | Holy |
| Peshal (рдкреЗрд╢рд▓) | Soft, graceful |
| Poshit (рдкреЛрд╖рд┐рдд) | Nurtured, prosperous |
| Tikam (рдЯреАрдХрдо) | a folk name of Krishna |
| Tankesh (рдЯрдВрдХреЗрд╢) | Shiva, lord of the chisel |
| Pawan (рдкрд╡рди) | wind |
| Pankaj (рдкрдВрдХрдЬ) | lotus (born of mud) |
| Param (рдкрд░рдо) | supreme |
| Purushottam (рдкреБрд░реБрд╖реЛрддреНрддрдо) | the best of men тАФ Rama/Krishna |
| Shanmukh (рд╖рдгреНрдореБрдЦ) | six-faced Kartikeya |
| Shadaj (рд╖рдбреНрдЬ) | the first note of the scale |
| Thakur (рдард╛рдХреБрд░) | lord, deity |
| Thakurdas (рдард╛рдХреБрд░рджрд╛рд╕) | servant of the Lord |
| Parag (рдкрд░рд╛рдЧ) | pollen |
| Parikshit (рдкрд░реАрдХреНрд╖рд┐рдд) | Abhimanyu's son; the tested one |
| Parashar (рдкрд░рд╛рд╢рд░) | father of Vyasa; astrologer-sage |
| Pulkit (рдкреБрд▓рдХрд┐рдд) | thrilled with joy |
| Prithviraj (рдкреГрдереНрд╡реАрд░рд╛рдЬ) | king of the earth |
| Pushkar (рдкреБрд╖реНрдХрд░) | lotus; the sacred lake |
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Payal (рдкрд╛рдпрд▓) | Anklet |
| Parul (рдкрд╛рд░реБрд▓) | Beautiful flower |
| Pavani (рдкрд╛рд╡рдиреА) | Purifying |
| Pihu (рдкреАрд╣реВ) | Sweet call of the pied cuckoo |
| Pooja (рдкреВрдЬрд╛) | Worship |
| Poonam (рдкреВрдирдо) | Purnima |
| Purvi (рдкреВрд░реНрд╡реА) | Of the east; a raga |
| Pekha (рдкреЗрдЦрд╛) | Beautiful Aspect (Drishti) |
| Tiya (рдЯрд┐рдпрд╛) | a parrot (popular usage) |
| Tina (рдЯреАрдирд╛) | small, little one (popular usage) |
| Pallavi (рдкрд▓реНрд▓рд╡реА) | new leaf; refrain of a song |
| Parvati (рдкрд╛рд░реНрд╡рддреА) | daughter of the mountain |
| Purnima (рдкреВрд░реНрдгрд┐рдорд╛) | full-moon night |
| Padma (рдкрджреНрдорд╛) | lotus; Lakshmi |
| Shashthi (рд╖рд╖реНрдареА) | the sixth tithi; protectress of children |
| Parineeti (рдкрд░рд┐рдгреАрддрд┐) | married; accomplished |
| Palak (рдкрд▓рдХ) | eyelid, eyelash |
| Pari (рдкрд░реА) | fairy |
| Pankhuri (рдкрдВрдЦреБрдбрд╝реА) | petal |
These names are chosen from this rashi's classical name-letters тАФ the list is a guide; make the final choice from the birth-nakshatra's pada letter (table above).
All names on these letters (with meanings):
The naming rite is classically done on the 11th or 12th day after birth (some families on the 101st day or within the first year), on a day free of Amavasya, Rikta tithis (4, 9, 14), Bhadra and eclipses; Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are preferred. The child is placed in the lap facing east, the family deity is invoked and the father (or an elder) speaks the chosen name into the right ear. If the birth nakshatra is Gandmool (Ashwini, Ashlesha, Magha, Jyeshtha, Mula, Revati), the Gandmool shanti on the 27th day is traditionally done before the naming. Upcoming Naamkaran muhurats тЖТ
The classical name-letters of Virgo rashi are рдЯреЛ рдкрд╛ рдкреА рдкреВ рд╖ рдг рда рдкреЗ рдкреЛ тАФ one for each nakshatra pada in its 30┬░ arc. The pada of birth gives the best letter; the table above shows all of them.
Virgo is ruled by Mercury. The letter is decided by the nakshatra pada, not by the lord; the lord matters for the child's nature and for the gemstone and deity worship chosen later.
Yes. Tradition keeps the rashi-name (on the pada letter) for rituals and horoscope use, while the everyday name may be chosen freely. Many families keep both.
From the date, time and place of birth тАФ the free kundali gives the nakshatra, its pada and the exact name-letter.
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