The long haul, and work left to speak for itself

Anuradha Nakshatra

Anuradha is one of my favourite Nakshatras, and you'd find that out very soon. It's my favourite as it's ruled by Lord Mitra. Lord Mitra is known to be the keeper of peace and Lord Mitra is also known to be the Lord of Promises. Honesty and truthfulness are directly associated with Lord Mitra and therefore with this Nakshatra. Immediately you can understand why this is my favourite Nakshatra. Well, the world needs more peace and Lord Mitra is all about that.

Lord Mitra now holds us accountable for our word. If we've said something to someone that we'll do, we must do it as part of our duty as a human being. That quality of Lord Mitra is behind it. An Anuradha native will always come across as very honest, truthful and reliable.

It is not only about honesty and truthfulness; it is also about maintaining relations peacefully. That's very important. That's very, very important and it's directly linked to Anuradha and therefore you'd find diplomats, for example, having a strong Anuradha influence.

Saturn in Anuradha

Saturn in Anuradha is an interesting position. The first thing is your honesty, your dedication, your reliability, your hard-working nature would shine through. In relations you'd remain very loyal and committed. You'll always remain very duty-bound to whatever you are responsible for.

I think the Saturn-Anuradha combination leads to the most dedicated individuals, the most reliable individuals. The main reason behind this is Saturn's character and the wisdom of Lord Mitra where one should not break one's promise essentially. No matter what happens the native would not give up. What might happen is on a battlefield if the army is retreating due to circumstances, a Saturn-Anuradha-like native would prefer dying on the battlefield rather than retreating without orders.

Remaining loyal, remaining truthful to one's duty would be the highlight of the native's character. The native would be excellent at any kind of research project which requires a long time, many years. The native would excel at any project that requires working out highly complicated details. We must understand Saturn is known to be a master technician.

Technical skills and research capability are coming together and this can lead to the native becoming an innovator, similar to Mars in Anuradha. The service-oriented nature would also be on display. The native would naturally be inclined to serve the society, social workers, community builders, even politicians can have Saturn in Anuradha. Just on the basis of one's hard work the native may draw a following.

The native may let one's work do the talking as Saturn is all about doing things and not making speeches or advertising one's work. Whilst Anuradha is linked to foreign travel, Saturn Anuradha can lead to delays in your travel plans or opportunities to travel may be delayed for one reason or the other. The native would be very patient and the native would have to be patient. If Saturn, for example, is in Anuradha in your career-related house then early success is not going to be part of your journey.

You'll have to work and work to reach a stage and I think that's the purpose behind the existence of this position. It teaches us the value of hard work and dedication. The native would be known for empathy and earlier I had mentioned the native can be a social worker and that would always be reflected in the manner of one's life. The native will also not be very competitive.

The native might consider one's competitors as one's friends and that friendliness, this peace-loving nature of Lord Mitra would be on display with Saturn there. Lastly the native is going to be more conservative in one's approach. Unlike Mars in Anuradha where the person might want to change the society, a Saturn-in-Anuradha native might be a believer in keeping the tradition alive. The native's character could also be such.

The native believes in living a life based on tradition and here research can also be linked to ancient sciences as Saturn is directly linked to that. The major downside I see is going to the extreme. The Tamasic quality linked to Anuradha and Saturn would be very prominent. The native might ignore other responsibilities of life in pursuit of one's research.

That's going to be the main downside. Other than that I find this position to be such that the native can be an inspiration to others.