Navgraha/Nakshtra Vatika

Navagraha Vatika

Surya (Sun) Middle

 

Rui

(Milk weed)

Calotropis gigantea Euphorbiaceae
Chandra (Moon) South-East Palash

(Flame of  forest)

Butea monosperma Fabaceae
Budha (Mercury) North Apamarg

(Prickly chaff flower)

Achyranthus aspera Amaranthaceae
Shukra (Venus) East Umbar

(Cluster fig)

Ficus racemosa Moraceae
Mangal (Mars) South Khair

(Cutch tree)

Acacia catechu Fabaceae
Bruhaspati/ Guru (Jupiter) North-East Peepal

(Sacred fig)

Ficus religiosa Moraceae
Shani (Saturn) West Shami

(Spunge tree)

Prosopis cineraria Mimosaceae
Rahu (Dragon’s head) South-West Durva

(Bermuda grass)

Cynadon dactylon Poaceae
Ketu (Dragon’s tail) North-West Darbha

(Halfa grass)

Desmostachya bipinnata Poaceae

Nakshatra vatika

1 Ashwini

(Beta Arietis)

 Kajra

(Poison nut)

Strychnos nux-vomica Loganiaceae
2 Bharani

(41 Arietus)

Amla

(Indian gooseberry)

 

Embilica officinalis Euphorbiaceae
3 Kritika 

(Etatauri Alcyone-2)

Umbar

(Cluster fig)

Ficus racemosa Moraceae
4 Rohini

(Aldebaran)

Jamun

(Java plum)

Syzigium cumini Myrtaceae
5 Mrigashirsha (Lambda orionis) Khair

(Cutch tree)

Acacia catechu Leguminoseae
6 Ardra (Gamma) Sissam

(Indian rosewood)

Dalbergia sissoo Fabaceae
Agar wood

(Krishna guru )

Aquilaria agallocha Thymelaeaceae
Krishna kamal

(Passion fruit)

Passiflora edulis Passifloraceae
Thippali

(Long pepper)

Piper longum  Piperaceae
7 Punarvasu

 (Beta Geminorium pollux)

Bamboo Dendrocalamus strictus Poaceae
Bamboo Bambusa arundinaceae Poaceae
Babul

(Gum arabic tree)

Vachellia nilotica Fabaceae
8 Pushya

(Delta Cancri)

Peepal

 (Sacred fig)

Ficus religiosa Moraceae
9 Ashlesha

(Zeta Hydare)

Nagkesar

(Indian rose chestnut)

Messua ferrea Calophyllaceae
10 Magha

(Regulus/ Roleonis)

Vata  vruksh

(Banyan tree)

Ficus bengalensis Moraceae
11 Purva phalguni (Delta Leonis) Palash

(Flame of forest)

Butea monospema Fabaceae
Sita Ashok

 (Ashoka tree)

Saraca asoka Caesalpinaceae
12

 

Uttara phalguni (Denebala)

 

Payar Peepal

(Golden rumph’s fig)

Ficus rumphii Moraceae
Paras Peepal

 (Portia tree)

Thespesia populnea Malvaceae
Pakur

 (White fig)

Ficus infectoria Moraceae
Shami

 (Spunge tree)

Prosopis cineraria  Leguminosae
13 Hasta

(Delta Corvi)

 

Chameli

(Jasmine)

 

Jasminum grandiflorum Oleaceae
Ambada

(Wild mango)

Spondia magifera Anacardiaceae
14 Chitra

(Virginis spica)

 

Bael

(Stone apple tree) 

Aegle marmelos Rutaceae
15 Swathi

(Alpha Bootis/ Arcturus)

 

Arjun

(Arjun tree)

Terminalia arjuna Combretaceae
16 Vishakha

 

(Alpha Librae)

Viklo

(Red spike thorn)

Mytenus emarginata Celastraceae 
Parijat

(Night Jasmine)

Nyctanthes arbour-tristis Salicaceae
Nagkesar

(Indian Rose Chestnut)

Messua ferrea Calophyllaceae
Champhar

(Governor’s plum)

Flacourtia montana Oleaceae
Dadhiphal

(Elephant apple )

Limonium acidissimum Rutaceae
17 Anuradha 

(Delta Scorpii)

Bakul

(Bullet wood)

Mimusops elenjii Sapotaceae
Nagkesar

(Indian rose Chestnut)

Messua ferrea Calophyllaceae
18 Jeshta (Antares) Shimalo

(Red silk cotton tree)

Bombax malabaricum Bombacaceae
Kate savar

(Red cotton tree)

Bombax ceiba Bombacaceae
Neem

(Margosa tree)

Azadirachta indica Meliaceae
19

 

 

 

Moola

(Lambada Scorpi)

 

 

 

 

Garmalo

(Indian laburnum tree)

Cassia fistula Leguminacae
Raal

(White damar)

Vateria indica Dipterocarpaceae
Bael

(Stone apple tree) 

Aegle marmelos Rutaceae
20 Purva ashata

 (Delta sagittarii)

Vet

(Rattan cane)

Calamus rotang Arecaceae
Sita ashok

(Ashoka tree)

Saraca indica Caesalpinaceae
21 Uttara ashata (Sigma sagittavivi) Panas

(Jack fruit tree)

Artocarpus heterophyllus Moraceae
 

22

Shravan

(Alpho Aquila/ Altair)

Rui

(Milk weed)

Calotropis procera/ gigantia Asclepiadaceae
Nariyal

(Coconut tree)

Cocos nucifera Arecaceae
Sita ashok

(Ashoka tree)

Saraca ashoka Caesalpinaceae
23 Dhanishtha

(Beta Dalphini)

Shami

(Spunge tree)

Prosopis cineraria Mimosaceae
Nariyal

(Coconut tree) 

Cocos nucifera Arecaceae
24 Shatataaraka (Lambda Aquarii) Kadamb

(Burflower tree)

Mitragyana parvifolia

(Anthocephalus kadamba)

Rubiaceae
25 Purva Bhadrapada (Beta pegasi/ Markab) Aam

(Mango tree)

Mangifera indica Anacardiacea
Neem

(Margosa tree)

Azadirachta indica Meliaceae
26 Uttara Bhadrapada (Gamma Pegasi/ Algenib) Aam

(Mango tree)

Mangifera indica Anacardiacea
Neem

(Margosa tree)

Azadirachta indica Meliaceae
27 Revati

(Zeta piscium)

Mahua

(Indian butter tree)

Madhuca indica Sapotaceae