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Karthika · Mesha and Vrishabha Rasi
Krittika Nakshatra, known in Kerala usage as Karthika, falls in Mesha and Vrishabha Rasi. Ruled by Sun and symbolised by blade or flame, it is usually associated with clarity, purification, and sharp standards. The strongest expression of this star shows up through cutting through confusion and holding strong quality thresholds, while growth comes from working through harsh speech, impatience, and perfection through criticism.
Kerala Name
Karthika
Ruler
Sun
Deity
Agni
Symbol
blade or flame
Gana
Rakshasa
Animal
sheep
Rasi Span
Mesha and Vrishabha Rasi
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Personality, compatibility, career, health
Krittika compatibility improves when there is respect, directness, and clear emotional accountability. This Nakshatra usually does best with people who value candor, strength, and mutual self-respect instead of trying to force a completely different rhythm.
Krittika Nakshatra can perform very well in quality control, culinary arts, defence, leadership, and editing. Career growth becomes stronger when this star uses its gift for cutting through confusion and holding strong quality thresholds without getting trapped in harsh speech, impatience, and perfection through criticism.
Krittika natives should watch heat, acidity, throat sensitivity, and burnout from pressure. Gentle consistency usually works better than extreme routines, especially during stressful or emotionally heavy periods.
Traditional naming for Krittika usually works with the sound families A, I, U, E. English spellings vary by region and family tradition. Use these as the common Romanized sound groups, not as the only valid spelling.
Krittika often carries strong, clear, dignified names with a sharp but elegant edge.
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Find Krittika baby namesKrittika Nakshatra is best known for clarity, purification, and sharp standards. Its strongest quality is cutting through confusion and holding strong quality thresholds, while its main challenge is harsh speech, impatience, and perfection through criticism.
Krittika compatibility is usually better when there is respect, directness, and clear emotional accountability. Exact marriage matching still depends on porutham, yoni, gana, rasi, and the full horoscope.
Krittika often does well in quality control, culinary arts, defence, leadership, and editing because those fields reward cutting through confusion and holding strong quality thresholds and make good use of this star's natural temperament.
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