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Ashlesha

आश्लेषा

Coiled serpent

Classical Attributes

DeityNaga (serpent deities)

Ruling PlanetMercury

GanaRakshasa

VarnaMleccha

NatureSharp / Dreadful (Tikshna)

Pada Aksharasडी · डू · डे · डो

Characteristics

Ashlesha wields serpent wisdom — natives are intuitive, penetrating, and skilled at reading hidden motives. Magnetic presence with a gift for strategy.

Strengths

Occult insight, kundalini awakening, strategic thinking, hypnotism.

Challenges

Manipulation, deception, clinging, venomous speech.

Auspicious Activities Under Ashlesha

Occult and tantric practices
Strategic planning
Research into hidden subjects
Snake deity worship

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