Jupiter Transit in Hasta

Hasta is the hand, ruled by the Moon and presided over by Savitr, the Sun as the one who impels. It lies wholly in Virgo. Jupiter counts the Moon a friend and Mercury, the sign lord, an enemy, so the graha is at ease with the nakshatra lord in a sign that questions it.

Hasta is skill: writing, healing, craft, counting. Jupiter's wisdom turns practical, and the teacher is one who shows with the hands. Trades that use the hands prosper. A course in medicine or accounts goes well.

Savitr sets things in motion, so a plan that sat on paper is begun and children take up an instrument or a tool. Jupiter in Virgo can be fussy, and the risk is wisdom lost in small corrections.

Leo, Taurus, Pisces, Capricorn and Scorpio Moons and lagnas have Jupiter in the second, fifth, seventh, ninth and eleventh, the houses Phaladeepika calls favourable. Virgo Moons carry it in the first house and take on more work than they meant to. Libra, Gemini, Aries and Aquarius Moons, with Jupiter in the twelfth, fourth, sixth and eighth, should rest the body.

Hasta asks whether knowledge has reached the hand. What a person makes in these weeks answers it plainly.

Recite the Gayatri, addressed to Savitr, at dawn through the stay. Japa of Om Brihaspataye Namah on Thursday and Parashara's dana of yellow cloth, turmeric or gram are the Guru supports. Make something with your hands and give it away.