Venus Transit in Mrigashira

Soma is the deity of Mrigashira, Mars its graha, and a deer's head its symbol. The first two padas lie in Taurus and the last two in Gemini, so Venus crosses from its own sign into Mercury's. Mars is neutral to Venus in Parashara's table. Mercury, lord of the second half, is a friend.

The deer searches, and Venus here goes looking for what pleases it. Attractions begin from a scent, a voice, a line of poetry. Perfume, textiles, travel for pleasure and trade in fine goods do well over the eleven days or so.

In the Taurus padas the search is for comfort and ends in a purchase, and in the Gemini padas it is for conversation, which favours courtship by letter and message. Restlessness is the cost. The person wants and does not settle, and Soma's nectar always seems to be in the next place, and when a retrograde once held Venus here for about three weeks the restlessness lasted as long.

Sagittarius, Scorpio and Leo Moons should take care for the Taurus padas, and Capricorn, Sagittarius and Virgo Moons for the Gemini padas. Venus then sits in the sixth, seventh or tenth from them. The other Moon signs and lagnas hold Venus in houses Phaladeepika calls favourable, and Taurus and Gemini Moons have it in the first.

Muhurta Chintamani counts Mrigashira a marriage nakshatra, and a wedding fixed here under a strong Venus is well placed.

The transit shows how restless a person's desire is, and how far it will travel for a small pleasure.

Bring the search home. Japa of Om Shukraya Namah, white cloth given on Friday, and an offering to Soma, or to the Moon at night, settle the deer.