NR · The nakshatra remedy

NR-02: The full Vedic suktam is deliberately not reproduced

Only the short namaskara mantra is given. The long Vedic hymn is left out on purpose, because a long mantra remembered slightly wrong is worse than none.

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Endpoints that apply this rule

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POST	/v1/reading/sections	List of reading sections for a chart
POST	/v1/report	Full reading as a printable HTML page

Call an endpoint that applies it

The call for our sample, John Doe, born Aug 15, 1990, 10:30 AM, New York.

POST /v1/reading/sections

# John Doe, born Aug 15, 1990, 10:30 AM, New York
curl -X POST "https://apiforastrology.com/api/astrology/v1/reading/sections" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ASTROLOGY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"year":1990,"month":8,"day":15,"hour":10,"minute":30,"second":0,"latitude":40.7128,"longitude":-74.006,"timezone":"America/New_York"}'

Answer (long lists shortened)200 OK

{
  "meta": {
    "ayanamsa": "lahiri",
    "ayanamsa_value": 23.7260727,
    "julian_day": 2448119.10483,
    "ephemeris": "JPL DE440s",
    "node": "true",
    "timezone": {
      "source": "zone",
      "offset_hours": -4,
      "zone": "America/New_York",
      "abbreviation": "EDT",
      "dst": true,
      "dst_hours": 1,
      "ambiguous_resolved_by_fold": null,
      "note": "read from the IANA tz database at this instant, so daylight saving and historical offset changes are included"
    }
  },
  "language": "en",
  "detail": "standard",
  "sections": [
    {
      "id": "signature",
      "group": "signature",
      "title": "Your signature: day, color, number, stone"
    },
    {
      "id": "ascendant",
      "group": "ascendant",
      "title": "Virgo Ascendant"
    },
    {
      "id": "nakshatra",
      "group": "nakshatra",
      "title": "Mrigashira Nakshatra"
    }
  ]
}

The rule in John Doe's chart

Applies

John Doe's Moon is in Mrigashira, so his nakshatra remedy honors the deity of Mrigashira. It does not depend on which planet is strong.

John Doe, born Aug 15, 1990, 10:30 AM, New York

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Classification

Section: NR · The nakshatra remedy
Kind: invention: Not from the classical texts; the API defines it so its output is consistent.
Feature: Remedies

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John Doe, New York

POST /v1/planets200 OK

RisingVirgoHast
SunCancerAshlesha
MoonTaurusMrigashira
MarsAriesKrittika

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