Jyotiṣa · Rāśi
Vrishchika (Scorpio), ruled by Mars, a Water sign of Sthira temperament. Here is its classical nature, body-part rulership, and where it sits on the zodiac wheel.
Vrishchika · at a glance
- Ruling planet
- Mars
- Element
- Water
- Mode
- Sthira (fixed)
- Symbol
- Scorpion
- Body part
- Groin
- Direction
- North
- Exalted planet
- —
- Debilitated planet
- Moon
Intense, private, transformative by nature. Vrishchika goes to the root of things others avoid — secrets, endings, power — and rarely does anything halfway.
01What Vrishchika shapes
A rāśi is not a personality type on its own. It is the sign your Moon (mind) or Ascendant (body/approach to life) occupied at birth. Under Mars’s rulership and the Water element, Vrishchika leans toward the qualities above, strongest when the ruling planet is well-placed and strained when it is afflicted.
A rāśi shapes a leaning, not a fixed nature. Treat it as classical tendency, weighed against the whole chart, not a standalone judgment.
02Nakṣatras inside Vrishchika
Each rāśi spans 30° and contains parts of three nakṣatras (each 13°20′ wide). Your exact Moon nakṣatra, which sets your Vimśottarī daśā, depends on precisely where within Vrishchika the Moon fell.
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03Common questions
Which planet rules Vrishchika?
Vrishchika (Scorpio) is ruled by Mars. It is a water sign of sthira (fixed) nature.
What is exalted or debilitated in Vrishchika?
No planet reaches its classical exaltation in Vrishchika. Moon is debilitated in Vrishchika.
What body part does Vrishchika rule?
In Kalapurusha (the zodiac-as-body doctrine), Vrishchika governs the groin.
How do I find my rāśi?
Your birth Moon’s exact longitude sets your rāśi (Moon sign). Karma Jyotiṣa computes it free from your birth date, time and place.
