What is the element and nature of Vrishabha Rashi?

Vrishabha is a fixed (sthira) earth sign. It is female, rajasik in guna and linked to the south. It is a Prishtodaya sign in the way it rises.

Which body part does Vrishabha Rashi rule?

Vrishabha stands for the face in the body of the Kalapurusha, so affliction to Vrishabha in a chart is read for the face.

Which Nakshatras fall in Vrishabha Rashi?

Vrishabha holds Krittika (padas 2–4), Rohini (padas 1–4) and Mrigashirsha (padas 1–2). The name syllables for these padas are E, O, Va, Vi, Vu, Ve, Vo, Ka, Ki.

What are the lucky colour, numbers and direction for Vrishabha?

For Vrishabha the favourable colour is white, the lucky numbers are 2, 6 and the favourable direction is south. The deity to worship is Goddess Lakshmi.

2026 Vrishabha Rashi

Quick Overview

Lord: Venus
Element: Earth
Nature: Fixed (sthira)
Gender: Female
Body part: Face
Nakshatras: Krittika (padas 2–4), Rohini (padas 1–4) and Mrigashirsha (padas 1–2)

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Vrishabha (Taurus) is the 2nd sign of the sidereal zodiac, spanning 30° – 60°. It is a fixed (sthira) earth sign ruled by Venus, symbolised by the bull, and in the body of the Kalapurusha it stands for the face.

People with the Moon or ascendant in Vrishabha are described as practical, forgiving and patient; on the weaker side they can show a domineering streak and a bull-like rage. The sign holds Krittika (padas 2–4), Rohini (padas 1–4) and Mrigashirsha (padas 1–2).

Vrishabha Rashi characteristics

Taurus / Vrishabha

Abbreviations: Ta
Nature: Fixed
Tattwa/Element: Prithvi/Earth
Gender: Female
Direction (Lagna): South
Direction (Arudha): East
Constitution: Mula
Guna/Quality: Rajasik
Benefic/Malefic: Benefic
Odd/Even: Even
Caste/Varna: Vaishya
Symbol: Bull
Sign Lord: VenusMore
Mode of Rising: Prishtodaya
Body Part: Face
Positive Trait: Practical, Forgiving, Patient
Ascension: Medium
Radiance: Lustreless
Resides / Place of Dwelling: Village
Resides in / Signifies (detailed): Farmlands, cow sheds, forests but in the present context also the towns, cities, beautiful places and locations where business is transacted.
Colour: White
Purushartha: Artha
Negative Trait: Domineering/Rage like a Bull
Appearance: Quadruped
Feet (Motion): Rough
Lunar/Solar Mansion: Lunar
Ratribali/Divabali: Ratribali
Bodily Constitution: Vata
Fruitful/Barren/Semi-Fruitful: Semi-Fruitful
Degree Range: 30°-60°
Vargottama Degrees: 13°20'-16°40'
Trirashi Lord in Day Time: VenusMore
Trirashi Lord in Night Time: MoonMore
Measure of length: 24
Dumb/deaf/lame: blind at night
Part of animals: face & neck
Sound: loud
Progeny: average progeny
Door (Dwara)/ Outside (Bahya)/ Inside: outside
Hot / Cold: hot & cold
Surface type: dry
Population: medium populated.
Water: little water
Items presented: quality rice
Dig Bal (in house of radix): South
Kaal Bal: night time
Creative, Sustaining, Destructive: sustaining
Karak Planet for the Rashi: Saturn
Best functional benefic: Saturn
Other Functional benefics: Mercury Sun Mars
Functional neutral: Venus
Functional malefic: Moon Jupiter
Affinity with Women: Medium
Nature: Imperious and authoritative