Moon sign · Taurus · Ruler: Venus
Vrishabha rashi
The steady, comfort-loving mind that values security.
Tropical sign
Taurus
Ruling planet
Venus (Shukra)
Element
Earth
Quality
Fixed
Vrishabha is the second rashi, ruled by Venus (Shukra). As a moon sign it describes a stable, patient and sensual emotional nature. The Moon is exalted in Vrishabha, with its highest dignity at 3 degrees Taurus, so the mind is calm and grounded.
The Vrishabha mind and emotions
With the Moon in Vrishabha, the mind is steady, patient and security-seeking. Emotions are slow to stir and slow to change, warm and comfort-loving. Venus brings a love of beauty, food and ease, with a streak of stubbornness once settled.
Vrishabha lucky elements
Lucky colour
White
Lucky number
6
Lucky day
Friday
Gemstone
Diamond (Heera)
These are traditional associations, not promises. The gemstone is the rashi lord’s stone, and you should only wear it on a qualified astrologer’s advice.
Vrishabha compatibility
By the element and opposition model, Vrishabha clicks with some rashis more easily than others. Read these as a starting point, not a verdict: real compatibility comes from both full charts, not the moon sign on its own.
Vrishabha career
Banking and finance, agriculture and real estate, music and the arts, luxury and beauty, hospitality and design.
Why moon sign, not sun sign?
In Vedic astrology the Moon stands for the mind (manas-karaka), so your janma rashi, the sidereal sign the Moon was in at birth, is read as your core self. That is why people ask for your rashi, not your sun sign. Since it runs on the Moon and the sidereal zodiac, your rashi is often a different sign from your tropical Taurus sun sign.
Nakshatras in Vrishabha
Each rashi holds parts of several nakshatras, the lunar mansions that add a finer layer on top of the moon sign. Vrishabha spans the last three padas of Krittika, Rohini, and the first two padas of Mrigashira. Which exact nakshatra you get comes down to the precise spot of your Moon.
Vrishabha naming syllables
In the Hindu naming tradition (namakaran), a child born under Vrishabha rashi often gets a name starting with one of these syllables, picked by the Moon’s nakshatra and pada at birth:
Vrishabha remedy
To strengthen Venus, the lord of Vrishabha, tradition suggests a Friday fast (Shukravar vrat), the Venus mantra "Om Draam Dreem Draum Sah Shukraya Namah", and worship of Lakshmi.
These are traditional devotional practices, not guaranteed outcomes.
Vrishabha rashi FAQ
What is Vrishabha rashi?
Vrishabha is the Vedic moon sign equivalent to Taurus, for those born with the Moon in sidereal Taurus.
Why is the Moon strong in Vrishabha?
The Moon is exalted in Vrishabha, which is why this moon sign is read as especially calm, emotionally stable and comfort-loving.
What is your real rashi?
Your birth date alone won't tell you. Destivio works out your janma rashi, moon nakshatra and full Vedic chart from your birth details, then reads it back in plain language.
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