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title: "Swati Nakshatra: Lord Rahu, Deity, Padas"
url: "https://abhisheksoni.in/learn/nakshatra/swati"
language: "en"
updated: "2026-10-27"
description: "Swati spans 186°40'-200°00' of the zodiac, ruled by Rahu, presided by Vayu. Symbol: Young shoot in wind / coral. Gana deva, yoni buffalo, nadi kapha. Its four padas fall in Tula."
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# Swati Nakshatra

*Nakshatra*

Swati (स्वाति) is the 15th of the 27 nakshatras of Vedic astrology, spanning 186°40' - 200°00' of the zodiac in Tula. Its lord is Rahu and its deity Vayu. Symbol: Young shoot in wind / coral. It is of deva gana, buffalo yoni and antya nadi, and its lord's Vimshottari dasha lasts 18 years.

## Classical facts

- **Number:** 15
- **Sanskrit name:** Swati
- **Hindi name:** स्वाति
- **Lord:** Rahu
- **Deity:** Vayu
- **Symbol:** Young shoot in wind / coral
- **Gana:** Deva
- **Yoni:** Buffalo, male
- **Nadi:** Antya
- **Degree range:** 186°40' - 200°00'
- **Rashi:** Tula
- **Vimshottari dasha of its lord:** 18 years
- **Reference:** [Svati (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svati)

## The four padas

- 1, 186°40' - 190°00', Tula, Dhanu
- 2, 190°00' - 193°20', Tula, Makara
- 3, 193°20' - 196°40', Tula, Kumbha
- 4, 196°40' - 200°00', Tula, Meena

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