While calculating Muhurat for any kind of work or event, like - marriage, construction of a new house, business, purchasing a vehicle etc., some variables or factors are considered. Besides these factors, Chandra Bal or Chandra Shuddhi which is an important factor of muhurat is also considered. To know the Chandra Shuddhi, the Rashi (sign) - (Name sign / Birth sign) of the person concerned (the person who wants to perform the event) must be known.
Here under is given the way or method for knowing the Name Sign /Naam Rashi.
In Vedic Astrology, the first letter of the name of the person is considered as the base for knowing his / her name sign.The detail description related to the twelve signs and the concerned letters, is as follows -
(1) Mesh Rashi (Aries) -
In Mesh Rashi, all the letters formed with 'ल' (La) and the letters अ (A), आ (Aa), अं (An). चु (Chu), चू (Choo), चे (Che), चो (Cho), चौ (Chau) , are included.
Example -
ल = Laddoo Gopaal, ला = Laadooraam/ Laaduram, ली = Leela, लु = Lukmaan, ले = Lekharaj, लो = Lokesh,
अ = Amar, आ = Aasheesh, अं = Angad,
चे = Chetan, चु = Chunnilal
(2) Vrishabh Rashi (Tauras)-
In Vrishabh Rashi, all the letters formed with व (Va) and ब (Ba) and the letters इ (I), ई (EE), उ (U), ऊ (Oo), ए (E), ऐ (Ai), ओ (O) are included.
Example -
व = Varshaa, वि = Vineet, वी = Veerkumaar, वे = Vedmati, वै = Vaijayanti,
ब = Babeeta, बा = Baalmukund, बी = Beerbal, बु = Buddharaj,
इ = Indira, उ = Umesh, ए = Ekataa, ओ = Om Prakash
(3) Mithun Rashi (Gemini) -
In Mithun Rashi all the letters formed with 'क' (Ka), 'घ' (Gha), 'छ' (Chha) and the letters 'ह' (Ha), 'हा' (Haa) and 'हं' (Han) are included.
Example -
क = Kamal, का =Kaanta, कृ = Krishna, कि = Kishan, की = Keerti, के =Kesar, कै = Kailash, कं = Kanchan
घ = Ghanshyam, घा = Ghaasilal, घी = Gheesa Lal, घे = Ghevarchand,
छ = Chhatrapal, छी = Cheetarmal,
ह = Harsh, हं = Hansraj, हा = Haafiz
(4) Kark Rashi (Cancer ) -
In Kark Rashi, all the letters formed with 'ड' (Da) and the letters 'हि'(Hi), 'ही' (Hee), 'हु' (Hu), 'हू' (Hoo), 'हे' (He), 'हो' (Ho) are included.
Example -
'डा' = Darvin, 'डं' = Duncan, 'डि' = Dimple
'हि' = Himanshu, 'ही' = Heena, 'हे' = Hemraj, 'हो' = Honhaar
(5) Singh Rashi (Leo) -
In Singh Rashi, all the letters formed with 'म'(Ma) and the letters 'ट' (Ta), 'टा' (Taa), 'टं' (Tan), 'टि' (Ti), 'टी' (Tee), 'टु' (Tu), 'टू' (Too), 'टे' (Te), 'टै' (Tai) are included.
Example-
म=Manish, मा = Mamraj, मु = Mukul, मू = Moomal, मे = Meghraj, मं = Mangal, मी = Meena,
टी = Teekam, टे = Tekchand.
(6)Kanya Rashi (Vigro)
In Kanya Rashi, all the letters formed with 'प' (Pa) ,'ठ' (Tha), 'ष' (Sh), and the letter टो (To) are included
Exampels:
प = Parmanand, पा = Paayal, प्रि = Priyanka, प्री = Preeti, पो = Popat, पी = Peeyush ,
ष = Shadaanan,
टो = Todarmal, Topandas
(7) Tula Rashi (Libra)
In Tula Rashi all the letters formed with 'र' (Ra) and the letters 'त' (Ta), 'ता' (Taa), 'ति' (Ti), 'ती' (Tee), 'तु' (Tu), 'तू' (Too), 'ते' (Te), 'त्र' (Tra), त्रि (Tri) are included.
Exampels:
र =Ramesh, रा = Raam, रि = Ripudaman, री = Reeta, रो = Rohit, रं = Ranglaal,
त = Tapesh, ता = Taaraachand, ति Tilok,तु = Tuhinaanshu, त्रि = Trilok.
(8). Vrishchik Rashi (Scorpio) -
In Vrsihchik Rashi all the letters formed with 'न' (Na) and the letters 'तो'(To), 'तौ'(Tau),'य'(Ya), 'या'(Yaa), यं'(Yan), 'यि' (Yi), 'यु' (Yu), 'यू' (Yoo) are included.
Exampels:
न = Naresh, ना = Naank Raam, नि = Niramaa, नी = Neeta,
तो =Totalal,य = Yashavant, =Yuvraj.
(9). Dhanu Rashi (Sagittarius) -
In Dhanu Rashi all the lettes formed with 'ध' (Dha), 'फ'(Pha, Fa), 'ढ'(Dha) and the letters 'ये'(Ye), 'यो'(Yo),'भ' (Bha), 'भं' (Bhan), 'भा'(Bhaa), 'भि'(Bhi),'भी'(Bhee), 'भु'(Bhu), 'भू' (Bhoo), 'भे'(Bhe), 'भै' (Bhai) are included.
Exampels:
ध = Dharma Chand, धा = Dhaaneshwar, धी = Dheeraj,
फ = Fareed, फा = Phaalguni,
यो = Yogesh,
भ=Bharat, भँ = Bhanwarlal, भु = Bhuvanesh, भू = Bhoopesh, भे = Bheravi,भी = Bheem, भै = Bhairulal.
(10). Makar Rashi (Capricorn) -
In Makar Rashi all the letters formed with 'ज'(Ja), and 'ख'(kha), and the letters 'भो'(Bho), 'भौ'(Bhau), 'ग'(Ga), 'गा'(Gaa), 'गं'(Gan), 'गि'(Gi), 'गी'(Gee) are included.
Exampels:
ज=Jagdish, जा = Jaaved, जी = Jeevraj,
खे = Khemraj, ख़ु =Khushi,
भो = Bhojraj,
ग = Ganesh, गा =Gaargee, गं = Ganga, गि =Girdhar, गी =Geeta
(11). Kumbh Rashi (Aquarius) -
In Kumbh Rashi all the letters formed with 'स'(Sa), 'श'(Sha), 'श्र'(Shra) and the letters 'गु'(Gu),'गू'(Goo), 'गे'(Ge), 'गै'(Gai), 'गो'(Go),'गौ'(Gau), 'द'(Da), 'दा' (Daa), 'दं'(Dan) are included
Examples:
स =Sateesh, सा = Saadhana, सि = Siyaa Ram, सी =Seeta, स = Sampat, सो = Sohan,
श=Sharaaphat,शा=Shaanti,शी=Sheetal,श=Shambhu,
श्र=Sharvan,श्री =Shree Ram,
गु =Guljaar, गुं=Gunjan, गैं = Gaindalal, गो = Gopal,
द = Dalveer, दा = Daanveer.
(12) Meen Rashi (Pices) -
In The Meen Rashi all the letters formed with 'थ'(Tha), 'झ'(Jha) and the letters 'दि'(Di), 'दी'(Dee), 'दु'(Du), 'दू'(Doo), 'दे'(De), 'दै'(Dai), 'दो'(Do), 'दौ'(Dau), 'च'(Cha), 'चं'(Chan), 'चा'(Chaa), 'चि'(Chi), 'ची'(Chee) are included.
Examples:
था =Thaanmal,
झ =Jhaveree lal,
दि = Dinesh, दी = Deendayal, दौ = Daulat, द्रो = Drona, द्रो = Dropadi,
च=Chaman, चं =Chanchal, चिं =Chintamani, चि =Chitra
Other important things about Rashi -
(1) To know the Rashi the letters of the Hindi alphabet are taken or considered and not the letters of English alphabet because there is a difference between the pronunciation of the letters of the alphabets of these two languages and this difference plays a big role. Because of this difference there may be two Rashis with one letter of English alphabet. But such thing does not occur when the letters of Hindi alphabet are taken for knowing the Rashi. The following example will make this thing clearly -
The names 'Daraasingh' and 'Darvin' begin with the same letter 'D' but when we write these names (दारासिंह and डार्विन) using the letters of Hindi alphabet , the first letter of these two names will be 'दा' and 'डा' respectively.
Thus the Rashi of दारा सिंह (Daaraasingh) is Kumbh whereas the Rashi of डार्विन (Darvin) is Kark.
(2) All the letters formed with 'sa'(स) and 'Sha'(श) will have the same Rashi i.e. Kumbh.
Example -
The Rashi of सं = Sanjay, सु = Susheel, सी = Seeta, श = Shashikaant, शि = Shivaraaj, शी = Sheelaa etc. is Kumbh.
Whereas the Rashi of the names beginning with 'Sh'(ष) is Kanya, e.g. the Rashi of ष = Shadaanan is Kanya.
(3) When the name begins with the joint or combined letters , for knowing the Rashi of such name , the first letter of them is considered.
Example -
