| Sanskrit name | Vrishabha |
|---|---|
| Ruling planet | Venus |
| Element | Earth |
| Modality | Fixed |
| Symbol | The bull |
Strengths
Steadiness, sensual intelligence, patience, and the ability to build lasting value.
Challenges
Stubbornness, possessiveness, and resistance to change long past its usefulness.
Taurus as your Lagna
With Taurus rising, Venus becomes the ruler of your chart — its condition colours everything else. The nakshatras beginning inside Taurus are Rohini and Mrigashira.
How Taurus changes by placement
As the Lagna, Taurus shapes the house structure, outward manner and the role of Venus as chart ruler. As the Moon sign, it describes instinctive reactions and the way experience is processed. When another graha occupies Taurus, that planet expresses its own agenda through a fixed earth style.
Do not read the rashi in isolation. Identify the house containing Taurus, assess Venus elsewhere in the chart and note conjunctions, aspects and the planet's exact nakshatra. AskShadow uses the sidereal zodiac, so first confirm that you are comparing like with like when another chart labels the placement differently.
Common questions
Which planet rules Taurus?
Taurus, or Vrishabha rashi, is ruled by Venus. It is a fixed earth sign, and when it rises as your Lagna, Venus becomes the ruler of your whole chart.
Is Vedic Taurus the same as Western Taurus?
The symbolism overlaps, but Vedic astrology normally uses the sidereal zodiac while most Western astrology uses the tropical zodiac. A person's sign placement can therefore differ between the two systems.