Shravana is the nakshatra which is ruled by Lord Vishnu, one of the three Supreme Gods

ruling the universe and accordingly Shravana becomes a very important nakshatra as it is
considered to be under the direct influence of Lord Vishnu. Out of 2 nakshatras, only
three nakshatras are ruled by !ridevas starting with "ohini ruled by Lord #rahma, $rdra
ruled by Lord Shiva in his "udra form and finally Shravana ruled by Lord Vishnu and
accordingly these three nakshatras have their own special significances in Vedic
astrology. Shravana is taken as the twenty second nakshatra among the 2 nakshatras
which are considered important in Vedic astrology for making calculations from
horoscopes. !he literal translation of the word Shravana is the %ower to &ear or simply
&earing whereas an alternate meaning is also associated with this word which translates
into !he Limping One and according to Vedic astrology, both of these meanings have a
lot to do in deciding the nature of this nakshatra. 'ifferent Vedic astrologers relate this
nakshatra with different symbols and all of these symbols influence the working and
nature of this nakshatra on some level. Some Vedic astrologers take the main symbol of
this nakshatra as a Se(uence of three uneven footsteps which according to these
astrologers are the three steps taken by Lord Vishnu or )arayana during one of his
incarnations known as Vaaman $vatar and in order to understand the influence of this
symbol on Shravana we will need to go through the story associated with the formation
of these three uneven steps which were taken by Lord Vishnu himself during his
incarnation on earth as Vaaman $vatar.