Ashlesha (Sanskrit: आश्लेषा or Āśleṣā) (Tibetan: སྐར་མ་སྐག), also known as Ayilyam in Tamil and Malayalam (Tamil: ஆயில்யம், Malayalam: ആയില്യം, Āyilyaṃ), is the 9th of the 27 nakshatras in Hindu astrology.
Ashlesha is also known as the Clinging Star or Nāga.
[2] The planetary lord is Mercury or Budha.
[3] The nakshatra's symbol is a coiled serpent.
Its animal symbol is the male cat.