12:50 AM No comments: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 Someone introduced me to Ashvini today. Ashvini  is the name of a  Hindu constellation  (the head of  Aries , or the first of the 27  Nakshatras ). Personified, Ashvini is the wife of the  Ashvins ( Rigveda  5.46.8), later also considered their mother.