The 27 nakshatras
Bharani nakshatra भरणी
Star 2 of 27, ruled by Venus, watched over by Yama, who keeps the law of endings. Its symbol is the womb that carries all forms.
The essentials
Bharani spans 13°20' Aries to 26°40' Aries. Dasha lord Venus (20 years). Deity Yama, who keeps the law of endings. Gana Manushya, yoni elephant, nadi Madhya (Pitta). Naming syllables ली, लू, ले, लो. A birth Moon here makes Bharani your janma nakshatra and opens your Vimshottari timeline in a Venus period.
The four padas
| Pada | Span | Navāṁśa | Syllable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1 | 13°20' Aries to 16°40' Aries | Leo navāṁśa | ली |
| Pada 2 | 16°40' Aries to 20°00' Aries | Virgo navāṁśa | लू |
| Pada 3 | 20°00' Aries to 23°20' Aries | Libra navāṁśa | ले |
| Pada 4 | 23°20' Aries to 26°40' Aries | Scorpio navāṁśa | लो |
Each pada colours the star through its navāṁśa sign, which is why two people of the same nakshatra can wear it differently. The syllable of the birth pada is the one tradition offers at a naming ceremony.
The character of Bharani
Bharani carries and delivers. Its people bear weight others cannot, hold secrets well, and understand that every birth costs something. They do their best work where patience and endurance are the actual skill.
Bharani in kundli matching
A Manushya gana star of the elephant yoni, sharing its animal with Revati. In Ashtakoota matching, the gana enters the six point Gana test, the yoni its four point test of instinctive accord, and the nadi the heaviest test of all at eight points, where two identical nadis score nothing. None of these verdicts stands alone, and the full milan arithmetic weighs all eight kutas before anything is concluded.
Your dasha begins with Venus
Born under Bharani, your Vimshottari sequence opens in a Venus mahadasha, and the balance left at birth depends on the Moon's exact degree within the star. The dasha guide explains the whole 120 year wheel. A computed chart names your current period to the day.
Common questions
Where does Bharani fall?
13°20' Aries to 26°40' Aries, in four padas of 3°20' each. The table above names each pada's navāṁśa.
Which dasha starts for Bharani births?
Venus's, up to 20 years, scaled by how far the Moon had walked through the star at birth.
What are the naming syllables?
ली, लू, ले, लो, one for each pada.