The 27 nakshatras
Purva Ashadha nakshatra पूर्वाषाढ़ा
Star 20 of 27, ruled by Venus, watched over by Apas, the waters. Its symbol is a winnowing fan.
The essentials
Purva Ashadha spans 13°20' Sagittarius to 26°40' Sagittarius. Dasha lord Venus (20 years). Deity Apas, the waters. Gana Manushya, yoni monkey, nadi Madhya (Pitta). Naming syllables भू, धा, फा, ढा. A birth Moon here makes Purva Ashadha your janma nakshatra and opens your Vimshottari timeline in a Venus period.
The four padas
| Pada | Span | Navāṁśa | Syllable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1 | 13°20' Sagittarius to 16°40' Sagittarius | Leo navāṁśa | भू |
| Pada 2 | 16°40' Sagittarius to 20°00' Sagittarius | Virgo navāṁśa | धा |
| Pada 3 | 20°00' Sagittarius to 23°20' Sagittarius | Libra navāṁśa | फा |
| Pada 4 | 23°20' Sagittarius to 26°40' Sagittarius | Scorpio navāṁśa | ढा |
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 Purva Ashadha
Purva Ashadha is early victory, the wave that cannot be argued with. Its people persuade, inspire, and carry crowds, and they rarely lose a room. The winnowing fan reminds them to keep the grain and let the chaff blow, in claims as much as company.
Purva Ashadha in kundli matching
A Manushya gana star of the monkey yoni, sharing its animal with Shravana. 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 Purva Ashadha, 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 Purva Ashadha fall?
13°20' Sagittarius to 26°40' Sagittarius, in four padas of 3°20' each. The table above names each pada's navāṁśa.
Which dasha starts for Purva Ashadha 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?
भू, धा, फा, ढा, one for each pada.