Bharani Nakshatra

About Bharani nakshatra

Bharani is the 2nd of the 27 lunar mansions. It runs from 13°20′ Aries to 26°40′ Aries in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri ayanamsa). Its ruling planet (swami grah) is Venus, its deity is Yama, lord of dharma, and its symbol is the yoni, a symbol of birth.

People born with the Moon in Bharani are traditionally described as intense, creative, responsible and able to carry heavy loads.

• Lord: Venus
• Deity: Yama, lord of dharma
• Symbol: the yoni, a symbol of birth
• Gana: Manushya
• Yoni: elephant
• Nadi: Madhya
• Nature: fierce

Bharani nakshatra padas and name letters

Each pada is 3°20′ and has its own letter and navamsa sign.

• Pada 1: letter Li, Aries (Mesh) rashi, navamsa Leo.
• Pada 2: letter Lu, Aries (Mesh) rashi, navamsa Virgo.
• Pada 3: letter Le, Aries (Mesh) rashi, navamsa Libra.
• Pada 4: letter Lo, Aries (Mesh) rashi, navamsa Scorpio.

Bharani in kundli matching (kundli milan)

In ashtakoota guna milan, Bharani gives Manushya gana (6 points), elephant yoni (4 points) and Madhya nadi (8 points), together 18 of the 36 points.

1. Find both birth nakshatras.
2. Compare nadi: same nadi scores 0.
3. Compare gana and yoni.
4. Add the remaining kootas for a score out of 36.

Bharani personality, love and career

Intense, creative, responsible and able to carry heavy loads. In love, the manushya gana style shows. At work, these qualities suit roles that reward them.

• Strengths: intense, creative, responsible and able to carry heavy loads.
• Nature in muhurat: fierce.
• Planet to know: Venus.

Bharani and dasha

Vimshottari dasha starts from the birth nakshatra lord, so Bharani natives begin in Venus mahadasha (20 years in full).

1. Venus mahadasha, 20 years
2. Sun mahadasha, 6 years
3. Moon mahadasha, 10 years
4. Mars mahadasha, 7 years
5. Rahu mahadasha, 18 years
6. Jupiter mahadasha, 16 years
7. Saturn mahadasha, 19 years
8. Mercury mahadasha, 17 years
9. Ketu mahadasha, 7 years

Bharani in muhurat

Muhurat texts class Bharani as fierce. Light nakshatras suit travel and trade, fixed ones suit foundations, soft ones suit art and marriage, sharp and fierce ones suit firm or bold tasks.

Bharani nakshatra in depth

The word nakshatra is often translated as lunar mansion. The Moon moves roughly 13 degrees a day, so it spends about one day in each of the 27 nakshatras and completes the circle in a little over 27 days. Ancient astronomers used these star groups as a calendar long before the twelve signs became popular, and that is why Indian families still ask for the janma nakshatra before anything else. Bharani sits at position 2 in that circle, after Ashwini and before Krittika.

The deity of Bharani is Yama, lord of dharma. In traditional reading the deity hints at the inner motive of the nakshatra, while the symbol, the yoni, a symbol of birth, gives a picture that is easy to remember. The ruling planet (swami grah) Venus adds its own colour, and because Vimshottari dasha begins from the birth nakshatra lord, Venus becomes the first planetary period in the life of anyone born with the Moon here.

Matching uses three attributes of Bharani directly. Gana describes temperament, and Bharani is Manushya gana. Yoni describes instinct and comfort, and Bharani carries the elephant yoni. Nadi describes constitution, and Bharani is Madhya nadi. Together these three kootas carry 18 of the 36 guna milan points, which is why two people's nakshatras matter so much in kundli milan.

In muhurat, Bharani is a fierce nakshatra. Muhurat texts sort nakshatras into groups such as fixed, movable, soft, light, sharp and fierce, and each group suits certain kinds of work. Families look at this when choosing a day for naamkaran, griha pravesh, travel, purchases or a wedding, along with tithi, weekday and lagna.

For a newborn, the pada matters most. Each of the four padas of Bharani gives a different starting letter: Li, Lu, Le, Lo. Families who follow the custom pick a name that begins with the letter of the birth pada, then often check the name number (naam ka ank) in numerology (ank jyotish) as a second, lighter step.

How to find your nakshatra

Your janma nakshatra is where the Moon stood at birth.

1. Open the free nakshatra calculator.
2. Enter date, time and place of birth.
3. Note the nakshatra and pada.
4. Read this guide for your nakshatra.