Punarvasu Nakshatra Pada 4

Punarvasu pada 4 at a glance

Punarvasu is the 7th nakshatra, ruled by Jupiter with deity Aditi, mother of the gods. Its pada 4 runs from 0°00′ Cancer to 3°20′ Cancer, falls in Cancer rashi and carries the name letter Hi.

The navamsa of this pada is Cancer, ruled by Moon, which adds care, comfort and public connection to the nakshatra's base nature of being hopeful, forgiving, adaptable and family minded.

• Nakshatra: Punarvasu (7 of 27)
• Pada: 4 of 4
• Span: 0°00′ Cancer to 3°20′ Cancer
• Name letter: Hi
• Rashi: Cancer (Kark)
• Navamsa: Cancer, lord Moon
• Nakshatra lord: Jupiter

Name letter Hi and naamkaran

In the naamkaran custom, a baby born in Punarvasu pada 4 is given a name starting with Hi. The letter comes from the pada, not the nakshatra as a whole, which is why two babies born in the same nakshatra can receive different letters.

1. Confirm the birth nakshatra and pada with the free calculator.
2. Shortlist names beginning with Hi.
3. Say the names aloud with the family name.
4. Optionally check the name number (naam ka ank) in numerology (ank jyotish) as a light second step.

Personality of Punarvasu pada 4

The nakshatra gives the base: hopeful, forgiving, adaptable and family minded. The Cancer rashi adds a water, movable style, and the Cancer navamsa adds care, comfort and public connection.

Read together, this pada suits people who express hopeful through care, comfort and public connection.

• Element: Water
• Quality: Movable
• Navamsa flavour: care, comfort and public connection
• Gana: Deva
• Yoni: cat

Dasha and timing

Vimshottari dasha begins from the nakshatra lord, so a birth in Punarvasu pada 4 starts in Jupiter mahadasha (16 years in full). The balance remaining at birth depends on how far the Moon had travelled into the nakshatra.

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

Punarvasu pada 4 in kundli matching (kundli milan)

Guna milan reads the nakshatra as a whole: Punarvasu contributes Deva gana (6 points), cat yoni (4 points) and Adi nadi (8 points). The pada's navamsa sign is used in deeper chart comparison.

1. Find both partners' nakshatras.
2. Compare nadi, gana and yoni.
3. Use kundli matching by name (naam se kundli milan) or date of birth (janam tarikh) for the full 36 point score.