Purva Ashadha Nakshatra Pada 3

Purva Ashadha pada 3 at a glance

Purva Ashadha is the 20th nakshatra, ruled by Venus with deity Apah, the waters. Its pada 3 runs from 20°00′ Sagittarius to 23°20′ Sagittarius, falls in Sagittarius rashi and carries the name letter Pha.

The navamsa of this pada is Libra, ruled by Venus, which adds harmony, art and partnership to the nakshatra's base nature of being confident, persuasive, hopeful and hard to defeat.

• Nakshatra: Purva Ashadha (20 of 27)
• Pada: 3 of 4
• Span: 20°00′ Sagittarius to 23°20′ Sagittarius
• Name letter: Pha
• Rashi: Sagittarius (Dhanu)
• Navamsa: Libra, lord Venus
• Nakshatra lord: Venus

Name letter Pha and naamkaran

In the naamkaran custom, a baby born in Purva Ashadha pada 3 is given a name starting with Pha. 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 Pha.
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 Purva Ashadha pada 3

The nakshatra gives the base: confident, persuasive, hopeful and hard to defeat. The Sagittarius rashi adds a fire, dual style, and the Libra navamsa adds harmony, art and partnership.

Read together, this pada suits people who express confident through harmony, art and partnership.

• Element: Fire
• Quality: Dual
• Navamsa flavour: harmony, art and partnership
• Gana: Manushya
• Yoni: monkey

Dasha and timing

Vimshottari dasha begins from the nakshatra lord, so a birth in Purva Ashadha pada 3 starts in Venus mahadasha (20 years in full). The balance remaining at birth depends on how far the Moon had travelled into the nakshatra.

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

Purva Ashadha pada 3 in kundli matching (kundli milan)

Guna milan reads the nakshatra as a whole: Purva Ashadha contributes Manushya gana (6 points), monkey yoni (4 points) and Madhya 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.