Bharani pada 2
16°40′ Aries – 20°00′ Aries
The second quarter of Bharani: a Virgo navamsa, naam akshar Lu, and a birth that starts in Shukra’s mahadasha with 15 years to 10 years of it left.
Where Bharani pada 2 is
3°20′ of the zodiac, and what falls in itBharani pada 2 is the second 3°20′ of Bharani, 16°40′ Aries – 20°00′ Aries, in Aries. A Moon here is named by the syllable Lu and falls in a Virgo navamsa.
What this pada adds
its navamsa and its aimBharani in Brihat Jataka (16.1) Brihat Jataka says a person born with the Moon in Bharani carries work through to success, is truthful and able, and stays free of illness and sorrow. (Chapter 16 reads several nakshatras in each verse, one after another.) The text reads the nakshatra as a whole; the pada refines it through its navamsa, below.
Bharani gives the Moon its nature through Shukra; pada 2 sends it into a Virgo navamsa, ruled by Budh. The navamsa (D9) is the chart read for marriage and for the strength behind a placement, so in this pada Budh colours what Bharani gives.
By natural friendship Budh counts Shukra a friend, and Shukra counts Budh a friend, so the navamsa supports what the nakshatra gives.
The pada tradition reads each quarter by its navamsa’s element: an earth navamsa makes this an Artha pada, turned towards livelihood, wealth and security.
Names for Lu (लू)
the naam akshar of this pada, for a namkaranAlmost no Hindi names begin with Lu (लू). Families then often choose a name that begins with the nearest sound, or one of the nakshatra’s other syllables, and use Lu in the namkaran rite itself.
More names, by nakshatra and pada: baby name finder
The dasha it starts
Shukra, and how much is leftA Moon in Bharani starts life in the mahadasha of Shukra, 20 years in all. How much is left at birth depends on how far the Moon had gone: at the start of pada 2 it is 15 years, at its end 10 years.
Upay for Bharani pada 2
- Shukra, the nakshatra lord: ॐ शुक्राय नमः108 times on Friday, with a daan of white cloth and rice.
- Budh, the navamsa lord: ॐ बुधाय नमः108 times on Wednesday, with a daan of green moong and green cloth.
A suggestion, as your faith allows: the grahas this pada answers to, each on its own day.
A real birth in Bharani pada 2
25 February 1985, 23:00, New Delhi: the Moon at 18.65° Aries, in Bharani pada 2, with Libra rising. The engine gives 12 years, 0 months, 8 days of Shukra’s mahadasha left at birth.
In the 8,349 real births the site’s figures are counted on, 0.98% had the Moon in this pada, about one in 102.
The four padas of Bharani
Common questions
4 questionsWhat is the naam akshar of Bharani pada 2?
Lu (लू). A child born with the Moon in this pada is traditionally given a name beginning with it.
Which rashi and navamsa is Bharani pada 2?
Rashi Aries, navamsa Virgo. It runs 16°40′ Aries to 20°00′ Aries.
Which mahadasha does Bharani pada 2 start?
Shukra, with 15 years to 10 years of its 20 years left at birth, depending on the Moon’s exact degree.
Is Bharani pada 2 gand mool?
No. Bharani is not one of the six Gand Mool nakshatras. Gand Mool are the six nakshatras on the seams where a water sign gives way to a fire sign: Ashwini, Magha and Mula, ruled by Ketu, and Ashlesha, Jyeshtha and Revati, ruled by Budh. The Mool shanti is traditionally done on the 27th day after birth, when the Moon returns to the birth nakshatra.
Your nakshatra is where the Moon was, to the minute.
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