Bharani pada 3
20°00′ Aries – 23°20′ Aries
The third quarter of Bharani: a Libra navamsa, naam akshar Le, and a birth that starts in Shukra’s mahadasha with 10 years to 5 years of it left.
Where Bharani pada 3 is
3°20′ of the zodiac, and what falls in itBharani pada 3 is the third 3°20′ of Bharani, 20°00′ Aries – 23°20′ Aries, in Aries. A Moon here is named by the syllable Le and falls in a Libra 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 3 sends it into a Libra navamsa, ruled by Shukra. The navamsa (D9) is the chart read for marriage and for the strength behind a placement, so in this pada Shukra colours what Bharani gives.
Here the navamsa lord is Shukra again, the nakshatra’s own lord, so the pada doubles its nature.
The pada tradition reads each quarter by its navamsa’s element: an air navamsa makes this a Kama pada, turned towards desire, relationships and enjoyment.
Names for Le (ले)
the naam akshar of this pada, for a namkaranFor a boy
- Lekhraj lord of writing
For a girl
- Lekha writing, line
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 3 it is 10 years, at its end 5 years.
Upay for Bharani pada 3
- Shukra, the nakshatra lord: ॐ शुक्राय नमः108 times on Friday, with a daan of white cloth and rice.
A suggestion, as your faith allows: the grahas this pada answers to, each on its own day.
A real birth in Bharani pada 3
21 April 1985, 17:00, New Delhi: the Moon at 21.25° Aries, in Bharani pada 3, with Virgo rising. The engine gives 8 years, 1 month, 14 days of Shukra’s mahadasha left at birth.
In the 8,349 real births the site’s figures are counted on, 0.89% had the Moon in this pada, about one in 112.
The four padas of Bharani
Common questions
4 questionsWhat is the naam akshar of Bharani pada 3?
Le (ले). A child born with the Moon in this pada is traditionally given a name beginning with it.
Which rashi and navamsa is Bharani pada 3?
Rashi Aries, navamsa Libra. It runs 20°00′ Aries to 23°20′ Aries.
Which mahadasha does Bharani pada 3 start?
Shukra, with 10 years to 5 years of its 20 years left at birth, depending on the Moon’s exact degree.
Is Bharani pada 3 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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