Purva Ashadha pada 3
20°00′ Sagittarius – 23°20′ Sagittarius
The third quarter of Purva Ashadha: a Libra navamsa, naam akshar Pha, and a birth that starts in Shukra’s mahadasha with 10 years to 5 years of it left.
Where Purva Ashadha pada 3 is
3°20′ of the zodiac, and what falls in itPurva Ashadha pada 3 is the third 3°20′ of Purva Ashadha, 20°00′ Sagittarius – 23°20′ Sagittarius, in Sagittarius. A Moon here is named by the syllable Pha and falls in a Libra navamsa.
- Nakshatra
- Purva Ashadha, ruled by Venus (Shukra)
- Arc
- 20°00′ Sagittarius – 23°20′ Sagittarius
- Rashi (Moon sign)
- Sagittarius, ruled by Guru
- Navamsa (D9)
- Libra, ruled by Shukra
- Naam akshar
- Pha (फा)
- Deity, gana, nadi
- Apas · Manushya · Madhya
What this pada adds
its navamsa and its aimPurva Ashadha in Brihat Jataka (16.11) Brihat Jataka says a person born with the Moon in Purva Ashadha is proud and holds fast to friends, and the verse gives such a man an agreeable wife. (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.
Purva Ashadha 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 Purva Ashadha 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 Pha (फा)
the naam akshar of this pada, for a namkaranFor a boy
- Phanindra king of serpents
- Phalgun a month; Arjun
For a girl
- Phalguni born in Phalgun
More names, by nakshatra and pada: baby name finder
The dasha it starts
Shukra, and how much is leftA Moon in Purva Ashadha 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 Purva Ashadha 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 Purva Ashadha pada 3
16 February 1985, 11:00, Jaipur: the Moon at 22.27° Sagittarius, in Purva Ashadha pada 3, with Aries rising. The engine gives 6 years, 7 months, 1 day of Shukra’s mahadasha left at birth.
In the 8,349 real births the site’s figures are counted on, 0.99% had the Moon in this pada, about one in 101.
The four padas of Purva Ashadha
Common questions
4 questionsWhat is the naam akshar of Purva Ashadha pada 3?
Pha (फा). A child born with the Moon in this pada is traditionally given a name beginning with it.
Which rashi and navamsa is Purva Ashadha pada 3?
Rashi Sagittarius, navamsa Libra. It runs 20°00′ Sagittarius to 23°20′ Sagittarius.
Which mahadasha does Purva Ashadha 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 Purva Ashadha pada 3 gand mool?
No. Purva Ashadha 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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