Purva Phalguni pada 3
20°00′ Leo – 23°20′ Leo
The third quarter of Purva Phalguni: a Libra navamsa, naam akshar Ti, and a birth that starts in Shukra’s mahadasha with 10 years to 5 years of it left.
Where Purva Phalguni pada 3 is
3°20′ of the zodiac, and what falls in itPurva Phalguni pada 3 is the third 3°20′ of Purva Phalguni, 20°00′ Leo – 23°20′ Leo, in Leo. A Moon here is named by the syllable Ti and falls in a Libra navamsa.
- Nakshatra
- Purva Phalguni, ruled by Venus (Shukra)
- Arc
- 20°00′ Leo – 23°20′ Leo
- Rashi (Moon sign)
- Leo, ruled by Surya
- Navamsa (D9)
- Libra, ruled by Shukra
- Naam akshar
- Ti (टी)
- Deity, gana, nadi
- Bhaga · Manushya · Madhya
What this pada adds
its navamsa and its aimPurva Phalguni in Brihat Jataka (16.6) Brihat Jataka says a person born with the Moon in Purva Phalguni is sweet of speech and generous, fond of moving about, and serves those in power (in the verse, kings). (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 Phalguni 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 Phalguni 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 Ti (टी)
the naam akshar of this pada, for a namkaranAlmost no Hindi names begin with Ti (टी). Families then often choose a name that begins with the nearest sound, or one of the nakshatra’s other syllables, and use Ti 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 Purva Phalguni 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 Phalguni 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 Phalguni pada 3
24 March 1986, 23:00, New Delhi: the Moon at 21.71° Leo, in Purva Phalguni pada 3, with Scorpio rising. The engine gives 7 years, 5 months, 8 days of Shukra’s mahadasha left at birth.
In the 8,349 real births the site’s figures are counted on, 0.9% had the Moon in this pada, about one in 111.
The four padas of Purva Phalguni
Common questions
4 questionsWhat is the naam akshar of Purva Phalguni pada 3?
Ti (टी). A child born with the Moon in this pada is traditionally given a name beginning with it.
Which rashi and navamsa is Purva Phalguni pada 3?
Rashi Leo, navamsa Libra. It runs 20°00′ Leo to 23°20′ Leo.
Which mahadasha does Purva Phalguni 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 Phalguni pada 3 gand mool?
No. Purva Phalguni 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.
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