Udaya

Nakshatra 2 of 27

Bharani (Bharani)

strong-willed and persevering, a star that carries burdens without complaint

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The star in short#

Where it sits
13°20′ to 26°40′ of Mesham
Lord
Sukran (Venus) · a 20-year mahadasha
Gana
Manushya (human, balanced)
Yoni
the male Elephant
Rajju
Uru (thigh) — fourth of the five, read for wealth
Nadi
Madhya (pitta)
Known for
endurance
Shared star
a star the almanacs say should not be shared
Vedha
Anusham — the stars held to obstruct this one

Rank every star against it → Cast a jathagam →

Its four padas#

Each pada is 3°20′. Nine padas fill a rasi, so a star either sits in one sign or straddles two.

PadaRasiDegreesSyllablesNames
1Mesham13°20′ to 16°40′Li லி10 names · few settled names
2Mesham16°40′ to 20°00′Lu லு8 names · few settled names
3Mesham20°00′ to 23°20′Le லே10 names · few settled names
4Mesham23°20′ to 26°40′Lo லோ16 names

A child is named from the syllable of the pada the Moon stood in at birth. The whole table, with the names and their meanings, is on the baby names page.

Which stars match, and which do not

Computed, not tabulated: the ten Tamil poruthams and the 36 guna run for all 27 stars against Bharani in Mesham, with this star taken as the groom's side.

Of 36 star-and-rasi combinations, 15 match well, 7 are borderline, 8 are poor and 6 fail Rajju or Vedha outright.

Best matchesRasi10 porutham36 guna
Uthiram Uttara PhalguniSimmam8.5 of 1025 of 36
Magam MaghaSimmam7.5 of 1019 of 36
Swathi SwatiThulam7 of 1029.5 of 36
Thiruvathirai ArdraMithunam7 of 1027 of 36
Uthiradam Uttara AshadhaDhanusu7 of 1027 of 36
Aswini AshwiniMesham6.5 of 1033 of 36
Worst matchesRasi10 poruthamWhy
Bharani BharaniMesham5 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Anusham AnuradhaViruchigam5.5 of 10Rejected: Rajju and Vedha both fail
Uthirattathi Uttara BhadrapadaMeenam6 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Pooradam Purva AshadhaDhanusu6 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Poosam PushyaKadagam6.5 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Pooram Purva PhalguniSimmam7.5 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails

The ten checks are not symmetric — Dina counts from the bride's star to the groom's, and the Tamil vasya table is read from the bride's rasi — so the list from the other side is a different list, and a real pair is checked both ways with both birth times.

Its dasha, and the parihaaram for its lord#

Everything here belongs to Sukran, the star's ruling graha, and is the same table the remedy pages read.

Dasha
A child born under Bharani begins life in a Sukran mahadasha of 20 years, the part of it still to run decided by how far the Moon had gone through the star. Work out the periods.
Day
Friday
Colour
White
Gem
Diamond (Vairam) — the wearing rules
Mantra
Sukra gayatri (Om Aswadhwajaya Vidmahe Dhanur Hastaya Dhimahi Tanno Sukrah Prachodayat); Sri Suktam; Lakshmi Ashtothram — the texts
Fasting
Friday (Sukravara vratam)

Where it is worshipped

60 temples in the gazetteer are kept for Sukran; the ones near you are on the temples page. Parihaaram is traditional practice, offered for devotion and peace of mind; it is not a guaranteed cure of any condition. Temple hours change with festivals and the season, so check before travelling.

The name#

The same star in every script this app carries.

  • English Bharani
  • தமிழ் பரணி
  • తెలుగు భరణి
  • ಕನ್ನಡ ಭರಣಿ
  • മലയാളം ഭരണി
  • हिन्दी भरणी
  • বাংলা ভরণী
  • ગુજરાતી ભરણી
  • ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭରଣୀ
  • ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਰਣੀ
  • සිංහල බෙරණ

Also written Bharani. The glossary's entry for Bharani lists the other spellings a family may have been given.