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Nakshatra 20 of 27

Pooradam (Purva Ashadha)

confident, persuasive and undefeated in spirit, the star of the first draught of water

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The star in short#

Where it sits
13°20′ to 26°40′ of Dhanusu
Lord
Sukran (Venus) · a 20-year mahadasha
Gana
Manushya (human, balanced)
Yoni
the male Monkey
Rajju
Uru (thigh) — fourth of the five, read for wealth
Nadi
Madhya (pitta)
Known for
early victory
Shared star
shareable, better when the padas differ
Vedha
Poosam — 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
1Dhanusu13°20′ to 16°40′Bhu பு16 names
2Dhanusu16°40′ to 20°00′Dha த16 names
3Dhanusu20°00′ to 23°20′Pha ப9 names · few settled names
4Dhanusu23°20′ to 26°40′Dha ட16 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 Pooradam in Dhanusu, with this star taken as the groom's side.

Of 36 star-and-rasi combinations, 15 match well, 9 are borderline, 6 are poor and 6 fail Rajju or Vedha outright.

Best matchesRasi10 porutham36 guna
Poorattathi Purva BhadrapadaMeenam7.5 of 1030.5 of 36
Aswini AshwiniMesham7.5 of 1027 of 36
Uthiradam Uttara AshadhaDhanusu7 of 1035 of 36
Revathi RevatiMeenam7 of 1030.5 of 36
Thiruvathirai ArdraMithunam7 of 1027 of 36
Uthiram Uttara PhalguniSimmam7 of 1025 of 36
Worst matchesRasi10 poruthamWhy
Poosam PushyaKadagam5 of 10Rejected: Rajju and Vedha both fail
Anusham AnuradhaViruchigam5.5 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Pooradam Purva AshadhaDhanusu5.5 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Pooram Purva PhalguniSimmam6 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Bharani BharaniMesham7 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Uthirattathi Uttara BhadrapadaMeenam7.5 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 Pooradam 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 Pooradam
  • தமிழ் பூராடம்
  • తెలుగు పూర్వాషాఢ
  • ಕನ್ನಡ ಪೂರ್ವಾಷಾಢಾ
  • മലയാളം പൂരാടം
  • हिन्दी पूर्वाषाढ़ा
  • বাংলা পূর্বাষাঢ়া
  • ગુજરાતી પૂર્વાષાઢા
  • मराठी पूर्वाषाढा
  • ଓଡ଼ିଆ ପୂର୍ବାଷାଢ଼ା
  • ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਪੂਰਵਾਸ਼ਾੜਾ
  • සිංහල පුවසල

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