Nakshatra · Lunar Mansion 2/27
Bharani Nakshatra भरणी
creation · restraint · transformation · endurance
Bharani is ruled by Yama, lord of death and dharma — the nakshatra of bearing and transformation, of the womb that carries life and the force that takes it away. Natives are intense, creative and morally serious, learning restraint through extremes.
| Number | 2nd of 27 |
|---|---|
| Zodiac span | 13°20′–26°40′ Aries |
| Ruling planet (Vimshottari) | Venus (Shukra) |
| Deity | Yama (god of death and dharma) |
| Symbol | The yoni (female organ); the bearer |
| Gana (temperament) | Manushya |
| Yoni (animal) | Elephant (male) |
| Nadi (Ayurvedic) | Madhya (Pitta) |
| Sanskrit | भरणी |
Symbol & deity
Bharani's symbol is the yoni (female organ); the bearer, and its presiding deity is Yama (god of death and dharma). Its special power — its shakti — is the power to take things away and cleanse (apabharani shakti). Together these encode the nakshatra's core lesson and gift.
Personality & traits
Strengths: Creative, determined, disciplined, capable of great endurance and moral strength.
Challenges: Extreme, blunt, judgemental, struggles with restraint and can carry a heavy burden.
Ruling planet — Venus
Bharani is ruled by Venus in the Vimshottari system, so a Bharani Moon sets Venus's dasha as the first major life period, and Venus's nature deeply colours the personality. love, beauty, pleasure — the benefic of relationships and the arts.
Career & vocation
Obstetrics and life-and-death work, the arts, law and justice, agriculture, transformation work.