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Bharani - Yama 

 Bharni - Yamya - Yameza - Krsna - Bhya-Nnye (Tibetan)

(Yama)

The Second Nakshatra

13:20-26:40 Mesha  (Aries)

Location = 35,39, & 41 Arietis ~~ The Circle of Stars

"Bearing" - "She Who Bears"

bharaNa:

  • bearing, maintaining

  • the act of bearing (also in the womb) carrying , bringing , procuring

  • wearing, putting on

  • maintaining, supporting , nourishing

  • wages, hire.

Yama 

  • a rein , curb , bridle; a driver , charioteer; 

  • the act of checking or curbing , suppression , restraint; self-control forbearance , any great moral rule or duty  a minor observance; (in Yoga) self-restraint (as the first of the eight Anghas or means of attaining mental concentration)

  • n. twin-born , twin , forming a pair; a twin , one of a pair or couple , a fellow; Name of  the Ashvins and of their twin children, called Nakula and Saha-deva;  twins of different sex

  • symbol for the number 'two'

  • name of the god who presides over the Pitris and rules the spirits of the dead (he is regarded as the first of men and born from Vivasvat , "the Sun", & his wife Saranyu).  In Post-vedic mythology he is the appointed Judge and "Restrainer" or "Punisher" of the dead , in which capacity he is also called DharmaRaja. (corresponds to the Greek Pluto and to Minos); his abode is in some region of the lower world called Yama-pura ; thither a soul when it leaves the body , is said to repair.

  • Yama is described as dressed in blood-red garments , with a glittering form , a crown on his head , glowing eyes and like Varuna , holding a noose , with which he binds the spirit after drawing it from the body , in size about the measure of a man's thumb ; he is otherwise represented as grim in aspect , green in colour , clothed in red , riding on a buffalo , and holding a club in one hind and noose in the other ; in the later mythology he is always represented as a terrible deity inflicting tortures , called Yatana, on departed spirits.  He is also one of the 8 guardians of the world as regent of the South quarter ; he is the regent of the Nakshatra Apa-bharani or Bharani.

  • name of the planet Saturn (regarded as the son of Vivasvat and Chaya) 

  • a crow

  • a bad horse (whose limbs are either too small or too large)

  • Name of Yama's twin-sister (who is identified in post-Vedic mythology with the river-goddess Yamuna)

  • a pair , brace , couple;  a twin-letter (the consonant interposed and generally understood , but not written in practice , between a nasal immediately preceded by one of the four other consonants in each class) 

Yamya

  • relating or belonging to Yama; the right hand; 

  • a servant or messenger of Yama; 

  • of Agastya; 

  • the sandal-tree;

  •  the southern quarter , south

Yameza

  • "Yama as ruler", the Nakshatra Bharani

~~ Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionary

 

"...restraint and forbearance, of duty and receiving what is due, whether one's physical or spiritual wages...battle & war..."  

~~ Valerie Roebuck, The Circle of Stars, p. 103

"Yama desired, "May I win the lordship of the ancestors." One who makes the appropriate offering to Yama and to Bharani wins the lordship of the ancestors and wins the lordship of his peers.

Those born under Bharani want to be respected by their elders and by their peers."

~~ David Frawley, Fruits of Worshipping Each Nakshatra

 

Bharani, for females:

"...a rather quarrelsome and treacherous nature. She will have a tendency towards wicked, vicious and envious thoughts - regarding other women, particularly. 

To her husband and friends, she will be arrogant and overbearing. Underneath it all she is cold, shrewd, and calculating."

~~ Shil-Ponde. (1939). Hindu Astrology Joytisha-Shastra. p 91.

  • Bharani in lagna: [Laura Welch Bush; Mia Farrow actress]

  • Chandra in Bharani: [actress Demi Moore, Mother Teresa, actress Meryl Streep] 

 

Bharani, for males: 

"A very vital character, a quality which quite often leads this individual into all sorts of trouble because other people are apt to be jealous, resentful and antagonistic to him. 

The morals of this man are not above reproach. He will be distinguished in many cases by some slight physical defect on the lower part of the body, that is below the waist.."

~~ Shil-Ponde. (1939). Hindu Astrology Joytisha-Shastra. p 79.

  • Bharani in lagna: [US President #38: Gerald Ford]

  • Chandra in Bharani: [clairvoyant Edgar Cayce, artist teacher Harish Johari]

General Description of Bharani characteristics 

-- from Das/ Behari

General

 

Description of the Padaa (quarters) of Bharani 

-- from Das/ Behari

Padaa 1

You will be wealthy, highly respected by brothers & sisters, owns a number of vehicles. But you may loose money through rash investment. You think only of today & never of tomorrow. 

Padaa 2

You will be happy in most parts of your life. You inherit wealth from your maternal grand-father. You have a good education. You get several opportunities to mingle with learned persons and exchange ideas with them. In case of employed persons, you will be lucky having good, intelligent & considerate persons as your boss.

Padaa 3

You have two spouses. You will be highly respected & loved by many. You are kind to the needy & poor. You are fond of hot drinks. You earn from silk, cotton, fertilizer, hotel or agricultural produces.

Padaa 4

A questionable character. Wicked. You may have to undergo some operation. You may be employed in a shipyard or in a profession where frequent sea transport is handled. You can also be a chemist.

 

Description of the Four Padaa (quarters) of Bharni

*for the Male only*

from: Shil-Ponde. (1939). Hindu Astrology Joytisha-Shastra. p 104

Padaa 1

Florid, ruddy complexion, with brown curly hair and drowsy eyes, with red sports on them. Acquisitive but stupid - selfish but easily led. His stupidity makes him somewhat suspicious of other people. Laborers and domestic classes usually found here. People who do what they are told & lack initiative. 

Padaa 2

Not reliable. Has loose morals, and is a philanderer. Liable to take advantage of friends and family; deceives the world by his engaging speech and manner. 

Padaa 3

same as pada-2

Padaa 4

same as pada-3

Special note

If the planet Mars is found in this Asterism on the Rising Point, the native will have an accident to his head which will leave a permanent scar at the age of 7 or 8, or at the age of 27 or 28.
 

2.      Bharani - 13:20-26:40 Mesha

Ruler:

Shukra

Bija Syllables:

  1. Li [as in lilt]
  2. Lu [as in look]
  3. Le [as in let]
  4. Lo [as in low]

Body part:

Sole of Foot of Kalapurushaa

Symbol:

Vagina [pudendum muliebre]  - or- elephant

Related activities:

  • Performing rash actions, doing cruel things, competition, things related to poison, digging wells, things related to agriculture, things related to fire. [BPHS]

  • bearing , maintaining

Deity:

Yama, the god of Death.

Gana/Caste:

Human / Manushya

Tibetan deities:

  •  Dranye - Goddess

  •  Gekmo, the Dancer

 

Nakshatras

intercalary nakshatra = Abhijit
 

  

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