🪷 भरणी · Bharaṇī (Bharaṇī)

Nakshatra #2 · Span: 13°20'-26°40' Meṣa · Ruling planet: Venus · Deity: Yama (death-god)

भरणी
Krishna IS Yama-Dharma-rāja (BG 10.29 yamaḥ saṁyamatām aham) — the lord of righteous-restraint and gateway-of-rebirth.
Bhagavad Gītā BG 10.29

Today's Moon (2026-05-14)

The Moon currently transits Revatī · pāda 3 · 354.72° sidereal.

Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate (Sūrya-Siddhānta · Lahirī ayanāṁśa)

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Classical attributes

Number
#2 of 27
Span
13°20'-26°40' Meṣa
Ruling planet
Venus
Ruling deity
Yama (death-god)
Symbol
Vagina/yoni
Vimśottarī Daśā
20 years
Pāda → Rāśis
1: Aries · 2: Aries · 3: Aries · 4: Aries
Guṇa
Rajas
Caste (BPHS)
Mleccha

Symbolism

Yoni · birth-death gateway · transformation · restraint

Cross-references

📚 See Also

📖 References

  1. Bṛhat-Parāśara-Horā-Śāstra (BPHS) · Nakshatra-Adhyāya · Maharṣi Parāśara — Classical authority on nakshatra deities · rulerships · vimśottarī-daśā assignments
  2. Ṛg-Veda · the nakshatra-deity invocations · Yama (death-god)-sūkta — Vedic-mantric source for the nakshatra's ruling-deity tattva
  3. Sūrya-Siddhānta · sidereal Moon-position computation (~500 CE) — Astronomical treatise behind every nakshatra-traversal
Categories: Vedic Astronomy · Nakshatras (Lunar Mansions) · Jyotiṣa Reference · Rajas Guṇa · Mleccha Caste (BPHS) · Vimśottarī 20-yr Daśā · BPHS Classical Reference