🪷 पुनर्वसु · Punarvasu (Punarvasu)

पुनर्वसु
Krishna IS Viṣṇu among Ādityas (BG 10.21). Aditi is the mother of Ādityas — Punarvasu = direct Viṣṇu-aditi-tattva. Rāma's birth-nakshatra.
— Bhagavad Gītā BG 10.21

🪷 Krishna-Declaration · How this nakshatra IS Krishna

Ruling deity Aditi (mother of devas) · symbol Quiver of arrows · ruling planet Jupiter. Quiver-of-arrows · return-of-light · Viṣṇu-essence · auspicious-restoration

Nakshatra #7 · Span: 20° Mithuna - 3°20' Karka · Ruling planet: Jupiter · Deity: Aditi (mother of devas)

Today's Moon (2026-06-03)

The Moon currently transits Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · pāda 3 · 263.13° sidereal.

Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta (Bhāskara-II 4-step iteration · Lahirī ayanāṁśa)

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Classical attributes

Number
#7 of 27
Span
20° Mithuna - 3°20' Karka
Ruling planet
Jupiter
Ruling deity
Aditi (mother of devas)
Symbol
Quiver of arrows
Vimśottarī Daśā
16 years
Pāda → Rāśis
1: Gemini · 2: Gemini · 3: Gemini · 4: Cancer
Guṇa
Sattva
Caste (BPHS)
Vaiśya

Symbolism

Quiver-of-arrows · return-of-light · Viṣṇu-essence · auspicious-restoration

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 · Aditi (mother of devas)-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 · Sattva Guṇa · Vaiśya Caste (BPHS) · Vimśottarī 16-yr Daśā · BPHS Classical Reference