🪷 पूर्व आषाढा · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā (Pūrva Āṣāḍhā)

पूर्व आषाढा
Krishna IS the taste in waters (BG 7.8 raso 'ham apsu). Pūrva-Āṣāḍhā ruled by Apas = direct rasa-water-tattva.
— Bhagavad Gītā BG 7.8

🪷 Krishna-Declaration · How this nakshatra IS Krishna

Ruling deity Apas (waters) · symbol Elephant tusk / fan · ruling planet Venus. Elephant-tusk · fan · invincibility · early-victory

Nakshatra #20 · Span: 13°20'-26°40' Dhanu · Ruling planet: Venus · Deity: Apas (waters)

Today's Moon (2026-06-03)

🌙 The Moon transits Pūrva Āṣāḍhā TODAY — pāda 3 · 263.13° sidereal. The deity Apas (waters) is especially-active. Krishna IS the taste in waters (BG 7.

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

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Classical attributes

Number
#20 of 27
Span
13°20'-26°40' Dhanu
Ruling planet
Venus
Ruling deity
Apas (waters)
Symbol
Elephant tusk / fan
Vimśottarī Daśā
20 years
Pāda → Rāśis
1: Sagittarius · 2: Sagittarius · 3: Sagittarius · 4: Sagittarius
Guṇa
Rajas
Caste (BPHS)
Brāhmaṇa

Symbolism

Elephant-tusk · fan · invincibility · early-victory

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 · Apas (waters)-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 · Brāhmaṇa Caste (BPHS) · Vimśottarī 20-yr Daśā · BPHS Classical Reference