Purva Ashadha
Purva Ashadha is the 20th of the twenty-seven nakshatras and spans 13°20' of the zodiac, from 253.33° to 266.67°. It lies entirely inside Sagittarius. Its ruling planet is Venus, and that is the single most useful thing to know about it: Venus governs comfort, art, marriage and everything pleasant, and a person born under this nakshatra runs Venus's dasha first.
- Ruling planet
- Venus
- comfort, art, marriage and everything pleasant
- Gana
- Manushya
- Nadi
- Aadi
- Yoni
- Monkey
- Span
- 253.33° – 266.67°
- Rashi
- Sagittarius
Naming a child born in this nakshatra
The traditional name syllables for the four padas are Bhu, Dha, Pha, Dha. A child born in the first pada is named from Bhu, the second from Dha, and so on — which pada it is depends on the exact minute of birth, because each pada is only 3°20' wide and the Moon crosses one in about six hours.
The four padas
| Pada | Name starts with | Navamsa |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhu | Leo |
| 2 | Dha | Virgo |
| 3 | Pha | Libra |
| 4 | Dha | Scorpio |
In kundli matching
In kundli matching this nakshatra carries three of the eight kootas by itself: its gana is Manushya, its nadi is Aadi, and its yoni is Monkey. Nadi is the heaviest koota of the eight — two people with the same nadi score zero out of eight on it — so this one value decides a large part of any match involving this nakshatra.
Match two kundlisCommon questions
- Who is the lord of Purva Ashadha nakshatra?
- Venus. It governs comfort, art, marriage and everything pleasant, and it is the first mahadasha a person born under this nakshatra runs.
- Which letter should a Purva Ashadha nakshatra baby's name start with?
- The traditional name syllables for the four padas are Bhu, Dha, Pha, Dha. A child born in the first pada is named from Bhu, the second from Dha, and so on — which pada it is depends on the exact minute of birth, because each pada is only 3°20' wide and the Moon crosses one in about six hours.
- What is the gana and nadi of Purva Ashadha?
- In kundli matching this nakshatra carries three of the eight kootas by itself: its gana is Manushya, its nadi is Aadi, and its yoni is Monkey. Nadi is the heaviest koota of the eight — two people with the same nadi score zero out of eight on it — so this one value decides a large part of any match involving this nakshatra.
Is this actually your nakshatra?
The Moon crosses a nakshatra in about a day, and a pada in about six hours — so the one you were told may not be the one you have. It takes a second to compute from your birth details.