The 27 Nakṣatras · star 2

Bharani Nakṣatra — deity, pāda, nakṣatra lord & tyājya

Bharani is the 2nd of the twenty-seven lunar mansions. Its presiding deity (devatā) is Yama, its Vimśottarī lord Venus, gaṇa Manushya, yoni Elephant, nāḍī Madhya, varṇa Mleccha — every value computed by the same engine that casts the chart and cited to its classical source.

At a glance

Presiding deity (devatā)Yama
Nakṣatra lordVenus
Nature (Muhūrta class)Ugra/Krura (Fierce/Cruel)
GaṇaManushya
YoniElephant (M)
NāḍīMadhya
VarṇaMleccha

The four pādas of Bharani — navāṃśa & naming syllable

PādaFromName syllableNavāṃśa (D9)Navāṃśa lord
Pāda 113°20′«Lee»LeoSun
Pāda 216°40′«Loo»VirgoMercury
Pāda 320°00′«Le»LibraVenus
Pāda 423°20′«Lo»ScorpioMars

What Bharani favours

Ugra/Krura (Fierce/Cruel). Favours: Enemy destruction, Fire work, Poison, Prison, Arrests. Set aside: All auspicious karmas — strictly forbidden.

Viṣa ghaṭī (tyājya)

The viṣa (tyājya) portion of Bharani spans ghaṭī 24–28 from the nakṣatra's own start — the basis of the daily Varjyam window.

Deity per Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra ch.6; gaṇa/nāḍī/varṇa/yoni from the aṣṭakūṭa tables; syllables from the Nāmakaraṇa table; navāṃśa by the standard Pārāśari division; tyājya from Prasna Marga.