Birth star 2 of 27
Bharani
भरणी
13°20′–26°40′ sidereal longitude
Ruled by Venus · 2 of 27
The strong carrier: intense, creative, able to see things through.
The tradition links Bharani with bearing weight and bringing something new into being. People born under it are often described as intense, willful and able to endure a lot. The star is tied to endings and starts, and to what grows out of both.
Strengths the tradition names
- Strong will
- Endures hard stretches
- Creative drive
Worth watching
- Holding feelings in too long
- All-or-nothing intensity
In love
Described as passionate and loyal, with deep feeling that can take time to show. Trust tends to matter a great deal.
At work
Often seen as the one who carries a heavy project through to the end, especially in creative or high-pressure roles.
Why a elephant and Yama?
Its deity, Yama, rules the passage between endings and what follows. The animal, Elephant, and the figure, womb (yoni), together speak of strength and of carrying something new into the world.
If you know Western astrology
It sits in sidereal Aries, so it has some of that sign's force, with a heavier, more inward tone.
These readings are Vediq's plain-English take on the tradition. The facts below them come from named sources.
Bharani
भरणी
- Real stars you can see
- 35, 39, 41 Arietis
- Yama
- Elephant
- Manushya
Where these facts come from
- Surya Siddhanta ch. 8 (E. Burgess, 1860)
- Muhurta Chintamani 6.25-30 (Khemraj, 1879)
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Find it in the sky
Real stars
35, 39, 41 Arietis
No junction star is identified in our verified data.
When to look
Look up in Nov–Jan evenings. This is an approximate season for mid-northern latitudes; local visibility varies.
Its god, animal and temperament
Yama
Vedic name
Apabharani
Classical figure
womb
: elephant
Stars that share the elephant:
: Manushya
The tradition sorts the 27 stars into three temperaments. Others with this one:
Sources for this page
- Surya Siddhanta ch. 8 (E. Burgess, 1860)
- observational astronomy
- Taittiriya Samhita 4.4.10 (A. B. Keith, 1914)
- Muhurta Chintamani 6.25-30 (Khemraj, 1879)