2 Bharaṇī

The Vulva
Star: 41 Arietes Deity: Yama (God of Death)

Myth

Read the mythology of the Aśvinī Nakṣatra to understand the story of the birth of Yama (son
of Lord Surya and Sanjana. For many years Chaya lived among them and even Surya was not
able to identify Chaya from his real wife Sanjana; it was Yama who was able to judge her and
that is how he earned himself the title of ‘Dharmaraj’ (The King of Dharma & Justice). This
also teaches us that a balanced Bharaṇī native has a great will for justice. However, if the
native has a weak and afflicted Bharaṇī, he could face
problems of a feeling of bias from his mother. Also, in
medical astrology, we understand that afflicted Bharani
people might end up having problems with the feet
especially if the body parts of Bharani are head and feet. 

Yama and Yami (the twins born to Lord Surya and Sanjana),
were attached to each other right from the beginning and
they were the primeval beings on earth. Yami became very
lonely on earth, and when she longed for a man, there was
no one except Yama whom she was so deeply in love with.
So, she requested him to have children with her. He refused
her proposal calling it a sin (incest). Yama chose the act of
restraint on high moral grounds and discipline. 

As Yama and his sister Yami were the primeval beings on earth, no one had died before them.
So Yama grew old and he became the first mortal to experience death (Lord of Death). This is
why Bharaṇī is associated with the power to take things away, move on, to remove the “life
force” (prana) from the body, and to carry the Soul to the “World of the Ancestors”.

The main symbol of Bharaṇī is the ‘Yoni’ (the female vulva) where the pleasure principle
produces the ultimate transformation of a sperm entering the womb where a child is
“sequestered” for 9 months and is then transported from “one world plane” into another
“world plane” (going from the womb into the world). The womb is associated with themes of
sexuality, which in turn are associated with having a lot of creativity.

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 Nakṣatra Classifications

Ruler: VE Zodiacal Span: 13*20' - 26*40' Ar Yoga Tara: 24*20' Ar

Vṛtti - mode of conduct: Tulyatvam - an even-minded, balanced approach

Dehabhāga - body zone: the Head

Varṇa - social strata: Mleccha - one who functions in society without a skill, with a very low-
grade skill, or with a skill frowned upon by others; an immigrant or slave, migrant worker
and the like, prostitute and pimp, drug czar or dealer, gambler or beggar

Trikṛtya - threefold actions: Sthiti - standing upright or firmly, not falling; constancy,
perseverance; high status or position; abiding, staying put

Paryāya - course, way: Pṛṣṭodaya - rising back first; proceeding in and on in an orthodox
manner; engaging things by backing into them

Liṅga - mark, gender: Strī - female gender; woman; wife

Nāḍī - pulse, rhythm: Pitta - bile, heat, digestive faculty; irritation, inflammation; stomach,
eyes, liver, spleen; acne

Svabhāva - specific nature: Ugra - strong, huge, violent, terrible, fierce, mighty, impetuous,
wrathful

Yoni - race, species: the Elephant (larger than life and respected by others)

Gaṇa - class: Manuṣya - human, people friendly; ancestors; courageous; useful; deemed to
be King; rājasic

Tattva - “stuff” of creation: Pṛthivī - Earth - solids; anabolic activity; for our purpose, this
“stuff” promotes skill

Guṇa - quality: Rajas - activity, urgency, passion, attachment; dirt, vapor, mist; turbulent
emotion; impurity

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 Bharaṇī Significations

Pursuit of Pleasure/Pleasure Principal / Sexuality / Secretive

Sequestering/Withdrawl/Humiliation/Restraint
Willpower/Discipline/Toil / Punctual (or lack thereof)
Nurturing/Parenting (loss of mother figure or stepmother) / Supportive
Luxurious striking Hair/Eyebrows/Beard/Nails
Settling/Movements/Empires
Artistry/Inventing/Trailblazing / Creativity
Morals & Codes (uphold truth) /Reincarnation / Associated with the process of Death

One huge lesson is for these natives to learn to let go of things which are not needed
anymore (people or material objects) and have the willpower to uphold Dharma because
this is a wealthy Nakṣatra. The transformations are in their relationships and not so much
with gaining wealth.

Bharaṇī is also considered the birth star of Rahu. Both Rahu and Venus enjoy a lot of
material pleasures, which ultimately becomes the reason for the person’s sorrow; therefore,
restraint is a virtue that every Bharaṇī must develop in order to fulfill their karma in this
life.

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