Bharani nakshatra
Bharani is the second nakshatra, spanning 13°20′–26°40′ of sidereal Aries. Ruled by Venus with Yama as its deity, it is the star of bearing and carrying, linked with birth, restraint and transformation.
Also known as: Barani, Bharni, Apabharani, Bharani star
Bharani sits in the middle of Aries. Its name comes from the root ‘bhri’, to bear or carry, and its symbol is the yoni, the womb. Its deity is Yama, the lord of dharma and of the departed, whom tradition sees as a just guardian of limits rather than a figure of fear.
Bharani is one of the five fierce (ugra) nakshatras. Muhurat texts keep such stars for bold or decisive actions rather than gentle beginnings, so Bharani is not chosen for weddings, griha pravesh or naming ceremonies. Its lord is Venus, so those born under it begin life in Venus’s 20-year dasha.
Its padas give the name syllables Li, Lu, Le and Lo. People sometimes worry about Bharani because of its link with Yama. Tradition reads it as intensity, endurance and the strength to carry responsibility, and no single factor in a chart decides the course of a life.