Purva ashadha
Also called: purva ashadha nakshatra
Purva Ashadha, the 20th of the 27 nakshatras (lunar mansions), running from 13°20' Dhanu (Sagittarius) to 26°40' Dhanu (Sagittarius) in the sidereal zodiac. Its symbol is the winnowing fan. Its presiding deity is Apas, the cosmic waters, bringing invincibility and purifying flow. Its ruling planet is Venus, so someone born with the Moon here begins life in Venus's dasha (planetary period). Its themes are invigoration, conviction, pride. Classically it is a fierce (ugra) nakshatra, for demolition and confrontation; the texts advise against beginnings under it.
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