नक्षत्र · Nakshatra 11 of 27 · 13°20′–26°40′ Siṃha
पूर्व फाल्गुनी Pūrva Phālgunī(Purva Phalguni)
Data
| Span | 13°20′–26°40′ Siṃha |
|---|---|
| Lord | शुक्र Śukra |
| Deity | Bhaga, god of enjoyment, fortune and marital felicity |
| Symbol | The front legs of a couch; a swinging hammock |
| Gana | manushya |
| Temperament | Fierce yet festive (ugra with a sweet face) — the art of rest, pleasure and celebration. |
Purva Phalguni is the couch after the coronation: creativity, romance, play and the legitimate enjoyment of life's fruits. These natives bring warmth and festivity wherever they go and often carry real artistic gifts; their maturation lies in discovering that devotion and delight can share the same hammock.
Cited fromTaittirīya Brāhmaṇa 1.5BPHS, Chs. 46–49BPHS, Ch. 6Nakshatra tradition
पद · The four padas
| Pada | Reading (by navamsa) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Siṃha navāṁśa (Sun): the radiant performer — creative joy at full brightness. |
| 2 | Kanyā navāṁśa (Mercury): craft behind the art — pleasure refined by skill and discernment. |
| 3 | Tulā navāṁśa (Venus): the romantic aesthete — love, beauty and partnership as art forms. |
| 4 | Vṛścika navāṁśa (Mars): passion deepens — creativity charged with emotional intensity. |
मिलान · Purva Phalguni compatibility with all 27 nakshatras
Purva Phalguni compatibility with all 27 nakshatras
Bride's nakshatra Purva Phalguni, groom's below — the reverse order can score differently. Typical gun milan score out of 36.
- Ashvini 25.5/36
- Bharani 17.5/36
- Krittika 19.5/36
- Rohini 24/36
- Mrigashira 16/36
- Ardra 28.5/36
- Punarvasu 27.5/36
- Pushya 15.5/36
- Ashlesha 16.5/36
- Magha 30/36
- Purva Phalguni 28/36
- Uttara Phalguni 24/36
- Hasta 22.5/36
- Chitra 8.5/36
- Swati 25.5/36
- Vishakha 19.5/36
- Anuradha 22.5/36
- Jyeshtha 24.5/36
- Mula 19/36
- Purva Ashadha 17.5/36
- Uttara Ashadha 18.5/36
- Shravana 18.5/36
- Dhanishtha 4.5/36
- Shatabhisha 19.5/36
- Purva Bhadrapada 25.5/36
- Uttara Bhadrapada 16.5/36
- Revati 24.5/36
प्रश्नोत्तर · Frequently asked questions
- Which planet rules Pūrva Phālgunī nakshatra?
- Pūrva Phālgunī is ruled by Śukra (शुक्र). It is nakshatra 11 of 27, spanning 13°20′–26°40′ Siṃha of the sidereal zodiac.
- What are the deity and symbol of Pūrva Phālgunī?
- The presiding deity is Bhaga, god of enjoyment, fortune and marital felicity. Its symbol is The front legs of a couch; a swinging hammock.
- What is the gana of Pūrva Phālgunī?
- Pūrva Phālgunī is a manushya gana nakshatra. Temperament: Fierce yet festive (ugra with a sweet face) — the art of rest, pleasure and celebration..
- Which starting syllables are used for Pūrva Phālgunī baby names?
- Per the traditional nāmakaraṇa chart, the syllables for padas 1-4 are: Mo (मो), Ta (टा), Ti (टी), Tu (टू). The exact pada comes from the birth chart.
Sources
- Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa 1.5Taittiriya Brahmana 1.5 (with parallels in Taittiriya Samhita 4.4.10 and Atharva Veda 19.7): the Vedic nakshatra lists with their presiding deities. Vedic corpus, public domain.
- BPHS, Chs. 46–49Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (attrib. Maharshi Parashara), Chs. 46–49 (97-chapter recension, R. Santhanam ed.): the Vimshottari dasha as the foremost dasha system — sequence and years (Ketu 7, Venus 20, Sun 6, Moon 10, Mars 7, Rahu 18, Jupiter 16, Saturn 19, Mercury 17; total 120), effects of each graha's dasha, and antardasha doctrine. Sanskrit classic, public domain.
- BPHS, Ch. 6Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (attrib. Maharshi Parashara), Ch. 6 'The Sixteen Divisions of a Rashi' (97-chapter recension, R. Santhanam ed.): the navamsa (D9) scheme underlying the pada framework — each pada of 3°20′ is one navamsa. Sanskrit classic, public domain.
- Nakshatra traditionCommon Jyotish nakshatra doctrine — symbols, the deva/manushya/rakshasa gana classification, and temperament — standardized across muhurta and jataka manuals and consistent from the medieval synthesis treatises (e.g., Jataka Parijata) onward. Editorial synthesis in our own words; no copyrighted translation reproduced.