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Purva Ashadha nakshatra
Associated with invigoration, persuasion and an undefeated spirit.
- Number
- 20 of 27
- Hindi
- पूर्वाषाढ़ा
- Span
- 13°20′ Sagittarius to 26°40′ Sagittarius
- Sign(s)
- Sagittarius
- Ruled by
- Venus (dasha lord, 20 years)
- Deity
- Apas, the waters
- Symbol
- a fan or winnowing basket
A person born with the Moon in Purva Ashadha begins life in the dasha of Venus. How much of that period remains at birth depends on how far the Moon had travelled through the star. See dasha.
The four padas
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