What are the primary astronomical and shastric parameters of Bharani Nakshatra (013° 20' to 026° 40') — 4 Padas, Deity, Navamsa D9 & Shastra Concordance?

Sanskrit Name: Bharaṇī (Apabharaṇī); Sidereal Arc: 013° 20' to 026° 40'; Rashi Span: 13° 20' to 26° 40' Mesha (Aries); Vimshottari Lord: Shukra (20 Years); Vedic Deity: Yama (Dharmaraja, Sovereign of Moral Law). Verified against NASA JPL DE441 ephemeris (Chitrapaksha Lahiri Ayanamsha) and the 18-treatise Sanskrit corpus.

01 · SIDEREAL LUNAR MANSION (NAKSHATRA 02 OF 28)

02. Bharani (Bharaṇī (Apabharaṇī)) — 013° 20' to 026° 40'

Q: What is the canonical definition of Bharani Nakshatra (013° 20' to 026° 40') — 4 Padas, Deity, Navamsa D9 & Shastra Concordance (NAKSH-01) in sidereal Jyotish?

Bharani is governed in the Vimshottari Dasha cycle by Shukra (20 Years) and presided over by the Vedic deity Yama (Dharmaraja, Sovereign of Moral Law). Its astronomical junction star (Yoga Tara) is identified with 35, 39, and 41 Arietis (Bharani Triangle), and its inherent power is Apabharani Shakti (power to bear, cleanse, and carry away).

In classical Sanskrit positional astronomy, Bharani (Bharaṇī (Apabharaṇī)) is the 2-numbered lunar mansion spanning 13° 20' to 26° 40' Mesha (Aries) (013° 20' to 026° 40' of the sidereal ecliptic). Within the vectorized corpus (jyotish_corpus_core_v3), Bharani is directly indexed across 214 verified passages and 93 numbered shlokas in 13 Sanskrit treatises.

Canonical Definition · Bharani (013° 20' to 026° 40')

Bharani is governed in the Vimshottari Dasha cycle by Shukra (20 Years) and presided over by the Vedic deity Yama (Dharmaraja, Sovereign of Moral Law). Its astronomical junction star (Yoga Tara) is identified with 35, 39, and 41 Arietis (Bharani Triangle), and its inherent power is Apabharani Shakti (power to bear, cleanse, and carry away).

13° 20' SIDEREAL LUNAR MANSION & 4-PADA NAVAMSA (D9) PROJECTION Nakshatra 02 (Bharani)

SIDEREAL ARC: 013° 20' to 026° 40' | RASHI: MESHA | DASHA LORD: SHUKRA (20 YEARS) 0° Mesha 180° Chitra (Spica) 360° Revati 4 EQUAL NAVAMSA PADAS (3° 20' = 200 ARC-MINUTES EACH) Pada 1 · "Li" Simha (Leo D9) Lord: Surya Pada 2 · "Lu" Kanya (Virgo D9) Lord: Budha Pada 3 · "Le" Tula (Libra D9) Lord: Shukra Pada 4 · "Lo" Vrishchika (Scorpio D9) Lord: Mangala Deity: Yama (Dharmaraja, Sovereign of Moral Law) | Gana: Manushya (Human)

02 · FOUR PADAS & NAVAMSA (D9) HARMONIC MAPPING

The Four 3° 20' Padas of Bharani & Ninth-Harmonic Dispositors

The lunar mansion Bharani divides into four equal quarters (Padas) of 3° 20' (200 arc-minutes each) that project directly into the Navamsa (D9) harmonic chart. In Bharani, this four-fold partition links the sidereal longitude in Mesha to four consecutive Navamsa signs and phonetic seed syllables (Aksharas).

According to Brihat Samhita Chapter 98 Verse 6 and Chapter 101 Verse 2 and Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra Chapter 46 Verses 16 to 19, Bharani carries a ugra and krura (fierce and severe) temperament and a manushya (human) classification. Within the ecliptic structure of Bharani, Pada 3 (20°00'–23°20' Mesha) is a Pushkara Navamsa in Tula (D9).

Pada & Degree Span	Navamsa (`D9`) Sign	`D9` Ruler & Syllable	Classical Pada Delineation
`Pada 1 (13°20' – 16°40' Mesha)`	`Simha (Leo D9)`	Surya (`"Li"`)	Solar-ruled quarter giving sovereign willpower, creative authority, and steadfast discipline in Bharani.
`Pada 2 (16°40' – 20°00' Mesha)`	`Kanya (Virgo D9)`	Budha (`"Lu"`)	Methodical earth-navamsa quarter organizing Bharani endurance into disciplined service and precision.
`Pada 3 (20°00' – 23°20' Mesha)`	`Tula (Libra D9)`	Shukra (`"Le"`)	Pushkara Navamsa quarter uniting Mars and Venus energies for judicial balance and relational harmony in Bharani.
`Pada 4 (23°20' – 26°40' Mesha)`	`Vrishchika (Scorpio D9)`	Mangala (`"Lo"`)	Intense martial quarter amplifying Bharani research capacity, austere transformation, and unyielding grit.

03 · MULTI-TREATISE SHASTRA CONCORDANCE

Citations for Bharani Across 18 Classical Sanskrit Shastras

The concordance table below details how Bharani is distributed across the eighteen classical treatises of jyotish_corpus_core_v3. Varahamihira in Brihat Samhita and Brihat Jataka defines the stellar coordinates, seasonal transits, and natal Moon traits of Bharani, while Muhurta Chintamani and Kalaprakashika codify electional Panchanga rules for Bharani.

Sanskrit Treatise	Verified Passages	Chapter Coverage	Analytical Scope
Muhurta Chintamani	`66 passages`	`7 ch / 23 v`	Records lunar transit rules, Tara Bala compatibility, and janma nakshatra results for Bharani across 7 chapters.
Kalaprakashika	`49 passages`	`16 ch / 4 v`	Records lunar transit rules, Tara Bala compatibility, and janma nakshatra results for Bharani across 16 chapters.
Brihat Samhita	`33 passages`	`16 ch / 29 v`	Records lunar transit rules, Tara Bala compatibility, and janma nakshatra results for Bharani across 16 chapters.
Prashna Marga	`20 passages`	`6 ch / 13 v`	Records lunar transit rules, Tara Bala compatibility, and janma nakshatra results for Bharani across 6 chapters.
Hora Ratnam	`12 passages`	`3 ch / 8 v`	Records lunar transit rules, Tara Bala compatibility, and janma nakshatra results for Bharani across 3 chapters.
Surya Siddhanta	`7 passages`	`3 ch / 4 v`	Records lunar transit rules, Tara Bala compatibility, and janma nakshatra results for Bharani across 3 chapters.

04 · VERBATIM CORPUS FOLIO & VIMSHOTTARI SYNCHRONY

Archival Public-Domain Folio Excerpt for Bharani

This archival passage for Bharani comes from the public-domain edition of Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (Chapter 3, Verse 7) in jyotish_corpus_core_v3. When the natal Moon or Lagna occupies Bharani, the remaining arc of Bharani determines the opening balance of the Shukra Mahadasha (20 Years).

CORPUS PROVENANCE: Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra | Source ID: archive_brihat-parashara-hora-sastra | Chapter 3, Verse 7
"Lagn and the Grahas, joining and departing from each other, the native s good and bad effects are deducted Addition from Santhanam till Sloka 7 The names of the 27 Nakshatras are Ashvini, Bharani, Krittika, Rohini, Mrigasira, Ardra, Punarvasu, Pushya, Aslesha, Magha, Purvaphalguni, Uttaraphalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Swati, Vishaka, Anuradha, Jyeshtha, Mula, Purvashadh,"

In Ashtakoota synastry and daily Gochara transit analysis, Bharani is the reference anchor for computing the nine-fold Tara Bala cycle (Janma, Sampat, Vipat, Kshema, Pratyak, Sadhana, Naidhana, Mitra, and Parama Mitra) and checking Nadi and Gana compatibility (Manushya (Human)).

✦︎ SUTRA BLACK LABEL · INDIVIDUAL EPHEMERIS SYNTHESIS

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Sanskrit Name	`Bharaṇī (Apabharaṇī)`
Sidereal Arc	`013° 20' to 026° 40'`
Rashi Span	13° 20' to 26° 40' Mesha (Aries)
Vimshottari Lord	Shukra (20 Years)
Vedic Deity	`Yama (Dharmaraja, Sovereign of Moral Law)`
Yoga Tara Star	`35, 39, and 41 Arietis (Bharani Triangle)`
Traditional Symbol	`Yoni (Vessel of Gestation and Birth)`
Gana & Temperament	`Manushya (Human) · Ugra and Krura (Fierce and Severe)`
Guna & Tattva	`Rajas · Prithvi (Earth)`
Corpus Passages	`214 (93 v)`
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