Purva Ashadha Nakshatra
Purva Ashadha Nakshatra is the twentieth nakshatra and comes after Moola Nakshatra. Purva Ashadha zodiac range is from 13o 20’ to 26o 40’ Sagittarius. The entire nakshatra is in the zodiac sign Sagittarius; Therefore, the energy of Sagittarius influences the qualities of this nakshatra. Purva Ashadha and Uttara Ashadha form a pair. These two nakshatras are the second pair of the 27 nakshatras.
The Purva Ashadha name means “Invincible”, “Unconquered”: Therefore, these natives feel as if nothing can take them down or defeat them. This gives them a sense of Invincibility.
Purva Ashadha Nakshatra Constellation
Three stars are associated with Purva Ashadha Nakshatra. These stars are known as Delta Sagittarii (Kous Media), Epsilon Sagittarii (Kaus Australis), and Epsilon Sagittarii (Kaus Borealis). These three stars are located in the middle region of the constellation of Sagittarius. The three stars resemble a galactic river. Therefore, water is associated with Purva Ashadha nakshatra.
Purva Ashadha Nakshatra Symbol: Hand Fan
Purva Ashadha Nakshatra main symbol is a “Hand Fan”. The purpose of a “Hand Fan” is to cool oneself, fan a fire, or mask (hide) one’s face. A ‘Hand Fan’ is also utilized as a decorative piece. Regarding the use as a decorative piece, this is the Venus energy at work, which is the ruling planet of this nakshatra. On the other hand, one use of a hand fan is to keep a fire going. Purva Ashadha people have strong determination. Even if a goal seems out of reach, they will keep it going just like a fan keeping a fire alive.
Deity Apah: Ruling Planet Venus
The ruling deity of Purva Ashadha Nakshatra is Apah, the goddess of water. She is known and the goddess of the ocean. She rules the ocean and seas on earth as well as the Cosmic waters.
Purva Ashadha Nakshatra is ruled by the planet Venus. So, there is Venusian energy associate with this nakshatra. Venus is the planet of beauty, luxuries, relationships, passion, and socializing.
Nature and Behavior of Purva Ashadha Nakshatra People
Purva Ashadha nakshatra energy is a combination of the ruling planet (Venus), the ruling deities Apah (goddess of water), and the main symbol is a ‘Hand Fan’. Therefore, people with Purva Ashadha nakshatra strong in their chart will express the qualities of this nakshatra intensely. When Purva Ashadha is strong in your chart this means your Sun, Moon, Ascendant, or Atmakaraka is in Purva Ashadha Nakshatra.
Purva Ashadha people feel invincible and unconquered. That is to say, they feel as if they can’t lose and will always come out on top. They have the determination and willpower to want to make things happen no matter what.
Because they feel so invincible, they can have unrealistic expectations in life. Their wishes, dreams, desires, and goals are so big they are unattainable. Their dream may be too far out of reach. For an instant, a Purva Ashadha person may think they can climb Mount Everest in a day when this task takes about 2 months).
Purva Ashadha people are philosophical, righteous, truthful, and they believe in justice. They can easily fall into the habit of trying to convince others to believe in what they believe in. Because of this, they can seem pushy; however, they may view this as being righteous and truthful. On the other hand, they can be very philosophical and ethical. On the other hand, It is hard for a Purva Ashadha to tell a lie. They can be honest to a default. They cannot even tell white lies because they feel they must give the truth and nothing but the truth. They also expect others to tell the truth. If they suspect someone is lying, they can be judgmental and harsh.
Purva Ashadha Nakshatra is related to war. Natives are interested in war movies, books, and television shows. They may feel they are at war with other people or the world. this is why often have their guard up and are paranoid at times. On a global scale when planets transit this nakshatra can denote an actual war on earth.
Purva Ashadha people love water. They enjoy the ocean, lakes, ponds, rivers, waterfalls, fishing, beaches, rivers, and vacationing on cruise ships. They have a love of water because the Goddess Apah (water goddess) rules this nakshatra. Apah inspires them to want to be around water and watery things.
Because Venus is the ruling planet of this nakshatra natives enjoys luxuries and a luxurious lifestyle. When vacationing they prefer spas, resorts, and luxury hotels especially if these places are near water. Staying in a high-end resort in Cancun Mexico would be the ideal vacation.
They are good at communication and writing. They can be novelists and public speakers who give their strong opinion and beliefs regarding anything they write or talk about
Planets in Purva Ashadha Nakshatra
Planets in Purva Ashadha Nakshatra inherit the qualities of this nakshatra. Purva Ashadha Nakshatra gives the energy of being invincible, unconquered, truthfulness, and righteousness to each planet.
Sun in Purva Ashadha Nakshatra
People who have Sun in Purva Ashadha Nakshatra get bored on their jobs easily. If they do not experience change on the job they often resign from that particular position. Because they regularly need to be stimulated on the job this can create a lot of job-hopping. On the other hand, since Sun is related to the ego, these people may feel undefeatable in their career fields. However, they need to realistically look at the competitors in their work environment. These people can work in a career where they are surrounded by water or work with liquids.
Moon in Purva Ashadha Nakshatra
Moon in Purva Ashadha Nakshatra people have the type of creativity that is backed by various spiritual aspects and has a certain philosophical message behind it. When people like these perform creative activities, like making art or singing, it transcends to a dimension beyond this world. This type of creative passion translates into more spiritual meaning, especially if the 10th lord is present in this Nakshatra.
For people with this Nakshatra, the Moon is a representation of their mind, their nourishing personality, and their educational background. All of these aspects portray the aspects of their life that are related to their higher education. These kinds of people have a very rational and active mind and are always finding the distinction between usefulness and uselessness in the things that surround them, whether they are objects or people.
As mentioned previously, people with Moon in Purva Ashadha Nakshatra have a very nourishing mind and paired with their lust for higher education, you’ll often find that these people thrive in education fields and teaching positions. This is because a teacher, they’re the ones who nourish their students, take care of them, and teach them things that are otherwise unknown to them. On the same note, people like this do well in medical fields, typically as nurses, as they have a very nourishing personality, and love to take care of those around them. This kind of Nakshatra relates to their self, which is why people with this Nakshatra are highly humble, and have firm roots when it comes to their religious beliefs as well.
Mercury in Purva Ashadha Nakshatra
Mercury in Purva Ashadha Nakshatra people are often the type of person that like guiding and counseling others. Though this is quite an average position, since it’s ruled by the enemy sign of Jupiter, this hostility is canceled out by the presence of a friendly Nakshatra ruled by the planet, Venus. Coming back to the prospects of the people in this Nakshatra, they can be highly friendly. The type of friendly that doesn’t limit itself to happy greetings, but in the sharing of valuable knowledge as well. Higher education is highly valued by people like these, which is why university teachers are often seen with this Nakshatra. However, even if these people don’t go on to become accredited professors in universities or colleges, their way of communication is very knowledge-filled and valuable in terms of second-hand learning. However, the teaching-related field isn’t the only money-prospect for these people, as they have an ample aptitude when it comes to business in the creative arena of life, which can include anything from being an entrepreneur to being a musician or an artist.
However, getting more personal, these people don’t have much luck when it comes to making romantic relationships with the people around them. With Mercury entering this Nakshatra, relationships, for most people, always become a big source of stress and frustration. Constant disagreements, not being on the same page, and having grudges gets common when people in this placement form romantic relationships.
Venus in Purva Ashadha Nakshatra
Venus in Purva Ashadha Nakshatra people have a higher grasp on the knowledge of their domain, which is higher knowledge and creative things. People like these love doing new things, and don’t limit themselves to a single aspect or domain in their own life. Here, Venus is in its own Nakshatra but is neutralized because it is in a placement ruled by the neutral sign of Jupiter. Due to this, the counseling and advising traits of Jupiter are instilled in people like these, and they love to share and teach others with their knowledge base. Excellent reasoning is a quality that is often seen in people in this Nakshatra. People like these strive to attain higher knowledge at any cost, and while it may portray them as stubborn to some people, in reality, they’re just people that want to expand their knowledge base.
In addition to that, this Nakshatra is also known for its segregation and rationalizing qualities, termed the Nakshatra of Rationalization. With Venus in this Nakshatra, people develop an intrinsic quality to always segregate the things around them, especially if they’re related to them or their personality. Plus, having Venus in its own Nakshatra forces creative skills as well, which is why even though these people are often found in academic fields, they have a ton of soft, creative skills that gets them a high name in their circle. Lastly, nitpicking in relationships is something that these people often do, the only downside of their excellent reasoning abilities.
Mars in Purva Ashadha Nakshatra
Mars in Purva Ashadha Nakshatra people are overly nourishing and caring for others, especially on the grounds of education and knowledge. Two planets come into play when we’re talking about this Nakshatra, which is Jupiter and Venus, besides Mars being the main entity in this position. The main aspect of this Nakshatra is always education, and that paired with Mars’s fierce athletic abilities produces a stream of diverse qualities in people with this Nakshatra. This is why people like these often go on to become nourishing yet motivating sports coaches, who, through their words, motivate their subjects and drive them to do their best. Like Venus, Mars possesses a lot of segregation abilities as well. However, the only difference is that this time around, it’s segregating the line between the good and the bad around them, but since it’s always based on their own beliefs and views, it may not always be perfect.
This position is highly valuable for someone that fancies the teaching profession and wants to get a job in the education field. People in this Nakshatra are very competitive when it comes to their education, and will go above and beyond just to pass their scholarly competitors. Though these people often have excellent careers in both the education field and the athletic one, oftentimes they turn into corny fundamentalists, strictly adhering to their religious beliefs and not listening to a word of what their peers have to say. That is why these kinds of people need to make sure they don’t fall into that pit and be open to anything and everything.
Jupiter in Purva Ashadha Nakshatra
Jupiter in Purva Ashadha Nakshatra people are often keen on doing a postgraduate degree. In this particular placement, though Jupiter is sitting in its sign, it sits in a Nakshatra that is ruled by Venus, its enemy sign, making it an average position. However, the strive and motivation to gain knowledge isn’t the only thing that people with this Nakshatra possess. Jupiter is a planet that is quite humble and giving, especially when it comes to spreading its wisdom and knowledge. People like these have an intrinsic trait of talking openly to people and becoming this portal of knowledge about various things that other people have no idea about.
An important thing to note here is that attaining knowledge or getting a postgraduate degree isn’t something that these people just have to do. While studying more does equal having more knowledge, for people with this Nakshatra, having a degree or not doesn’t prove their knowledge base. They just have a lot of wisdom to give out regardless. In addition to all of the above, these people are highly rational. They’re very good at making decisions and funneling down things to the best of their options, and guide others in making important decisions as well.
Where these people do lack is in their love life. Jupiter being in an enemy sign creates frustration and stress for them when they’re close to someone, or are beginning to fall for another person. Their highly rational mind becomes the source of many arguments and disputes that happen in their relationship, which rarely stabilizes under their late 30s and 40s.
Saturn in Purva Ashadha Nakshatra
Saturn in Purva Ashadha Nakshatra people are quite hard working and strict when it comes to following their routine. Though Saturn is in a friendly Nakshatra ruled by Jupiter, It is the type of Nakshatra that shows high perseverance and a growth mindset when it comes to higher learning. People with this Nakshatra have the mind to achieve their dreams through sheer hard work and focus. Like most Saturn placements, these people often go through hard conditions during their early years, and specifically with this Nakshatra, these people struggle with education during their childhood. However, this struggle is what makes them so hardworking. They learn in their early years that success in life not only comes through birth-given talent but through focus and hard work as well.
Another aspect that is highly Saturn-specific is that people like these often get harsh teachers and gurus in their life. This becomes a big reason for their demotivated behavior towards the field of education, and oftentimes, the reason for their excessive hard work. Additionally, the Purva Ashadha Nakshatra, being the Nakshatra for sharing wisdom and knowledge, instills a soft yet knowledgeable personality in them.
When it comes to money and finances, these people aren’t born with the best luck in town. They’re the people that work hard to get food on the table. They’re highly work-oriented, and try to give their work and business their undivided attention. Consequently, this becomes an obstruction in their love life, as they’re always busy with work, and can never make time for the people that they love. Arguments in their relationships often happen because of this sole reason.
Rahu in Purva Ashadha Nakshatra
What is Rahu: In astrological terms, Rahu is the demon whose hunger is never fulfilled or satisfied. Rahu is always wanting more and more, especially the things we enjoy the most in life. Being thrown into this world that was made by Vishnu, Rahu is an entity that takes a materialistic perspective on religious, spiritual, and philosophical things. As a Malefic planet, it induces traits like laziness, hurdles, and delays in one’s life, with its shadow known to last more than 18 months in a zodiac sign.
Rahu in Purva Ashadha Nakshatra people has an obsession when it comes to attaining new levels of knowledge and education. Learning, for these people, isn’t dreadful. It’s something they look forward to. What’s interesting is that things with Rahu happen the exact opposite of Saturn. People with this Nakshatra have a trouble-free childhood, but start to face problems when they take up postgraduate degrees in their search for higher education. Additionally, like most other Purva Ashadha Nakshatra placements, a highly rational mind will be seen here as well. This allows this kind of people to have a highly reasoning-based thought process, which helps them in making optimal decisions for themselves, as well as helping others in doing the same as well.
As for career options, these people are highly academic. You’ll often see this kind of people in teaching and academic fields, places where their knowledge keeps on increasing and increasing. In their personal life, the presence of Rahu creates a lot of problems, especially when they have to emotionally deal with other people in their life.
Ketu In Purva Ashadha Nakshatra
Ketu in Purva Ashadha Nakshatra people are highly research-oriented. These people love to study, and that’s why they act as knowledge portals for the other people in their life. However, with Ketu in this Nakshatra, their focus isn’t only just on education-based fields, but on the matters of spirituality and the mystical side of life as well. This is because like people, they’re very curious. The more people like these learn, the more they think highly of themselves, which becomes a big motivation for them to strive for higher education. In addition to that, these people are also very deep thinkers, and while some people label them as overthinkers, in reality, they just tend to scour all of their options in every aspect of life, in an attempt to make the best decision for themselves.
An important thing to keep in mind here is that Ketu is a planet that represents splitting, breaking up, separation, and various other similar things. In terms of relationships, this can mean a lot of things for people with this Nakshatra, which aren’t too positive. These people often tend to be either mentally detached from their relationships, or physically. They’ll feel like they’re stuck between two different worlds. They’ll feel like they’re being sucked by a black hole from both sides, which can be mentally exhausting. That’s why relationships for these people don’t work quite often, and it demands a lot of focus and hard work.
