: भरणी) is the second nakshatra

Nakshatra

Nakshatra is the term for lunar mansion in Hindu astrology. A nakshatra is one of 27 sectors along the ecliptic...

 in Hindu astronomy, corresponding to 35

35 Arietis

35 Arietis is a star in the constellation Aries. Its apparent magnitude is 4.65.-References:*...

, 39, and 41 Arietis

41 Arietis

41 Arietis or c Arietis is a star in the constellation Aries. It does not possess a Greek letter Bayer designation, since this star was once part of the now-obsolete constellation Musca Borealis, but is sometimes designated c Arietis.41 Arietis belongs to the spectral class B8Vn, and has a stellar...

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In Jyotiṣa, Bharani is ruled by Shukra

Shukra

Shukra , the Sanskrit for "clear, pure" or "brightness, clearness", is the name of the son of Bhrigu, and preceptor of the Daityas, and the guru of the Asuras, identified with the planet Venus, one of the Navagrahas...

 (the planet Venus

Venus

Venus is the second planet from the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. The planet is named after Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty. After the Moon, it is the brightest natural object in the night sky, reaching an apparent magnitude of −4.6, bright enough to cast shadows...

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Also, it is classified as a Cruel or Active nakshatra, meaning that, under electional astrological

Electional astrology

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 beliefs, works of a harmful or deceptive nature are best conducted while the moon is Bharani.

Bharani is seen as being under the domain of Yama

Yama (Hinduism)

Yama is the lord of death in Hinduism, first recorded in the Vedas. Yama belongs to an early stratum of Indo-Iranian theology. In Vedic tradition Yama was considered to have been the first mortal who died and espied the way to the celestial abodes, thus in virtue of precedence he became the ruler...

, the god of death

Death deity

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 or Kālī

KALI

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. The symbol of Bharani is the Yoni

Yoni

Yoni is the Sanskrit word for the vagina. Its counterpart is the lingam as interpreted by some, the phallus.It is also the divine passage, womb or sacred temple...

, a representation of the female sexual organ

Vulva

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Traditional Hindu given names are determined by which pada (quarter) of a nakshatra the moon was in at the time of birth. In the case of Ashvini, the given name would begin with the following syllables:

• Li
• Lu
• Le
• Lo