Nakshatra
Purva Phalguni
पूर्वफाल्गुनी · Former reddish one
Vimshottari lord: Shukra. A dasha is one planetary period in that scheme, a pada is a quarter of a nakshatra, and a navamsa is a ninth of a sign.
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Purva Phalguni, the earlier of the two Phalgunis, runs from 13 degrees 20 minutes to 26 degrees 40 minutes of Leo. Its Vimshottari dasha belongs to Venus and lasts 20 years. Its quarters take the navamsas, or ninth parts of a sign, called Leo, Virgo, Libra and Scorpio, and the next nakshatra, Uttara Phalguni, begins just before the end of the sign.
The entry in the Brihat Jataka lists, in Iyer's translation, sweet speech, generous gifts, a roving way of life and service under kings. The 1905 edition also gives a fine appearance.
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- The Brihat Jataka of Varaha Mihira, tr. N. Chidambaram Iyer (1885)
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- The Brihat Jataka of Varaha Mihira, tr. N. Chidambaram Iyer, 2nd ed. (1905)
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