Bharani is a highly materialistic, worldly Nakshatra. It is a Sansaari Nakshatra—but Sansar does not mean “world.” Let this be very clear: Sansar means the repeating wheel, the same repeating pattern. Even if you leave your wife and go to the Himalayas, you are still part of that same wheel, repeating again and again. You may think you have left everything behind, but you haven’t. Past lives may have seen the same patterns. Nobody escapes Sansar until you bring more and more awareness to your being so that old patterns can change. Life continues to repeat mindlessly until you become mindful.
Bharani is such a Sansaari Nakshatra. It is materialistic, ruled by Venus, and happy enjoying the many pleasures of human life.
A Story of Total Presence
A great warrior returned home and was shocked to see his daughter with her lover. He could have killed the young man on the spot, but he decided to follow custom: a fair trial. He told the youth, “Tomorrow morning you will fight me. If you win, my daughter is yours. If not, you die.”
The young lover, a poor farmer who had never held a sword, pleaded for two days to train. The warrior agreed. The youth found a Zen master in a nearby monastery and begged for instruction. The master said, “Even years of training won’t help. Your father-in-law is the country’s second-best warrior. But there is one advantage you have: your death is certain. You have nothing to lose. He has everything to lose—his daughter, his prestige, his land. His mind cannot be fully present. But you can be total. One moment of unawareness, and you’re gone. That makes this the right moment to fight.”
The young man returned almost immediately. The next morning, tradition demanded the warrior and his challenger bow to each other. Then, without technique but with total presence born of loving desperation, the youth attacked. Every strike landed where no expert would ever expect. The warrior, unprepared for this fearless awareness, found himself backed into a corner.
Eventually, trembling with fear, the warrior conceded. “Take my daughter, take my property. I renounce the world and become a monk.” Neither man understood exactly why—but in the face of true love, courage arises without training.
Bharani and Love’s Power
What takes years to learn in disciplined training, love can teach you instantly. Love’s power is more electrifying than any technique. Venus rules love, and Bharani is the most romantic Nakshatra—Venus placed in the adventurous, fiery sign of Aries.
When the Moon occupies Bharani Nakshatra, that same intensity of loving totality can awaken within you. You move beyond repeating patterns to a mindful presence.
Jai Sri Ganesha. Jai Guru.
