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'''Bharani''' ([[Devanagari]]: भरणी), meaning "the bearer", is the second [[nakshatra]] ([[lunar mansion]]) in Hindu astronomy, corresponding to the three stars [[35 Arietis|35]], [[39 Arietis|39]], and [[41 Arietis]]. The brightest of these stars, 41 Arietis, has the modern name ''Bharani'' after the nakshatra.<ref name=ASE>{{cite web |title=Bharani (भरणी) |url=https://ase.exopla.net/index.php/Bharani |website=All Skies Encyclopaedia |publisher=[[IAU Working Group on Star Names]] |access-date=18 December 2025}}</ref><br />
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The same group of stars formed the historical European constellation called [[Musca Borealis]] or Lilium.<ref name=ASE/><br />
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==Astrology==<br />
In [[Jyotiṣa]], Bharani is ruled by [[Shukra]] (the planet [[Venus]]).<br />
Also, it is classified as a Cruel or Active nakshatra, meaning that, under [[Electional Astrology|electional astrological]] beliefs, works of a harmful or deceptive nature are best conducted while the moon is Bharani.<ref>Hart De Fouw, Robert Svoboda. ‘’Light on Life: An Introduction to the Astrology of India.’’ 2003: pg. 204. {{ISBN|0-940985-69-1}}</ref><br />
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Bharani is seen as being under the domain of [[Yama (Hinduism)|Yama]], the [[Death deity|god of death]] or [[Kālī]].<ref>Amaresh Datta. ‘’Encyclopaedia of Indian literature vol. 1.’’ 1987: pg. 447</ref><ref>Dennis M. Harness. ‘’ The Nakshatras: The Lunar Mansions of Vedic Astrology’.’ Lotus Press, 1999. {{ISBN|0-914955-83-7}}. pg. 7</ref><br />
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Traditional [[Hindu given names]] are determined by which pada (quarter) of a nakshatra the Ascendant/Lagna was in at the time of birth. The given name would begin with the following syllables:{{cn|date=December 2025}}<br />
*A (pronounced as in "'''a'''gglutination")<br />
* Ee (pronounced as in "'''Ee'''l")<br />
* Li (pronounced as in "'''li'''ttle")<br />
*Lu (pronounced as in "'''loo'''k")<br />
*Le (pronounced as in "'''le'''vity")<br />
*Lo (pronounced as in "'''lo'''cal")<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of Nakshatras]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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