Bharaṇī

Bharaṇī is associated with bearing, transformation, and the cycle of life and death through its deity Yama. It carries themes of restraint, discipline, and creative tension. Many connect it with endurance and moral responsibility.

Stable attributes

Deity: Yama
Symbol: Yoni (the female organ of generation)
Graha lord: Venus (Śukra)
Gaṇa: Manuṣya
Yoni: Elephant (male)
Nāḍī: Pitta

Śakti

The power to take things away (apabharaṇī śakti)

Pada	Rāśi	Navāṃśa	Sound
1	Aries	Leo	Li (ली)
2	Aries	Virgo	Lu (लू)
3	Aries	Libra	Le (ले)
4	Aries	Scorpio	Lo (लो)

Related feelings

Enter the same themes through the Bhāva door.

Grief, loss, mourning Need courage, strength, resolve Gratitude, wonder, devotion

Related ślokas

BG 2.20

न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचिन्

Why this verse: Yama's domain over death and the deathless soul echoes Bharaṇī's theme of bearing what passes away while something endures.

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