Mars Transit in Bharani

Bharani belongs to Venus, with Yama as its deity and the yoni as its symbol. It lies in Aries, so Mars is in its own sign and meets a nakshatra lord it treats as neutral. Yama gives the nakshatra a concern with restraint, duty and the limits of life, and Venus adds desire and the creative drive.

Mars stays around eighteen days. Intense work, birth and endings, sexual energy and the burden of responsibility carried for others are the themes. Effort is heavy. Discipline is what gets it rewarded. When Mars and Venus share a field, disputes over property, inheritance and marriage are the classical concerns.

Watch the blood, the reproductive system and the head. Anger tied to desire is Bharani's particular hazard.

• Aquarius, Scorpio and Gemini Moons and lagnas have Mars in the third, sixth and eleventh, Phaladeepika's favourable houses for Mars, and gain through effort.
• Aries Moons feel Mars on the self, with heat, haste and a short temper.
• Capricorn and Libra Moons have Mars in the fourth and seventh, where home and partnership take the strain.
• Virgo Moons meet Mars in the eighth and should avoid risk with the body and with borrowed money.

Mars in Bharani puts will and restraint side by side. Yama teaches that force has a boundary, and the transit tests whether the person knows where it lies, which comes down to knowing one's appetites.

Offer a prayer to Yama for the departed, and worship Hanuman on Tuesday. Japa of Om Angarakaya Namah steadies the desire that Venus stirs. Give red lentils or copper, Parashara's dana for Mars, and keep promises made in the heat of the moment.