Purva Ashadha nakshatra baby names: starting letters पूर्वाषाढ़ा

Last updated 18 October 2026

Purva Ashadha is nakshatra number 20 of 27, ruled by Venus. A baby born with the Moon in Purva Ashadha is traditionally given a name that starts with the syllable of its pada: Bhu, Dha, Pha, Dha.

The four Purva Ashadha pada letters

Purva Ashadha at a glance

• Position: 13°20′ Dhanu to 26°40′ Dhanu of the sidereal zodiac, four padas of 3°20′ each.
• Ruling planet: Venus.
• Deity: Apas, the cosmic waters. Some texts name Varuna, lord of the waters.
• Symbol: a hand fan; some texts give an elephant tusk and a winnowing basket.
• Rashi: Dhanu, all four padas.
• Gana, yoni and nadi: Manushya gana, monkey yoni, Madhya nadi (the matching tradition; see the nakshatra gana calculator).
• Rajju and vedha: Kati rajju (waist); vedha star Pushya. These are South Indian porutham groupings; see the rajju dosha calculator.

How to use these letters

Take the Moon’s nakshatra and pada from the birth chart (or the nakshatra calculator by date of birth), then choose a name that begins with that pada’s letter. If the pada is unknown, the four letters above are the ones for this nakshatra. Without birth details, the rashi name finder shows the letters for any nakshatra and pada, and rashi by name shows where a name you already like falls.

Neighbouring nakshatras

Before Purva Ashadha comes Mula, after it Uttara Ashadha. See all 27 on the list of 27 nakshatras, the nakshatra letters chart or the 27 nakshatras explained.