Luck that stretches, then the drop

Purva Phalguni Nakshatra

Purva Phalguni falls entirely in the sign of Leo and, as per mythology, is ruled by Lord Bhaga. Lord Bhaga is behind good fortune and is similar to the goddess Fortuna, who is associated with good luck. With this alone, I hope you get a sense of what this Nakshatra is all about.

Anything that happens in life and makes us say, “I had good luck at that time,” is relevant. You might get a great job because you applied just when there was a vacancy and the employer wanted someone with your profile. It can also be an opportunity to travel. You had no intention of travelling, but an opportunity suddenly came and you had the good fortune to visit a city or country.

Start-up owners know how difficult it is to run a business without access to funds. They may give up their jobs and then say, “Suddenly, out of nowhere, we found an investor.” I believe Lord Bhaga is behind such instances in our lives. He is known to bestow wealth and good fortune on us more than any other god.

Mars in Purva Phalguni

When Mars is in Purva Phalguni, you are going to be very driven, very motivated to draw pleasure from life. Whilst this can be a bad thing that you are running after things of the world, the Rajasic side of this Nakshatra and the Ugra side of this Nakshatra would be more prominent. Having said that, you can achieve extraordinary things. Here you might combine your technical and engineering skills with creativity.

Anything from designing a toy meant for children, even for adults, to something as complicated as designing a laptop, can be traced back to Mars Purva Phalguni's energy. Mars is very entrepreneurial, and in this Nakshatra the person can be an innovator of some kind. Mars also does not shy away from taking risks, and in this Nakshatra the person is met with good fortune. The person then begins to stretch one's good luck.

Think of investors in stock markets who had a great run and stretched their luck. They tried repeatedly, and on the fifth attempt they failed on a large scale. A Mars Purva Phalguni-like person can stretch their luck. In love affairs, the person is going to be very passionate and driven by the senses.

In some cases this can lead to lust overtaking love. I would classify this combination as having Mars in the house of marriage, and therefore it might be a good idea to marry close to the age of 30 when Mars begins to mature. I have, through Farfaraway, met someone who had Mars in Purva Phalguni, if I remember correctly, and he was working on the engineering side, designing fun rides that we see in festivals, those giant wheels or a giant boat. He was designing such machines.

This is another great example of how engineering skills are combined with fun. You can also find yourself excelling at graphic design. Photoshop, for example, is highly technical; it took me many years to figure things out.

Mars Purva Phalguni can lead to such careers, being an expert in Photoshop or Illustrator. The major downside to having this position is the person continues to chase pleasure in life. Somewhere the person might feel unhappy, even after achieving what the person was running after. As they say, desires are endless.

The native might experience that.