Marching at the wrong peak

Purva Ashadha Nakshatra

Purva Ashadha, as per mythology, is ruled by Goddess Apah. She is the goddess of water, the water element of nature. If we start from the story of the origin of the creation, it talks about the presence of cosmic waters.

Right at the beginning, there was nothing but water. This gives us an idea of Goddess Apah's powers.

She is behind everything that's created. For that reason, in my view, Venus, the planet of creation, is ruling this Nakshatra. From the cosmic waters was born Lord Brahma, and from them, all the other gods and the entire creation was created. Apart from the creative aspect linked to Goddess Apah, the water element that she governs has a purifying and nourishing impact on our life. I remember reading it in the Bhagavad Gita that water is behind the production of food. Water is behind our survival.

Rahu in Purva Ashadha

Rahu in Purva Ashadha, firstly is a case where the native can keep marching on, keep aspiring for something which might be the wrong thing for the native. The native might be in some delusion that by achieving this or reaching there or travelling there, climbing that mountain, achieving these many followers, I'd become happy. That delusion of materialism is what the native would need to fight and that is the first thing. Falling prey to vanity and materialism can be part of your journey and therefore proper guidance in life would be necessary, particularly if you're going through Rahu Antardasha.

I think your ideas can be very creative and futuristic. You can be behind inventions of some kind. You'd be very inclined to take chances in life. You can be fond of adventure sports, travelling to far-off places.

You may even be very inclined to take chances with your career, even your personal life. Rahu in Purva Ashadha is all about experiencing life. The major downside is you're going to go to the extreme and you do not know when to stop. Despite this position indicating lack of direction, this position can lead to a life full of adventure.

Sometimes we all need to not think about the seriousness of life and we need to go with the flow. Sometimes we need to experience that. That in my view is the purpose behind this position. We break monotony. We break free from conventions and we experience life.

If this experience is guided properly and you have the wisdom to know when to stop, then this position can be a very exciting position. That's my view.