Bharani

Born with Chandra in Bharani, Yama's star, you carry what you start through to the end — enterprising, truthful, healthy and clever, with a strong appetite for life's pleasures. Shukra's star in Mangal's sign makes you good at whatever delights people: music and sport, cinema and display, food and hotels; the courts and surgery suit your nerve too. The pull of pleasure is the thing to watch — tobacco and excess cost Bharani people most — and money needs a firmer hand than you like to give it. Keep your word, as you naturally do, and Bharani's staying power carries you far.

The four padas

Pada 1 — Simha navamsha (Surya); names begin with Li (ली). Warm and showy; KP's subs favour sport, music, exhibitions and advertising — and the courts and surgery.

Pada 2 — Kanya navamsha (Budh); names begin with Lu (लू). Active and healthy; KP ties this quarter to cinemas and studios, hotels, tea and coffee, and the motor trade.

Pada 3 — Tula navamsha (Shukra); names begin with Le (ले). KP's most fortunate Bharani quarter — higher studies and competitive exams, gold, theatre, farms and estates — with a warning against over-indulgence.

Pada 4 — Vrishchika navamsha (Mangal); names begin with Lo (लो). Intense and changeable by turns; KP names engineering contracts, export and import, catering and writing on medicine.

Health

The head, forehead and eyes: knocks above the eyes, colds, catarrh and sinus trouble. Excess — tobacco above all — tells on Bharani first. Keep habits moderate and see a doctor for anything persistent.

Work the books name

• music, sport and entertainment
• cinema, studios and exhibitions
• advertising and display
• hotels, restaurants and catering
• the law — criminal courts and judging
• surgery, maternity and eye care
• revenue and tax departments
• building contracts and engineering
• animal husbandry and veterinary work
• leather, silk and silverware

A day under this star is good for

• bold, difficult undertakings
• clearing away or ending what has to end
• Shukra's matters in a Shukra hora (KP): jewellery, a vehicle, a first meeting with a prospective spouse