Verse 1: “Agni at dawn, and Indra we invoke at dawn, and Varuṇa and Mitra, and the Aśvins twain. Bhaga at dawn, Pūṣan, and Brahmaṇaspati, Soma at dawn, Rudra we will invoke at dawn.”

Verse 2: “We will invoke strong, early-conquering Bhaga, the Son of Aditi, the great supporter: Thinking of whom, the poor, yea, even the mighty, even the King himself says, Give me Bhaga.”

Verse 3: “Bhaga our guide, Bhaga whose gifts are faithful, favour this song, and give us wealth, O Bhaga. Bhaga, augment our store of kine and horses, Bhaga, may we be rich in men and heroes.”

Verse 4: “So may felicity be ours at present, and when the day approaches, and at noontide; And may we still, O Bounteous One, at sunset be happy in the Deities’ loving-kindness.”

Verse 5: “May Bhaga verily be bliss-bestower, and through him, Gods! may happiness attend us. As such, O Bhaga, all with might invoke thee: as such be thou our Champion here, O Bhaga.”

Verse 6: “To this our worship may all Dawns incline them … As strong steeds draw a chariot may they bring us hitherward Bhaga who discovers treasure.”

Verse 7: “May blessed Mornings dawn on us for ever, with wealth of kine, of horses, and of heroes, Streaming with all abundance, pouring fatness. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings.”

Verse 1: “These hymns that drop down fatness, with the ladle I ever offer to the Kings Âdityas. May Mitra, Aryaman, and Bhaga hear us, the mighty Varuṇa, Dakṣa, and Aṁśa.”

Verse 3: “These Gods, Âdityas, vast, profound, and faithful, with many eyes, fain to deceive the wicked, Looking within, behold the good and evil — near to the Kings is even the thing most distant.”

Verse 4: “Upholding that which moves and that which moves not, Âdityas, Gods, protectors of all being, Provident, guarding well the world of spirits, true to eternal Law, the debt-exactors.”

Verse 23: “Straight in direction be the paths, and thornless, whereon our fellows travel to the wooing. Let Aryaman and Bhaga lead us: perfect, O Gods, the union of the wife and husband.”

Verse 36: “I take thy hand in mine for happy fortune that thou mayst reach old age with me thy husband. Gods, Aryaman, Bhaga, Savitar, Purandhi — have given thee to be my household’s mistress.”

RV 5.46 — The Double Bhaga: The text exhibits deliberate wordplay: “tathā bhaga bhajāmahi” — “Thus, O Bhaga, may we partake of bhaga.” The deity’s name and the common noun for “fortune, share, portion” are identical. The god and his gift are not separate: the mortal who embodies fortune becomes a living avatar of this Âditya.

RV 3.20.4: “Agni, like Bhaga, leads the godly people, he who is true to Law and guards the seasons. Ancient, all-knowing, he the Vṛtra-slayer shall bear the singer safe through every trouble.” Also RV 1.123 (Dawn is Bhaga’s sister) and RV 1.136 (Bhaga’s eye adorned with solar rays).

AV 14.1.20: “Let Bhaga lead thee hence, grasping thy hand; let the Aśvins carry thee forth by chariot; go to the houses, that thou mayest be housewife — thou, having control, shalt speak unto the council.”

AV 14.1.50: “I grasp thy hand in order to good-fortune, that with me as husband thou mayest be long-lived; Bhaga, Aryaman, Savitar, Purandhi — the gods have given thee to me in order to housewifeship.”

AV 14.2.13: “Propitious hath this woman come to the home; Dhātar appointed this world to her; her let Aryaman, Bhaga, both Aśvins, Prajāpati, increase with progeny.”

AV 14.2.15 & 21 (refrain): “O Sinīvālī, let her bear children, and live in Bhaga’s grace.” (Repeated throughout as the wedding blessing.)

AV 2.36.1: “Unto our favor, O Agni, may a wooer come to this girl, along with our fortune (bhāga). Enjoyable is she to suitors, agreeable at festivals; be there quickly good-fortune for her with a husband.”

AV 2.36.3: “May this woman, O Agni, find a husband; for king Soma maketh her of good-fortune; giving birth to sons, she shall become chief consort; having gone to a husband, let her, having good-fortune, bear rule.”

The Bhāgya Sūktam (RV 7.41) is formally incorporated into the Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa of the Krishna Yajurveda as part of the Udaka Śānti — the sanctification of water ceremony performed before weddings and festivals. The water itself becomes a vehicle of Bhaga’s fortune, charged by the mantras and distributed to all participants as divine grace made tangible.

The Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa (TB 3.1.48) also contains the explicit statement: “the Phalgunīs have Bhaga and Aryaman as their regents” — a formal cosmological annotation anchoring Vedic Nakṣatra science to these deities with direct textual authority.

This is Pūrva Phalgunī at its most magnificent and undiluted. The sign and navāṁśa both being Leo creates a Vargottama placement — the Leo qualities amplify to their purest expression. The Sun-ruled quarter brings radiant confidence, natural leadership, and an almost theatrical flair for self-presentation. These natives are born performers in the fullest sense — not because they are artificial, but because their authentic self is luminous enough to command an audience.

Personality Signature: Regal bearing, warm generosity, fiercely creative, deeply proud. They educate and inspire others, carrying the Sun’s mission of illumination.

Shadow: Ego inflation, the need for constant admiration, creative jealousy, difficulty sharing the spotlight.

Best Planets Here: Sun (maximum creative authority), Venus (luminous artistry), Jupiter (philosopher-king energy). Mars becomes combative; Saturn feels deeply uncomfortable.

Venus’s pleasure meets Mercury’s discrimination — the result is refined artisanship. These natives create not from raw impulse but from disciplined craft. Their pleasure comes through getting it right: the perfect melody, the precisely worded phrase, the flawlessly executed performance.

Personality Signature: Hardworking, commercially astute, detail-oriented within creative fields. They excel in trade, particularly of beautiful or luxury goods.

Shadow: Critical perfectionism that paralyzes action, over-analyzing pleasure away, losing spontaneity in technique.

Best Planets Here: Mercury (maximum precision), Venus (discerning artistry), Saturn (disciplined creativity). Moon can become overly critical here.

This is Venus squared — the nakṣatra ruler (Venus) and the navāṁśa ruler (Venus) align to create the most intensely Venusian quarter of the entire zodiac. Peace, beauty, partnership, sensory pleasure — all reach their zenith here. These natives possess an almost magical capacity for attracting comfort, beauty, and harmonious relationships.

Personality Signature: Supremely charming, relationship-focused, aesthetically gifted, peace-loving. The diplomats of the zodiac — Bhaga’s grace made interpersonal.

Shadow: Indolence, excessive attachment to comfort, avoidance of necessary conflict.

Best Planets Here: Venus (its strongest possible quarter placement), Moon (emotional beauty), Jupiter (wisdom through relationship). Mars and Saturn feel most restricted here.

The final pāda plunges Venus’s pleasures into Scorpio’s underworld — the hammock tilts into emotional depth, passionate intensity, and transformational desire. These natives are the least “relaxed” of the four quarters. Their creative drive is urgent, sometimes obsessive. Artists born here often produce work that is beautiful on the surface but disturbing in its depth.

Personality Signature: Intensely emotional, courageous, family-oriented, introspective. Mars gives them the capacity to protect what they love with surprising ferocity.

Shadow: Jealousy, possessiveness, emotional turbulence, tendency to transform pleasure into obsession.

Best Planets Here: Mars (maximum transformational courage), Ketu (spiritual detachment balances intensity). Sun feels challenged; Venus must navigate Scorpio’s scrutinizing gaze carefully.