The 27 nakshatras
Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra पूर्वा भाद्रपदा
Star 25 of 27, ruled by Jupiter, watched over by Aja Ekapada, the one-footed fire. Its symbol is the front of a resting cot, a two-faced figure.
The essentials
Purva Bhadrapada spans 20°00' Aquarius to 3°20' Pisces. Dasha lord Jupiter (16 years). Deity Aja Ekapada, the one-footed fire. Gana Manushya, yoni lion, nadi Adya (Vata). Naming syllables से, सो, दा, दी. A birth Moon here makes Purva Bhadrapada your janma nakshatra and opens your Vimshottari timeline in a Jupiter period.
The four padas
| Pada | Span | Navāṁśa | Syllable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1 | 20°00' Aquarius to 23°20' Aquarius | Aries navāṁśa | से |
| Pada 2 | 23°20' Aquarius to 26°40' Aquarius | Taurus navāṁśa | सो |
| Pada 3 | 26°40' Aquarius to 0°00' Pisces | Gemini navāṁśa | दा |
| Pada 4 | 0°00' Pisces to 3°20' Pisces | Cancer navāṁśa | दी |
Each pada colours the star through its navāṁśa sign, which is why two people of the same nakshatra can wear it differently. The syllable of the birth pada is the one tradition offers at a naming ceremony.
The character of Purva Bhadrapada
Purva Bhadrapada burns for a cause. Its people hold intense convictions and can fund, argue, and sacrifice for them past the point most stars turn back. The two faces of the symbol are idealism and severity, and the life's work is keeping the first in charge.
Purva Bhadrapada in kundli matching
A Manushya gana star of the lion yoni, sharing its animal with Dhanishta. In Ashtakoota matching, the gana enters the six point Gana test, the yoni its four point test of instinctive accord, and the nadi the heaviest test of all at eight points, where two identical nadis score nothing. None of these verdicts stands alone, and the full milan arithmetic weighs all eight kutas before anything is concluded.
Your dasha begins with Jupiter
Born under Purva Bhadrapada, your Vimshottari sequence opens in a Jupiter mahadasha, and the balance left at birth depends on the Moon's exact degree within the star. The dasha guide explains the whole 120 year wheel. A computed chart names your current period to the day.
Common questions
Where does Purva Bhadrapada fall?
20°00' Aquarius to 3°20' Pisces, in four padas of 3°20' each. The table above names each pada's navāṁśa.
Which dasha starts for Purva Bhadrapada births?
Jupiter's, up to 16 years, scaled by how far the Moon had walked through the star at birth.
What are the naming syllables?
से, सो, दा, दी, one for each pada.