Lord
Jupiter
Nakṣatra
Purva Bhadrapada
Purva Bhadrapada is the twenty-fifth nakshatra, bridging Aquarius and Pisces
See where Purva Bhadrapada falls in your birth chart — the sign, house and nakṣatra it occupies.
Purva Bhadrapada is the twenty-fifth nakshatra, bridging Aquarius and Pisces. It carries intensity of purpose bordering on the fierce — penance, transformation, and idealism willing to burn for its cause. People shaped by it tend to be sincere and hardworking, able speakers who may look composed while anxious within; capable of harshness but quick to see their fault and willing to make amends, they often turn a fierce inner intensity toward art, ideals and self-transformation. Its fire is the fire of penance — conviction willing to burn for its cause.
Presided over by Aja Ekapada, the one-footed serpent of the deep, with the front legs of the funeral cot as its symbol. Its Vimshottari lord is Guru.
— Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra daśā adhyāya (Vimśottarī lords)
Span 20°00′ Kumbha – 3°20′ Meena; lord Jupiter. The Saturn-sign portion gives austere conviction, the final Meena pada — in Jupiter's own sign — softens it toward compassion; another mansion of the panchaka group.
Your placement is shown in the band above: this states where Purva Bhadrapada falls in your chart and links each term to its page.
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