25 Purva Bhadrapada पूर्वभाद्रपदा Pūrvabhādrapadā
20° Kumbha to 3°20′ Meena.
The scorching fire; intense, idealistic and transforming, given to extremes.
- LordGuru
- DeityAja Ekapada
- SymbolSwords, front legs of a funeral cot, two-faced man
- Dasha16 years
The Nakshatra at a glance
- Gana (temperament)
- Manushya
- Yoni (animal)
- Lion
- Nadi
- Adi (vata)
- Aim of life (purushartha)
- Artha
- Nature
- Ugra (fierce)
- Direction of the face
- Adho mukha (facing down)
- Presiding deity
- Aja Ekapada
- Symbol
- Swords, front legs of a funeral cot, two-faced man
- Ruling graha
- Guru, whose Vimshottari dasha of 16 years begins a life born here
Good for, in Muhurta
A Ugra Nakshatra (fierce) suits:
- Bold, competitive or forceful action
Adho mukha (facing down): for digging wells and foundations, mining and sowing roots.
The four padas
| Pada | Span | Navamsha | Name syllable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1 | 20° to 23°20′ Kumbha | Mesha | Se |
| Pada 2 | 23°20′ to 26°40′ Kumbha | Vrishabha | So |
| Pada 3 | 26°40′ to 30° Kumbha | Mithuna | Da |
| Pada 4 | 0° to 3°20′ Meena | Karka | Di |
The syllables are the traditional first sounds of a name for a child born in each pada.
In compatibility
Gana, yoni and nadi are three of the eight kootas of Kundli Milan: Manushya gana, the lion yoni and Adi nadi are compared with the partner’s Nakshatra.