Purva Bhadrapada is the 25th of the 27 nakshatras, the lunar mansions of Indian astronomy. It spans 20°00′ Kumbha to 3°20′ Meena of the sidereal zodiac. Its name means "the former blessed feet", its presiding deity is Aja Ekapada, the one-footed goat, and its planetary lord in the Vimśottarī system is Jupiter.

The span is calculated with the Lahiri ayanamsa. The name, deity, lord and junction star are traditional and cited below; they describe a cultural system, not a measured influence.

Nakshatra 25 of 27 · Kumbha (Aquarius) / Meena (Pisces)

Purva Bhadrapada पूर्व भाद्रपदा

The former blessed feet

Presided over by Aja Ekapada, the one-footed goat, and ruled by Jupiter.

At a glance

TRADITION
Position
25th of 27
Sidereal span
20°00′ Kumbha – 3°20′ Meena
Sign
Kumbha (Aquarius) → Meena (Pisces)
Planetary lord
Jupiter
Presiding deity
Aja Ekapada
Junction star
α Pegasi

When the Moon is next in Purva Bhadrapada

Times in UTC · Lahiri ayanamsa · to the nearest minute

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The four padas

Each pada is a quarter of 3°20′. The 108 padas of the zodiac cycle through the twelve signs in order, giving each pada its navamsa (D9) sign.

Pada 1

20°00′ Kumbha – 23°20′ Kumbha

Navamsa: Mesha

Pada 2

23°20′ Kumbha – 26°40′ Kumbha

Navamsa: Vrishabha

Pada 3

26°40′ Kumbha – 30°00′ Kumbha

Navamsa: Mithuna

Pada 4

0°00′ Meena – 3°20′ Meena

Navamsa: Karka

The other Jupiter mansions

The nine lords repeat three times around the zodiac, so each lord rules three mansions, 120° apart.

Sources

  • Taittirīya Saṃhitā 4.4.10 — the Vedic list of nakshatras with their presiding deities. Keith, A. B. (Trans.). (1914). The Veda of the Black Yajus School entitled Taittiriya Sanhita (Part 2). Harvard University Press. Read the translation
  • Sūrya Siddhānta, chapter 8 — the asterisms and their junction stars. Burgess, E. (Trans.). (1858–1860). Translation of the Sûrya-Siddhânta, a text-book of Hindu astronomy. Journal of the American Oriental Society, 6. Read the translation
  • Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra, Vimśottarī daśā chapter — the nine planetary lords in nakshatra order. Santhanam, R. (Trans.). (1984). Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra (Vol. 2). Ranjan Publications.

Junction-star identifications differ between texts and commentators. English meanings are approximate renderings of the Sanskrit name.