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Purva Bhadrapada Nakshatra

ಪೂರ್ವ ಭಾದ್ರಪದ ನಕ್ಷತ್ರ

Purva Bhadrapada is nakshatra 25 of 27 — an equal 13°20′ division of the sidereal zodiac that the Moon travels through. This page covers its deity, symbol, ruling planet, identifying star, meaning and traditional observances.

Deity

Aja Ekapada

Symbol

Sword / front of funeral cot

Ruling planet (dasha lord)

Guru (Jupiter)

Chief star (yogatara)

α Pegasi (Markab)

Sidereal span

320°00′–333°20′ (sidereal)

Meaning & mythology

Aja Ekapada, the one-footed goat of storm and austerity: the sword's edge between worlds — intensity, tapas, transformation.

Observances & practice

Tapas, fierce disciplines; funeral-adjacent rites handled with care.

ಪೂರ್ವ ಭಾದ್ರಪದ ನಕ್ಷತ್ರ — ಅರ್ಥ ಮತ್ತು ಪುರಾಣ

ದೇವತೆ

ಅಜ ಏಕಪಾದ

ಚಿಹ್ನೆ

ಖಡ್ಗ / ಚಟ್ಟದ ಮುಂಭಾಗ

ದಶಾಧಿಪತಿ

ಗುರು

ಯೋಗತಾರೆ

α ಪೆಗಾಸಸ್

ಬಿರುಗಾಳಿ–ತಪಸ್ಸಿನ ಏಕಪಾದ ಅಜ: ಲೋಕಗಳ ನಡುವಿನ ಖಡ್ಗಧಾರೆ — ತೀವ್ರತೆ, ಪರಿವರ್ತನೆ.

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