Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra
Purva Bhadrapada is the 25th of the 27 nakshatras: the 25th 13°20′ segment of the sidereal zodiac, spanning Aquarius 20°00′ – Pisces 3°20′.
Position
| Span (sidereal) | Aquarius 20°00′ – Pisces 3°20′ |
| Absolute longitude | 320.00° – 333.33° |
| Sign(s) | Aquarius and Pisces |
| Vimshottari lord | Jupiter (16-year mahadasha) |
Padas and Navamsa signs
Each pada is 3°20′, the same size as a Navamsa division, so each pada falls in one Navamsa (D9) sign. How the Navamsa is calculated.
| Pada | Span | Navamsa sign |
|---|---|---|
| Pada 1 | Aquarius 20°00′ – Aquarius 23°20′ | Aries |
| Pada 2 | Aquarius 23°20′ – Aquarius 26°40′ | Taurus |
| Pada 3 | Aquarius 26°40′ – Aquarius 30°00′ | Gemini |
| Pada 4 | Pisces 0°00′ – Pisces 3°20′ | Cancer |
Traditional attributes
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Deity | Aja Ekapada, the one-footed goat |
| Symbol | the front legs of a funeral cot, or a two-faced man |
| Gana | Manushya (human) |
| Yoni (animal) | Lion |
| Nadi | Aadi (Vata) |
Traditional attributions, listed as reference data. Jyotishya does not interpret them.
Tara bala counted from Purva Bhadrapada
For a person whose Moon was in Purva Bhadrapada at birth, each day's tara comes from counting Purva Bhadrapada as 1 to the nakshatra the Moon is in that day: count = ((day − 24) mod 27) + 1, tara = count mod 9. Scores are those Jyotishya uses. The tara bala formula explained.
| count mod 9 | Tara | Day nakshatras (count) | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janma (lit. birth) | Purva Bhadrapada (1), Punarvasu (10), Vishakha (19) | 0 |
| 2 | Sampat (lit. wealth) | Uttara Bhadrapada (2), Pushya (11), Anuradha (20) | +1 |
| 3 | Vipat (lit. danger) | Revati (3), Ashlesha (12), Jyeshtha (21) | −1 |
| 4 | Kshema (lit. well-being) | Ashwini (4), Magha (13), Mula (22) | +1 |
| 5 | Pratyak (lit. obstacle) | Bharani (5), Purva Phalguni (14), Purva Ashadha (23) | −1 |
| 6 | Sadhana (lit. achievement) | Krittika (6), Uttara Phalguni (15), Uttara Ashadha (24) | +1 |
| 7 | Naidhana (lit. destruction) | Rohini (7), Hasta (16), Shravana (25) | −2 |
| 8 | Mitra (lit. friend) | Mrigashira (8), Chitra (17), Dhanishta (26) | +1 |
| 0 (9) | Parama Mitra (lit. best friend) | Ardra (9), Swati (18), Shatabhisha (27) | +1 |
Worked example: Moon in Vishakha → count 19; 19 mod 9 = 1 → Janma, score 0.
Vimshottari dasha starting point
With the Moon in Purva Bhadrapada at birth, the first mahadasha is Jupiter. Balance at birth = (1 − fraction of Purva Bhadrapada already travelled by the Moon) × 16 years. Fraction travelled = (Moon longitude − 320.00°) ÷ 13.33°. The sequence then continues Saturn → Mercury → Ketu → Venus → Sun → Moon → Mars → Rahu. How the dasha periods are calculated.