Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra
Purva Bhadrapada is the 25th nakshatra, spanning 20°00′ Aquarius to 3°20′ Pisces. Ruled by Jupiter with Aja Ekapada, the one-footed goat, as its deity, it is a star of intensity, idealism and inner fire.
Also known as: Purva Bhadra, Poorvabhadra, Poorattathi, Pooruruttathi, Purva Proshthapada
Purva Bhadrapada, ‘the former auspicious feet’, is marked by two stars of the Great Square of Pegasus, Markab and Scheat. Its symbol is the front legs of a cot, sometimes a two-faced figure or a sword, and its deity is Aja Ekapada, a mysterious one-footed form linked with Rudra and with fire. Three padas lie in Aquarius and the last in Pisces.
Classical texts count it among the five fierce (ugra) nakshatras, so muhurat lists keep it for bold or decisive work rather than celebrations, and, as a downward-facing star, for buying land. It is associated with idealism, intensity and spiritual fervour. Ruled by Jupiter, it begins life in Jupiter’s 16-year dasha.
Its padas give the name syllables Se, So, Da and Di. It falls entirely within Panchak, and with Uttara Bhadrapada it gives the month of Bhadrapada (Bhadon) its name. Neither fact makes it a bad birth star; both concern timing, not character.