🪷 पूर्व भाद्रपदा · Pūrva Bhādrapadā (Pūrva Bhādrapadā)

Nakshatra #25 · Span: 20° Kumbha - 3°20' Mīna · Ruling planet: Jupiter · Deity: Aja Ekapāda (one-footed serpent-deva)

पूर्व भाद्रपदा
Krishna IS the destroyer-Time (BG 11.32). Aja-Ekapāda is a Rudra-form connected to pralaya-fire.
— Bhagavad Gītā BG 11.32

Today's Moon (2026-05-14)

The Moon currently transits Revatī · pāda 3 · 354.72° sidereal.

Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate (Sūrya-Siddhānta · Lahirī ayanāṁśa)

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Classical attributes

Number
#25 of 27
Span
20° Kumbha - 3°20' Mīna
Ruling planet
Jupiter
Ruling deity
Aja Ekapāda (one-footed serpent-deva)
Symbol
Sword / front of bed
Vimśottarī Daśā
16 years
Pāda → Rāśis
1: Aquarius · 2: Aquarius · 3: Aquarius · 4: Pisces
Guṇa
Sattva
Caste (BPHS)
Brāhmaṇa

Symbolism

Sword · transformation-fire · funeral-pyre · cosmic-purification

Cross-references

📚 See Also

📖 References

  1. Bṛhat-Parāśara-Horā-Śāstra (BPHS) · Nakshatra-Adhyāya · Maharṣi Parāśara — Classical authority on nakshatra deities · rulerships · vimśottarī-daśā assignments
  2. Ṛg-Veda · the nakshatra-deity invocations · Aja Ekapāda (one-footed serpent-deva)-sūkta — Vedic-mantric source for the nakshatra's ruling-deity tattva
  3. Sūrya-Siddhānta · sidereal Moon-position computation (~500 CE) — Astronomical treatise behind every nakshatra-traversal
Categories: Vedic Astronomy · Nakshatras (Lunar Mansions) · Jyotiṣa Reference · Sattva Guṇa · Brāhmaṇa Caste (BPHS) · Vimśottarī 16-yr Daśā · BPHS Classical Reference