Purva Bhadrapada: The Twenty-Fifth Nakshatra in Vedic Astrology

Purva Bhadrapada: The Twenty-Fifth Nakshatra in Vedic Astrology
Purva Bhadrapada is the twenty-fifth nakshatra in Vedic astrology. Its presiding deity is Brihaspati or the planet Jupiter. It is one of the third pairs of our twin nakshatras, its twin nakshatra being Uttara Bhadrapada. The Hindu deity for this Nakshatra is Aja Ekapada, which is actually a one-footed goat. The nakshatra represents mystery, supernaturalism and occult sciences. It also represents honesty, principles and benevolence. However, those who practice electional astrology consider Purva Bhadrapada as a Cruel nakshatra, the reason being activities that involve deception, wickedness, craftiness wickedness start when this nakshatra is in prominence. Thus, the nakshatra represents both positive and negative traits, the twin aspects of creation and destruction, benevolence and violence.



Meaning
The translated meaning of this nakshatra is "The former one who possesses lucky feet"


Symbol

Two-headed man or two legs of a bed or crossed swords: In the night sky, the stars that represent this nakshatra look like the front legs of a bed. Some says, it represents a funeral cot. Some considers the symbol to be crossed swords or two-headed man.
Animal symbol: The animal symbol of this nakshatra is a female lion in an "aggressively roaring" manner. Sometimes, this is misinterpreted as a male Lion which actually is the animal symbol for Dhanishta Nakshatra.


Positive Characteristics of Natives with Purva Bhadrapada Nakshatra
The natives born with Purva Bhadrapada Nakshatra have many positive traits like as follows:
The natives are considered intelligent and peace loving and simple souls
They are unbiased in their behavior
The natives are spiritual, religious and have complete faith in God
They are pure hearted and always ready to help others who are in need.
They are loved and liked by other in the society because of their good reputation
They are truthful, honest and stay away from dishonesty.
The natives are always optimist and no hurdles can make them feel helpless
They are friendly and meet people with love and affection.
They never try to hurt anyone and people trust them a lot for this.
They are idealist, giving more importance to gathering of knowledge instead of gathering wealth
In order to earn a good name, the natives do their work with great planning and with time.


Negative Characteristics of Natives Born with Purva Bhadrapada Nakshatra

The natives have a tendency to get influenced by occult and supernaturalism which make them endowed with negative traits.
It is believed that the natives use occult power to cause harm and malice towards others and may also be inclined towards destruction and terrorism. Hence, experts say that natives of Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra may be harmful and destructive but this is true only when there are certain planetary afflictions.
They are honest souls but may at times be misled into dishonesty, negativity and immorality. These are some of the negative traits of the natives.
They are skeptical, gloomy and remain nervous at times
They are hot-tempered
Pain, aggression, miseries, problems are associated with this nakshatra
They do not enjoy peace of mind because of their callousness, covetousness, restlessness nature


Career Aspects of Natives Born with Purva Bhadrapada Nakshatra

The natives are quite educated and intelligent and do well in their lives in any profession they take up.
They have great interest in literature, science, astronomy, and astrology, which make them experts in these subjects. Scientist, astronomers, astrologers, psychoanalyst, research scholars, writers are some common professions for the natives
They do very well in government organizations with frequent promotions
They can lead an independent life quite well both financially and socially.
The years between 24 and 33 years of age bring about all-round progress in the lives of the natives his life.
The natives face the golden period of his life between 40 years and 54 years
The native do well in the field of business and banking also
Favorable professions also include surgeon, yoga trainer, politician, pharmaceutical works, weapon maker etc.


Family Life of Purva Bhadrapada Natives
There is this belief that the natives will not receive much motherly love as what they expect. The marital life of the native will be a happy one, with an intelligent and dutiful wife. There is complete happiness from children too. His father will have name and fame and the native will get support and care from his father and he can be proud of his father. But, there are chances of him getting into conflicts with his father.

The female native will be very attached towards her husband. She will be blessed with good children and she will enjoy love and benefits from her children.


Purva Bhadrapada Nakshatra Compatibility and Incompatibility

Inspite of being twins, Purva Bhadrapada and Uttara Phalguni are mutually non-compatible if we consider "Veda dosha" norms
The nakshatra is compatible with Shravana nakshatra and partially compatible to Uttaraashada nakshatra
Bharani and Revathi are non compatible to Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra.


Padas or Quarters of Purva Bhadrapada Nakshatra

First Pada: The first pada of the Purva Bhadrapada Nakshatra is in the Aries Navamsa. This is ruled by Mars. Mental aggression is noticed here. However, the natives can control their temper and aggression. Determination is focused here.
Second Pada: The second pada falls in the Taurus Navamsa. This is ruled by Venus. Gratification is focused here.
Third Pada: The third pada falls in the Gemini Navamsa. This is ruled by Mercury. Focus is on communication. Humorous side of the natives is reflected here.
Fourth Pada: The fourth pada of the Purva Bhadrapada Nakshatra falls in the Cancer Navamsa. This is ruled by the Moon. Here, the aspects of both persecutor and persecuted are reflected. The natives in this pada are compatible with the natives of the other three padas.


Remedies

Worshipping Lord Shiva is recommended for the natives
Practicing karma yoga is helpful
Chanting the root mantra "Om Vam" and "Om Sham" 108 times is also advised
Wearing light colors is favorable for the natives.

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