Purva Ashadha Nakṣatra — deity, pāda, nakṣatra lord & tyājya
Purva Ashadha is the 20th of the twenty-seven lunar mansions. Its presiding deity (devatā) is named in the classical texts, its Vimśottarī lord Venus, gaṇa Manushya, yoni Monkey, nāḍī Madhya, varṇa Brahmin — every value computed by the same engine that casts the chart and cited to its classical source.
At a glance
Nakṣatra lord
Venus
Nature (Muhūrta class)
Ugra/Krura (Fierce/Cruel)
Gaṇa
Manushya
Yoni
Monkey (M)
Nāḍī
Madhya
Varṇa
Brahmin
The four pādas of Purva Ashadha — navāṃśa & naming syllable
Pāda
From
Name syllable
Navāṃśa (D9)
Navāṃśa lord
Pāda 1
253°20′
«Bhoo»
Leo
Sun
Pāda 2
256°40′
«Dhaa»
Virgo
Mercury
Pāda 3
260°00′
«Phaa»
Libra
Venus
Pāda 4
263°20′
«Dha»
Scorpio
Mars
What Purva Ashadha favours
Ugra/Krura (Fierce/Cruel). Favours: Enemy destruction, Fire work, Poison, Prison, Arrests. Set aside: All auspicious karmas — strictly forbidden.
Viṣa ghaṭī (tyājya)
The viṣa (tyājya) portion of Purva Ashadha spans ghaṭī 24–28 from the nakṣatra's own start — the basis of the daily Varjyam window.
Deity per Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra ch.6; gaṇa/nāḍī/varṇa/yoni from the aṣṭakūṭa tables; syllables from the Nāmakaraṇa table; navāṃśa by the standard Pārāśari division; tyājya from Prasna Marga.