Purva Bhadrapada Nakṣatra — deity, pāda, nakṣatra lord & tyājya
Purva Bhadrapada is the 25th of the twenty-seven lunar mansions. Its presiding deity (devatā) is Aja Ekapāda, its Vimśottarī lord Jupiter, gaṇa Manushya, yoni Lion, nāḍī Aadi, varṇa Brahmin — every value computed by the same engine that casts the chart and cited to its classical source.
At a glance
Presiding deity (devatā)
Aja Ekapāda
Nakṣatra lord
Jupiter
Nature (Muhūrta class)
Ugra/Krura (Fierce/Cruel)
Gaṇa
Manushya
Yoni
Lion (M)
Nāḍī
Aadi
Varṇa
Brahmin
The four pādas of Purva Bhadrapada — navāṃśa & naming syllable
Pāda
From
Name syllable
Navāṃśa (D9)
Navāṃśa lord
Pāda 1
320°00′
«Se»
Aries
Mars
Pāda 2
323°20′
«So»
Taurus
Venus
Pāda 3
326°40′
«Daa»
Gemini
Mercury
Pāda 4
330°00′
«Dee»
Cancer
Moon
What Purva Bhadrapada 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 Bhadrapada spans ghaṭī 16–20 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.
Questions readers ask
What is the presiding deity of Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra?
The presiding deity (devatā) of Purva Bhadrapada nakṣatra is Aja Ekapāda, per Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra ch.6. Its Vimśottarī lord is Jupiter, gaṇa Manushya, yoni Lion.