Birth star 25 of 27
Purva Bhadrapada
पूर्वभाद्रपदा
320°00′–333°20′ sidereal longitude
Ruled by Jupiter · 25 of 27
The fiery idealist: intense, visionary, sees beyond the ordinary.
The tradition links Purva Bhadrapada with fiery vision and duality. People born under it are often described as idealistic, intense and drawn to big questions. They tend to feel pulled between two sides of themselves.
Strengths the tradition names
- Strong vision
- Passionate commitment
- Sees beyond the usual
Worth watching
- Extreme swings
- Preaching ideals
In love
Described as passionate and idealistic, wanting a bond with meaning. Moods can shift between warm and withdrawn.
At work
Often suited to causes, teaching, philosophy and reform work, where conviction drives the effort.
Why a lion and Aja Ekapada?
Its deity, Aja Ekapada, is a one-footed fiery being tied to the lightning-struck sky. The animal, Lion, suggests intensity, and the figure, bed or couch; two-faced figure, suggests two sides.
If you know Western astrology
It spans sidereal Aquarius and Pisces, so it mixes Aquarius's ideas with Pisces' depth.
These readings are Vediq's plain-English take on the tradition. The facts below them come from named sources.
Purva Bhadrapada
पूर्वभाद्रपदा
- Real stars you can see
- α, β Pegasi
- Aja Ekapada
- Lion
- Manushya
Where these facts come from
- Surya Siddhanta ch. 8 (E. Burgess, 1860)
- Muhurta Chintamani 6.25-30 (Khemraj, 1879)
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Find it in the sky
Real stars
α, β Pegasi
Markab (α Pegasi)
When to look
Look up in Oct–Dec evenings. This is an approximate season for mid-northern latitudes; local visibility varies.
Its god, animal and temperament
Aja Ekapada
Vedic name
Prosthapada (first)
Classical figure
bed or couch; two-faced figure
: lion
Stars that share the lion:
: Manushya
The tradition sorts the 27 stars into three temperaments. Others with this one:
Sources for this page
- Surya Siddhanta ch. 8 (E. Burgess, 1860)
- observational astronomy
- Taittiriya Samhita 4.4.10 (A. B. Keith, 1914)
- Muhurta Chintamani 6.25-30 (Khemraj, 1879)