Purva Bhadrapada Nakshatra in Scriptures

According to Horasara, the person born in Purvabhadra Nakshatra will be adulterous, will have no permanent home, be difficult to win over, will enjoy, will get money from the sovereign base, dutiful and long-lived.

According to Daivagna Vilasa, Purvabhadra native will win over senses, learned in shastras, and practice the same seriously, will think of doing well to others and be intuitive.

According to Manasagari, the Purvabhadra native will be a good orator, and will be blessed with children & wealth. He enjoys life to the fullest and will have sound sleep.

General Characteristics

Purva means former, bhadra means blessed or prosperous and pada means feet or step. Purvabhadra along with Uttarabhadra forms a complete pair, which signifies a prosperous and fortunate being. The deity associated with Purvabhadra nakshatra is ‘Ajaikapada’ , one-footed goat, who is related to Rudra, and Jupiter is the lord of this star. The first three quarters (padas) or quarters fall in the airy sign Aquarius and the last pada fall in the watery sign Pisces. So last quarter is dominated by Jupiterian energy in terms of both Rasi and Nakshatra lordship. This Nakshatra exhibits both positive and negative traits in the individuals. If we see history pages, we can see that it has produced big humanitarian people as well as big criminals. Purvabhadrapada natives will be adventurous, brave individuals. There is a sense of purpose with these people. They will have an interest in mysticism, occult practices. These are honest, ambitious, and enthusiastic folks. The primary motivation of this Nakshatra is Artha or material prosperity. They have the knack of earning money. But money-making is not the only ambition they have. They will make others as skillful as them and can become good tutors or instructors.

Purvabhadra natives are generous and known for their humanitarian work. They are protective of the family and friends. These people are duty-bound to their profession or cause. Discipline and strictness are other qualities. They will be very unconventional and uncommon in thinking and this unique way of thinking will put them into a different league. They will have a research-oriented mindset and they do not believe anything without reasoning. The combination of Jupiter and Saturn energies make these people very intuitive and spiritualistic.

On a negative side, sometimes they become cunning and destructive in nature. They may behave highly secretive and cannot trust anybody. Because of their crafty and calculative talk, even family members may not trust them completely. They may also be interested in black magic, vashikaran kind of things. If Moon is afflicted in this Nakshatra, then they will go through lot of mental worries.

Apart from the above characteristics, some of the specific characters for different quarters or padas under Purva bhadrapada star are as follows.

Purvabhadra Nakshatra 1st Pada – (20° 00’ to 23° 20’ Aquarius)

Mars rules over Purvabhadra Nakshatra 1st quarter. These people will be aggressive and passionate. They are hardworking, ambitious, and committed in their endeavor. They will run behind material prosperity and will be selfish in nature.

Purvabhadra Nakshatra 2nd Pada – (23° 20’ to 26° 40’ Aquarius)

Venus rules over this quarter. They will be happy go lucky kind of people. They may be interested in some kind of arts. They may like to travel a lot. Also may indulge in gossiping.

Purvabhadra Nakshatra 3rd Pada – (26° 40’ to 30° 00’ Aquarius)

Mercury rules over this quarter. These people are multi-talented and will have good grasping power. They will have business acumen and be very creative in nature. But they will have a very wavering mind and cannot stick to a single thought.

Purvabhadra Nakshatra 4th Pada – (00° 00’ to 03° 20’ Pisces)

Moon rules over this pada. These people are pure in thoughts and actions. They are very sensitive and helpful to others. There is a high probability of interest in Spirituality and mysticism with them. There will be curiousness in learning higher self and supernatural ideas.

Purva Bhadrapada Nakshatra in Muhurta or Electional Astrology

Purvabhadra Nakshatra is Ugra-Kroora (Aggressive & Cruel) Nakshatra, and it is suitable to perform activities which involve aggression and harshness. It is suitable for the purchase and sale of arms and its usage, surgical operations, research on poisonous medicines, works involving fire, taming or training of animals, black magic, hatha yoga, etc.

Purvabhadra is also Adhomukha (looking downward) Nakshatra and it is suitable for digging wells, borewells, ponds, digging for foundation laying, underground construction, mining, etc.