Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra
Uttara Bhādrapadā, the 26th of the 27 nakshatras, from 3°20′ to 16°40′ in Meena (Pisces): its deity, symbol, lord, padas and name syllables, from the classical texts.
Lord: Bṛhaj-jyotiḥsāra v. 411. Deity and class: Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 2.1–2.8. Symbol: Burgess, Sūrya-siddhānta, p. 228. Gana, yoni and nadi: Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.25–34.
Where Uttara Bhadrapada sits
The Moon’s stay here is part of the Panchak. Panchak dates
Each nakshatra is 13°20′ of the sidereal zodiac and each pada 3°20′, so nine padas fill a sign. Uttara Bhadrapada lies wholly in Meena.
The four padas
A child born in a pada is given a name starting with its sound, and a name’s first sound gives back the pada when matching by name. Avakahaḍā-cakram, pp. 22–23; Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 55
Attributes and their sources
| Attribute | Uttara Bhadrapada | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Deity | Ahirbudhnya | Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 2.1, p. 52 |
| Symbol | Couch or bed, or a two-faced figure | Burgess, Sūrya-siddhānta, p. 228 |
| Lord | Saturn, the Vimśottarī lord | Bṛhaj-jyotiḥsāra v. 411, p. 150 |
| Gana | Manuṣya | Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.29 |
| Yoni | Cow | Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.25–26 |
| Nadi | Madhya | Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.34 |
| Class | Dhruva (fixed); its weekday is Sunday | Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 2.2–2.8 |
Gana, yoni and nadi are the classes used in kundli matching. The texts read give no varṇa or element for each nakshatra, so none is shown.
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Questions
Attributes from the Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi and the other texts named, with the page for each.
Which rashi is Uttara Bhadrapada in?
Meena (Pisces), from 3°20′ to 16°40′ of the sign in the sidereal zodiac. All four of its padas are in Meena.
Who is the lord of Uttara Bhadrapada?
Saturn. It is the nakshatra’s lord in the Vimśottarī dasha, so a birth with the Moon in Uttara Bhadrapada starts in Saturn’s dasha. Bṛhaj-jyotiḥsāra v. 411, p. 150
What are the padas of Uttara Bhadrapada?
Four quarters of 3°20′: pada 1, 3°20′ to 6°40′ Meena, navamsa Simha; pada 2, 6°40′ to 10°00′ Meena, navamsa Kanya; pada 3, 10°00′ to 13°20′ Meena, navamsa Tula; pada 4, 13°20′ to 16°40′ Meena, navamsa Vrishchika.
What is the deity and symbol of Uttara Bhadrapada?
The deity is Ahirbudhnya. The symbol is couch or bed, or a two-faced figure. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 2.1; Burgess, Sūrya-siddhānta, p. 228
What gana, yoni and nadi is Uttara Bhadrapada?
Manuṣya gana, cow yoni and Madhya nadi. These are the classes used in kundli matching. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.25–34
Which syllables start names for Uttara Bhadrapada?
du, tha, jha, ña, one for each pada in order. A child born in a pada is given a name starting with its sound. Avakahaḍā-cakram pp. 22–23
How it is worked out
Read the methodology- Spans
- 27 equal nakshatras of 13°20′ from 0° Mesha in the sidereal zodiac; four padas of 3°20′ each.
- Navamsa
- The padas run through the signs from Mesha, starting again every 12 padas.
- Attributes
- Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 2.1–2.8 and 6.25–34; Burgess’s notes to the Sūrya-siddhānta; Bṛhaj-jyotiḥsāra v. 411.
- Syllables
- The Avakahaḍā chakra as printed in Sītārāma Jhā, 1932, pp. 22–23.
Sidereal zodiac (Lahiri) · equal nakshatras of 13°20′ · Swiss Ephemeris · Method