Purva Bhadrapada

the former auspicious feet

Span20°00′ Aquarius – 3°20′ Pisces (sidereal)

RulerJupiter

Symbolthe front legs of a funeral cot; a two-faced figure; a sword

StarsMarkab and Scheat (Alpha and Beta Pegasi)

The one-footed fire striding between worlds.

Purva Bhadrapada belongs to Aja Ekapada, the one-footed serpent-goat of storm and lightning, a form of the fierce transformative fire. It is intense, ascetic, and visionary, willing to burn ordinary comfort for the sake of awakening. Its two faces look at once toward the world and beyond it.

intensitytransformationasceticismvisionsacrifice

The Sidereal Ring First nine

1Ashvini 2Bharani 3Krittika 4Rohini 5Mrigashira 6Ardra 7Punarvasu 8Pushya 9Ashlesha

Second nine

10Magha 11Purva Phalguni 12Uttara Phalguni 13Hasta 14Chitra 15Swati 16Vishakha 17Anuradha 18Jyeshtha

Third nine

19Mula 20Purva Ashadha 21Uttara Ashadha 22Shravana 23Dhanishta 24Shatabhisha 25Purva Bhadrapada 26Uttara Bhadrapada 27Revati