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Poorvabhadrapada

Also written Purva Bhadrapada, Purvabhadra, Pooruruttathi.

Poorvabhadrapada is nakshatra 25 of 27, spanning 320°00′ – 333°20′ of the sidereal zodiac. Its Vimshottari lord is Guru, so a birth under it opens a Guru mahadasha.

LordGuru
Dasha period16 years
DeityAja Ekapada
SymbolFront legs of a cot
GanaManushya
NadiAdi (Vata)
YoniSimha
Span320°00′ – 333°20′
RashiKumbha
RashiMeen

Gana, nadi and yoni are three of the eight kootas that ashtakoot matching scores, and they are read from the Moon’s nakshatra rather than from a whole chart. The four padas below each carry one syllable — the naam akshar a traditional name begins with.

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