In the series of Nakshatras, the Twenty-fifth nakshatra is Purva Bhadrapada.  Detailed information on the Nakshatra, its characteristics, gender, gana, and all the details is below:

Purva Bhadrapada Nakshatra ranges from 20 degrees of Kumbha Rasi to 3 degrees 20 minutes of Pisces Rasi.  The presiding deity for Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra is Aja Ekapada. Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra symbol is the Front legs of a funeral cot, a sword, two-faced man.  The planetary ruler is Jupiter.

Purva Bhadrapada Nakshatra:

Purva Bhadrapada comes from the sanskrit words “Purva” the former “Bhadrapada” lucky feet. This means the former one with lucky feet or the beautiful left foot. 

The main presiding deity is Aja Ekapada, an ancient fire serpent or dragon or the one-footed goat or unicorn. Aja Ekapada is also the Mount of the Rudra, a fierce form of Lord Shiva. This one-legged dark deity rules over secret societies and is hence associated with all types of black magic. As per the Vedas, he is associated with floods, storms, and lightning. 

The symbol is Swords, two front legs of the funeral cot also a man with two faces.  The meaning of this symbol is a person who has two sides, they can be entirely two different beings.  It is about two opposite sides they reveal to the world. 

Jupiter is the planetary ruler. He is the planet of expansion, optimism, generosity, idealism, charity, compassion, philosophy, guru, heaviness, and wealth.

 

Characteristics:

Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra natives are dedicated and hardworking.  They have strong believes and will work hard wot put them into reality.  They will be well educated and scholarly people.  They will be very observant and know how to deal with others.  They will be very religious and follow the scriptures. They will have good business acumen. They will be very practical and talk impartially(critical comments), this will not be appreciated by others.  They will be given to anger and outbursts easily.  They will be extreme pleasure seekers as well.  They will come across as rebellious and eccentric in nature.  They will have a deep interest in black magic and occult studies.  They will be highly imaginative and, hence will be good writers and intuitive.  They will have a warrior nature and will work for a cause with determination.

They will be very self-centered and will give less importance to financial security.  They will be very impulsive and pessimistic people.  They tend to have a strong attachment to things and will have difficulty in loosing them whether it is relationships or things.  They will be frugal but will be a poor financial planner.  They will be high-stung with wavering minds.  They will be rebellious in nature.  They will be have extreme passion and will have many relationships. 

Physical characteristics:

Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra natives are medium height, with broad cheeks, fleshy lips, and simple countenance.  They will have almond-shaped eyes. 

Padas of Purva Bhadrapada Nakshatra:

1^st pada or Mesha navamsa: When the native is born in Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra, between 20 degrees to 23 degrees and 20 minutes in Kumbha rasi, they are in the first pada of Purva Bhadrapada Nakshatra.  The first pada is ruled by Mars(Kuja).  Those born in the first pada will be given to anger easily.  They will be very determined to attain their goals.  They will be honest and courageous. They will have less patience but will be very creative people. They will think less before shouldering any work and at times will take very risky decisions. They will be very adventurous in nature and will like to travel a lot.

2^nd pada or Vrishabha navamsa - When the native is born in Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra, between 23 degrees 20 minutes to 26 degrees 40 minutes in Kumbha rasi, they are in the second pada of Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra.  The second pada is ruled by Venus(Shukra). Those born in the second pada of Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra will be  very attractive in physique.  They will be interested in black magic and occult subjects.  They will be materialisttic in nature and will work hard to achieve a very comfortable living in life.  They will be very confident in nature along with carefree attitude.  They will be great pleasure seekers, and will be in and out of relationships easily.  They work for social welfare causes.

3^rd pada or Mithuna Navamsa - When the native is born in Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra, between 26 degrees 40 minutes to 30 degrees of Kumbha Rasi, they are in the third pada of Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra.  The third pada is ruled by Mercury(Budha). Those born in the third pada will have calmer disposition and will be intelligent.  They can carry out their works and complete them in any situation.  They will be good at communication and will be slightly sensitive in nature.  They will be indecisive and impulsive in nature. 

4^th pada or Karkataka Navamsa - When the native is born in Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra between 0 degrees to 3 degrees 20 minutes in Meena Rasi, they are in the fourth pada of Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra.  The fourth pada is ruled by Moon(Chandra).  Those born in the fourth pada will be very emotional and thoughtful people.  They will ever try to please people and be in the good books of others, but this makes others to take full advantage of these natives.  They will be spiritual and will have interest in occult studies.  They will be too focused and which may be too dangerous at times because of their strong liking or wanting nature

Auspicious activities:

The below are the events that can be performed in Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra.

·      Funerals

·      Dangerous activities

·      Mining or making holes

·      Risky activities like blasting

·      Ending any activities

·      Bringing down any constructions

·      Death

·      Water activities

·      Cutting

 

Professions suitable:

The Professions suitable for Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra natives are

·      Cemetery keepers

·      Coffin makers

·      Morticians

·      All professions related to death/death process

·      Morgue attendant

·      Funeral assistant

·      Black magicians

·      Horror and mystery writers

·      Weapon makers

·      Soldiers

·      Metal industry

·      Mining

·      Pornography

·      Night club jobs

·      Operation theatres

·      Surgeons

 

Health:

Primary body parts represented by Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra are the sides of the body, including ribs, the sides of the legs, the left thigh, soles of the feet and abdomen.

 Ailments related to Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra are:

·      Swelling of feet and ankle

·      Heart problems

·      Paralysis

·      Blood circulation

·      Enlarged liver

·      Diabetes

·      Ulcers

·      Burning on the sides of thighs

·      Rib trouble

 

Other information:

Gana             Manushya

Colour          Silver Grey

Planet Lord   Jupiter

Guna             Sattwa

Nadi              Vata

Gender         Male

Nature            Moveable/Changeable

Element         Air

Direction       West

Varna            Brahmin

Animal          Lion

Bird               Peacock, Pigeon

Tree              Pichamanda, Mango

Syllables       Se, So, Da, Di

 

Mythology #1

Hiranyaksha & Hiranyakashipu were brothers.  During Varaha avatara of lord Vishnu he kills Hiranyaksha.  To take revenge on Lord Vishnu Hiranyakashipu do severe penance and attains a boon from Lord Brahma that he would not die either on earth or in space, nor in fire, nor in water, neither during the day nor during night, neither inside or outside of a home, neither by human nor by animal or god, neither by an inanimate or animate being.  With virtually no fear of death, Hiranyakashipu unleashes terror. He declares himself as god and asks people not to utter god’s name except his.  However, his son Prahlada, who is a devotee of Lord Vishnu refuses his father’s advice.  Hiranyakashipu repeatedly pressurizes Prahlada to forget Lord Vishnu, but Prahlada does not heed and declares the omnipresence of lord Vishnu.

One day Hiranyakashipu points to a pillar and asks if Vishnu is present in it.  Prahlada says yes!! To this his father becomes furious and draws his sword and cuts the pillar.  Narasimha (Avatar of Vishnu) appears out of the broken pillar. Narasimha (being a man-lion god form) kills Hiranyakashipu. He kills at the twilight (neither day nor night), on the doorstep of Hiranyakashipu’s place (neither inside nor outside), uses his nails to kill (neither animate nor inanimate), puts him on his lap before killing (neither earth nor in the space).  This making the power of boon ineffective.  Prahlada’s episode proves that God will always come to the rescue of his devotees who prays him with sincere devotion.

Mythology #2

Brihaspati is the Guru of all the Devas.  He is ever surrounded by Devas, as they seek Brihaspati’s advise at all times.  This keeps Brihaspati busy, thus he pays little attention to his wife Tara.  Once Chandra who comes to visit Brihaspati on some work happens to see Brihapati’s wife Tara and gets mesmerized by her beauty and will want to have her by hook or crook. Chandra hypnotizes Tara and takes her away.  When Brihaspati comes to know about this he immediately, he goes to Chandra to return back Tara.  However, Chandra refuses to give back Tara and says that she came willingly and not by force. The situation that both Chandra and Brihaspati agree to go for a war.  Lord Brahman intervenes and forces Chandra to return back Tara to Brihaspati.