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Purva Bhadrapada

Intensity in service of transformation — classical readings speak of tapas: the heat of austerity that refines what passes through it.

Presiding deityAja Ekapada, the one-footed serpent of fire
SymbolThe front legs of a funeral cot
Vimshottari lordJupiter (Guru)
GanaManushya (human)
NadiAdi (vata)
Sidereal span20°00′ Kumbha – 3°20′ Meena
Naming syllables (pada 1–4)se · so · da · di

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