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Purva Ashadha pada 1
13°20′ Sagittarius – 16°40′ Sagittarius

The first quarter of Purva Ashadha: a Leo navamsa, naam akshar Bhu, and a birth that starts in Shukra’s mahadasha with 20 years to 15 years of it left.

Sagittarius rashiLeo navamsaakshar Bhu
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Where Purva Ashadha pada 1 is

3°20′ of the zodiac, and what falls in it

Purva Ashadha pada 1 is the first 3°20′ of Purva Ashadha, 13°20′ Sagittarius – 16°40′ Sagittarius, in Sagittarius. A Moon here is named by the syllable Bhu and falls in a Leo navamsa.

Nakshatra
Purva Ashadha, ruled by Venus (Shukra)
Arc
13°20′ Sagittarius – 16°40′ Sagittarius
Rashi (Moon sign)
Sagittarius, ruled by Guru
Navamsa (D9)
Leo, ruled by Surya
Naam akshar
Bhu (भू)
Deity, gana, nadi
Apas · Manushya · Madhya
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What this pada adds

its navamsa and its aim

Purva Ashadha in Brihat Jataka (16.11) Brihat Jataka says a person born with the Moon in Purva Ashadha is proud and holds fast to friends, and the verse gives such a man an agreeable wife. (Chapter 16 reads several nakshatras in each verse, one after another.) The text reads the nakshatra as a whole; the pada refines it through its navamsa, below.

Purva Ashadha gives the Moon its nature through Shukra; pada 1 sends it into a Leo navamsa, ruled by Surya. The navamsa (D9) is the chart read for marriage and for the strength behind a placement, so in this pada Surya colours what Purva Ashadha gives.

By natural friendship Surya counts Shukra an enemy, and Shukra counts Surya an enemy, so the two pull against each other and the pada asks for balance.

The pada tradition reads each quarter by its navamsa’s element: a fire navamsa makes this a Dharma pada, turned towards right conduct, duty and purpose.

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Names for Bhu (भू)

the naam akshar of this pada, for a namkaran

For a boy

  • Bhupesh king
  • Bhushan ornament
  • Bhupendra king of kings
  • Bhuvan the world

For a girl

  • Bhumi earth
  • Bhumika earth; a role
  • Bhuvi heaven, earth

More names, by nakshatra and pada: baby name finder

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The dasha it starts

Shukra, and how much is left

A Moon in Purva Ashadha starts life in the mahadasha of Shukra, 20 years in all. How much is left at birth depends on how far the Moon had gone: at the start of pada 1 it is 20 years, at its end 15 years.

Shukra mahadasha · Work out yours to the day

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Upay for Purva Ashadha pada 1

  • Shukra, the nakshatra lord: ॐ शुक्राय नमः108 times on Friday, with a daan of white cloth and rice.
  • Surya, the navamsa lord: ॐ सूर्याय नमः108 times on Sunday, with a daan of wheat and jaggery.

A suggestion, as your faith allows: the grahas this pada answers to, each on its own day.

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A real birth in Purva Ashadha pada 1

15 March 1985, 05:00, Jaipur: the Moon at 16.06° Sagittarius, in Purva Ashadha pada 1, with Capricorn rising. The engine gives 15 years, 10 months, 28 days of Shukra’s mahadasha left at birth.

In the 8,349 real births the site’s figures are counted on, 0.92% had the Moon in this pada, about one in 109.

Common questions

4 questions
What is the naam akshar of Purva Ashadha pada 1?

Bhu (भू). A child born with the Moon in this pada is traditionally given a name beginning with it.

Which rashi and navamsa is Purva Ashadha pada 1?

Rashi Sagittarius, navamsa Leo. It runs 13°20′ Sagittarius to 16°40′ Sagittarius.

Which mahadasha does Purva Ashadha pada 1 start?

Shukra, with 20 years to 15 years of its 20 years left at birth, depending on the Moon’s exact degree.

Is Purva Ashadha pada 1 gand mool?

No. Purva Ashadha is not one of the six Gand Mool nakshatras. Gand Mool are the six nakshatras on the seams where a water sign gives way to a fire sign: Ashwini, Magha and Mula, ruled by Ketu, and Ashlesha, Jyeshtha and Revati, ruled by Budh. The Mool shanti is traditionally done on the 27th day after birth, when the Moon returns to the birth nakshatra.

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