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[[File:25 PurvaBhadrapada draw.png|thumb|Purva Bhadapadra, the 25th nakshatra asterism, as depicted in temples.]]
[[File:PBhadra nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg|thumb|Purva Bhadra, 25th nakshatra, ... ]]
[[File:25+26 naks stellarium.gif|thumb|The 25th and 26th nakshatra mapped to the Stellarium star chart, SMH for WGSN 2025. P. Bhadrapada is the western (right) one. ]]
[[File:25+26 naks stellarium.gif|thumb|The 25th and 26th nakshatra mapped to the Stellarium star chart, SMH for WGSN 2025. P. Bhadrapada is the western (right) one. ]]
... is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.
Purvābhādra (पूर्व भाद्रपदा), "the first of the blessed feet", is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it. typically identified with α and β Pegasi.


==Etymology and History==
==Etymology and History==
'''Name Variants'''
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=== Origin of Constellation ===
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The term literally means "the first of the blessed feet", and together with [[Uttara Bhadrapada]], the latter of the blessed feet, it forms a super-constellation. Yet, the two asterism are depicted in totally different ways in temples. This one shoes a geometrically perfect formation of 100 stars (neighbouring the "100 physicians"-asterism [[Satabhisa|Shatabhisa]] in the sky) and is likely identified with the stars in the area of western [[Pegasus]], although we can't know which ones exactly.


* Purvābhādra
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=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===
* Purva Bhadrapada
* Ajanghri,
* Ajaikapada,
* Pragbhadra


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===Origin of Constellation===
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== Mythology ==
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The term literally means "the first of the blessed feet", and together with [[Uttara Bhadrapada]], the latter of the blessed feet, it forms a super-constellation. Yet, the two asterism are depicted in totally different ways in temples. This one shows a quadrilateral (like a table) with two stars marked. It is likely identified with the stars in the area of western [[Pegasus]], although we can't know which ones exactly.
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mnemonic tales and cultural significance


The two Bhadrapada asterisms equal the Chinese Eastern Wall (壁宿) and Encampment (Ying Shi, Mansion), which also form lunar mansions.
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== Weblinks ==

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===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===
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File:PBhadra nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg|Purva Bhadra 10th century CE
File:Nakshatra temple magDraw lbl.jpg|Display of all 28th nakshatras in silver arch with candles in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).
File:Nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg|Display of all 28th nakshatras in a door frame in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).
File:25 PurvaBhadrapada draw.png|reconstructed by Jones (1720)
</gallery>

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==Mythology==
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mnemonic tales and cultural significance


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==Weblinks==
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== References ==


* [[References]] (general)
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Latest revision as of 08:10, 31 October 2025

Purva Bhadra, 25th nakshatra, ...
The 25th and 26th nakshatra mapped to the Stellarium star chart, SMH for WGSN 2025. P. Bhadrapada is the western (right) one.

Purvābhādra (पूर्व भाद्रपदा), "the first of the blessed feet", is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it. typically identified with α and β Pegasi.

Etymology and History

Name Variants

  • Purvābhādra
  • Purva Bhadrapada
  • Ajanghri,
  • Ajaikapada,
  • Pragbhadra

Origin of Constellation

The term literally means "the first of the blessed feet", and together with Uttara Bhādrapada (उत्तर भाद्रपदा), the latter of the blessed feet, it forms a super-constellation. Yet, the two asterism are depicted in totally different ways in temples. This one shows a quadrilateral (like a table) with two stars marked. It is likely identified with the stars in the area of western Pegasus, although we can't know which ones exactly.

The two Bhadrapada asterisms equal the Chinese Eastern Wall (壁宿) and Encampment (Ying Shi, Mansion), which also form lunar mansions.

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

  • Purva Bhadra 10th century CE

    Purva Bhadra 10th century CE

  • Display of all 28th nakshatras in silver arch with candles in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).

    Display of all 28th nakshatras in silver arch with candles in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).

  • Display of all 28th nakshatras in a door frame in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).

    Display of all 28th nakshatras in a door frame in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).

  • reconstructed by Jones (1720)

    reconstructed by Jones (1720)

Mythology

mnemonic tales and cultural significance

Weblinks

References

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