Uttara Bhadrapada Nakshatra

Uttara Bhadrapada is the 26th of 27 nakshatras and situated at 3° 20′ - 16° 40′ Pisces. Uttara means latter, left or where everything has an answer. Bhadra means auspicious and Pada means feet which represent stability and strength. Hence, it means “Latter auspicious feet”, “The latter blessed one” or “Strong and auspicious answer”. 

The right is good for starting and the left is used for closing. When the answer is found, all questions cease to exist. The energy of this constellation works to find solutions and the search continues till the answer is found.

Deity: The deity of the nakshatra is known as “Ahir Budhanya”, a form of Rudra who brings rain. Ahir Budhanya is also known as the serpent of deep water. 

Ahir Budhanya has the vital power of cleaning. An unclean person is not allowed to enter the temple of God. Before entering one should be completely free from the desires of the material world. This energy compels the person to go to this world and clear the ashes of desires time and again until he is completely clean to enter the temple of the God.

Shakti (Power): This energy works to "Bring rain". It converts barren land into fertile land, it is a gentle energy for healing purposes. When a dead body is cremated near a river, water is used to clean it and all the ashes are thrown into the river. When it rains, all the dust in the atmosphere gets washed away. It is a calming and soothing energy that is used to cleanse and rejuvenate.

Planetary Ruler: Legs represent stability and stability requires balance. Hence, the lord of balance, ‘Saturn’ is the ruler of this nakshatra. 

Symbol: The main symbol of the constellation is “The back legs of a funeral cot”.  The back legs always support the front legs. Front legs provide the direction and the back legs follow them. As its predecessor star, the funeral cot signifies the passing out of dead things.

Caste: The caste of the nakshatra is Kshatriya (Warrior). They are duty bound person and never wave to fulfill their duty. 

Saturn in Uttara Bhadrapada means the above all are going to be activated. Therefore, significant changes are going to be witnessed in the near future.

Saturn will transit into Uttara Bhadrapada Nakshatra on April 28, 2025 and will remain there till October 3, 2025. Saturn removes every adulteration, every falsehood, and every garbage then only the truth remains. Saturn throws every unnecessary thing in life. Hence, it is said that Saturn shows the real truth to the person by cleaning every dirt.

The energy of Uttara Bhadrapada is deeply connected to water. Saturn in Uttara Bhadrapada indicates heavy rainfall and the process of cleansing through water will intensify. Therefore, unusual and unexpected rainfall is possible as water is important for cleansing. Therefore, water is going to play an important role during this period.

The animal of Uttara Bhadrapada is cow and Saturn is the planet of justice. This means that the cow will receive justice during this transit. The cow represents the person or community suffering pain and injustice for so many years due to their immense patience, but now their patience is over, the cow is angry. So, this transit of Saturn represents a big change where the patience of the people is over, and now the matter is present in the court of Saturn for justice.

Animal Symbols of Nakshatras - Horse

The personality of every person is deeply connected to the corresponding animal in his horoscope and that animal determines various things in his life, whether the person is aware of it or not. You will be surprised to know that the animal of the nakshatra decides whom we love and form a relationship with in our life. These animals determine our relationships with our friends, our spouse, our partners, our juniors and superiors.

1. Horse

Male Horse – Ashwini                                                     

Female Horse – Shatabhisha

War and Rough Terrain

Horse: Historically horses were used in warfare. Before the invention of machines, they were specially trained for a variety of military uses. Horses were used to carry supplies and ammunition across rough desert terrain, but there are still uses for horses in the military even in today's modern world.

Human: The people of these two nakshatra are quickly adapted with training and they learn very fast. They are very faithful person, like to follow the order of their superiors and provide good support for the development of the organization and people believe in them without asking a question of their integrity as the rider believes their horse in the battlefield.

These people have strong fighting abilities. They are ready to face difficult situations in life and show skills to get out of the problem. Just as people take the help of horses to cross rough roads and rough terrain, in the same way, people remember them first in trouble and these people are always ready to help others.

Since horses are adept at understanding their master's gestures, a hint of trouble is all they need and they rush to gather all the help they need. Hence, they are good for medicine, teaching, charity and other such works where such nurturing qualities are needed. For example, in a medical emergency, these people immediately rush to gather the resources needed to save the person. This quality is the same as that of a horse rushing to save the life of its owner on getting a signal. Therefore, Ashwini and Shatabhisha are closely associated with nurturing jobs. They are highly suitable for jobs where the work is related to the development and rescue of human beings.

Animal Symbols of Nakshatras

About The Course

In the ancient scriptures, a total of 14 animals are related to the 27 nakshatras, and the behavior of every person is limited to these 14 animals. To understand the various merits and demerits of a person, it is necessary to understand the different characteristics of these animals.

How to Utilize Such Knowledge

·  You will be surprised to know that these animals decide whom we form a relationship in our life.

·       These animals determine our relationships with our friends, our spouse, our partners, our juniors and superiors.

·      This knowledge helps to channelize your energy in pursuit of higher things in life.

·   The human mind is a very complex creation and it is difficult to say why a person behaves in a certain way and why his behavior changes. Knowledge of animal traits can provide guidance in this regard.

A course on Nakshatras

 About The Course

“A course on Nakshatras” is designed in such a way that people can understand its meaning in a simple way with relevant examples from our daily life. The knowledge of Nakshatra has almost disappeared from the present day and people do not    understand the hidden meaning written in our ancient texts. They do not know how this information can provide useful and needed guidance at the present time.

This is a pure science and those who experience it can never deny it. This is for those who are looking up to the sky that how this invisible energy affects us. The strange thing is that every time you dig you find something new here. This knowledge helps us;

·     To identify changes in a person's characteristics and behavior during planetary transits.

·     Understand how the associated deity play an important role in a person's life.

·       You can find out the reason behind the negative traits and remove it.

·       To identify the profession of the person.

·  Know about the entry of Sun in various Nakshatras and its outcome, how it affects us.

·  You will get to know about the activities related to Nakshatra and why it is not good to be aggressive in some Nakshatras and defeat is certain.

Vedic Astrology Course for Beginners

 

Sun – Jupiter Conjunction

Sun is the king and Jupiter is the Devguru and both are friends of each other, hence this conjunction produces fruitful results. These people are very optimistic and creative in nature with religious inclination. The decision taken by a king is always important as it affects the lives of many natives of his kingdom. Therefore, decisions for the benefit of the state should always be taken in collaboration with a very intelligent person and this combination indicates the same.

When the king and Jupiter come together then the king cannot take any hasty and inappropriate decisions because every decision is influenced by Jupiter and he represents wisdom. Jupiter indicates a person with wide knowledge who has experience in many directions and Sun is a royal planet. Both of these are collaborative forces and they work where the individual provides his guidance and opinion on important matters. Therefore, this combination creates a very intelligent person who directs the energy in the right direction for the proper functioning and well-being of the people.

These natives work as professors, priests, chief advisors to the government, etc. They provide their valuable suggestions to the government or the person in charge for taking decisions. This combination creates a natural counselor whose job is to distribute his knowledge to people and provide the right direction.

In case of afflictions, these people misguide others for their own benefit. They misjudge the situation and suggest wrong conclusions which make the situation worse. They become arrogant about their knowledge and always try to dominate others.

Retrograde Planet

Hindu astrology says that a planet either benefic or malefic becomes stronger and more powerful when they become retrograde. If a planet is exalted and retrogrades it gives the result of a debilitated planet and vice versa. Retrograde or backward step means time to review and reassessments the areas of life in which house the planet is retrograde and completes your pending assignments. 

Let us understand the whole concept with an example. Suppose, you decided to travel from Mumbai to Delhi with a few other friends in different cars to complete a certain task there. After travelling for about a few miles, you suddenly remember that you have left the water tap open in your house, the electric lights are on, and have forgotten to lock the door. Now you cannot go any further, you will have to take a U-turn and return to your home. Your return speed will be higher than your earlier one. Your task is to finish all the uncompleted assignments quickly, but your friends are moving towards their goal and they have gone far ahead of you. But what about those tasks that you decided to complete before the start of this journey. Now your speed is again fast to complete the rest of the assignments. This is the work of the retrograde planet in the horoscope. When you first went out with your friends, your mind was calm but now your mind cannot remain calm during this whole process. Retrograde planet means lack of peace.

When Mahadasha and Antardasha and of a retrograde planet start, the life of the person does not remain normal, the earlier pace of life is disturbed and various changes start coming. Many of us must have noticed that the memory of some unfinished work comes shortly after starting a new journey. You have not gone very far and suddenly your mind remembers the unfinished task.  We just started the journey and we have to come back to complete the pending tasks that we have left in our previous lives. Therefore, the retrograde planet is very powerful.

The universe is a great recorder. It records everything, all the sounds we have produced so far, good or bad, it has recorded, and we cannot proceed further with the heavy burden of unfinished assignments. The retrograde planet forces us to complete our work and then move on.

Planetary Strengths and Weaknesses

Strength of Planets Based on Its Degrees

While observing the chart it is necessary to observe the degree of the planets. A planet in the first or last two degree of a zodiac sign is considered to be powerless and does not give good results to the houses ruled by it.

Various states of Planets as per its degree -

·       Young Planet – Between 10° to 22°

·       Adolescence Planet– Between 2° to 10°

·       Old Planet – Between 22° to 28°

·       Dead Planet – Between 28° to 30° and 0° to 2°

Young Planet: When a person becomes young he is vigorous, lively and full with energy. Similarly, when a planet is situated between 10° to 22°, it gives maximum results. These results can be positive or negative and depend on other combinations.

Adolescence Planet: At Adolescence age, people begin to learn about the world, they spend a lot of time in each other’s company or communicating on phone or chatting on internet. But at this age people lack experience and looks for direction from senior members. Therefore, it is the best time to gather knowledge.

A planet between 2° to 10° indicates immaturity of the person. It indicates that such a person is unable to take wise decisions in life.

Old Planet: At this age, a person attains sufficient maturity and is well aware of common mistakes. With his experience he has the ability to provide guidance to newcomers. Similarly, when a planet is situated between 22° to 28° then it is considered to be a very mature planet and is strong enough to take necessary decisions. Such a person learns quickly in life, behave in a matured manner and able to provide guidance to others.

Dead Planet: Ancient texts says that when a planet is placed between 28° to 30° and 0° to 2° it is considered as dead planet. I have seen that many people take these two positions blindly, but there is a difference between them.

A planet between 0° to 2° should be considered as a newborn baby. A baby is dependent for its existence on others, it feels panic quickly and looks for support. Similarly, when a planet is between 0° to 2°, it is like a newborn baby who needs support for others, such a person gets nervous quickly in adverse situations and looks for a safe place like a child.

When a planet is placed between 28° to 30°, it is also considered a dead planet. Like a 90 years old person who is on bed but the person has seen the world. He has seen that when and how the tide turns, he has seen the changing faces of his near ones. He is a very experienced and mature person but lacks energy. A planet at these degrees should not be considered as the planet situated at 0° to 2° but it should be considered as enough mature and highly experienced planet.

But there is a drawback to this placement. Like the ego of an old person, the planets placed on these degrees indicate the stubborn and rigid nature of the person. Such people think that they are always right and they never change their decision under any circumstances. They always try to protect their ego.

Sun – Saturn Conjunction

What happens when two extremely inimical planets are together in a person's horoscope?

Sun is the soul which represents light and Saturn is the main ruler of death and represents darkness. These are two opposite energies. According to astrology, the relationship between Sun and Saturn is inimical. When planets with opposite energies meet in any house of the horoscope then they do not support each other and start dominating to show their supremacy and this creates disturbance in the matter of that house. For example, Sun is the indicator of time and Saturn is the indicator of the end of time. Hence, this combination shows that the watch of such a person will never work properly, either he will lose it or it will get damaged. The poor watch has been gone in the fight between Sun and Saturn. There is another meaning of this conjunction. Damage of watch indicates damage of time, the Sun-Saturn conjunction indicates a delay in time. Therefore, there is a delay in things happening and nothing happens on time in their lives.

Following are some more differences for better understanding of these two energies;

1.    Sun is a fiery planet, due to its influence things become hot, active and agile. Saturn is a cold planet, due to its influence things become freeze and isolated, speed slows down and every activity stops.

2.  Sun is the king and Saturn is the guard. When the king arrives, the doors are opened and the guard's job is to close and lock the doors. When the Sun comes in the morning the darkness goes away, when the Sun goes in the evening the darkness returns. These two are opposite functions and both cannot happen simultaneously.

3.  Sun is the beginning of activity and Saturn brings limits, restrictions and takes things to their end; Saturn is “The End”.

4.     Sun represents autocracy and Saturn represents democracy.

5.   Sun shows ego and Saturn brings down every ego. Saturn shows the real truth of life and makes the person humble by removing all types of ego.

Hence, this combination indicates overcoming ego because Saturn means being devoid of ego. Saturn creates many obstacles to reduce the ego, this shows that the more ego a person has, the more obstacles he will have to face in his life. Saturn is an emotionless planet which teaches discipline and hard work in life. This combination makes the person extremely practical who stays away from all kinds of gossip and manipulation.

Rahu work as an agent to Saturn and has full power to engulf the Sun i.e., remove light in the life of the person. Therefore, giving up ego and becoming a humble person is the only key to overcome the negative effects of this conjunction. If this conjunction occurs in Aries then it indicates a high ego whereas if it occurs in Libra then it indicates a humble person.

Sun represents father and authority and Saturn who is his son represents masses and working-class people. Saturn is the planet of justice and brings balance. The judge shows no mercy while giving justice. That is why Saturn shows no mercy to the Sun and destroys all its negativity. This combination indicates that the person will not have a cordial relationship with his bosses and will challenge his superiors for any wrong doing. It indicates wild arguments between father or authority figure and in transit the situation become worst. Therefore, the career of these individuals is inconsistent as both Sun and Saturn are the karakas of the tenth house which is the house of career and the fight between these two, spoils the career like a watch gone haywire in the above example.

In the house in which this conjunction occurs, the person has to face various obstacles. For example, if this conjunction falls in the fifth house then the person faces problems in his creativity and the child is our creation. Hence, such a person has to face problems in marital life or children related problems.

The positive thing is that this combination gives birth to a very mature person. However, many kinds of obstacles come in their life but they are always ready to fight them. They tend to be self-made individuals and achieve success through their own efforts, although their learning curve may be longer than others. They become down to earth people and are ready to remove every obstacle from his life. They remain isolated from others, become spiritual and take interest in occult. On the higher aspect, this combination indicates that the person will seek the light but will have to go on the path of darkness and one cannot move towards the light without seeing the real truth of life where the biggest obstacle is one's ego.

The downside is that they become undisciplined and pessimistic individuals who lack goals in life. Instead of becoming humble, they become timid, avoid challenges and do not have the courage to face adversities.

Sun – Venus Conjunction

According to astrology, the relationship between Sun and Venus is inimical. Venus is said to be the lord of arts and represents feminine qualities. While King Sun is a masculine and krura (fierce) planet. Venus is the hottest planet due to the presence of carbon dioxide, clouds and acid, while Mercury is the planet closest to the Sun.

Despite being the hottest planet, Venus has gentle qualities and is considered the goddess of love. Love is very delicate, it has tenderness and cannot be treated strictly. Love is like a fresh flower and it withers as soon as it hardens. Just like we have to hold a fresh flower with delicate hands, love also requires the same delicacy. Sun is bold and forceful having no soft qualities and there is no place for tender feelings near it. Ruling a kingdom requires taking tough decisions and toughness is exactly the opposite of Venus's nature. Therefore, these are two different energies where the symmetry is completely missing. Hence, a person having this conjunction has to face tough situations in life.

Venus wants art, music and love and Sun is devoid of all these qualities. People with this conjunction tend to have the qualities of Venus but they have to face difficult situations in life where their soft qualities do not take shape because all these qualities are absent in the Sun. Hence, their efforts go in vain.

Sun is the hot planet which represents action and dryness and Venus is the soft planet which represents politeness and freshness. Venus is the ruler of fresh water, a very close combination indicates that water evaporates and dryness remains. Therefore, Venus feels uncomfortable in displaying its qualities and becomes suppressed if it is combusted. When Venus passes over the Sun in transit it indicates that all the water on Venus has dried up. Water indicates not only emotions but also relationships. A close conjunction between Sun and Venus indicates relationship is dried.

This conjunction indicates that Venus's softness gradually begins to dry up in various circumstances of their lives. If the conjunction falls in the 7^th house, the person with this combination has tender qualities but he may face tough behavior from his partner whose reactions may dry his tender tendencies. Whenever they want softness in life, they always get a harsh answer. Slowly, the flower of tenderness starts withering from their lives.

Venus wants to enjoy the joys and luxuries of life but Sun is always busy with matters of state (work) and does not have time for all these activities. It shows that the person wants to enjoy luxuries but circumstances do not support him. Gradually, the tender feelings of Venus begin to dry up. Venus always avoids quarrel and turmoil at any cost, and tries to lead a happy and peaceful life, but Sun shows arrogance and anger.

The qualities of these two planets are totally differed from each other. A person with this conjunction wants to live a peaceful life which he does not get. Sun is extremely fierce planet and Venus is extremely soft planet, due to the difference in the basic nature of both, the combination of both spoils the matter of that house. No matter how many differences exist between these two planets, Venus does not go beyond 48 degrees from the Sun.

Therefore, before doing any analysis it is necessary to check the distance between these two planets. A very close conjunction to Sun and Venus also causes eye problems. I have seen in my experience that a person gets glasses late in life whose difference between Sun and Venus is more than 28 degrees. If this difference is less than 5 degrees then vision weakens quickly. Venus represents transparent glasses then he has to take help of glasses. A person with weak Venus is unable to handle delicate glasses and often breaks them.

We can understand this combination from some more examples from life. In the presence of women, men like to show their gentle behavior to attract their attention. They stop fighting and abusing each other and wait for the woman to leave the place. The mere presence of a single woman has the power to change the heat of the discussion because no man wants to expose his absurd behavior to a woman. Similarly, the presence of Venus affects the decisions taken by the Sun. Sun cannot be always rude in presence of Venus. Hence, this combination enhances the creative qualities of the person and makes the person soft, gentle and humble.

These people are interested in love, art, music, fashion and like to eat rich and tasty food. Venus is a very sophisticated planet which shows that gentle behavior, manners and etiquette are their top priority and this conjunction indicates a person with such qualities. But these people have to face dryness in love related matters because a close conjunction indicates that the water of Venus evaporates. However, a close conjunction to Sun is good for spirituality. When Venus is far from Sun it indicates more water that means an emotional person. Such a person is good at building relationships and maintains strong bonds with his friends and family. They are not ready to leave those people to whom they love.

Their negative side is that they are very emotional, even small things hurt them. They spend more than their capacity and show off unnecessarily.

Who is our friend and who is our enemy?

We all meet different types of people in our life. Friends are those who are always ready to help and enemies are those who never help and are ready to throw into the well. A very close friend and enemy have a deep impact on our lives. Without true friends, it is very difficult for a person to move ahead in life and fight against odd circumstances. A friend can be anyone, someone from the family or someone outside the family can be a good friend, but the identity of a true friend is he is always ready to help without any selfishness. The following few points provide the differences between these two;

·   A friend always stands behind the person to support him and prevent him from falling. The enemy also stands behind but is always ready to push.

·     The friends who stand near us are called close friends and the enemies who stand around us are called close enemies.

·    It is possible that a friend may fail to cooperate with you or may not answer your call when you need him, but the enemy never misses, they just wait for the opportunity, and the enemy is more alert than the friend.

People want to live among their friends and want to get rid of their enemies as soon as possible. The principle of friend and enemy not only works for humans but it also works on planets and stars.

With the help of the above description of friends and enemies, we will understand the principle of Shubh Kartari and Paap Kartari yoga that works not only in the birth chart but also in the transit of planets.

Shubh Kartari and Paap Kartari Yoga

Shubh Kartari Yoga is formed when a planet or a house is surrounded by benefic planets from both sides and Paap Kartari Yoga is formed when a planet or a house is surrounded by malefic planets on both sides without any beneficial aspect. This yoga can be understood better in a situation when both of our neighbors are good then they will help us, and when both of the neighbors are bad then no help will come, they will affect the matter of the house and create unnecessary problems. Sometimes the very presence of this kind of rogue person in their own house creates problems for their neighbours.

Shubh kartari yoga increases the auspiciousness of the planet or house while Paap Kartari yoga tends to cause difficulty for that planet or house.

Understand The Caste of Nakshatra

 Warrior (Kshatriya) Nakshatra - 

1. Pushya

2. Uttara Phalguni

3. Uttara Ashadha

4. Uttara Bhadrapada

Characteristics of Warrior Nakshatra: 

1. Warriors are those whose ultimate aim is to win the battle. They don't settle for less than victory.

2. Warriors are belligerent, they have a strong ability to survive in difficult times. Once decided a warrior never deviate from the chosen path.

3. Warriors are ready to bear any pain to achieve the objective, mission is always important to them.

4. Warriors are totally dedicated towards their goal, they never retrace their steps and find their own way to continue their journey towards achievement of the goal. 

Warrior never hesitates to sacrifice their lives on the battlefield. It is their duty to obey orders and have only one goal - to win. They know very well how to play with dangerous weapons and always keep them under their control. Planets in Uttara Ashadha indicate that such a person has all the qualities of a warrior; they fight very fiercely till they win and wait for the right moment for each attack.

Understand the Hidden Secrets of Nakshatras - Punarvasu

In Vedic astrology, every nakshatra is divided in four categories - Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras. Read below the qualities of Vaishyas (Merchant) which is assigned to Punarvasu nakshatra.

The caste of Nakshatra is Vaishya (merchant). Merchants are the provider of necessary means to society but in exchange for that, they want something in their pocket. A merchant is that person;

1.      Who is not aggressive and uses gentle words.

2.     One who is proficient in dealings.

3.     One who knows better the time value of money.

4.     One who can recognize the hidden value of a thing and has patience for its fruits.

5.     One who knows about the surroundings, environment, and place of the goods produced.

6.     One who is willing to cooperate with others.

7.      One who is willing to go anywhere for a good deal.

8.     One who can adapt quickly to changing times and is ready to let go of the past without attachment.

9.     One who does not have the arrogance to meet anyone from business perspective.

10.  Those who are not easily discouraged by unsuccessful attempts.

11.    Those who respect talent and are willing to pay for it.

This Nakshatra has all these qualities. That's why ancient sages have given it the Vaishya caste.