NAKSHATRA #26
Uttara Bhadrapada
The Latter Lucky Foot
- Range
- 3°20' Pisces → 16°40' Pisces
- Ruler
- Saturn
- Deity
- Ahir Budhnya — the serpent of the depths
- Symbol
- Two back legs / lying bed
- Gana
- Manushya (human)
Mythology
Uttara Bhadrapada "after the lucky foot." Its deity Ahir Budhnya: the serpent at the ocean floor, guardian of cosmic wisdom. The symbol of a lying bed: rested, deepened, stilled. Saturn rules — long-term depth.
Astrological reading
Moon in Uttara Bhadrapada carries deep, calm, patient wisdom. Writer, mystic, counselor, deep therapist. Wisdom rested after the previous nakshatra's storm. Risk: excessive inwardness, withdrawal from the world.
Themes
- deep intuition
- settled wisdom
- solitary meditation
- protective sea