✦ Nakshatra #26 of 27 · ruled by Saturn

Uttara Bhadrapada Nakshatra

Uttara Bhadrapada is traditionally associated with deep wisdom, inner calm, and compassionate detachment, reflecting its symbol of the serpent resting in cosmic waters. It carries themes of patience, spiritual depth, and quiet strength.

SymbolBack legs of a funeral cot / serpent in water
Animal (yoni)Female cow
DeityAhir Budhnya (the serpent of the deep)
Ruling planetSaturn
DepthWisdomCompassion

The Nakshatras are the 27 lunar mansions of Vedic astrology — the sidereal zodiac divided into 27 segments the Moon passes through. The Nakshatra your Moon occupied at birth is a core piece of your Jyotish profile. Here is what Uttara Bhadrapada is traditionally associated with.

Uttara Bhadrapada strengths & challenges

Strengths

  • Wise and deeply compassionate
  • Calm, patient, and grounded
  • Disciplined and self-controlled
  • Spiritually insightful

Challenges

  • Can be reclusive or detached
  • Tendency to suppress emotions
  • Slow to act

Relationships

Traditionally steady, loyal, and supportive, offering calm devotion and valuing depth and stability over drama.

Career & motivation

Often linked to counseling and healing, spirituality, research, charitable work, and any field requiring wisdom and patience.

Growth path

The traditional life lesson of Uttara Bhadrapada is sharing your depth with the world.

Related Nakshatras

Uttara Bhadrapada shares its planetary ruler (Saturn) with:

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These are traditional Jyotish associations compiled from established references and reviewed by our editorial team — presented as an interest-and-belief framework, not a scientific claim or a statement about any individual. See our editorial policy.