Bhadrā (Saptamī)

Bhadrā, “the auspicious one”

Grammar: feminine noun; the name of a tithi (lunar day).

Meaning: one of the seven kinds of Saptamī.

In the scriptures: Brahmā says in the Brahma Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa that seven kinds of Saptamī tithi are told: Jayā, Vijayā, Jayantī, Aparājitā, Mahājayā, Nandā and Bhadrā (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 81).

Related terms: Saptamī · Tithi

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 81