Nakshatra 8 of 27 · Cancer
Pushya.
A cow's udder, a flower or a circle
Pushya nourishes. Counted among the most auspicious mansions, it protects, teaches and sustains with quiet strength.
- Lord
- Saturn (Shani)
- Deity
- Brihaspati, teacher of the gods
- Span
- 3°20′–16°40′ Cancer
- Syllables
- Hu · He · Ho · Da
- Gana
- Deva
- Nadi
- Madhya (Pitta)
- Yoni
- Sheep (male)
- Dasha years
- 19 (Saturn)
Four quarters
The padas of Pushya
Each pada is 3°20′ and falls in its own navamsa (D9) sign — the chart astrologers read for marriage and inner strength. Each also carries the syllable traditionally used for names.
Temperament
The nature of Pushya
Gifts
- Nurture and protection
- Duty and discipline
- Spiritual steadiness
Lessons
- Rigidity
- Over-protectiveness
- Self-doubt
Work that suits Pushya
- Teaching and religion
- Government service
- Food and care
Guna Milan
Pushya in a match
When two charts are matched, the birth nakshatras decide four of the eight kootas: Tara, which compares the two nakshatras with each other, and these three, which belong to Pushya itself.
Gana · temperament
Deva
Divine temperament: gentle, generous and idealistic.
Nadi · constitution
Madhya (Pitta)
Partners of the same nadi score none of its eight points — the classic nadi dosha.
Yoni · instinct
Sheep, male
Yoni compares natural instincts and intimacy through the animal of each nakshatra.
Vimshottari
Where your dashas begin
The nakshatra of your Moon at birth chooses the first chapter of your life. A Moon in Pushya opens in Saturn's mahadasha, and the periods follow in this order.
- Saturn19 years
- Mercury17 years
- Ketu7 years
- Venus20 years
- Sun6 years
- Moon10 years
- Mars7 years
- Rahu18 years
- Jupiter16 years
Questions
Pushya, briefly answered
Who rules Pushya nakshatra?
Pushya is ruled by Saturn (Shani) in the Vimshottari system, and its presiding deity is Brihaspati, teacher of the gods.
What are the name syllables for Pushya?
The four padas of Pushya are linked to the syllables Hu, He, Ho, Da. Traditionally a name beginning with the syllable of one's birth pada is considered auspicious.
Which sign is Pushya in?
Pushya spans 3°20′–16°40′ Cancer, entirely within Cancer.
Which dasha does a Moon in Pushya begin with?
A person born with the Moon in Pushya begins life in Saturn's mahadasha, a 19-year period. How much of it remains at birth depends on how far the Moon has travelled through the nakshatra.
What is the gana, nadi and yoni of Pushya?
Pushya is of Deva gana, Madhya (Pitta) nadi, and its yoni is the male sheep. All three are weighed in Guna Milan.
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