Nakshatra · Lunar Mansion 8/27
Pushya Nakshatra पुष्य
nourishment · protection · spirituality · auspiciousness
Pushya is considered the most auspicious nakshatra — the nourisher, ruled by Brihaspati, the guru of the gods. Its natives are caring, spiritual and supremely dependable, the ones who feed and protect everyone around them.
| Number | 8th of 27 |
|---|---|
| Zodiac span | 3°20′–16°40′ Cancer |
| Ruling planet (Vimshottari) | Saturn (Shani) |
| Deity | Brihaspati (Jupiter, guru of the gods) |
| Symbol | A cow's udder, a lotus, an arrow |
| Gana (temperament) | Deva |
| Yoni (animal) | Sheep (male) |
| Nadi (Ayurvedic) | Madhya (Pitta) |
| Sanskrit | पुष्य |
Symbol & deity
Pushya's symbol is a cow's udder, a lotus, an arrow, and its presiding deity is Brihaspati (Jupiter, guru of the gods). Its special power — its shakti — is the power to create spiritual energy (brahmavarchasa shakti). Together these encode the nakshatra's core lesson and gift.
Personality & traits
Strengths: Nourishing, caring, spiritual, dependable, generous and deeply protective.
Challenges: Clingy, dogmatic, over-cautious and prone to controlling through care.
Ruling planet — Saturn
Pushya is ruled by Saturn in the Vimshottari system, so a Pushya Moon sets Saturn's dasha as the first major life period, and Saturn's nature deeply colours the personality. discipline, time, karma — the great teacher who works through limitation.
Career & vocation
Caregiving, counselling, food and nourishment, priesthood, public service, dairy and agriculture.