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Nakshatras / Pushya

Pushya

पुष्य

The 8th of the twenty-seven nakshatras, spanning 3°20′ Cancer – 16°40′ Cancer.

Span
3°20′ Cancer – 16°40′ Cancer
Ruling graha
Saturn
Deity
Brihaspati
Symbol
a cow's udder
Gana
Deva

Pushya is the most auspicious of the twenty-seven in classical reckoning, and the reason is not luck. Its symbol is an udder and its deity is Brihaspati, teacher to the gods. Between nourishment and instruction, the division describes the act of sustaining something else, reliably, for as long as it needs sustaining.

Saturn rules it, which is the part people underrate. The nourishment here is not warm and effortless, it is dutiful, and it continues after the feeling has gone. That makes Pushya excellent at responsibility and prone to a particular kind of quiet resentment, because the person carrying everyone rarely says they are tired. The discipline worth building is asking, not enduring.

Padas (navamsa)

PadasNavamsa rashiLord
1LeoSun
2VirgoMercury
3LibraVenus
4ScorpioMars

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