The 27 nakshatras
Pushya nakshatra पुष्य
Star 8 of 27, ruled by Saturn, watched over by Brihaspati, priest of the gods. Its symbol is the milk-giving udder of the cow.
The essentials
Pushya spans 3°20' Cancer to 16°40' Cancer. Dasha lord Saturn (19 years). Deity Brihaspati, priest of the gods. Gana Deva, yoni sheep, nadi Madhya (Pitta). Naming syllables हू, हे, हो, ड. A birth Moon here makes Pushya your janma nakshatra and opens your Vimshottari timeline in a Saturn period.
The four padas
| Pada | Span | Navāṁśa | Syllable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1 | 3°20' Cancer to 6°40' Cancer | Leo navāṁśa | हू |
| Pada 2 | 6°40' Cancer to 10°00' Cancer | Virgo navāṁśa | हे |
| Pada 3 | 10°00' Cancer to 13°20' Cancer | Libra navāṁśa | हो |
| Pada 4 | 13°20' Cancer to 16°40' Cancer | Scorpio navāṁśa | ड |
Each pada colours the star through its navāṁśa sign, which is why two people of the same nakshatra can wear it differently. The syllable of the birth pada is the one tradition offers at a naming ceremony.
The character of Pushya
Pushya is counted the most nourishing of the stars. Its people feed, teach, and steady others, and institutions grow well under their care. Their discipline is a kindness with a spine in it.
Pushya in kundli matching
A Deva gana star of the sheep yoni, sharing its animal with Krittika. In Ashtakoota matching, the gana enters the six point Gana test, the yoni its four point test of instinctive accord, and the nadi the heaviest test of all at eight points, where two identical nadis score nothing. None of these verdicts stands alone, and the full milan arithmetic weighs all eight kutas before anything is concluded.
Your dasha begins with Saturn
Born under Pushya, your Vimshottari sequence opens in a Saturn mahadasha, and the balance left at birth depends on the Moon's exact degree within the star. The dasha guide explains the whole 120 year wheel. A computed chart names your current period to the day.
Common questions
Where does Pushya fall?
3°20' Cancer to 16°40' Cancer, in four padas of 3°20' each. The table above names each pada's navāṁśa.
Which dasha starts for Pushya births?
Saturn's, up to 19 years, scaled by how far the Moon had walked through the star at birth.
What are the naming syllables?
हू, हे, हो, ड, one for each pada.