The 27 nakshatras
Revati nakshatra रेवती
Star 27 of 27, ruled by Mercury, watched over by Pushan, shepherd of travellers. Its symbol is a fish swimming the last waters.
The essentials
Revati spans 16°40' Pisces to 0°00' Aries. Dasha lord Mercury (17 years). Deity Pushan, shepherd of travellers. Gana Deva, yoni elephant, nadi Antya (Kapha). Naming syllables दे, दो, च, ची. A birth Moon here makes Revati your janma nakshatra and opens your Vimshottari timeline in a Mercury period.
The four padas
| Pada | Span | Navāṁśa | Syllable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1 | 16°40' Pisces to 20°00' Pisces | Sagittarius navāṁśa | दे |
| Pada 2 | 20°00' Pisces to 23°20' Pisces | Capricorn navāṁśa | दो |
| Pada 3 | 23°20' Pisces to 26°40' Pisces | Aquarius navāṁśa | च |
| Pada 4 | 26°40' Pisces to 0°00' Aries | Pisces navāṁśa | ची |
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 Revati
Revati closes the circle kindly. Its people guide travellers, finish journeys, and take care of whoever the road forgot, with a sweetness that is strength in disguise. Endings conducted by Revati feel like arrivals.
Revati in kundli matching
A Deva gana star of the elephant yoni, sharing its animal with Bharani. 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 Mercury
Born under Revati, your Vimshottari sequence opens in a Mercury 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 Revati fall?
16°40' Pisces to 0°00' Aries, in four padas of 3°20' each. The table above names each pada's navāṁśa.
Which dasha starts for Revati births?
Mercury's, up to 17 years, scaled by how far the Moon had walked through the star at birth.
What are the naming syllables?
दे, दो, च, ची, one for each pada.