नक्षत्र · Nakshatra 8 of 27 · 3°20′–16°40′ Karka
पुष्य Puṣya(Pushya)
Data
| Span | 3°20′–16°40′ Karka |
|---|---|
| Lord | शनि Śani |
| Deity | Bṛhaspati, priest and teacher of the gods |
| Symbol | A cow's udder; a lotus; a circle of nourishment |
| Gana | deva |
| Temperament | Light and swift (laghu/kṣipra) — classically the most auspicious of all nakshatras for growth. |
Pushya is 'the nourisher': tradition calls it the most auspicious lunar mansion, where whatever is planted is fed and flourishes. These natives are natural providers, counselors and quiet pillars of their communities — Saturn's lordship adds duty and staying power to the Moon-sign's warmth, producing care you can lean on for decades.
Cited fromTaittirīya Brāhmaṇa 1.5BPHS, Chs. 46–49BPHS, Ch. 6Nakshatra tradition
पद · The four padas
| Pada | Reading (by navamsa) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Siṃha navāṁśa (Sun): the dignified provider — nourishment offered with authority and heart. |
| 2 | Kanyā navāṁśa (Mercury): the healer-servant — care expressed through skill, detail and service. |
| 3 | Tulā navāṁśa (Venus): the gracious host — nurturing through partnership, fairness and beauty. |
| 4 | Vṛścika navāṁśa (Mars): the fierce guardian — protective depth beneath the gentle surface. |
Sources
- Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa 1.5Taittiriya Brahmana 1.5 (with parallels in Taittiriya Samhita 4.4.10 and Atharva Veda 19.7): the Vedic nakshatra lists with their presiding deities. Vedic corpus, public domain.
- BPHS, Chs. 46–49Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (attrib. Maharshi Parashara), Chs. 46–49 (97-chapter recension, R. Santhanam ed.): the Vimshottari dasha as the foremost dasha system — sequence and years (Ketu 7, Venus 20, Sun 6, Moon 10, Mars 7, Rahu 18, Jupiter 16, Saturn 19, Mercury 17; total 120), effects of each graha's dasha, and antardasha doctrine. Sanskrit classic, public domain.
- BPHS, Ch. 6Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (attrib. Maharshi Parashara), Ch. 6 'The Sixteen Divisions of a Rashi' (97-chapter recension, R. Santhanam ed.): the navamsa (D9) scheme underlying the pada framework — each pada of 3°20′ is one navamsa. Sanskrit classic, public domain.
- Nakshatra traditionCommon Jyotish nakshatra doctrine — symbols, the deva/manushya/rakshasa gana classification, and temperament — standardized across muhurta and jataka manuals and consistent from the medieval synthesis treatises (e.g., Jataka Parijata) onward. Editorial synthesis in our own words; no copyrighted translation reproduced.