3°20′ – 16°40′ Cancer · ruled by Saturn · deity Brihaspati, the teacher of the gods
Pushya, whose deity is Brihaspati, the teacher of the gods, is the most nourishing star — the cow's udder, the lotus. It steadies, feeds and protects whatever is placed in its care.
The gift: dependability, patience, and a healer's instinct for what actually helps.
The lesson: caring in ways that quietly control. Named kindly: this is the gift pointed the wrong way, and naming it is most of the work.
| Lord (Vimshottari) | Saturn — the planet whose period a Pushya birth begins in |
| Deity | Brihaspati, the teacher of the gods |
| Span | 3°20′ – 16°40′ Cancer |
| Moon sign (Rashi) | Cancer (Karka) |
| Gana (temperament) | Deva — the refined class: cooperative, harmony-seeking, uncomfortable with cruelty even when it would be convenient. |
| Nadi (constitution) | Pitta — the constitutional current used in classical matching |
| Yoni (instinct) | Mesha — the ram, the instinct-symbol used for temperament compatibility |
| Rajju | Kati — the waist, an older matching rule read alongside the eight dimensions |
| Quarter | Navamsa shade | Name syllables |
|---|---|---|
| Pada 1 | A Leo shade — the most self-assured quarter: the star's nature wants an audience and a stage worth the effort | Hu |
| Pada 2 | A Virgo shade — the most exacting quarter: the star's gifts sharpen into skill, detail and service | He |
| Pada 3 | A Libra shade — the most relational quarter: the star's nature works through partners, taste and fairness | Ho |
| Pada 4 | A Scorpio shade — the most intense quarter: the star's gifts run deep and private, and surface transformed | Da |
The pada is the quarter of the star the Moon occupied at your birth. It sets the navamsa sign and the first syllable tradition gives a name. The calculator below tells you yours.
Classical matching reads two birth stars across eight dimensions. Four of them — ease (Tara), instinct (Yoni), temperament (Gana) and constitution (Nadi), 21 of the 36 points — depend on the stars alone, so they can be read for Pushya exactly. These stars pair most naturally with it:
Stars that share Pushya's Pitta nadi — Bharani, Mrigashira, Purva Phalguni, Chitra, Anuradha, Purva Ashadha, Dhanishtha, Uttara Bhadrapada — raise the constitutional flag the tradition watches, which comes with listed cancellations and is a conversation, never a verdict. The other fifteen points read from the two Moon signs, which the padas decide; a full check needs both charts.
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Which planet rules Pushya?Saturn. In the Vimshottari system the lord of your birth star opens your first planetary period, so a Pushya birth begins life in a Saturn chapter.
Which Moon sign is Pushya in?Pushya spans 3°20′ – 16°40′ Cancer — the Moon sign is Cancer (Karka).
Which nakshatras match Pushya best?On the four star-based dimensions of classical matching, Revati, Punarvasu, Hasta pair most naturally with Pushya. The full 36-point reading also needs both Moon signs and weighs the cancellations the tradition lists.