Pushya nakshatra: Pushya is the most auspicious and nourishing nakshatra — the udder that feeds, the spiritual teacher who steadies.
Pushya is one of the 27 nakshatras — the lunar mansions of Vedic astrology. Pushya is the most auspicious and nourishing nakshatra — the udder that feeds, the spiritual teacher who steadies.
Meaning
Pushya is the most auspicious and nourishing nakshatra — the udder that feeds, the spiritual teacher who steadies. Ruled by Brihaspati, you carry a caretaking, devoted nature and a deep wish to protect and provide. You are the dependable center others lean on, offering wisdom, sustenance, and unwavering support.
Your strength
Steadfast care and spiritual depth — you nourish people and causes with loyalty, patience, and a quietly protective strength.
Growth edge
Allowing yourself to receive. Your instinct to give can harden into rigidity or self-neglect; flexibility and rest restore you.
Deity, symbol & ruler
Pushya is presided over by Brihaspati (Jupiter, guru of the gods) and symbolized by a cow's udder, lotus, or arrow, with the goat (sheep) as its animal. It is ruled by Saturn, which colours how its energy expresses in your life.