Nakshatra 8 of 27
Pushya Nakshatra — Meaning, Padas, and Transit Days
- Span
- 3°20′–16°40′ Cancer
- Ruler
- Saturn
- Symbol
- The Nourisher
Pushya is widely called the most benevolent of the twenty-seven, and its gift is nourishment made structural. A placement here feeds people — literally, emotionally, institutionally — and does it with Saturn’s signature: reliably, on schedule, for years. This is the mansion of the one others stabilize around, the flowering that happens because someone kept watering. The strength is obvious. The shadow is subtler: Pushya can nourish everyone in the room except itself, and can mistake being needed for being known. The instruction is to sit, occasionally, at the table it sets.
You are the reason others flourish. Include yourself in that.