Revati Nakshatra
the nourishing star — journeys kept safe.
Revati is nakshatra number 27 of the twenty-seven, ruled by Mercury and presided over by Pushan. Its symbol is the pair of fish; drum, its temperament Deva, and in the Nakṣatra-puruṣa it governs the belly & abdomen.
Revati at a glance
- Ruling planet (Vimśottarī lord)
- Mercury
- Presiding deity
- Pushan
- Symbol
- Pair of fish; drum
- Temperament (gaṇa)
- Deva
- Animal (yoni)
- Elephant (f)
- Body part (Nakṣatra-puruṣa)
- belly & abdomen
- Tree (Nakṣatra-vana)
- Mahua (Madhuca longifolia)
- Opens in
- Pisces (from 346.67° sidereal)
These are the classical significations of the star itself, from the Nakṣatravana and Bṛhat-Saṁhitā tradition — a lens on temperament and timing, never a verdict on a person or a fortune foretold.
Is your Moon in Revati?
Your birth star is the nakshatra your Moon held at the moment you were born. Kundaly finds it from your birth details and reads it against your whole chart — your lagna, your daśās, the timing of things.
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