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3°20′–16°40′ Cancer · ruled by Saturn · A cow’s udder / lotus
Pushya is considered the most auspicious nakshatra — the great nourisher. Steady, devoted and deeply caring, you feed and protect everyone around you. There is a spiritual, dutiful quality here: you take responsibility seriously, value tradition, and quietly hold communities together. Your love is expressed through service and unwavering reliability.
The symbol of Pushya is a cow’s udder / lotus, and its presiding deity is Brihaspati (guru of the gods) — the mythic force that shapes its whole character. Its gana (temperament) is Deva: divine and gentle — refined, kind and spiritually inclined. Ruled by Saturn, Pushya carries a signature of nourishment, devotion, stability, care — the deeper current running beneath everything a Pushya native does.
You are supremely loyal and protective, loving through care and commitment. You may hold back emotionally at first, but your devotion, once given, is for life.
Caregiving, food, teaching, public service, spirituality, management — anywhere your dependable nourishing nature builds something lasting.
| Ruling planet | Saturn |
| Lucky colours | blue, black & indigo |
| Lucky gemstone | blue sapphire (neelam) |
| Lucky day | Saturday |
| Favourable direction | west |
| Presiding deity | Brihaspati (guru of the gods) |
In one breath, Pushya is about nourishment, devotion, stability, care. If the Moon sat in Pushya at your birth, this is the deep flavour it gives your emotional nature — the quiet themes your life keeps returning to. It colours how you love, what you chase, and where your soul feels most at home. Read it gently: a nakshatra is a doorway into yourself, not a box. 🐑
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