Pushya Nakshatra

All four padas are in Kark (Cancer).

Tattva here is the nakshatra's own element in the five-block scheme AstroSage also prints (Ashwini to Mrigashira earth, Ardra to Purva Phalguni water, Uttara Phalguni to Anuradha fire, Jyeshtha to Shravana air, Dhanishta to Revati ether) — not the element of the Moon sign.

The naming letters for Pushya are Hu, He, Ho, Da, one per pada. In the Namakaran tradition a child is named beginning with the sound of the pada the Moon occupied at birth, so the pada — not just the nakshatra — decides the letter.

Varna is given per pada because Ashtakoota matching scores the varna of the Moon sign (water signs Brahmin, fire Kshatriya, earth Vaishya, air Shudra). Some tables also assign a varna to the nakshatra itself; those lists disagree from source to source and matching does not use them.

Kark rashi baby names

Pushya, the nourisher, is counted among the best stars for beginnings, which is why Guru-Pushya and Ravi-Pushya days are watched for purchases and new work. Its deity is Brihaspati and its symbol the cow's udder — steady, unshowy provision. Natives are read as dutiful, protective and patient, at their best looking after a family, an institution or a tradition. Saturn as lord gives discipline. The caution is rigidity, and caring for others so fully that one's own needs go unspoken.

Strengths the tradition names

• Nourishing nature
• Wisdom
• Patience
• Community service

What to watch

• Rigidity
• Stubbornness
• Over-sacrifice
• Depression

Work it is traditionally linked with

Government, Education, Dairy/agriculture, Charitable work.

A nakshatra describes the Moon's position, which millions of people share. It is read as a tendency to reflect on, alongside the whole chart — not as a verdict on a person.

Nadi. Pushya is Madhya (Pitta) nadi. When both birth stars share a nadi, Guna Milan's Nadi koota scores 0 of 8 (nadi dosha), so a match with any of these stars starts with that gap: Bharani, Mrigashira, Purva Phalguni, Chitra, Anuradha, Purva Ashadha, Dhanishta, Uttara Bhadrapada. Several traditions list exceptions that cancel the dosha; read the full 36-point report rather than one koota.

Yoni. Pushya is Sheep yoni. The same yoni — Krittika — scores the full 4 of 4. Its sworn-enemy yoni is Monkey, so Purva Ashadha, Shravana score 0 of 4 in either direction.

Gana. Pushya is Deva gana. The Gana koota is directional — the score depends on which partner is the groom — and these are the engine's own values:

Nadi, yoni and gana are 18 of the 36 points; the rest come from the Moon signs and the count between the two stars. Full kundli matching · Matching by name · Nakshatra porutham

Times are for London. The Moon enters and leaves a nakshatra at the same instant everywhere, so another city changes only the clock these are written in. The Moon takes about 27.3 days to come back to the same star and stays roughly a day each time.

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