Pushya

the nourisher, to flourish

Span3°20′ – 16°40′ Cancer (sidereal)

RulerSaturn

Symbola cow's udder; a lotus; an arrow and a circle

StarsGamma, Delta and Theta Cancri, around the Beehive cluster

Presiding deity Brihaspati

The quiet star that feeds everyone at the table.

Pushya is widely honored as the most auspicious of the nakshatras, ruled by Brihaspati, priest and teacher of the gods. Its nature is nourishing, dutiful, and protective, the milk that sustains, the counsel that steadies. It favors care-taking, teaching, and patient spiritual growth.