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Revati

रेवती

Safe passage — the last star, Pushan's, which shepherds travellers and finishes journeys.

The essentials

Presiding deity
Pushan
Symbol
A fish, or a drum
Ruling planet
Mercury — a 17-year Vimshottari mahadasha
Sidereal span
16°40'30°00' of Meen
Career associations
Travel and logistics, care work, music and the arts, veterinary work, guidance roles.
Naming syllables
De, Do, Cha, Chi — one per pada, in order

Born under Revati

Personality

Governed by Mercury and residing entirely in the watery sign of Meena, Revati natives come across as gentle, deeply compassionate, and polished communicators. Being under Pushan, the deity of safe journeys and nourishment, they naturally act as caretakers and guides who put others at ease. Their Deva gana temperament gives them an intuitive, cultured aura, while their intellect allows them to articulate complex emotional and spiritual ideas clearly.

Strengths

Their greatest strength lies in their ability to offer unconditional guidance and foster growth in others without demanding praise. Supported by the steady endurance of the elephant yoni and Mercury's sharp intellect, they excel at resolving conflicts, protecting the vulnerable, and helping lost individuals find direction.

Challenges

Because Revati marks the final nakshatra of the zodiac, these individuals often struggle with setting firm boundaries and easily absorb the emotional distress of those around them. Their intense empathy makes them susceptible to disillusionment, passivity, or avoiding harsh realities through over-sacrificing their own needs.

Work and career

With Mercury as the nakshatra lord combined with Pushan's protective nature, Revati individuals thrive in careers focused on counseling, travel, veterinary care, and social welfare. Their symbol of the fish and Jalachar classification also make them well-suited for maritime professions, navigation, publishing, or spiritual teaching where communication meets compassion.

Love and relationships

In love, Revati natives are deeply devoted, tender, and nurturing partners who seek emotional and spiritual harmony rather than material attraction. They need a grounding partner who respects their sensitive nature, provides stability, and ensures they do not lose themselves in selfless giving.

Written from the classical attributes shown on this page — the ruling planet, the element, the nakshatra scheme — and checked against them before publishing. It describes the traditional reading of this nakshatra, not a prediction about you.

The four padas

Each nakshatra divides into four padas of 3°20′. A pada is exactly one navamsa (D9) division, so each one carries a second sign alongside the nakshatra’s own — and the traditional first syllable of a child born under it.

  1. Pada 1

    De
    Span
    16°40'20°00'
    Navamsa
    Dhanu
    Navamsa lord
    Jupiter
  2. Pada 2

    Do
    Span
    20°00'23°20'
    Navamsa
    Makar
    Navamsa lord
    Saturn
  3. Pada 3

    Cha
    Span
    23°20'26°40'
    Navamsa
    Kumbh
    Navamsa lord
    Saturn
  4. Pada 4

    Chi
    Span
    26°40'30°00'
    Navamsa
    Meen
    Navamsa lord
    Jupiter

In matchmaking (Guna Milan)

Ashtakoota matchmaking scores 36 points across eight kootas, and six of them are read straight off the birth nakshatra. These are Revati’s.

Gana
Deva — temperament. Same gana scores all 6 points; Deva with Rakshasa scores 1.
Yoni
Elephant — physical affinity. The same yoni scores 4; a natural enemy scores 0.
Nadi
Antya — the 8-point koota. A partner with the same nadi scores zero (Nadi dosha), so this one field decides nearly a quarter of the total.
Varna
Shudra — worth 1 point.
Vashya
Jalachar — mutual influence, worth 2 points.
Tara
Counted by distance between the two nakshatras, so it depends on both charts.
Run a full 36-guna match

Naming a Revati baby

The namakarana tradition takes the child’s first syllable from the pada the Moon occupied at birth — so a Revati child born in pada 1 is named from De, pada 4 from Chi. You need the exact birth time to know which pada.

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