Pushya Nakṣatra — deity, pāda, nakṣatra lord & tyājya
Pushya is the 8th of the twenty-seven lunar mansions. Its presiding deity (devatā) is Bṛhaspati, its Vimśottarī lord Saturn, gaṇa Dev, yoni Sheep, nāḍī Madhya, varṇa Kshatriya — every value computed by the same engine that casts the chart and cited to its classical source.
At a glance
Presiding deity (devatā)
Bṛhaspati
Nakṣatra lord
Saturn
Nature (Muhūrta class)
Kshipra/Laghu (Swift/Light)
Gaṇa
Dev
Yoni
Sheep (M)
Nāḍī
Madhya
Varṇa
Kshatriya
The four pādas of Pushya — navāṃśa & naming syllable
Pāda
From
Name syllable
Navāṃśa (D9)
Navāṃśa lord
Pāda 1
93°20′
«Hu»
Leo
Sun
Pāda 2
96°40′
«He»
Virgo
Mercury
Pāda 3
100°00′
«Ho»
Libra
Venus
Pāda 4
103°20′
«Daa»
Scorpio
Mars
What Pushya favours
Kshipra/Laghu (Swift/Light). Favours: Trade, Medicine, Fine arts, Music, Quick tasks, Loans, Commerce. Set aside: Long-term fixed work.
Viṣa ghaṭī (tyājya)
The viṣa (tyājya) portion of Pushya spans ghaṭī 20–24 from the nakṣatra's own start — the basis of the daily Varjyam window.
Deity per Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra ch.6; gaṇa/nāḍī/varṇa/yoni from the aṣṭakūṭa tables; syllables from the Nāmakaraṇa table; navāṃśa by the standard Pārāśari division; tyājya from Prasna Marga.
Questions readers ask
What is the presiding deity of Pushya nakshatra?
The presiding deity (devatā) of Pushya nakṣatra is Bṛhaspati, per Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra ch.6. Its Vimśottarī lord is Saturn, gaṇa Dev, yoni Sheep.