Revati Nakshatra

About Revati nakshatra

Revati is the 27th of the 27 lunar mansions. It runs from 16°40′ Pisces to 30°00′ Pisces in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri ayanamsa). Its ruling planet (swami grah) is Mercury, its deity is Pushan, the nourisher and guide, and its symbol is a fish or drum.

People born with the Moon in Revati are traditionally described as gentle, caring, creative and spiritual.

• Lord: Mercury
• Deity: Pushan, the nourisher and guide
• Symbol: a fish or drum
• Gana: Deva
• Yoni: elephant
• Nadi: Antya
• Nature: soft

Revati nakshatra padas and name letters

Each pada is 3°20′ and has its own letter and navamsa sign.

• Pada 1: letter De, Pisces (Meen) rashi, navamsa Sagittarius.
• Pada 2: letter Do, Pisces (Meen) rashi, navamsa Capricorn.
• Pada 3: letter Cha, Pisces (Meen) rashi, navamsa Aquarius.
• Pada 4: letter Chi, Pisces (Meen) rashi, navamsa Pisces.

Revati in kundli matching (kundli milan)

In ashtakoota guna milan, Revati gives Deva gana (6 points), elephant yoni (4 points) and Antya nadi (8 points), together 18 of the 36 points.

1. Find both birth nakshatras.
2. Compare nadi: same nadi scores 0.
3. Compare gana and yoni.
4. Add the remaining kootas for a score out of 36.

Revati personality, love and career

Gentle, caring, creative and spiritual. In love, the deva gana style shows. At work, these qualities suit roles that reward them.

• Strengths: gentle, caring, creative and spiritual.
• Nature in muhurat: soft.
• Planet to know: Mercury.

Revati and dasha

Vimshottari dasha starts from the birth nakshatra lord, so Revati natives begin in Mercury mahadasha (17 years in full).

1. Mercury mahadasha, 17 years
2. Ketu mahadasha, 7 years
3. Venus mahadasha, 20 years
4. Sun mahadasha, 6 years
5. Moon mahadasha, 10 years
6. Mars mahadasha, 7 years
7. Rahu mahadasha, 18 years
8. Jupiter mahadasha, 16 years
9. Saturn mahadasha, 19 years

Revati in muhurat

Muhurat texts class Revati as soft. Light nakshatras suit travel and trade, fixed ones suit foundations, soft ones suit art and marriage, sharp and fierce ones suit firm or bold tasks.

Revati nakshatra in depth

The word nakshatra is often translated as lunar mansion. The Moon moves roughly 13 degrees a day, so it spends about one day in each of the 27 nakshatras and completes the circle in a little over 27 days. Ancient astronomers used these star groups as a calendar long before the twelve signs became popular, and that is why Indian families still ask for the janma nakshatra before anything else. Revati sits at position 27 in that circle, after Uttara Bhadrapada and before Ashwini.

The deity of Revati is Pushan, the nourisher and guide. In traditional reading the deity hints at the inner motive of the nakshatra, while the symbol, a fish or drum, gives a picture that is easy to remember. The ruling planet (swami grah) Mercury adds its own colour, and because Vimshottari dasha begins from the birth nakshatra lord, Mercury becomes the first planetary period in the life of anyone born with the Moon here.

Matching uses three attributes of Revati directly. Gana describes temperament, and Revati is Deva gana. Yoni describes instinct and comfort, and Revati carries the elephant yoni. Nadi describes constitution, and Revati is Antya nadi. Together these three kootas carry 18 of the 36 guna milan points, which is why two people's nakshatras matter so much in kundli milan.

In muhurat, Revati is a soft nakshatra. Muhurat texts sort nakshatras into groups such as fixed, movable, soft, light, sharp and fierce, and each group suits certain kinds of work. Families look at this when choosing a day for naamkaran, griha pravesh, travel, purchases or a wedding, along with tithi, weekday and lagna.

For a newborn, the pada matters most. Each of the four padas of Revati gives a different starting letter: De, Do, Cha, Chi. Families who follow the custom pick a name that begins with the letter of the birth pada, then often check the name number (naam ka ank) in numerology (ank jyotish) as a second, lighter step.

How to find your nakshatra

Your janma nakshatra is where the Moon stood at birth.

1. Open the free nakshatra calculator.
2. Enter date, time and place of birth.
3. Note the nakshatra and pada.
4. Read this guide for your nakshatra.