Revati nakshatra
Revatī, the 27th of the 27 nakshatras, from 16°40′ to 30°00′ in Meena (Pisces): its deity, symbol, lord, padas and name syllables, from the classical texts.
Lord: Bṛhaj-jyotiḥsāra v. 411. Deity and class: Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 2.1–2.8. Symbol: Burgess, Sūrya-siddhānta, p. 230. Gana, yoni and nadi: Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.25–34.
Where Revati sits
The Moon’s stay here ends the Panchak. Panchak dates
Each nakshatra is 13°20′ of the sidereal zodiac and each pada 3°20′, so nine padas fill a sign. Revati lies wholly in Meena.
The four padas
A child born in a pada is given a name starting with its sound, and a name’s first sound gives back the pada when matching by name. Avakahaḍā-cakram, pp. 22–23; Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 55
Attributes and their sources
| Attribute | Revati | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Deity | Pūṣan | Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 2.1, p. 52 |
| Symbol | Drum or tabor | Burgess, Sūrya-siddhānta, p. 230 |
| Lord | Mercury, the Vimśottarī lord | Bṛhaj-jyotiḥsāra v. 411, p. 150 |
| Gana | Deva | Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.29 |
| Yoni | Elephant | Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.25–26 |
| Nadi | Antya | Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.34 |
| Class | Mṛdu (soft); its weekday is Friday | Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 2.2–2.8 |
Gana, yoni and nadi are the classes used in kundli matching. The texts read give no varṇa or element for each nakshatra, so none is shown.
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Questions
Attributes from the Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi and the other texts named, with the page for each.
Which rashi is Revati in?
Meena (Pisces), from 16°40′ to 30°00′ of the sign in the sidereal zodiac. All four of its padas are in Meena.
Who is the lord of Revati?
Mercury. It is the nakshatra’s lord in the Vimśottarī dasha, so a birth with the Moon in Revati starts in Mercury’s dasha. Bṛhaj-jyotiḥsāra v. 411, p. 150
What are the padas of Revati?
Four quarters of 3°20′: pada 1, 16°40′ to 20°00′ Meena, navamsa Dhanu; pada 2, 20°00′ to 23°20′ Meena, navamsa Makara; pada 3, 23°20′ to 26°40′ Meena, navamsa Kumbha; pada 4, 26°40′ to 30°00′ Meena, navamsa Meena.
What is the deity and symbol of Revati?
The deity is Pūṣan. The symbol is drum or tabor. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 2.1; Burgess, Sūrya-siddhānta, p. 230
What gana, yoni and nadi is Revati?
Deva gana, elephant yoni and Antya nadi. These are the classes used in kundli matching. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.25–34
Which syllables start names for Revati?
de, do, ca, ci, one for each pada in order. A child born in a pada is given a name starting with its sound. Avakahaḍā-cakram pp. 22–23
How it is worked out
Read the methodology- Spans
- 27 equal nakshatras of 13°20′ from 0° Mesha in the sidereal zodiac; four padas of 3°20′ each.
- Navamsa
- The padas run through the signs from Mesha, starting again every 12 padas.
- Attributes
- Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 2.1–2.8 and 6.25–34; Burgess’s notes to the Sūrya-siddhānta; Bṛhaj-jyotiḥsāra v. 411.
- Syllables
- The Avakahaḍā chakra as printed in Sītārāma Jhā, 1932, pp. 22–23.
Sidereal zodiac (Lahiri) · equal nakshatras of 13°20′ · Swiss Ephemeris · Method