Revati

Revati Nakshatra — Reference Guide

Revati is the twenty-seventh and final nakshatra of the twenty-seven lunar mansions. Its ruling planet is Mercury (Budh), and its presiding deity is Pushan. In the sidereal zodiac it spans Pisces 16°40′ to 30°, which places it at the very end of Meen (Pisces) — the closing degree of the entire nakshatra cycle.

This guide collects the traditional attributes of Revati in one place for readers who have just identified their birth nakshatra and want a calm, factual reference.

Meaning and symbolism

The symbol of Revati is the fish, and in some depictions the drum. Both images carry the sense of movement that concludes a journey — the fish that swims to the end of the stream, the drum that sounds the final beat of a sequence. As the last nakshatra, Revati is associated with completion and with the safe passage of travellers.

Its deity, Pushan, is a Vedic guardian of roads, herds and journeys. The name syllables traditionally used for children born under Revati are De, Do, Cha and Chi, one for each pada.

• Number: 27 of 27
• Ruling planet: Mercury
• Deity: Pushan
• Symbol: Fish / drum
• Gana: Deva
• Yoni: Elephant (female)
• Nadi: Antya
• Zodiac span: Pisces 16°40′–30°
• Rashi: Meen (Pisces)
• Vimshottari dasha: Mercury mahadasha, 17 years

Personality of people born in this nakshatra

Classical descriptions of Revati draw on both its lord and its deity. Mercury contributes an inclination toward speech, learning and exchange; Pushan contributes a protective, guiding quality, often described as a tendency to look after others and to keep things moving along their proper path.

Because Revati sits at the close of the zodiac, its temperament is often characterised as steadying rather than initiating — a disposition that prefers to bring matters to a settled conclusion rather than to open new ground. These are traditional descriptive themes, not fixed predictions. A full reading of any individual chart requires the whole horoscope, and a qualified jyotishi is the right person to interpret it.

The four padas

Each nakshatra is divided into four padas of 3°20′. The pada navamsa for Revati is as follows:

• Pada 1: Sagittarius — syllable De
• Pada 2: Capricorn — syllable Do
• Pada 3: Aquarius — syllable Cha
• Pada 4: Pisces — syllable Chi

The pada is often used to refine a reading, and the naming syllable is drawn from the pada in which the Moon falls at birth. Different families and regions follow slightly different naming conventions, so it is worth confirming the practice observed in your own tradition.

Career and money

Traditional texts link Mercury-ruled nakshatras with communication, commerce, writing, teaching and negotiation, and Revati is no exception. The guiding character of Pushan is also associated with care of travellers, herds and those in one's charge.

These are broad thematic associations, not forecasts. Jyotish does not promise financial outcomes, and any assessment of career or money belongs to a complete chart reading rather than to the nakshatra alone.

Love, marriage and compatibility

In Ashtakoot kundli matching, three of the eight factors are drawn directly from the nakshatra: Gana, Yoni and Nadi. For Revati these are:

• Gana: Deva
• Yoni: Elephant (female)
• Nadi: Antya

These three are weighed alongside the other kootas in the traditional matching process. Customs differ between regions and communities — North and South Indian practice, and Smarta and Vaishnava households, do not always apply the same weightings — so a Revati reading should be placed in the context of the tradition you follow.

Health tendencies

Jyotish is not a medical system, and nothing here should be read as diagnosis or advice. Traditional texts assign general bodily associations to each nakshatra, but any health question belongs with a qualified medical practitioner. A jyotishi can speak to the symbolic and remedial dimensions of a chart; a doctor addresses the body.

Remedies and mantra

Because Revati is ruled by Mercury, traditional remedial practice for this nakshatra centres on Budh (Mercury). Common observances include honouring Mercury on its associated day, reciting the mantra of the nakshatra's deity Pushan, and the general disciplines of charity, truthfulness in speech and care for those who are travelling or in need of guidance.

Revati's position at the end of Meen (Pisces) also connects it to Pisces-related observances. Practices vary widely between families and lineages; where traditions differ, follow the one you were raised in or consult a qualified jyotishi for guidance suited to your own chart.

A person born with the Moon in Revati begins the Vimshottari dasha sequence with the Mercury mahadasha, which runs seventeen years in full. The balance remaining at birth depends on how far the Moon had travelled through Revati at that moment.