Zodiac span: 3°20′ Cancer to 16°40′ Cancer
Ruling planet: Saturn (sets your first mahadasha)
Deity: Brihaspati (guru of the gods)
Symbol: A cow's udder
Gana: Deva
Pushya is the most nourishing of the stars: dutiful, protective, and quietly prosperous. Natives are the ones others lean on — caretakers and providers whose steady service builds durable respect and wealth.
Governance and administration, medicine and caregiving, food and dairy, counseling, priestly and advisory roles — professions of trusted nourishment.
Over-responsibility breeds silent resentment and rigidity. Nourishers must also be nourished: receiving care is Pushya's harder curriculum.
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