Description of the Qualities of Pushya Nakshatra

The following is a Sanskrit verse translated into English
The study of the Vedas, the gathering of scientific knowledge, the worship of weapons and tools, the
adoration of mantras, the service of deities, and the observation of medical duties;
one should perform rites for peace and prosperity, the travels of kings, and royal consecrations;
in the star of Pushya, one should also wear excellent colorful garments and various ornaments.

Hūm Hēm Hum Dhām Pushyami Seed syllables used for meditation on this star — Of white complexion, shaped like a stream of milk or a circle — Male — Divine group — Moon is the presiding planet original: Chandra-nakshatram — Born of the Creator — Warrior caste term: Kshatriya (the ruling and warrior social class) — Brihaspati Jupiter is the deity — Four-legged — Downward-facing — Blind-eyed A technical astrological classification regarding the star's "sight" — A swift star — Dweller of the outer village — Fire element — Sacred Fig tree original: Ashvattha — Water crow is the bird — The sound 'A' is its vowel — Twenty ghatikas approx. 8 hours are its poisonous period. In travel, if one eats quickly, it grants success in journeys in all directions. If fever occurs, there is danger for seven days. For its pacification:

Wear yellow garments. One should invoke the image of the deity Brihaspati Jupiter, the preceptor of the Gods, who has four arms, holds a prayer bead and a water pot, and displays the gesture of granting boons. One should perform the sixteen-fold worship with the Brihaspati mantra. Use saffron paste, lotus flowers, Khadira incense, and an offering of curd-rice. Having performed a fire sacrifice Homa with 108 recitations of the Gayatri mantra using refined grains, one should offer a sacrifice of sandalwood, garlands, and milk-rice in the northern direction. Within seven days, the person will find relief.

Results of the Combinations of Lunar Days and Weekdays

On Sunday, it creates the Yoga of Untimely Death; on Monday, the Yoga of the Staff of Death; on Tuesday, the Yoga of Success Siddha Yoga; on Wednesday, the Yoga of Joy; on Thursday, the Auspicious Yoga Shubha Yoga; on Friday, the Yoga of Destruction; on Saturday, the Yoga of Death. On the eighth day of the bright fortnight, if the star Purvashadha occurs, it is "Void" inauspicious. If cruel planets are situated in the star Jyeshtha, it creates the Great Spear Yoga Maha Shula Yoga. In the month of Vaishakha, it is Void. If omens are seen in this star, there is fear of famine and fire. During the Sun's transit, the results are middling.

A girl who first reaches puberty under this star will be devoted to her husband and blessed with children. This star is excellent for:

• Rites of passage Ritu, Pumsavana, Simanta, Naming ceremonies
• First feeding of solids and first haircut
• Ear piercing and shaving
• Beginning the study of Vedas and Sciences
• Hiring servants and starting agriculture
• Travel and medical treatments
• Wearing new jewelry and Royal Consecration
• Ascending the throne or riding palanquins and horses
• Building ceremonies and entering new villages or towns
• Sacrificial rites, vows, and learning dance
• Planting betel vines and sugarcane.

Qualities of those born under Pushya:
All-knowing and wise; quick to anger; possessing astrological knowledge; courageous; helpful to kinsmen; having sweet desires; blue-eyed; proud; possessing subtle qualities; long-lived; a lover of solitude; marked with a fish-sign on hands or feet.
The first quarter (pada) is ruled by the Sun: The person will be like a king, solitary, performing swift deeds...