Revati nakshatra: lord, deity and symbol
Revati is the twenty-seventh and last nakshatra, ruled by Mercury, and its traditional name means 'wealthy' or 'prosperous'.
What it is
Its symbol is a fish or a drum, and its deity is Pushan, the nourisher and guide of travellers. Its lord Mercury has a dasha of 17 years. Revati starts at 346 degrees 40 minutes, in Meena, and ends at 360 degrees, the end of the zodiac and the start of Ashwini.
How it is worked out or read
Each nakshatra spans 13 degrees 20 minutes of the sidereal zodiac and has four padas of 3 degrees 20 minutes each. Revati covers 346 degrees 40 minutes to 360 degrees, all in Meena.
Where it appears on this site
Revati is the last nakshatra in the dasha sequence before the cycle repeats with Ashwini.
Revati and completion
Revati is the twenty-seventh and last nakshatra, ruled by Mercury, and its name means wealthy or prosperous. Its symbol is a fish or a drum, and its deity is Pushan, the nourisher and guide of travellers. The classical texts read Revati as the completion of the cycle, the gathering in of the lunar mansions before the sequence begins again with Ashwini. The nakshatra is therefore associated with safe passage, with the guidance of those who travel, and with the nurturing of what has been brought to completion.
Because the nakshatra lies entirely in Meena, the sign's compassion and openness colour its reading. Mercury as lord brings intelligence and careful management, and the combination is read as a gentle, observant completion. The reader looks at Mercury's sign and house, and at the Moon's sign, to see how the nurturing and guiding themes are expressed in the chart.
Revati in a chart
A chart with the Moon in Revati is read through Mercury's condition and through the Moon's house and aspects. Mercury in a good position supports the nakshatra's themes of guidance and care, and Mercury in company that brings anxiety may show a more restless completion. The reader describes the theme in terms of the actual positions, not the nakshatra name alone.
The Mercury dasha of seventeen years is the last period of the cycle that the nakshatra opens into the start of the next. A reader who wants to understand the timeline for a Revati birth can see that the early years are governed by Mercury, and that the nakshatra's theme of completion and nurture may be expressed through study, travel or careful arrangement.
Timing and journeys
Traditional calendars sometimes list Revati among the nakshatras favourable for journeys, for the safe conduct of travel and for the completion of work. The association is traditional, and the nakshatra describes a tone of gentle guidance rather than a guarantee of a safe trip. A planner who uses it should check the nakshatra's end time, combine it with the weekday and the tithi, and make the practical arrangements that any journey requires. The panchang on this site shows the nakshatra for any date.