✦ Nakshatra #27 of 27 · ruled by Mercury

Revati Nakshatra

Revati is traditionally associated with kindness, safe passage, and a nurturing, all-embracing compassion, reflecting its fish symbol and protective deity. As the final nakshatra, it carries themes of completion, transition, and spiritual fulfillment.

SymbolA pair of fish / drum
Animal (yoni)Female elephant
DeityPushan (protector of travelers)
Ruling planetMercury
CompassionJourneysWholeness

The Nakshatras are the 27 lunar mansions of Vedic astrology — the sidereal zodiac divided into 27 segments the Moon passes through. The Nakshatra your Moon occupied at birth is a core piece of your Jyotish profile. Here is what Revati is traditionally associated with.

Revati strengths & challenges

Strengths

  • Compassionate and kind
  • Nurturing and protective
  • Imaginative and spiritually inclined
  • Friendly and supportive

Challenges

  • Can be overly sensitive
  • Tendency to give too much
  • Difficulty with endings or letting go

Relationships

Traditionally gentle, devoted, and selfless in love, caring deeply for a partner's wellbeing and creating a nurturing bond.

Career & motivation

Often associated with caregiving, travel and hospitality, the arts, spirituality, animal care, and compassionate service.

Growth path

The traditional life lesson of Revati is caring for yourself as you care for others.

Related Nakshatras

Revati shares its planetary ruler (Mercury) with:

Find your Nakshatra

Don't know your Nakshatra? It's set by your Moon's exact position, so you need your birth date, time, and place. Use the Vedic chart calculator to find yours — along with your Lagna, houses, and dasha.

These are traditional Jyotish associations compiled from established references and reviewed by our editorial team — presented as an interest-and-belief framework, not a scientific claim or a statement about any individual. See our editorial policy.