Guru Guru Tamo Dhamma Satya Satya Prakrama
Nimisho Nimisha Sagvi Vajas Patir Dharadihi
These are the lines from Vishnu Sahasranam, a thousand names of Vishnu.
It says, who, the one who is foremost among preceptors, teachers, gurus,
one who is aboard of all desired things, one who is a truth,
one who is of great valor, one whose eyes are closed, one with eyes closed,
adorned with garland, adorned with the Lord of speech, one with vast knowledge.
Why are we speaking about Vishnu as Guru here?
Because we come to the eighth nakshatra of Pushya, which falls in the zodiac sign of cancer.
This nakshatra falls between 3 degrees, 20 minutes of cancer,
16 degrees, 40 minutes of cancer.
So what is this nakshatra give energies and life themes to us about?
Well, its nature first of all as we focus is swift, so it acts very swiftly on everything.
Its Gana is there, so it will be inclined to do the right thing always.
Dev Ganas are always inclined towards higher learning, higher knowledge, etc.
And the D.A.D. most importantly is Brihaspati, that is why we took the Guru lines from Vishnu as Sranvara.
Brihaspati is the advisor to the devas, the teacher, the Guru of the devas themselves is Brihaspati.
So the energy of this nakshatra is patience, wisdom, kindness.
They can be optimistic by nature, especially with Leo, growth and positivity in the first pada,
because its cancer going into Leo.
They have a theme of neglecting the spouse in favor of their duties or work.
They can have analysis of relationship, they can be dependable in pada too.
Vamvargo, because cancer goes into vvargo in Namamsa, they do a lot of analysis of just about everything.
Blind to dangers is another theme, as if having a tunnel vision of some sort.
You know, they are not aware of something going south around them immediately in their physical vicinity or in the vicinity of their life.
Jealousy can be another aspect to them on the downside, which especially can be in the fourth pada, with cancer going into Scorpio.
They help selflessly, they have generosity for community in pada one, maybe even in pada three,
because cancer is going into Libra, Libra is all about others, the community.
Very futuristic, they make great hosts, hosting people over for lunch, dinner, that kind of a thing.
They can be forgiving, they love to share with people, they have a very nourishing speech.
Pushya means the one who nourishes, so it's a beautiful nakshatra.
Nourishing speech and voice, they have universal compassion.
They are artistic, could be very artistic people, especially in the third pada, with Libra there.
Teaching and nourishing children, especially in pada one with cancer going into Leo.
So what does the beautiful Pushya nakshatra, the nourisher teaches as lifeless and don't hold back action,
thinking there isn't enough knowledge or wisdom yet.
Both effort and knowledge are necessary, that's a very deep one, isn't it?
We hold ourselves back thinking, oh, I don't have enough wisdom yet to start acting on something.
Well, you have some wisdom to start with, let's go with just that, shall we?
So you go with whatever knowledge and wisdom you have, don't hold back your action
based on thinking that there isn't enough wisdom yet, because Pushya is more inclined towards learning all the time.
That's where this comes from.
You keep learning, learning, learning one after the other books and get degrees after degrees, you're never doing anything for anyone.
Mantra is Vishnu's asranama, because Vishnu is the biggest guru, the guru of gurus, guru of devas.
The ages this nakshatra will become very active, 16, 24, 33 and 40.
As you can see, these are dominant critical times in our lives, 16, 24, 33, 40.
But it is not a very frequently occurring one.
So whenever this occurs in whichever house it occurs, this will be the dominant theme of that particular age.
Next on our list would be, asleshana-kshatra.
I will do that next.