NAKSHATRA #07
Punarvasu
The Returner · Castor & Pollux
- Range
- 20° Gemini → 3°20' Cancer
- Ruler
- Jupiter
- Deity
- Aditi — the boundless mother
- Symbol
- Quiver of arrows
- Gana
- Deva (divine)
Mythology
Punar = again, vasu = light. "Return to the light." The goddess Aditi is the boundless mother — mother of all gods, boundlessness itself. The quiver symbol: when full, abundance; arrows shot return. Ruled by Jupiter — wisdom and expansion.
Astrological reading
Moon in Punarvasu carries the capacity to rise from where they fell. A constant search for "home" inside; they return to what they lost in a new form. Inclination to philosophy, teaching, counseling. Risk: returning to the same place repeatedly without learning.
Themes
- return
- renewal
- expansion
- finding home