Revatī is the final nakṣatra, occupying the last degrees of Mīna (16°40’ to 30°00’ Pisces) — the very end of the zodiacal cycle, the threshold before the wheel turns again and Aśvinī’s horse-energy inaugurates a new beginning. Governed by Mercury and presided over by Pūṣan — the Vedic god of safe journeys, of pathfinding through unknown territory, of the shepherd who guides his flock and brings wanderers safely home — Revatī is the nakṣatra of completion, of safe arrival, of the abundance that waits at the end of a completed journey.
The name Revatī means “the wealthy” or “the prosperous” — but this wealth is not merely material; it is the richness of a life fully lived, of experience deepened through all its stages, of the complete journey from Aśvinī’s first energetic impulse to this final gathering of all that has been experienced. In the Mahābhārata and Viṣṇu Purāṇa, Revatī is the daughter of the king Kakudmi, who visited Brahmā’s realm with her and discovered, on returning, that thousands of years had passed on earth — a story perfectly capturing the nakṣatra’s connection with the relativity of time and the strange depth that accumulates through lived experience.
Pūṣan is among the most gentle and approachable of the Vedic deities — a god of pathways who knows every road, who can guide lost souls back to where they need to be, who nourishes travelers and protects flocks and herds. His presence gives Revatī natives a quality of warm protectiveness and deep empathy for those who are lost or struggling. These individuals often function as guides — counselors, mentors, spiritual directors, or simply the person in any community who holds the threads of connection and can bring people together or show them where to go next.
Mercury’s rulership in Pisces (where it is debilitated in the zodiac’s terms) creates a particular quality: the rational, analytical mind of Mercury meeting the boundless oceanic quality of Pisces’ final degrees. The result is either confusion and indirectness — or, at its highest, a remarkable capacity to translate between the transcendent and the practical, to articulate what cannot ordinarily be said. Revatī natives often have a quality of otherworldliness — a sense that they move through this world with one foot partially elsewhere — and this can make them seem both profoundly wise and somewhat impractical.
The fish symbol connects to the oceanic quality of Pisces and to Matsya (the fish avatāra of Viṣṇu), who appeared at the end of the previous world-cycle to preserve the Vedic seeds for the next creation. The drum echoes Dhaniṣṭhā’s rhythm — but here the beat marks the final measure before silence. Parāśara describes Revatī natives as courageous, clean in body and mind, intelligent, devoted to the welfare of others, and blessed with all of the good things of life. Revatī is classified as a mṛdu (soft) and saumya (gentle) nakṣatra — among the most auspicious for gentle, sacred, and concluding undertakings: completing projects, performing ceremonies of closure, journeys to sacred sites, and any act of blessing, protection, or benediction. This nakṣatra holds the grace that awaits at the end of a genuinely completed journey.