Properties
Sidereal Location: 20:00° in Gemini to 03:20° in Cancer.
Tropical Location: 14:00°-27:20° in Cancer.
Corresponding Fixed Stars: Castor and Pollux, aka α and β Geminorum.
Ruler: Jupiter, Aditi – Mother Nature \ Mother of the Gods.
Nature: Sattvic
Motive: Artha (livelihood)
Activity: Passive
C\M\D: Creation
A\P\M: Mineral
Elements: Water, vata
Qualities and Direction: Soft, movable, sideways
Sex, Species and Caste: Laborer, angel, cat, female
Special Power: The ability to bestow prosperity and plenty.
Main themes: Nature and natural cycles, birth and motherhood, regeneration and renewal, generational change, firearms and marksmanship.
Appropriate activities: Learning and education, music and art, making and wearing new clothes, leisure and games, parties and guests, holidays and family gatherings, trips and vacations, going abroad, purchasing vehicles, constructing roads, bridges and railways.
Description
The Punarvasu (return of light) lunar mansion gets its name from the natural cycles governing our lives, from the cycle of the seasons to the menstrual cycle that signals a woman’s ability to create new life. Both its ruler, Aditi (Mother Nature), and its symbol, a quiver full of arrows that are constantly shot and then returned back into the quiver, emphasize the cyclicality of this lunar mansion.
In the mythological story, Aditi was in labor when one of the gods came for a visit and cursed her for not answering the door. The curse resulted in a miscarriage but when her husband Kashyapa, one of the seven sages, returned home and saw what happened he easily brought the baby back to life. Punarvasu often plays an important part in the charts of midwives and gynecologists, gardeners and farmers, teachers and caretakers, and others who in one way or another fulfill a motherly role.
On the less pampering side, it is also encountered in the maps of military personnel, hunters and sportsmen, especially those who deal in marksmanship or competitive shooting. This mansion is also considered to be the moon placement of Rama, the hero of the Ramayana and one of the avatars of Vishnu.
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