Pourshna

Authors: ASE Tech Team

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... (रेवती), Prosperous,

Etymology and History

Name Variants

• Revati
• Pourshna

Revatī is a Hindu mother goddess, in Sanskrit written रेवती. It is also the name of the 27th nakshatra and specifically its yogatara (main star) ζ Psc. The Sun passing this star designates the beginning of a new (solar) year.

Identification and Main Star

Revati's shape in temple illustrations shows sa jar with 29 stars inside, one above and one below. It matches a characteristic oval star pattern north of its determinative star (ζ Psc) in the Pisces/Andromeda area. The star above the jar would then mark the position of the Andromeda Galaxy.

Stars within the Constellation Area

id	Label	IAU design.	description	Vmag
1	Alpherg	HIP 7097	Constellation lines (Vertex)	3.62
2	Torcular	HIP 8198	Constellation lines (Vertex)	4.26
3	Revati	HIP 5737	Constellation lines (Vertex)	5.19
4	π Piscium	HIP 7535	Inside the hull	5.535
5	ζ Piscium B	HIP 5743	Inside the hull	6.1
6	118 G. Psc	HIP 6868	Inside the hull	6.214
7	101 Psc	HIP 7436	Inside the hull	6.219
8	-	HD 9496A	Inside the hull	6.33
9	121 G. Psc	HIP 7243	Inside the hull	6.33
10	124 G. Psc	HIP 7819	Inside the hull	6.345
11	CY Psc	HIP 7505	Inside the hull	6.42
12	* 96 Psc	HIP 6915	Constellation lines (Vertex)	6.54
13	* 104 Psc	HIP 7710	Constellation lines (Vertex)	6.75
14	-	HIP 7456	Constellation lines (Vertex)	7.51
15	-	HIP 8327	Constellation lines (Vertex)	8.77

Transfer and Transformation

• 
  Revati 10th century
• 
  Display of all 28th nakshatras in silver arch with candles in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).
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  Display of all 28th nakshatras in a door frame in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).
• 
  Revati, Tibetean
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  Revati, Chinese
• 
  Revati Hindu
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  Lord Revati
• 
  Revati as reconstructed by Jones (1720)

Reference

• References (general)