Jya in sanskrit means to become old, responsible. Jyeshtha translates as the most senior, the best, the chief. It is also a reference to ìElder Sisterî, ìThe Eldestî, ìSenior Mostî, ìMost Excellent or the Most Praiseworthyî, also ìThe Middle Fingerî, ìThe Holy River Gangesî. The tutelary archetype of this nakshatra is Indra who is the hero of the battlefield, Indra taught humanity the Atharva Veda. Indra is raw arrogance and power. He is generous, protects the meek and always young looking. Jyestha Nakshatra natives are the eldest or be looked upon as the eldest.

They are very protective of themselves and loved ones. They possess hidden occult powers. They are the wise ones who have the wisdom that only age and experience can give. As the patriarch or matriarch of the family they are the ones who will run the show. They know how to deal with wealth and power. Their lives are not easy and some may experience hardship and poverty. They are reclusive, secretive with few friends. Their inventive profound minds provoke them to seek the deeper meaning on life. At times they can be arrogant and hypocritical, because of their low self-esteem.

Jyeshtha was the oldest of the 27 sisters and felt betrayed and jealous of the fact that Soma their husband favored her younger sister Rohini. There is a sense of betrayal and abandonment indicated by the myth. They have a sense of seniority and superiority due to age and experience. They are very protective of themselves and loved ones. They possess hidden occult powers. The natives of Jyeshtha have majestic nature and lead a luxurious life.

Jyeshtha natives are short tempered and become aggressive at the drop of a hat. They are fun loving people who love a fast life. They understand the value of time and try to finish their work in time. They are sincere and loyal to their responsibilities. They are marked by an explicit openness in their behavioral characteristics, secrecy or mystery is completely alien to his nature. They are generally rash and impulsive. A typical native of Jyeshtha Nakshatra is generally unreceptive to the advice of others.

They are often vulnerable to the show of anger, arrogance and mood swings, theirs is essentially a soft nature bent on charity and kindness. Hot headedness and instinctive desire to dominate people make them unduly authoritative and dictatorial.