"Swati" which means purity or more precisely the pure first drop of rain, defines the characteristics of this star. The Sanskrit word also means sword that indicates sharpness or talent as exhibited by the natives of this nakshatra. The nakshatra in fact spans through the constellation Scorpio. This arena is owned by the Lord Vayu and is also impacted by Rahu. As a result, both of these leave their effects on the nakshatra, imparting it attributes such as independence, spontaneity, complete freedom and restless behavior.
The natives of Swati nakshatra are people of strong resolve and huge self confidence. Their freedom of thought or expression, possession of immense knowledge and revolting any kind of confinement in their work or other areas are the most prominent personality traits that can be noticed. They are good learners and have excellent communication skills. Their curious outlook and flexibility to handle situations of life are among the other personality traits which can be observed easily.
The intelligence and knowledge that these natives generally posses make them excellent in their professional lives. In spite of this fact, they tend to get success in the later part of their lives and not in the earlier stages. Their career interest is generally in the financial and legal domains where they can utilize the skills to the maximum. Apart from that they are found to have career interests in gold business, acting, textile, traveling, mechanical engineering and astrology as well.