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==Concordance, Etymology, History== |
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This epithet refers to the three steps or strides of God Vishnu in the Rigveda. His three steps symbolise either three worlds or three planes: "In three places he planted his step, (one step on the earth, a second in the atmosphere, and a third in the sky) as Agni, Vayu, and Surya each after the other"<ref>[https://archive.org/details/originalsanskri02muirgoog Muir, John (1873)]. Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India (Vol. 4) (in Sanskrit). Harvard University. Trübner. pp. 64, 67, 87, 122</ref>, or the rising, culmination and setting of the Sun. |
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=== Origin of Constellation === |
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[[File:SanTai stellarium.jpg|thumb|SanTai in Stellarium (CC BY Sun Shuwei (孙殳玮) based on the Xinyixiangfayao Star Map from Su Song (苏颂, 1020-1101 CE)).]] |
[[File:SanTai stellarium.jpg|thumb|SanTai in Stellarium (CC BY Sun Shuwei (孙殳玮) based on the Xinyixiangfayao Star Map from Su Song (苏颂, 1020-1101 CE)).]] |
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Revision as of 10:02, 10 August 2025
Trivikrama, Three Steps, is an Indian name. It is a super-constellation in Ursa Major that consists of three constellations of two stars each, Yugma (युग्म) and Yugmaka (युग्मक) (the "double stars" in the ancient sense of the term, meaning two stars very close together but clearly separate for the naked eye). This Indian constellation equals the Chinese constellation Santai (三台) (three steps), but the direction of transfer is yet unknown.
Concordance, Etymology, History
This epithet refers to the three steps or strides of God Vishnu in the Rigveda. His three steps symbolise either three worlds or three planes: "In three places he planted his step, (one step on the earth, a second in the atmosphere, and a third in the sky) as Agni, Vayu, and Surya each after the other"[1], or the rising, culmination and setting of the Sun.
Origin of Constellation
Trivikrama, the Three Steps are a recognisable pattern of three close pairs of stars south of the seven bright ones in Ursa Major.
| Indian name | translation | Dhruvaka
(Shylaja) |
ikshepa
(Shylaja) |
RA | DEC | in Chinese | |||
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| युग्मक | Yugmaka | "double" | 102 20 | 29 | 6h 54m | 52 | Surya (Sun) | Upper Steps | ικ UMa |
| युग्म | Yugma | "double" | 119 45 | 29 | 8h 9m | 49 19 | Vayu (Air) | Middle Steps | λμ UMa |
| 137 | 25 | 9h 18m | 40 48 | Agni (Fire) | Lower Steps | ξν UMa |
Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation
SanTai in Stellarium (CC BY Sun Shuwei (孙殳玮) based on the Xinyixiangfayao Star Map from Su Song (苏颂, 1020-1101 CE)).
Mythology
mnemonic tales and cultural significance
Weblinks
References
- References (general)
- ↑ Muir, John (1873). Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India (Vol. 4) (in Sanskrit). Harvard University. Trübner. pp. 64, 67, 87, 122
