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[[File:Punarvasu nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg|thumb|Punarvasu, in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).]]

[[File:7 Punarvasu stellarium.gif|thumb|Punarvasu, 7th Nakshatra, mapped to the Stellarium star chart.]]
... is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.


Punarvasu (पुनर्वसु), "the twin-restorers of goods", is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it. It is an asterism consisting of four stars, the brightest ones being alpha and beta Geminorum.
==Etymology and History==
==Etymology and History==
'''Name Variants'''
What does the term mean, does it always have the same meaning - was it changed over time.


* Punarvasu (the two restorers),
* Yamakau ("the two chariots")
* Aditerbha


=== Origin of Constellation ===
=== Origin of Constellation ===
The name of the constellations is grammatically a dual, so it points to two similar stars/ asterisms. This way, it equals the idea of the Greco-Roman and Mesopotamian Twin-constellation where two bright stars head two similar, parallel chains of stars.

4 stars: α, β Geminorum are certain; the other two might be ε, ζ Gem


====Stars within the Constellation Area====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+
|-
!id
!Label
!IAU design.
! description
!Vmag
|-
|1
|Pollux
| HIP 37826
|Constellation lines (Vertex)
|1.14
|-
|2
|Castor
|HIP 36850
|Constellation lines (Vertex)
|1.58
|-
|3
|Wasat
|HIP 35550
| Constellation lines (Vertex)
|3.53
|-
|4
|κ Geminorum
|HIP 37740
|Constellation lines (Vertex)
|3.57
|-
|5
|Mekbuda
|HIP 34088
| Constellation lines (Vertex)
| 3.79
|-
|6
|ι Geminorum
|HIP 36046
|Inside the hull
|3.79
|-
|7
|υ Geminorum
|HIP 36962
|Inside the hull
|4.06
|-
|8
|65 Gem
| HIP 36429
| Inside the hull
|5.01
|-
|9
| 57 Gem
|HIP 35846
|Inside the hull
|5.022
|-
|10
|64 Gem
|HIP 36393
|Inside the hull
|5.064
|-
|11
|76 Gem
|HIP 37704
|Inside the hull
| 5.289
|-
|12
| -
|HIP 36896
|Inside the hull
|5.347
|-
|13
|59 Gem
|HIP 35941
| Inside the hull
|5.759
|-
|14
|58 Gem
| HIP 35842
|Inside the hull
|6.17
|-
|15
| -
|HIP 37269
|Inside the hull
|6.18
|-
|16
| -
|HIP 36325
|Inside the hull
|6.36
|-
|17
| -
|HIP 37165
| Inside the hull
|6.37
|-
|18
| -
|HIP 34608
|Inside the hull
| 6.42
|}
=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===
=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===
<gallery>
File:Punarvasu nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg|Punarvasu, 10th century CE
File:Nakshatra temple magDraw lbl.jpg|Display of all 28th nakshatras in silver arch with candles in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).
File:Nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg|Display of all 28th nakshatras in a door frame in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).
File:Tibet nakshatra 05.png|Punarvasu, Tibetean
File:井宿（仏像図彙）.png|Punarvasu, Chinese
File:चरकसंहिता of चरक. (IA dli.granth.16014).pdf
File:7 Punarvasu draw.png|Punarvasu as reconstructed by Jones (1720).
</gallery>


== Mythology ==
== Mythology ==
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Latest revision as of 17:10, 14 December 2025

Punarvasu, in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).
Punarvasu, 7th Nakshatra, mapped to the Stellarium star chart.

Punarvasu (पुनर्वसु), "the twin-restorers of goods", is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it. It is an asterism consisting of four stars, the brightest ones being alpha and beta Geminorum.

Etymology and History

Name Variants

  • Punarvasu (the two restorers),
  • Yamakau ("the two chariots")
  • Aditerbha

Origin of Constellation

The name of the constellations is grammatically a dual, so it points to two similar stars/ asterisms. This way, it equals the idea of the Greco-Roman and Mesopotamian Twin-constellation where two bright stars head two similar, parallel chains of stars.

4 stars: α, β Geminorum are certain; the other two might be ε, ζ Gem

Stars within the Constellation Area

id Label IAU design. description Vmag
1 Pollux HIP 37826 Constellation lines (Vertex) 1.14
2 Castor HIP 36850 Constellation lines (Vertex) 1.58
3 Wasat HIP 35550 Constellation lines (Vertex) 3.53
4 κ Geminorum HIP 37740 Constellation lines (Vertex) 3.57
5 Mekbuda HIP 34088 Constellation lines (Vertex) 3.79
6 ι Geminorum HIP 36046 Inside the hull 3.79
7 υ Geminorum HIP 36962 Inside the hull 4.06
8 65 Gem HIP 36429 Inside the hull 5.01
9 57 Gem HIP 35846 Inside the hull 5.022
10 64 Gem HIP 36393 Inside the hull 5.064
11 76 Gem HIP 37704 Inside the hull 5.289
12 - HIP 36896 Inside the hull 5.347
13 59 Gem HIP 35941 Inside the hull 5.759
14 58 Gem HIP 35842 Inside the hull 6.17
15 - HIP 37269 Inside the hull 6.18
16 - HIP 36325 Inside the hull 6.36
17 - HIP 37165 Inside the hull 6.37
18 - HIP 34608 Inside the hull 6.42

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

  • Punarvasu, 10th century CE

    Punarvasu, 10th century CE

  • Display of all 28th nakshatras in silver arch with candles in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).

    Display of all 28th nakshatras in silver arch with candles in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).

  • Display of all 28th nakshatras in a door frame in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).

    Display of all 28th nakshatras in a door frame in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).

  • Punarvasu, Tibetean

    Punarvasu, Tibetean

  • Punarvasu, Chinese

    Punarvasu, Chinese

  • चरकसंहिता of चरक. (IA dli.granth.16014).pdf
  • Punarvasu as reconstructed by Jones (1720).

    Punarvasu as reconstructed by Jones (1720).

Mythology

mnemonic tales and cultural significance

Weblinks

References

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