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[[File:PAshadha nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg|thumb|Purva Ashadha, 20th nakshatra, temple ]] |
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[[File:20+21 stellarium.gif|thumb|The 20th and 21st nakshatra mapped to the star chart (Stellarium). Together, these two asterisms form "The Invincible" in modern Sagittarius. Animated GIF by SMH 2025 for WGSN. Purva A. is the first (right, western).]] |
[[File:20+21 stellarium.gif|thumb|The 20th and 21st nakshatra mapped to the star chart (Stellarium). Together, these two asterisms form "The Invincible" in modern Sagittarius. Animated GIF by SMH 2025 for WGSN. Purva A. is the first (right, western).]] |
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Purvaṣādha (पूर्व आषाढा) 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. Typically identified with δ and ε Sagittarii. |
Purvaṣādha (पूर्व आषाढा) 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. Typically identified with δ and ε Sagittarii. |
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===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation=== |
===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation=== |
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File:PAshadha nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg|Purva Ashadha, 10th century |
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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: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). |
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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: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). |
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File:20 PurvaAshadha draw.png|reconstructed by Jones (1720) |
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Latest revision as of 08:03, 31 October 2025
Purvaṣādha (पूर्व आषाढा) 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. Typically identified with δ and ε Sagittarii.
Etymology and History
Name Variants
- Purvaṣādha
- Purva Ashadha
- Jaladaivata,
- Jalarksha
- Apya,
- Toya,
Origin of Constellation
Ashadha means The Invincible and refers to two asterisms in Sagittarius. The First (Purva A.) is depicted as a group of two stars marking a horn or stinger. They are identified with δ and ε Sagittarii, the "arrow" of the Greek and Babylonian archer. The identification of δ is certain because of given coordinates in the 2nd millennium but instead of ε Sgr it could also be γ Sgr (at the tip of the arrow): the three stars form a racognizable pattern.
Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation
Purva Ashadha, 10th century
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).
reconstructed by Jones (1720)
Mythology
mnemonic tales and cultural significance
Weblinks
References
- References (general)
