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[[File:Ilvala.jpg|thumb|This is the drawing extracted from the book "Orion" by Bal Gangadhar Tilak showing the region of the sky surrounding Orion. The name Ilvala corresponding the belt of Orion has been shown in red circle]]
[[File:Ilvala.jpg|thumb|This is the drawing extracted from the book "Orion" by Bal Gangadhar Tilak showing the region of the sky surrounding Orion. The name Ilvala corresponding the belt of Orion has been shown in red circle]]


The astronomical reference to this name appears in a book dated 1896 by Bal Gangadhar Tilak<ref>Tilak, B.G., 1893. The Orion or the Antiquity of the Vedas. Bombay, Mrs. Rádhábái Átmárám Sagoon https://www.researchgate.net/deref/https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Forionortheantiqu021979mbp?_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6Il9kaXJlY3QiLCJwYWdlIjoicHVibGljYXRpb24iLCJwb3NpdGlvbiI6InBhZ2VDb250ZW50In19</ref>. The other reference available in a contemporary source<ref>P C Naik and L Satpathy, 1998, Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of India, Vol 26 p33</ref> is by Samanta Chandrashekhar Pathani (1835-1904), the last traditional astronomer. He includes this in his star list in the treatise Siddhanta darpana.
The astronomical reference to this name appears in a book dated 1896 by Bal Gangādhar Tilak<ref>Tilak, B.G., 1893. The Orion or the Antiquity of the Vedas. Bombay, Mrs. Rádhábái Átmárám Sagoon https://www.researchgate.net/deref/https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Forionortheantiqu021979mbp?_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6Il9kaXJlY3QiLCJwYWdlIjoicHVibGljYXRpb24iLCJwb3NpdGlvbiI6InBhZ2VDb250ZW50In19</ref>. The other reference available in a contemporary source<ref>P C Naik and L Satpathy, 1998, Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of India, Vol 26 p33</ref> is by Sāmanta Chandrashekhar Pathani (1835-1904), the last traditional astronomer. He includes this in his star list in the treatise Siddhānta darpana.


==Concordance, Etymology, History==
==Concordance, Etymology, History==
Ilvala as a star name seems to have been forgotten as it is not listed in any other astronomical text. The namesake is a demon with a popular story narrated in the epic Mahabharata. He plotted to kill sages with the help of his brother - the scheme was to convert the brother Vatapi into a lamb and cook him to be served to hungry people. Once they are through he would call out for his brother who would emerge tearing open the stomach of those who ate him. The muders went unabated till sage Agasthya also was offered this lunch. Agasthya ate and ordered, ' Vatapi, get digested'. Thus, the plot did not work.
Ilvala as a star name seems to have been forgotten as it is not listed in any other astronomical text. The namesake is a demon with a popular story narrated in the epic Mahabharata. He plotted to kill sages with the help of his brother - the scheme was to convert the brother Vatāpi into a lamb and cook him to be served to hungry people. Once they are through he would call out for his brother who would emerge tearing open the stomach of those who ate him. The muders went unabated till sage Agasthya also was offered this lunch. Agasthya ate and ordered, ' Vatāpi, get digested'. Thus, the plot did not work.


This story cannot be related to the three stars in any way.
This story cannot be related to the three stars in any way.

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Ilvala is an Indian name of a constellation. It is described in the Amarakosa, the authentic dictionary which has been orally transmitted over millenia, as comprising of the three stars near Mṛgaśira. As one of the 27 stars Mṛgaśira is identified with Lambda Orionis and the three stars of Ilvala constitute the belt of Orion[1].

This is the drawing extracted from the book "Orion" by Bal Gangadhar Tilak showing the region of the sky surrounding Orion. The name Ilvala corresponding the belt of Orion has been shown in red circle

The astronomical reference to this name appears in a book dated 1896 by Bal Gangādhar Tilak[2]. The other reference available in a contemporary source[3] is by Sāmanta Chandrashekhar Pathani (1835-1904), the last traditional astronomer. He includes this in his star list in the treatise Siddhānta darpana.

Concordance, Etymology, History

Ilvala as a star name seems to have been forgotten as it is not listed in any other astronomical text. The namesake is a demon with a popular story narrated in the epic Mahabharata. He plotted to kill sages with the help of his brother - the scheme was to convert the brother Vatāpi into a lamb and cook him to be served to hungry people. Once they are through he would call out for his brother who would emerge tearing open the stomach of those who ate him. The muders went unabated till sage Agasthya also was offered this lunch. Agasthya ate and ordered, ' Vatāpi, get digested'. Thus, the plot did not work.

This story cannot be related to the three stars in any way.


Origin of Constellation

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

Mythology

mnemonic tales and cultural significance

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References

  1. ↑ B S Shylaja and Venketeswara R Pai, 2024, Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, Vol 27, Issue1, p127-134
  2. ↑ Tilak, B.G., 1893. The Orion or the Antiquity of the Vedas. Bombay, Mrs. Rádhábái Átmárám Sagoon https://www.researchgate.net/deref/https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Forionortheantiqu021979mbp?_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6Il9kaXJlY3QiLCJwYWdlIjoicHVibGljYXRpb24iLCJwb3NpdGlvbiI6InBhZ2VDb250ZW50In19
  3. ↑ P C Naik and L Satpathy, 1998, Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of India, Vol 26 p33
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