Mrigashira

Mrigashira as drawn in historical sources consists of three stars.

The animated GIF shows thepositions of the Nakshatras on the Stellarium map.

Mrigashira 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.

Etymology and History

The asterism has three stars and, thus, refers to the group φ_1,2 and λ Orionis.

Tibet nakshatra 03

『仏像図彙』による觜宿（Mṛgaśīrṣa）

Mythology

mnemonic tales and cultural significance

References

• References (general)