return to Home Page
or move on to Goddess Rauni, next chronologically,
or use Her Cyclopedia Index
Rohini, Red-One.
ROHYNE
Alternate meaning: Ruddy-One.
[to Whom the sixteenth day of October, day 288, is dedicated]
Geography/Culture: Hindustani.
Linguistic Note: {Looks to me as though I've got the pronunciation wrong, it should more likely be: ROHENE}.
Description: Fine-eyed Goddess of the stars, probably the moon, and the rising-sun; Ruler of the annual cycle; Protecting Divinity of cattle and human offspring; Light of knowledge; Dispeller of ignorance.
To Whom Sacred: open lotus-flower; celestial bird; white, red or bay mare; doe (in which form She is pursued as a Naksatra, ----); striped snake (on which She stands); cakra (wheel, disk); one-wheeled chariot (i.e. sun symbols); one of the reddish stars in the constellation of Taurus.
Male Associates: male counterpart: Rohita, The-Red. Consort: Soma, the moon.
- The second, or according to some calculations the 4th Naksatra, ----, below.
- Perhaps to be identified with Sandhya, Juncture, below.
- Also called: Savitri, Vivifier, below.
- Daughter of Surabhi, Affecting-Pleasantly, Who is linked with Authumla, Nourisher.
- She is also called: Surya, Stimulator, Who is linked with Usas, Shining-One.
- Also called: Usas, Shining-One, but distinguished from Usas in Her Cycle of Transforamtions.
Source: LWM/232; Stutley HDH 251.
Naksatra(s), ----.
N1K$1TR1(Z)
Geography/Culture: Hindustani.
Description: Goddesses of the phases of the moon, and ritual skill; Those Who grant blessings and well-being when implored to do so.
As well as representing phases of the moon, They are the constellations of the Indian lunar zodiac (ie: the constellations through which the moon passes, also called mansions)
which were twenty-seven equal divisions of 800ø each (at one time there were twenty-eight). A particular Naksatra, ----, was linked to every occurance -- One was propitious for marriage, Another for the commencement of a boy's education, Another for the beginning of ploughing season, Another for Festivals of the dead, etc.
To Whom Sacred: the constellations of the lunar zodiac.
Male Associate: Their consort is Candra, (Soma).
<<<>>>
Here They are listed alphabetically:
Abhijit -- Anuradha -- Ardra -- Aslesa -- Asvini -- Bharani -- Citra -- Dhanishtha (or Sravishtha) -- Hasta-- Jyestha -- Krittika -- Magha -- Mrgasiras -- Mula -- Punarvasu -- Purva-Phalguni -- Purvashadha -- Purvbhadrapada -- Pushya -- Revati -- Rohini -- Satabhishaj -- Sravana -- Sravishtha (or Dhanishtha) -- Svati -- Uttara-Bhadrapada -- Uttara-Phalguni -- Visakha
Titles/Variants, etc:
- Since They are Daughters of Daksa, I'm assuming for the time being that Diti, {Limited-one}, (Who is linked with Irish Celtic Danu), is Their Mother.
- Transcription variant:
Nakshatra(s).
{I don't think the names of lunar zodiac Naksatras can be the same as the Putrikas (see 0thers-P) of Daksa, Daughters of Daksa, because some of the Putrikas seem to be male. However as it's the only list I can find where They are shown below in their numerical and their ritual order indicated under main- entries.}
- 1st -- Krttika, Who is linked with Ganga.
- 2nd -- Rohini, Red-One, or 4th
- 3rd
- 4th -- Rohini, Red-One, or 2nd
- 5th
- 6th -- Ardra, *rDR*, ----.
- 7th -- Aslesa, *SLA$*, ----.
- 8th
- 9th
- 10th
- 11th Hasta, H1ST*, `Hand'. Star of doom.
- 12th -- Citra, CYTR*, {Speckled}.
- 14th
- 15th -- Anuradha, 1NUR*DH*, ----.
- 16th
- 17th --Jyestha, was earlier the 15th later the 17th Naksatra.
- 18th
- 19th
- 20th
- 21st
- 22nd
- 23rd
- 24th
- 25th -- Abhijit , 1BHYJYT, ----.
- 26th
- 27th -- Bharani, BH1R1NE, ----. (also called the 7th). A constellation of three stars and figured by the pudendem muliebre. Hostile rites should be performed under this Naksatra.
- 28th
Source: Stutley HDH 43, 200-1, 266.
Sandhya, Juncture.
S1NDHY*
Geography/Culture: Hindustani.
Description: Goddess of twilight, omens and portents.
Male Associates: consort, Siva. Father, Brahma.
Titles/Variants, etc:
- Perhaps an aspect of Parvati, She-of-the-Mountains, Who is linked with Uma, Gracious-One.
- Perhaps alternate name for Rohini, Red-One, (above), Who is also Daughter of Brahma.
Savitri, Vivifier
S*VYTRE
Alternate meaning: She-Who-Animates.
Geography/Culture: Hindustani.
Titles/Variants, etc:
- Alternate name for Brahmani, All-Pervading-Self-Existing-Power, Who is linked with Vac, Creative-Word.
- Alternate name for Rohini, Red-One, above.
- Alternate name for Satarupa, Having-a-Hundred-Forms, Who is linked with Vac, Creative-Word.
worked on: September, June 1995; June 1992; July 1991.
Return to the top of this document.