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Rohini (रोहिणी) is the goddess of stars in Hinduism [1] and the favorite consort of Chandra, the moon god. She is one of the 27 daughters of the prajapati Daksha and his wife Asikni . As "the red goddess" (also known as Rohini Devi ), she is the personification of the orange-red star Aldebaran , the brightest star in the Taurus ...
Each Nakshatra is also divided into quarters or padas of 3°20’, and the below table lists the appropriate starting sound to name the child. The 27 nakshatras, each with 4 padas, give 108, which is the number of beads in a Japa mala, indicating all the elements (ansh) of Vishnu:
Rohini gives birth to Balarama. [5] Krishna, the eighth child of Devaki, was exchanged with the daughter of Nanda and Yashoda in secrecy. Yashoda (foster-mother of Krishna) and Rohini play an important nurturing Krishna and Balarama in their childhood. [5] After Vasudeva is freed by Krishna and Balarama, Rohini gives birth to a daughter ...
Kuru is the name of the ancestor of the clan of the Kurus in the Mahabharata. He was the son of Samvarana and of Tapati , the daughter of the Sun. [ 57 ] In the literature, Kuru is an ancestor of Pandu and his descendants, the Pandavas , and also of Dhritarashtra and his descendants, the Kauravas .
Nakshatra (Sanskrit: नक्षत्रम्, romanized: Nakṣatram) is the term for Lunar mansion in Hindu astrology and Buddhist astrology. A nakshatra is one of 27 (sometimes also 28) sectors along the ecliptic. Their names are related to a prominent star or asterisms in or near the respective sectors.
Nandanar entered the holy fire chanting the name of Shiva and reappeared in a new purified form. He looked like a Brahmin sage, wearing matted hair (characteristic of a Shaiva) and the sacred thread worn by Brahmins across his chest. His body was smeared with sacred ash. The gods showered flowers on the Nayanar from heaven and the Brahmins cheered.
Tiruppan Alvar was born in Purthurmadhi year, Kaarthigai (Nov-Dec) month, on a Wednesday in the Rohini Nakshatra (star) in a small village of Alagapuri near Srirangam in the 8th or 9th century CE. [14] Paanars are a community of musicians and traditional song makers who are capable of moving their audiences to states of ecstasy and bliss. [15]
Kanjibhai Rathod, an Indian director, is considered the first successful director of Indian cinema [20] [21]; Kalabhavan Mani, actor and singer [22]; Pa. Ranjith, director and filmmaker [23]