some musings on rohini, mrigashira and arudra in constellation

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In our constellation which is called shinshumara chakra, the 3 stars Rohini,

Mrigashira and Arudra are in the same line.  Rohini is followed by Mrigashira;

Mrigashira is followed by Arudra.  In Shatapatha Brahmana, Aitreya Brahmana and

Purana, there is an

interesting aspect related to these stars. Aitreya Brahmana extolling the

Agni-Marut gives out a wonderful incident.

 

Once, prajapati out of lust desires to have conjugal relationship with his

daughter (as per some scholars Usha????). Usha assumes the form of Rohita Stri

(Rohini / Rajo-vathi / Ritu-vathi are the different aspects of this Rohita

Stri).  Thus, Prajapati performs the maithuna dharma with Rohita. The celestial

gods get disturbed and get angry.  They decide to punish the Prajapati for his

sinful act of having conjugal relationship with his daughter.  Out of the wrath

of all the Gods collectively, emerge a terrible form who was named *Rudra*. 

Rudra seeks a boon from Gods. Gods ask the Rudra for a boon. Rudra sought the

boon to be the *Controller/Master* of the *Animals* or *Pasu*.  And henceforth

known to be *pasupati.In order to punish the sinful Prajapati, Rudra chases the

Prajapati who inturn was chasing the Rohita Stri out of lust.  Rudra releases

the arrow towards the Prajapati thus severing the head. The head of prajapati

changes into the form of

a Mriga. And in the process of maithuna dharma, a part of his virya falls down

(virya skhalana). This was the first seed of humanity or human evolution.

 

In the process of chasing the Prajapati, out of the eyebrows of Rudra, drops of

sweat trickle down on earth. This *drop of sweat* assumes a terrible form and

eventually becomes the *Jwara Purusha* or the *Deity of Visha Jwaras / Fevers*. 

Hence, for tIvra jwaras etc., Rudra is propitiated.

 

Thus the Severed Head of Prajapati becomes the Mriga and hence Mriga-shiras; the

Rohita stri becomes the Rohini and behind these two, the Rudra with pinaka in

the act of punishing the prajapati, assumes the Arudra.

 

with regards,

sriram

 

 

 

 

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