Dear Srimathi Jayashree Saranathan : What a brilliant analysis and assembly of Information ! It is very important that all the other bhakthAs should be familiar with your outstanding observations . Hence I haev taken the liberty of sharing it with fellow list members. I am sure that you would not mind ! V.Sadagopan ----- Original Message ----- From: "jayasartn" <jayasartn@xxxxxxxxx> To: "Sadagopan" <sgopan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 2:28 AM Subject: Re: Why is Maarghazhi Month called Dhanur Maasam ? > > SRIMATHE RAMANUJAYA NAMAHA. > > Dhanur masam occurs when the sun moves in the Dhanur rasi (the > constellation of Sagittarius). That is, the sun rises in Dhanur rasi > in this month. This constellation is in the shape of a bow held by a > half-man who seems to have his lower body as that of a horse. The > facts about this rasi and other related ones used to amuse me as to > link them to many of our notions of Hinduism. > > This constellation is in the centre of our milky way galaxy. It is > from here the entire galaxy evolved - as though from the shoot of the > bow. This area is dotted with massive black holes which gobble up the > matter around them. If pralaya means bodies getting back into the > source from which they originated, our entire galaxy would some day > get eaten up by this centre. I used to wonder whether the meaning of > Lord's name, Krishna: is to do with black holes. "ThaanE undumindu > thaanEAlvaanE" (Nammazhwar) seems to describe the way the blackhole > eats up and Spits(?).(No proof for the latter in science as yet. But > it is a possibility as per the closed universe theory of Hindu > thought.)Many verses from the NDP can be quoted to describe this > situation. "sarvam krishnaarpanam asthu" seems to denote that > everything gets absorbed by black holes. (btw what is the exact > meaning of Margashirsha? - is it to do with maarga or way? if so the > coming passages would get better relevance) > > > Another interesting information is that this constellation is in the > southern most part of the sky when we see it in the night sky, after > which there is a turn-around of the succeeding constellations to the > north. The earth also makes a turn-around towards the end of this > month and moves towards the galactic centre with sun doing its > northen sojourn. The stories of Dhaksha prajapathi and south as the > abode of the dead can be convincingly explained on the basis of these. > > If we say that the Sun, as the originator of our planetary life is > the lord of our planet and its inhabitants, we can also say that the > constellation of Dhanush is the lord of all that is in this galaxy. > It is supposed to be the abode of devas as their day is said to begin > in Dhanur masam. It is at this time of the year that we on earth come > in line with dhanur rasi and sun. The combined force of dhanur rasi > and the sun on earth will be the highest on this month. With the sun > in the middle, we are on the other side, closer to outer space. It is > significant to note that we will be at a point farthest away from our > galactic centre (Sagittarius)on Vaikunta ekadasi that occurs in this > month. In other words, we will be closer to the place of origin of > all galaxies - probably the abode of the Lord, parama padam. > > Another point which I wish to note here is about the way that > galactic materials are carried away from and taken back to the centre > by galactic arms and other detected and undetected forces (in > science). The Sagittarius arm (one of the spitral arms of our galaxy) > which is the longest and the most massive one that originates in the > galactic centre almost envelopes the entire galaxy before it fades > out into outer space. It seems there is no escape from this galaxy > unless particles move in particular arms and in particular > directions. There are also movements which bring in streams of gas > towards the galactic centre. By and far, I used to wonder whether the > movement is towards the centre (dhanur rasi) in uttarayana and away > from the centre during dhakshinayana. It is interesting to note that > after the month of Ani when we are closest to the galactic centre, > all our actions are either diverted to religious activities or > pithrus-oriented. The pithrus are supposed to be carried by the rays > of the sun in Mahalaya paksham which land them in our place. The > movement therefore seems to be towards the outer during this > particular part of the year. > > It seems dhanush and chakra have special significance in God's scheme > of things (AAzhi ezha, shankum, villum ezha - Nammazhwar). The bow > has always been used for precision strikes (origin of galactic matter > from the central bow)and the chakra for sustenance. The shape of our > galaxy which looks like a chakra actually supports our existance. > ("ennaiyum en udamaiaiyum un chakara pori-yotri-k- kondu, ninnarulE > purinthirundEn" (Periazhwar)) > > > -jayasree saranathan. > > > --- In Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Sadagopan <sgopan@xxxx> wrote: >> SrI: >> >> Dear Raama BhakthAs : >> >> One BhakthA asked me recently a question about Dhanur Maasam . >> He wanted to know why this sacred month of Maarghazhi is called >> Dhanur Maasam . ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/XUWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! 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