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 .
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