Dear members, It is really good to read all the scholarly and useful explanations posted so far on the subject. Here is a less serious, rather humourous view narrated, with great elan and 'svArasyam' indeed, by the 'mahAn', 'vaikunatavAsi' (and 'mAnaseega guru'), Sri Mukkur Lakshminarasimhachariar in many of his public discourses. I remember the Swami saying that merely by looking at people's body- frame while they slept in bed in the early hours of a "mArgazhi" morning could give one a clear indication of which month of the lunar calendar it is! During the month of "mArgazhi", when it is bitterly cold in the mornings, people generally snuggle up warmly in bed in a foetal pose. IN that particular pose, it may be easily observed, the human body-frame looks like a "bow" -- a "dhanus"! (During summer months, by contrast, the sleeping posture is completely different since, due to the oppressive heat, people throw off their blankets and are usually found lying in a totally spread-eagle pose -- with arms and legs flung far apart). Since sleeping postures during "mArgazhi" month resemble a "dhanus", the month also perhaps came to be called "dhanur mAsam"?! Interesting explanation based on a keen piece of observation, right? Rgds, dAsan, Sudarshan ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/XUWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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