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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








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