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{{Short description|3rd lunar mansion of Hindu astrology}} | |||
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The star cluster '''''{{IAST|Kṛttikā}}''''' [[Sanskrit]]: कृत्तिका, pronounced {{IPA-sa| | The star cluster '''''{{IAST|Kṛttikā}}''''' [[Sanskrit]]: कृत्तिका, pronounced {{IPA-sa|kr̩ttɪkaː|}}, popularly [[Devanagari transliteration|transliterated]] '''Krittika'''), sometimes known as '''Kārtikā''', corresponds to the [[open cluster|open star cluster]] called [[Pleiades]] in western [[astronomy]]; it is one of the clusters which makes up the constellation [[Taurus (constellation)|Taurus]]. In [[Indian astronomy]] and {{IAST|[[Jyotiṣa]]}} ([[Hindu astrology]]) the name literally translates to "the cutters".<ref>Dennis M. Harness. ''The Nakshatras: The Lunar Mansions of Vedic Astrology.'' Lotus Press (Twin Lakes WI, 1999.) {{ISBN|978-0-914955-83-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Harness |first=Dennis M. |title=The Nakshatras: The Lunar Mansions of Vedic Astrology |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=16KCUhgCQHMC&pg=PA13|publisher=Motilal Banarasidas|year=2004}}</ref> It is also the name of its [[Hindu deities|goddess]]-personification, who is a daughter of [[Daksha]]<ref>Edward Moor. ''The Hindu Pantheon''. 1864.</ref> and [[Panchajani]], and thus a half-sister to [[Khyati]]. Spouse of Kṛttikā is [[Chandra]] ("moon"). The '''six Krittikas''' who raised the Hindu God [[Kartikeya]] are Śiva, Sambhūti, Prīti, Sannati, Anasūya and Kṣamā.<ref>The Sacred Books of the Hindus, Vol 21, Rai Bahadur Srisa Chandra Vidyaranya, p29, The Panini Office (Bhuvaneswari Asrama), 1918.</ref> | ||
In Hindu astrology, {{IAST|Kṛttikā}} is the third of the 27 {{IAST|[[nakṣatra]]}}s. It is ruled by Sun. | In Hindu astrology, {{IAST|Kṛttikā}} is the third of the 27 {{IAST|[[nakṣatra]]}}s. It is ruled by Sun. | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:29, 17 August 2021
The star cluster Kṛttikā Sanskrit: कृत्तिका, pronounced [kr̩ttɪkaː], popularly transliterated Krittika), sometimes known as Kārtikā, corresponds to the open star cluster called Pleiades in western astronomy; it is one of the clusters which makes up the constellation Taurus. In Indian astronomy and Jyotiṣa (Hindu astrology) the name literally translates to "the cutters".[1][2] It is also the name of its goddess-personification, who is a daughter of Daksha[3] and Panchajani, and thus a half-sister to Khyati. Spouse of Kṛttikā is Chandra ("moon"). The six Krittikas who raised the Hindu God Kartikeya are Śiva, Sambhūti, Prīti, Sannati, Anasūya and Kṣamā.[4]
In Hindu astrology, Kṛttikā is the third of the 27 nakṣatras. It is ruled by Sun. Under the traditional Hindu principle of naming individuals according to their Ascendant/Lagna nakṣatra, the following Sanskrit syllables correspond with this nakṣatra, and would belong at the beginning of the first name of an individual born under it: A (अ), I (ई), U (उ) and E (ए).
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- ↑ Dennis M. Harness. The Nakshatras: The Lunar Mansions of Vedic Astrology. Lotus Press (Twin Lakes WI, 1999.) ISBN 978-0-914955-83-2
- ↑ Harness, Dennis M. (2004). The Nakshatras: The Lunar Mansions of Vedic Astrology. Motilal Banarasidas.
- ↑ Edward Moor. The Hindu Pantheon. 1864.
- ↑ The Sacred Books of the Hindus, Vol 21, Rai Bahadur Srisa Chandra Vidyaranya, p29, The Panini Office (Bhuvaneswari Asrama), 1918.
