Rohini (goddess)

Rohini
Rohini
A Nakshatra Goddess; The Personification of Aldebaran
	Chandra and Rohini
Affiliation	Devi
Abode	Chandraloka
Personal information
Parents	Daksha (father);
Consort	Chandra
Children	Varchas

Rohini (रोहिणी) is a goddess in Hinduism^[1] and the favorite consort of Chandra, the moon god. She is a daughter of Daksha and sister of the 26 other Nakshatras. Of the lunar mansions the asterism Kṛttikā, Revati and Rohini are often described as deified beings and “mothers”.^[2]

Lady Rohiniʻs name means “the red one”. She, as “the red goddess” (Rohini Devi), is the personification of Aldebaran.^[3]

Mythology[edit]

In Hindu mythology, Rohini is a daughter of King Daksha and Lady Panchajani. She was one of the twenty-seven daughters of Daksha who married Chandra, the moon god. She was the favourite and chief consort of Chandra.^[4] Chandra spent most of his time with Rohini. This enraged his other wives and they complaint this to their father. Seeing his daughters unhappy, Daksha cursed Chandra to lose his glory. Chandra's glory was partially restored by Shiva.

This is the fourth nakshatra of the zodiac, ruled by Moon. It spreads from 10° 0' in Vrishabha to 23° 20' in Vrishabha. Eyes of the people born in this nakshatra are especially attractive.

Lord Krishna's birth star is Rohini and there is a significance to his choosing to be born in this star.

References[edit]

↑ Agrawala, Prithvi Kumar (1983). Goddesses in Ancient India. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 978-81-7017-184-3.
↑ Jessalyn, Blossom Meghan (2012). Rohini (Nakshatra). Sess Press. ISBN 978-613-8-62464-6.
↑ Shah, Saket (2019-10-19). Understanding The Nakshatras: Soul of Astrology is Nakshatras. Saket Shah.
↑ Sutton, Komilla (2007). Personal Panchanga. The Wessex Astrologer. ISBN 978-1-902405-85-8.

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[1] Agrawala, Prithvi Kumar (1983). Goddesses in Ancient India. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 978-81-7017-184-3.

[2] Jessalyn, Blossom Meghan (2012). Rohini (Nakshatra). Sess Press. ISBN 978-613-8-62464-6.

[3] Shah, Saket (2019-10-19). Understanding The Nakshatras: Soul of Astrology is Nakshatras. Saket Shah.

[4] Sutton, Komilla (2007). Personal Panchanga. The Wessex Astrologer. ISBN 978-1-902405-85-8.

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