- Kṛttikā
The star cluster IAST|Kṛttikā, (
Devanagari : कृत्तिका, pronounced|kɹ̩t̪t̪ikɑː, popularly transliterated "Krittika") sometimes known as Kārtikā, corresponds to the open star cluster Pleiades inIndian astronomy and IAST|Jyotiṣa (Indian astrology). The name literally translates to "the cutters". [Dennis M. Harness. "The Nakshatras: The Lunar Mansions of Vedic Astrology." Lotus Press (Twin Lakes WI, 1999.) ISBN 978-0-914955-83-2]In mythology
According to
Hindu mythology , the godMurugan was raised by the six sisters known as the IAST|Kṛttikā and thus came to be known as Kārtikeya (literally "Him of the Kārtikā").According to the
Mahābhārata , Murugan was born toAgni andSvāhā , after the latter impersonated six of the seven wives of the IAST|Saptarṣi and made love to him. The Saptarshi, hearing of this incident and doubting their wives' chastity, divorced them. These wives then became the IAST|Kṛttikā.In astrology
In IAST|Jyotiṣa, the Indian system of astrology, IAST|Kṛttikā is third of the 27 IAST|
nakṣatra s. It is ruled by Kārtikeya.Under the traditional Hindu principle of naming individuals according to their IAST|nakṣatra, the following
Sanskrit syllables correspond with this IAST|nakṣatra, and would belong at the beginning of the first name of an individual born under it: A (Devanagari:अ), I (Devanagari:ई), U (Devanagari:उ) and E (Devanagari:ए).References
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