History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c82.327

History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c82.327

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v6.c82.327

The Bṛhat-saṃhitā (104.1-5) declares what nakṣatras (out of 27) form part of Time looked upon as a *puruṣa* (Person). This is an extension of a very old conception. The Tai Br. says; 'Prajāpati has Hasta-nakṣatra as his hand, Citrā as his head, Niṣṭyā (i e Svāti) as his heart, the two stars of Viśākhā as the thighs, Anurādhās as his stability (or support) This is indeed Prajāpati in the form of groups of nakṣatras'⁸³⁵.

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Bṛhatsaṃhitā — Varāhamihira, Sanskrit
Taittirīyabrāhmaṇa — Sanskrit