Bharatiya Jyotihshastra (History of Indian Astronomy), translated by R. V. Vaidya v2.c12.s5.10

v2.c12.s5.10

∗ The word Brahmarāśi occurs in Chapter III of Bhīṣmaparva in Bhārata, as can be seen from the extract given in Part I (page 117). It seems from this and also from the above reference, as also from the fact that Brahma was the deity controlling the Abhijit nakṣatra, Brahmarāśi was the name given to cluster of stars around the Abhijit star and the description of the place occupied by the comet agrees with what one may find on the celestial globe. There is nothing impossible in this; particularly the semicircular shape of the hair (described in the passage) tallies exactly with the position with respect to stars in the sky.