Shravana - Revision history

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	[[File:Sravana nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|thumb\|Sravana, 22nd nakshatra, ]]		[[File:Sravana nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|thumb\|Sravana, 22nd nakshatra, ]]
	[[File:22+23 nakshatra stellarium.gif\|thumb\|The 22nd and 23rd nakshatra mapped to the star chart at Aquila and Delphinus. Shravana is the right (western) one.]]		[[File:22+23 nakshatra stellarium.gif\|thumb\|The 22nd and 23rd nakshatra mapped to the star chart at Aquila and Delphinus. Shravana is the right (western) one.]]

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 There is a story connected to the asterism: a boy, Sravankumara, carried his blind parents on his shoulders. Yet, it is also associated with the mythological creature Makara (depicted in [[Capricornus]], just south of [[Aquila]]). [[File:Makara face at Konark temple 01.jpg|thumb|Makara face at Konark Temple (CC BY Pratishkhedekar)]]
 Makara is a sea-creature, sometimes resembling a crocodile, sometimes a huge fish, in many cases depicted with an elephant trunk. In some cases, this creature carries deity, for instance the river goddess Ganga or the sky god Varuna. Its representation in mythology resemble the many variants of the depiction of the creature that the Greeks named "Ketos" (Cetus) but the Makara-nakshatra in the Vedic tradition is a section of Capricornus, and the Vedic constellation is in Aquila.
 ===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===
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	[[File:~~22 Shravana~~ draw.~~png~~\|thumb\|~~The Shravana (~~22nd nakshatra~~) asterism as depicted in temples.~~]]		[[File:Sravana nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|thumb\|Sravana, 22nd nakshatra, ]]
	[[File:22+23 nakshatra stellarium.gif\|thumb\|The 22nd and 23rd nakshatra mapped to the star chart at Aquila and Delphinus. Shravana is the right (western) one.]]		[[File:22+23 nakshatra stellarium.gif\|thumb\|The 22nd and 23rd nakshatra mapped to the star chart at Aquila and Delphinus. Shravana is the right (western) one.]]
	Śravana (श्रवण) is an Indian nakshatra associated with a mythological sea-crature named Makara. The nakshatra is used by the Indian Vedic tradition,. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.		Śravana (श्रवण) is an Indian nakshatra associated with a mythological sea-crature named Makara. The nakshatra is used by the Indian Vedic tradition,. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.
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	Makara is a sea-creature, sometimes resembling a crocodile, sometimes a huge fish, in many cases depicted with an elephant trunk. In some cases, this creature carries deity, for instance the river goddess Ganga or the sky god Varuna. Its representation in mythology resemble the many variants of the depiction of the creature that the Greeks named "Ketos" (Cetus) but the Makara-nakshatra in the Vedic tradition is a section of Capricornus, and the Vedic constellation is in Aquila.		Makara is a sea-creature, sometimes resembling a crocodile, sometimes a huge fish, in many cases depicted with an elephant trunk. In some cases, this creature carries deity, for instance the river goddess Ganga or the sky god Varuna. Its representation in mythology resemble the many variants of the depiction of the creature that the Greeks named "Ketos" (Cetus) but the Makara-nakshatra in the Vedic tradition is a section of Capricornus, and the Vedic constellation is in Aquila.
	===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===		===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===
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			File:Sravana nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|Sravana, 10th century
			File:Dashrath Raja and Shravan.jpg\|Dashrath Raja and Shravan
			File:The blind hermit and his wife mourn their son, who was slain accidentally by Dasaratha.jpg\|blind hermit and his wife mourn their son
			File:22 Shravana draw.png\|Sravana as reconstructed by Jones (1720).
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	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

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	[[File:22 Shravana draw.png\|thumb\|The Shravana (22nd nakshatra) asterism as depicted in temples.]]		[[File:22 Shravana draw.png\|thumb\|The Shravana (22nd nakshatra) asterism as depicted in temples.]]
	[[File:22+23 nakshatra stellarium.gif\|thumb\|The 22nd and 23rd nakshatra mapped to the star chart at Aquila and Delphinus. Shravana is the right (western) one.]]		[[File:22+23 nakshatra stellarium.gif\|thumb\|The 22nd and 23rd nakshatra mapped to the star chart at Aquila and Delphinus. Shravana is the right (western) one.]]
	~~Shravana~~ is an Indian nakshatra associated with a mythological sea-crature named Makara. The nakshatra is used by the Indian Vedic tradition,. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.		Śravana (श्रवण) is an Indian nakshatra associated with a mythological sea-crature named Makara. The nakshatra is used by the Indian Vedic tradition,. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
			'''Name Variants'''

			* Śravana
			* Shravana
			* Śṛti,
			* Vaisnava,
			* Haribha

	===Origin of Constellation===		===Origin of Constellation===
	Shravana literally means "Listening". It consists of three stars in the area of α Aquilae ([[Altair]]), likely α, β and γ Aquilae.		Shravana literally means "Listening". It consists of three stars in the area of α Aquilae ([[Altair]]), likely α, β and γ Aquilae.
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	mnemonic tales and cultural significance		mnemonic tales and cultural significance

	==Weblinks==		== Weblinks==

	*{{NAMESPACE}}		*{{NAMESPACE}}

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	Shravana literally means "Listening". It consists of three stars in the area of α Aquilae ([[Altair]]), likely α, β and γ Aquilae.		Shravana literally means "Listening". It consists of three stars in the area of α Aquilae ([[Altair]]), likely α, β and γ Aquilae.

	~~Ther~~ is a story connected to the asterism: a boy carried his blind parents. Yet, it is also associated with the mythological creature Makara (depicted in [[Capricornus]], just south of [[Aquila]]). [[File:Makara face at Konark temple 01.jpg\|thumb\|Makara face at Konark Temple (CC BY Pratishkhedekar)]]		There is a story connected to the asterism: a boy, Sravankumara, carried his blind parents on his shoulders. Yet, it is also associated with the mythological creature Makara (depicted in [[Capricornus]], just south of [[Aquila]]). [[File:Makara face at Konark temple 01.jpg\|thumb\|Makara face at Konark Temple (CC BY Pratishkhedekar)]]
	Makara is a sea-creature, sometimes resembling a crocodile, sometimes a huge fish, in many cases depicted with an elephant trunk. In some cases, this creature carries deity, for instance the river goddess Ganga or the sky god Varuna. Its representation in mythology resemble the many variants of the depiction of the creature that the Greeks named "Ketos" (Cetus) but the Makara-nakshatra in the Vedic tradition is a section of Capricornus, and the Vedic constellation is in Aquila.		Makara is a sea-creature, sometimes resembling a crocodile, sometimes a huge fish, in many cases depicted with an elephant trunk. In some cases, this creature carries deity, for instance the river goddess Ganga or the sky god Varuna. Its representation in mythology resemble the many variants of the depiction of the creature that the Greeks named "Ketos" (Cetus) but the Makara-nakshatra in the Vedic tradition is a section of Capricornus, and the Vedic constellation is in Aquila.
	===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===		===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===

Sushoff at 10:41, 9 August 2025

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	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
	===Origin of Constellation===		===Origin of Constellation===
	Shravana literally means "Listening"~~, the asterism of heart-shape, thus, is a simplified depiction of two elephant-ears, perhaps even with a trunk in the middle~~. It consists of three stars in the area of α Aquilae ([[Altair]]), likely α, β and γ Aquilae.[[File:Makara face at Konark temple 01.jpg\|thumb\|Makara face at Konark Temple (CC BY Pratishkhedekar)]]		Shravana literally means "Listening". It consists of three stars in the area of α Aquilae ([[Altair]]), likely α, β and γ Aquilae.

			Ther is a story connected to the asterism: a boy carried his blind parents. Yet, it is also associated with the mythological creature Makara (depicted in [[Capricornus]], just south of [[Aquila]]). [[File:Makara face at Konark temple 01.jpg\|thumb\|Makara face at Konark Temple (CC BY Pratishkhedekar)]]
	Makara is a sea-creature, sometimes resembling a crocodile, sometimes a huge fish, in many cases depicted with an elephant trunk. In some cases, this creature carries deity, for instance the river goddess Ganga or the sky god Varuna. Its representation in mythology resemble the many variants of the depiction of the creature that the Greeks named "Ketos" (Cetus) but the Makara-nakshatra in the Vedic tradition is a section of Capricornus, and the Vedic constellation is in Aquila.		Makara is a sea-creature, sometimes resembling a crocodile, sometimes a huge fish, in many cases depicted with an elephant trunk. In some cases, this creature carries deity, for instance the river goddess Ganga or the sky god Varuna. Its representation in mythology resemble the many variants of the depiction of the creature that the Greeks named "Ketos" (Cetus) but the Makara-nakshatra in the Vedic tradition is a section of Capricornus, and the Vedic constellation is in Aquila.
	===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===		===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===

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	[[File:~~Makara face at Konark temple 01~~.~~jpg~~\|thumb\|~~Makara face~~ at ~~Konark Temple~~ (~~CC BY Pratishkhedekar~~)]]		[[File:22 Shravana draw.png\|thumb\|The Shravana (22nd nakshatra) asterism as depicted in temples.]]
			[[File:22+23 nakshatra stellarium.gif\|thumb\|The 22nd and 23rd nakshatra mapped to the star chart at Aquila and Delphinus. Shravana is the right (western) one.]]
	Shravana is an Indian nakshatra associated with a mythological sea-crature named Makara. The nakshatra is used by the Indian Vedic tradition,. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.		Shravana is an Indian nakshatra associated with a mythological sea-crature named Makara. The nakshatra is used by the Indian Vedic tradition,. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
	~~What does~~ the ~~term mean~~, ~~does it always have~~ the ~~same meaning - was it changed over time~~.		===Origin of Constellation===
			Shravana literally means "Listening", the asterism of heart-shape, thus, is a simplified depiction of two elephant-ears, perhaps even with a trunk in the middle. It consists of three stars in the area of α Aquilae ([[Altair]]), likely α, β and γ Aquilae.[[File:Makara face at Konark temple 01.jpg\|thumb\|Makara face at Konark Temple (CC BY Pratishkhedekar)]]
	Makara is a sea-creature, sometimes resembling a crocodile, sometimes a huge fish, in many cases depicted with an elephant trunk. In some cases, this creature carries deity, for instance the river goddess Ganga or the sky god Varuna. Its representation in mythology resemble the many variants of the depiction of the creature that the Greeks named "Ketos" (Cetus) but the Makara-nakshatra in the Vedic tradition is a section of Capricornus, and the Vedic constellation is in Aquila.		Makara is a sea-creature, sometimes resembling a crocodile, sometimes a huge fish, in many cases depicted with an elephant trunk. In some cases, this creature carries deity, for instance the river goddess Ganga or the sky god Varuna. Its representation in mythology resemble the many variants of the depiction of the creature that the Greeks named "Ketos" (Cetus) but the Makara-nakshatra in the Vedic tradition is a section of Capricornus, and the Vedic constellation is in Aquila.
	=== ~~Origin~~ of Constellation ===		===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===

	~~=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===~~		==Mythology==

	== Mythology ==
	mnemonic tales and cultural significance		mnemonic tales and cultural significance

	== Weblinks ==		==Weblinks==

	* {{NAMESPACE}}

	~~== References ==~~		*{{NAMESPACE}}

	* [[References~~]] (general)~~		==References==

			*[[References]] (general)

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	What does the term mean, does it always have the same meaning - was it changed over time.		What does the term mean, does it always have the same meaning - was it changed over time.

	Makara is a sea-creature, sometimes resembling a crocodile, sometimes a huge fish, in many cases depicted with an elephant trunk. In some cases, this creature carries deity, for instance the river goddess Ganga or the sky god Varuna. Its representation in mythology resemble the many variants of the depiction of the creature that the Greeks named "Ketos" (Cetus) but the Makara-~~constellation~~ in the Vedic tradition is in ~~Capricornus~~.		Makara is a sea-creature, sometimes resembling a crocodile, sometimes a huge fish, in many cases depicted with an elephant trunk. In some cases, this creature carries deity, for instance the river goddess Ganga or the sky god Varuna. Its representation in mythology resemble the many variants of the depiction of the creature that the Greeks named "Ketos" (Cetus) but the Makara-nakshatra in the Vedic tradition is a section of Capricornus, and the Vedic constellation is in Aquila.
	=== Origin of Constellation ===		=== Origin of Constellation ===

Sushoff at 14:43, 31 May 2025

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			[[File:Makara face at Konark temple 01.jpg\|thumb\|Makara face at Konark Temple (CC BY Pratishkhedekar)]]
	~~...~~ is an Indian ~~name,~~ used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.		Shravana is an Indian nakshatra associated with a mythological sea-crature named Makara. The nakshatra is used by the Indian Vedic tradition,. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
	What does the term mean, does it always have the same meaning - was it changed over time.		What does the term mean, does it always have the same meaning - was it changed over time.

			Makara is a sea-creature, sometimes resembling a crocodile, sometimes a huge fish, in many cases depicted with an elephant trunk. In some cases, this creature carries deity, for instance the river goddess Ganga or the sky god Varuna. Its representation in mythology resemble the many variants of the depiction of the creature that the Greeks named "Ketos" (Cetus) but the Makara-constellation in the Vedic tradition is in Capricornus.
	=== Origin of Constellation ===		=== Origin of Constellation ===