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[[File:14 Chitra draw.png|thumb|Nakshatra 14, Citra, the bright star Spica as drawn in temples with the marker of 180° (a point).]] | [[File:14 Chitra draw.png|thumb|Nakshatra 14, Citra, the bright star Spica as drawn in temples with the marker of 180° (a point).]] | ||
[[File:13+14 stellarium.gif|thumb|Nakshatras 13 and 14 marked on the Stellarium star chart (WGSN 2025).]] | [[File:13+14 stellarium.gif|thumb|Nakshatras 13 and 14 marked on the Stellarium star chart (WGSN 2025).]] | ||
Citrā (चित्रा), "the bright one", 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. | |||
== Etymology and History== | |||
'''Name Variants''' | |||
* Chitra | |||
* Tvarshtra | |||
Chitra means "the bright one" and is clearly a name for a single star-asterism. In the Indian Vedic coordinate system, the sidereal zodiac, this star marks the point 180° at the ecliptic. As precession continues, the ecliptic latitudes remain always the same, so that a star directly at the ecliptic (like [[Spica]]) at any historical epoch marked and will mark the invisible ecliptic. | Chitra means "the bright one" and is clearly a name for a single star-asterism. In the Indian Vedic coordinate system, the sidereal zodiac, this star marks the point 180° at the ecliptic. As precession continues, the ecliptic latitudes remain always the same, so that a star directly at the ecliptic (like [[Spica]]) at any historical epoch marked and will mark the invisible ecliptic. | ||
The temple depictions characterise this nakshatra by a point which refers to the important anchor of their frame of reference. | The temple depictions characterise this nakshatra by a point which refers to the important anchor of their frame of reference. | ||
=== Origin of Constellation === | ===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== | |||
*[[References]] (general) | |||
[[Category:Indian]] [[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]][[Category:Eurasia]][[Category:South Asian]] | [[Category:Indian]] | ||
[[Category:Asterism]] | |||
[[Category:Constellation]] | |||
[[Category:Eurasia]] | |||
[[Category:South Asian]] | |||
[[Category:Zodiac]] | [[Category:Zodiac]] | ||
Revision as of 15:23, 13 October 2025
Citrā (चित्रा), "the bright one", 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.
Etymology and History
Name Variants
- Chitra
- Tvarshtra
Chitra means "the bright one" and is clearly a name for a single star-asterism. In the Indian Vedic coordinate system, the sidereal zodiac, this star marks the point 180° at the ecliptic. As precession continues, the ecliptic latitudes remain always the same, so that a star directly at the ecliptic (like Spica) at any historical epoch marked and will mark the invisible ecliptic.
The temple depictions characterise this nakshatra by a point which refers to the important anchor of their frame of reference.
Origin of Constellation
Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation
Mythology
mnemonic tales and cultural significance
Weblinks
References
- References (general)
