Auriga & Camelopardalis constellations

Camelopardalis Constellation

Chitra Kramela mandala. The constellation of the giraffe. And the Camel.

Auriga constellation

Brahma mandala – Charioteer. Hēniochus – rein holder. Mūmsik al ainna. Also known as Rathitama Pushan, the best of charioteers, Margidda, Rakhov, Mar-urbi(chariot), Heniochos(bridle-holder) and Waggoner.

Alpha – Capella, a little goat. Brahma-Hridaya, heart of Brahma. Also known as Askar(the goat), Aiz, Iqu(the gate star) and Aix. The goat star.

Beta – Menkalinam, Menkib dzul innam – shoulder of rein holder. Also called Urah, the breast star.

Delta – Prajapati

Kappa – Brahma-hrit

Epsilon – Maaz, he-goat

Zeta – Sadatoni, two young goats

Iota – Kabdhilinan, anklebone of rein-holder – Achilles heel

Other Asterisms in Auriga

Eta/Zeta – Haedi – the kids. Rama-vana, the arrow of Rama. Also known as Ara, the saw and the stellar arrow.

Abhaiot/Alhajoth. Goat. Alatod, kids. Alanāt – the goats. Pushan is also called Ajasva, the one with goats for steeds.

The celestial bow, connected to the rainbow or Indra-Dhanusha, or RamaDhanush is in this constellation, with Eta/Zeta, (Haedi) and Epilson, Auriga pointing to Iqu, the gate star at Capella(Alpha) make the Arrow head, and the bow itself one with Perseus or Parsuram taken away by Rama to eventually offer to Varuna(in Ursa Minor, the consort star of the Milky Way stream in the Galaxy)

Fixed Stars at Sidereal Zodiac Degree

Hasseleh

22°47’ Taurus

– Iota Auriga – The ankle or heel of the rein-holder or charioteer.

Hoedus I

24°46’ Taurus

– Zeta Auriga. Haedi, one of the kids, or kid-goats in the hands of Auriga. In Indian pantheon, Rama’s son Luv.

Hoedus II

25°35’ Taurus

– Eta Auriga. One of the rainy kids, or kid-goats in the hands of Auriga. In Indian pantheon, Rama’s son Kush. Auriga is Brahma.

Capella

28°00’ Taurus

– Alpha Auriga. – The heart of Brahma in the Indian pantheon. Seen as the female goat in the arms of the charioteer Auriga. Also known as Colca, the shepherd star, the horn of plenty, and the singing star.

Menkalinan

6°03’ Gemini

– Beta Auriga. Shoulder of the charioteer or rein-holder. Priyavrata in the Indian pantheon.

A coat of quotes and passing poetry

"A hymn to Agni (Fire):

Pratnosi kam idyo advaresu Sanat na hota navya ça satsi. Svam ça Agne tanavam piprayasva, Asmubhyam ça saubhagya ayajasva ||

Calling upon, lauding, even devoting when the very path through the skies is filled in its creative bounty and sentient offering. Agni, the divine priest, the tongue that talks to the gods, the messenger that has offered its audience for the ancient and contemporary alike, no matter when the soul, the constant in every lifetime. The fire inside of me, embers inside of my body like divine horses, drink of the consciousness in the vassal and vessel as the fire that I am. Grant in my being and experience, the fortune, illumination and unlimitedness of living the blessed life."

An Agni mantra. (Sanskrit) | Translation