Lepus constellation
Sasa mandala – Logos – The hare – Kapoti (she-dove)
Alpha – Arneb, the hare – Arnab
Beta – Nihal, camel’s quenching thirst – Nibal – Nawahil – Kursi el Jauza, footstool of the giant
The stars Alpha, Beta, Epsilon, Theta, Eta, Delta and Gamma of Lepus form the she-dove or Kapoti.
Stars at Sidereal Zodiac Degree
Nihal
25°49’ Aries
– Beta Lepus. Source of water. Quenching of thirst. Seen amongst the camel stars, from the constellation of the Hare. Also one of the 4 stars making the throne of Orion.
Arneb
27°31’ Aries
– Alpha Lepus. Represents the hare. Also among the stars forming the throne of Orion, the giant.
Columba constellation
Kapota mandala – the dove, Noah’s dove.
Alpha – Phact – Fached, thigh.
Beta – Wazn, the weight.
Lamda – Tsze, son.
Phact
28°19’ Aries
– Alpha Columba. – The white dove of love and peace.
Wazn
2°34’ Gemini
– Beta Columba – The weight. Among the good messengers as doves in Columba constellation.
Canis Major constellation
Mriga-Vyādha mandala – Svan, the dog, Cyon, Kuan, Kalab-Samsi (Dog of the sun) – The deer hunter – Kakkab Lik-udu – Sunah – Shihor. Canis Major.
Alpha – Sirius – Lubdhaka – Tishya (the burning or bright one) – Tistrya – Seirious, the scorcher – Sopdil – Kak-ban (the bow star) – Svan – Ka-lik-ka (tongue of the dog) – Lesan-Kalbe – the Dog Star – Kosta (the Jackal), Sivā (she-jackal) – Vishvāmitra – Caniculus – Ash Shira Al Yamani
This star used called Arda-Lubdaka in the ancient nakshatras.
Beta – Mirzam – Munzir, monitor – Ma’sam, wrist – Mizam, balance
Gamma – Muliphein (the oath) – Phurud – Farid – Kurud, single stars/Apes
Delta – Wezen (weight)
Epsilon – Adhara (maiden) – Adara, back – Dhara
Zeta – Furud (Solitary)
Eta – Aludra (maidenhood)
Old nakshatra Ārdrā-Lubdhaka was also called Kakkab Kak-Si-Sa (The star, the leader) and Asar-rab-sami (Station great of the heavens)
Other Asterisms in Canis Major
Stars alpha, beta, delta, epsilon and eta make a hunting horn, or a buffalo horn. Sringa mandala.
Doves – Theta and Kappa of Canis Major.
Mirzam
13°20’ Gemini
– Beta Canis Major. The announcing dog. Wrist, monitor or balance.
Furud
13°31’ Gemini
– Zeta Canis Major. The bright solitary ones. Among the primary Apes.
Sirius
20°14’ Gemini
– Alpha Canis Major. Lubdaka, the prehistoric king of the stars. Isis. The brightest of the heavens. Angra Mainyu. Vishvamitra in the Indian pantheon.
Muliphein
25°45’ Gemini
– Gamma Canis Major. The Oath. Among the primal apes.
Adara
26°54’ Gemini
– Epsilon Canis Major. – The Maiden, or virgins of heaven. Dhara, one of the lunar Vasu gods in the Indian pantheon.
A coat of quotes and passing poetry
"Surya Gayatri - The hymn. (Rudra)
Om haam tanmeshaye vidyamahe, vagvishuddhaye dheemahi, tanno Rudro prachodayat.
Suryapustakanakam kritva Suryamantreh prapoojayat.
Om haam heem hoom haim haum ham Shivasuryaye namah.
Om ham Khakholkhaye Suryamurtaye namah.
Om hraam hreem sarva Suryayi namah ||
Om salutations of being from body and spirit, to knowledge and sentience, purified and evolved in expression, hailing divine inspiration, to Almighty Rudra that offers us his form we pray.
Fashioned from starstuff, the vessel of the Sun, illuminating into life, brilliant fire of the sun, the sun shining words.
Om, salutations of being into the directions of space. Guide my being, as the sun, as the root of existence, like the sun. Shiva, supreme, that is, all that is.
Om, in bowing to the hidden name, no longer. Now unlocked, in me, archetypical sun, in his image, in his form affirmed.
Om ignited, Om infused, as the sun, the eternal, all of it. Om Sun ||
"Surya Gaytri | Translation