Tuesday 15 December 2015

Arundhati- Vashishtha

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At night

When Holy Fire is lit

The newlyweds take seven steps

Around it

They look up at you

For your blessings

O Arundhati and Vashishtha*

Now that the knot has been tied with love

Ages pass

You are there forever

So is the benediction

 

 

*Mizar and Alcor form a naked eye double star in the handle of the Big Dipper asterism in the constellation Ursa Major. Mizar is known as Vasistha and Alcor is known as Arundhati in traditional Indian astronomy.[8] The pair is considered to symbolize marriage (Vashishtha and Arundhati were a married couple) and, in some Hindu communities, priests conducting a wedding ceremony allude to or point out the constellation as a symbol of the closeness marriage brings to a couple.-- Wikipedia

 

 


Posted for Star Light Star Bright – dVerse Poetics 

16 comments:

  1. Thank you for sharing with us that tradition and ceremony, which I was completely unfamiliar with. I do remember hearing about these stars being used to test for eyesight - but I would probably fail that dismally...

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  2. What a wonderful tradition... to really use the stars to look up every now and then... we should really treasure the night a lot more... Thank you for sharing this.

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  3. A tradition brought to life by your beautiful words, Sumana! This was simply wonderful.
    ~Prajakta

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  4. What a meaningful tradition, Sumana. I find the last three lines particularly moving - the timelessness of the double star & of love.

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  5. Love the spark of culture in this piece :D

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  6. I love this take on the prompt. :)

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  7. A beautiful tradition, Sumana. Thank you for sharing.
    Gayle ~

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  8. What a wonderful tradition and how beautiful is your description of it. The timelessness of stars and love at the end so wonderfully ties this piece togather. Thank you for participating in the prompt.

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  9. I appreciate the notes Sumana ~ Love the benediction for the newlyweds ~

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  10. Sumana, this is a beautiful tradition...there is so much to learn about astrology and astronomy and different interpretations from around the world. I will look for those stars in the Big Dipper now and know.

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  11. How very beautiful, Sumana. I think when marriage is blessed by the divine it becomes such a blessing to the couple and all who know them.

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  12. I didnot know about this tradition and your words are magical!

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  13. Sounds like a lovely tradition. Wonderful symbolism of those forever entwined stars.

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  14. Connections of Stars in
    skies.. make angles
    of numbers..
    sanskrit of
    letters..
    skyscrapers
    and written
    language
    for myths..
    without Angles
    of Stars in skies..
    there are no Angels
    in sacred text.. as
    Angles come first..
    smiles..
    with sticks
    scratching
    imaginary
    connections
    of stars.. so
    above to below..
    in sand to staRt
    us off ending now
    and beginning again..
    in digital
    keys
    of
    heArt..:)

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