8. There is no crozier or crook in the right hand of our Charioteer. Instead he has another type of instrument, located in the 7th hour where a swarm of ψ stars should guide us:
We have to wait until later with discussing this instrument. Instead we ought to complete our exposé of the main Auriga stars before 6h.
His right foot is marked by Elnath (β Tauri = γ Aurigae) and his left foot by Hassaleh. His right shoulder is marked by Menkalinan (β Aurigae) and his right elbow by Mahashim (θ Aurigae), and above is a 3rd star rising at the same time, viz. Praja-pāti (δ Aurigae). All are quite close to the end of the 6th hour:
| β Aurigae |
05h 59m 31.77s |
05h 59.530m |
498.3 |
| θ Aurigae |
05h 59m 43.24s |
05h 59.721m |
498.3 |
| δ Aurigae |
05h 59m 31.55s |
05h 59.526m |
498.3 |
|
Hassaleh |
ι Aurigae |
2.69 |
33° 05′ N |
04h 54m |
74.6 |
482.6 |
481½ |
|
Almaaz |
ε Aurigae |
3.03 |
43° 49′ N |
04h 59m |
75.7 |
483.7 |
482¾ |
|
Haedus I |
ζ Aurigae |
3.69 |
41° 05′ N |
04h 59m |
75.8 |
483.8 |
482¾ |
|
Haedus II |
η Aurigae |
3.18 |
41° 14′ N |
05h 03m |
76.9 |
484.9 |
483¾ |
|
Cursa |
β Eridani |
2.78 |
05° 09′ S |
05h 05m |
77.4 |
485.4 |
484¼ |
|
|
λ Eridani |
4.25 |
08° 45′ S |
05h 06m |
77.7 |
485.7 |
484½ |
|
Rigel |
β Orionis |
0.18 |
08° 15′ S |
05h 12m |
79.1 |
487.1 |
486 |
|
Capella |
α Aurigae |
0.08 |
45° 57′ N |
05h 13m |
79.4 |
487.4 |
486¼ |
|
Saif al Jabbar |
η Orionis |
3.35 |
02° 24′ S |
05h 22m |
81.7 |
489.7 |
488½ |
|
Bellatrix |
γ Orionis |
1.64 |
06° 18′ N |
05h 22m |
81.7 |
489.7 |
488½ |
|
Elnath |
β Tauri |
1.65 |
28º 34' N |
05h 23m |
81.9 |
489.9 |
488¾ |
|
Mintaka |
δ Orionis |
2.25 |
00° 20′ S |
05h 29m |
83.4 |
491.4 |
490¼ |
|
Heka |
λ Orionis |
3.39 |
09° 54′ N |
05h 32m |
84.2 |
492.2 |
491 |
|
Hatysa |
ι Orionis |
2.75 |
05° 05′ S |
05h 33m |
84.5 |
492.5 |
491¼ |
|
Alnilam |
ε Orionis |
1.69 |
01° 14′ S |
05h 34m |
84.7 |
492.7 |
491½ |
|
Heavenly Gate |
ζ Tauri |
2.97 |
21° 09′ N |
05h 35m |
85.0 |
493.0 |
491¾ |
|
Alnitak |
ζ Orionis |
1.74 |
01° 58′ S |
05h 38m |
85.7 |
493.7 |
492½ |
|
Saiph |
κ Orionis |
2.07 |
09° 41′ S |
05h 45m |
87.5 |
495.5 |
494¼ |
|
Betelgeuze |
α Orionis |
0.58 |
07° 24′ N |
05h 52m |
89.3 |
497.3 |
496 |
|
Praja-pāti |
δ Aurigae |
3.72 |
54° 17′ N |
05h 56m |
90.3 |
498.3 |
497 |
|
Menkalinan |
β Aurigae |
1.90 |
44° 57′ N |
|
Mahashim |
θ Aurigae |
2.65 |
37° 13′ N |
"δ, 4.1, yellow, is on the head of the Charioteer. It is unnamed with us, but, inconspicuous as it is, the Hindus called it Praja-pāti, the Lord of Created Beings, a title also and far more appropriately given to Orion and to Corvus.
The Sūrya Siddhānta devotes considerable space to it; but 'why so faint and inconspicuous a star should be found among the few of which Hindu astronomers have taken particular notice is not easy to discover.' ..."
I think Ga1-26 illustrates a kind of creation:
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| Ga1-22 |
Ga1-23 (496) |
Ga1-24 (*89) |
Ga1-25 |
Ga1-26 (*91) |
| Saiph (495.5) |
Betelgeuze (497.3) |
Praja-pāti, Menkalinan, and Mahashim (498.3) |
| Atariki |
