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12. The 9th lunar station, Āshleshā, is represented by the stars δ, ε, η, ρ, and σ in the pentagonal 'crown' of Hydra and also they belong in the 9th hour: 
If we should count Ga3-7 and Ga3-8 twice the number of glyphs in the 9th hour becomes 19.
According to Wikipedia Āshleshā means 'the embrace'. Furthermore: "Ashlesha is also known as the Clinging Star or Nāga ... The planetary lord is Mercury or Budha ... The nakshatra symbol is a coiled serpent. It is a Trikshna or Sharp nakshatra. It's animal symbol is the male cat ..."
(Budha) The childish clinging (embracing) character of Mercury could be a way to describe the fact that the planet never goes far away from the horizon - Mother Earth, 'the nourisher' (Pushya). In the G text we can interpret the nourishing to be at Ga3-7--8:
... A fist held high is the opposite of a swollen foot:
There is a double character in Mercury (both male and female - unitiated children are neither men nor women) and in Ga3-7 there is both a fist held high and a swollen foot. |
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