8. With the onset of the 7th hour comes winter solstice:
6 / 24 * 365¼ = 91.3 and 408 + 91.3 = 499.3. 7 / 24 = ca 0.29 and 29 is the dark night of Moon. 0.29 * 365 = ca 106 and 106 / 0.29 = ca 366, which fits with 472 - 366 = 106. 514 - 106 = 408. The 6th nakshatra station is Ardra (probably fundamentally the same name as Adara). But the Ardra star is not ε Canis Majoris but α Orionis (Betelgeuze) - at the end of the 6th hour.
... Adara, Adhara, Adard, Udara, and Udra are from Al 'Adhārā, the Virgins, applied to this star [ε Canis Majoris] in connection with δ, η, and ο; perhaps from the Arabic story of Suhail. It has also been designated Al Zara, with probably the same signification, although this form is erroneous ... Yet another star with a similar name is Aludra (η Canis Majoris) which is rising heliacally together with Castor in day number 114: ... Aludra is from Al 'Adhrā, the singular of Al 'Adhārā, and one of that group. This title has been universal from the days of Arabian catalogues and globes to our modern times. Smyth wrote in his notes on η, 'Well may Hipparchus be dubbed the Praeses of ancient astronomers!' for that great man used this star, then at 90º of right ascension, as convenient in astronomical reckoning ... "Ardra is the name of a nakshatra in Hindu astrology, the 4th or 6th depending on numbering scheme used. The Sanskrit name ãrdrã translates to 'the moist one' ... The presiding deity is Rudra, its symbol is a teardrop, the ruling planet is Rahu ... The deity is Rudra, the God of destruction and it renders this quality in the native. Ardra means moist or wet. It is symbolized as a teardrop. As Rahu is the ruling planet the darker side of keen desire of materialism, causing troubles for others." (Wikipedia) Betelgeuze is where the Milky Way like a river is barring the way for Sun, and a river will make you moist. Wading out into a river you eventually will go down completely and at the same time the lights will go out too. .. In Hindu tradition, Rahu is a cut-off head of an asura, that swallows the sun or the moon causing eclipses. He is depicted in art as a serpent with no body riding a chariot drawn by eight black horses ... According to legend, during the Samudra manthan, the asura Rahu drank some of the divine nectar. Sun and moon realized it and they alerted Mohini (the female avatar of Vishnu). Before the nectar could pass his throat, Mohini cut off his head. The head, however, remained immortal. It is believed that this immortal head occasionally swallows the sun or the moon, causing eclipses. Then, the sun or moon passes through the opening at the neck, ending the eclipse ... Rahu is a legendary master of deception who signifies cheaters, pleasure seekers, operators in foreign lands, drug dealers, poison dealers, insincere & immoral acts, etc. It is the significator of an irreligious person, an outcast, harsh speech, logical fallacy, falsehoods, uncleanliness, abdominal ulcers, bones, and transmigration ... (Cfr at Heka.)
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