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From: sanjiv@hoss.unl.edu (Sanjiv K. Bhatia)
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Subject: Re: Saptarishis
Keywords: saptarishis
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Date: 13 Jul 90 13:13:03 GMT
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In article <1188@idunno.Princeton.EDU> 6500rss@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu writes:
>
>I recently had a conversation with a Tamilian who insisted that the
>'big dipper' star cluster was not the Saptarishis, or seven rishis
>originally sent by 
>Brahma to disperse the Vedas. As a native of Andhra and part of a very
>orthodox Brahmin family, I was taught that the stars did in fact rep-
>resent the rishis. Could someone please clarify?     
>Prabhu Ambatipudi -- at 6500rss@ucsbuxa.bitnet

I think you are right.  I have always thought that the big dipper (ursa major)
is saptrishis.

Sanjiv



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