Kark Rashi (Cancer )


Why is it called Cancer?

It's Latin for “crab”, the shape of the constellation Cancer.

In Sanskrit, it's Kark while Khekada in Marathi.

This is also apparently why the disease is called “cancer” — a malignant tumour, cut in half with veins stretching out from it, apparently looked like a crab to someone.


How to locate it in the sky?

See the figure.You can easily find Mrug ,the Orion with 3 stars in straight line & 4 stars forming a rectangle.

Draw a line through the front 2 stars of the rectangle downwards , you get 2 stars in inclined position.If you see leftwards, another pair of 2 stars is seen.This is called Punrvasu in Marathi.

It's shape is like a parllalogram.We will see about this Nakshatra in detail in next blog.

In the separated limbs of Y ,Ashlesha Nakshatra is seen, with a shape like Marathi letter ΰ€.

Parallel to this there are stars situated in Y shape.That is the Cancer.

In Greek mythology, Cancer is identified with the crab that appeared while Hercules fought the many-headed Hydra, in Marathi it is Vasuki.The Ashlesha Nakshatra is the head of Vasuki.Hercules killed the crab after it bit him in the foot. Afterwards, the goddess Hera,an enemy of Hercules, placed the crab among the stars.

The Kark Rashi consists of 1/4 Punrvasu, whole Pushya & whole Ashlesha.

How's that.

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Bye then till next story.

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  1. Unknown23 January 2021 at 21:36

    Well done Seema AUNTY

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  2. Brijesh Meganath23 January 2021 at 21:48

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