Rohini

         Nakshatra- Rohini

The vedic seers divided the celestial orb
Into twenty seven circle-sectors.
The Moon became the centre for twenty seven radial vectors
Each was named after the brightest star
In its thirteen degree arc in the sky,

To make this more lively, they later added this tale
That the twenty seven stars were Daksha’s daughters,
They all married the Moon, and he’d have to stay
With each star in turn for a single day
As he crossed the sky in his orbital pathway.

But because he took twenty-eight days to go around
He stayed twice in Rohini’s house, it was found.
All the other stars cursed him for his nepotism–
His silver glory faded, he became dark and dim.

The Moon repented, but some of the curse still remains
And that is why every fortnight he wanes
To become totally dark , then regains
His silver glow.

In western astronomy,
Rohini is called -Aldebaran (a reddish star in Taurus constellation)