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'''{{Style S-Small capitals|Sisumara}}'''. An imaginary rotating belt, upon which all the celestial bodies move. This host of stars and constellations is represented under the figure of ''Sisumara,'' a tortoise (some say a ''porpoise'' !), dragon, crocodile, and what not. But as it is a symbol of the Yoga‐meditation of holy Vasudeva or Krishna, it must be a crocodile, or rather, a dolphin, since it is identical with the zodiacal Makâra. Dhruva, the ancient pole‐star, is placed at the tip of the tail of this sidereal monster, whose head points southward and whose body bends in a ring. Higher along the tail are the Prajâpati Agni, etc., and at its root are placed Indra, Dharma, and the seven Rishis (the Great Bear), etc., etc. The meaning is of course mystical. | '''{{Style S-Small capitals|Sisumara}}'''. An imaginary rotating belt, upon which all the celestial bodies move. This host of stars and constellations is represented under the figure of ''Sisumara,'' a tortoise (some say a ''porpoise'' !), dragon, crocodile, and what not. But as it is a symbol of the Yoga‐meditation of holy Vasudeva or Krishna, it must be a crocodile, or rather, a dolphin, since it is identical with the zodiacal Makâra. Dhruva, the ancient pole‐star, is placed at the tip of the tail of this sidereal monster, whose head points southward and whose body bends in a ring. Higher along the tail are the Prajâpati Agni, etc., and at its root are placed Indra, Dharma, and the seven Rishis (the Great Bear), etc., etc. The meaning is of course mystical. | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:38, 8 October 2026
H. P. Blavatsky
Sisumara. An imaginary rotating belt, upon which all the celestial bodies move. This host of stars and constellations is represented under the figure of Sisumara, a tortoise (some say a porpoise !), dragon, crocodile, and what not. But as it is a symbol of the Yoga‐meditation of holy Vasudeva or Krishna, it must be a crocodile, or rather, a dolphin, since it is identical with the zodiacal Makâra. Dhruva, the ancient pole‐star, is placed at the tip of the tail of this sidereal monster, whose head points southward and whose body bends in a ring. Higher along the tail are the Prajâpati Agni, etc., and at its root are placed Indra, Dharma, and the seven Rishis (the Great Bear), etc., etc. The meaning is of course mystical.
Source: H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophical Glossary, art. Sisumara