Rohini - AncientVoice

Mbh.1.66.3417	And, O king, Surabhi gave birth to two daughters, the amiable Rohini and the far-famed Gandharvi.
Mbh.1.66.3419	From Rohini have sprung all kine, and from Gandharvi all animals of the horse species.
Mbh.1.147.7864	Vaisampayana continued, The Pandavas set out on the eighth day of the month of Phalguna when the star Rohini was in the ascendant, and arriving at Varanavata they beheld the town and the people
Mbh.1.192.9602	The hero of the Vrishni race Krishna suspecting the five persons he had seen at the Swayamvara to be none else than the heroes of the Kuru race, came accompanied by the son of Rohini Valadeva, to the house of the potter where those foremost of men had taken up their quarters.
Mbh.1.192.9605	And the son of Rohini Valadeva also approaching Yudhishthira, did the same.
Mbh.1.198.9872	And those two hairs entered the wombs of two of the Yadu race, by name Devaki and Rohini.
Mbh.1.200.9942	Pritha, out of affection, pronounced a blessing upon her daughter-in-law endued with great beauty and every auspicious mark and possessed of a sweet disposition and good character, saying, Be thou unto thy husband as Sachi unto Indra, Swaha unto Vibhavasu, Rohini unto Soma, Damayanti unto Nala, Bhadra unto Vaisravana, Arundhati unto Vasishtha, Lakshmi unto Narayana!
Mbh.2.14.634	Ahuka hath had a hundred sons, each of whom is almost like a god in prowess, Charudeshna with his brother Chakradeva, Satyaki, myself, Valadeva the son of Rohini, and my son Samva who is equal unto me in battle, these seven, O king are Atirathas.
Mbh.2.57.2361	And then Yudhishthira beheld the reverend Gandhari, ever obedient to her lord, and surrounded by her daughters-in-law like Rohini by the stars.
Mbh.3.68.3418	when shall this girl graced with auspicious marks and devoted to her husband, crossing this ocean of woe, regain the company of her lord, like Rohini regaining the Moon's?
Mbh.3.96.5089	And surrounded by those hundred maids and virgins, she shone in their midst, endued as she was with bright effulgence, like Rohini in the firmament amid an inferior multitude of stars.
Mbh.3.113.5862	Santa obediently waited upon him as in the firmament the star Rohini waits upon the Moon, or as the fortunate Arundhati waits upon Vasishtha, or as Lopamudra waits upon Agastya.
Mbh.3.120.6132	O son of Rohini!
Mbh.3.229.11507	Being told by Skanda to speak it out, Vasava said, The lady Abhijit, the younger sister of Rohini, being jealous of her seniority, has repaired to the woods to perform austerities.
Mbh.3.229.11510	Dhanishtha and other asterisms were created by Brahma, and Rohini used to serve the purpose of one such; and consequently their number was full.
Mbh.3.279.13640	And that night wanderer, having approached the presence of that slender-waisted lady, looked like the planet Saturn in the presence of Rohini.
Mbh.4.9.350	Art thou the guardian goddess of some city, a Vidyadhari, or a Kinnari, or art thou Rohini herself?
Mbh.5.1.7	And close to the king of Panchala was seated the great hero of the race of Sini, together with the son of Rohini.
Mbh.5.7.195	And having secured that army possessed of terrible prowess, Duryodhana went to the son of Rohini of great strength, and explained to him, the object of his visit.
Mbh.5.117.5285	And the royal sage then sported with her, as Surya with Prabhavati, Agni with Swaha, Vasava with Sachi, Chandra with Rohini, Yama with Urmila, Varuna with Gauri, Kuvera with Riddhi, Narayana with Lakshmi, Sagara with Jahnavi, Rudra with Rudrani, the Grandsire with Saraswati, Vasishtha's son Saktri with Adrisyanti, Vasishtha with Arundhati called also Akshamala, Chyavana with Sukanya, Pulastya with Sandhya, Agastya with the princess of Vidarbha Lopamudra, Satyavan with Savitri, Bhrigu with Puloma, Kasyapa with Aditi, Richika's son Jamadagni with Renuka, Kusika's son Viswamitra with Himavati, Vrihaspati with Tara, Sukra with Sataprava, Bhumipati with Bhumi, Pururavas with Urvasi, Richika with Satyavati, Manu with Saraswati, Dushyanta with Sakuntala, the eternal Dharma with Dhriti, Nala with Damayanti, Narada, with Satyavati, Jaratkaru with Jaratkaru, Pulastya with Pratichya, Urnayus with Menaka, Tumvuru with Rambha, Vasuki with Satasirsha, Dhananjaya with Kamari, Rama with the princess of Videha Sita, or Janardana with Rukmini.
Mbh.5.143.6387	That fierce planet of great effulgence, Sanaischara Saturn, is afflicting the constellation called Rohini, in order to afflict greatly the creatures of the earth.
Mbh.6.2.89	The planet Sani also, O king, appeareth afflicting the constellation Rohini.
Mbh.6.3.119	Both the Moon and the Sun are afflicting Rohini.
Mbh.7.179.9741	Beholding that mace thus coursing towards us the son of Rohini hurled the weapon called Sthunakarna for baffling it.
Mbh.8.94.6053	The planet Jupiter, afflicting the constellation Rohini assumed the hue of the moon or the sun.
Mbh.9.32.2354	Even thus those mighty car-warriors said unto the high-souled son of Rohini.
Mbh.9.32.2360	Then Dharma's son, O Bharata, said these words unto that chastiser of foes, the son of Rohini, Behold, O Rama, this formidable encounter between the two brothers
Mbh.9.33.2376	After this, while the troops of both sides were being mustered and arrayed, the high-souled son of Rohini, that foremost of all persons endued with might, addressed his brother Krishna, saying, O mighty-armed one, O slayer of Madhu, let us render assistance to the Kurus'
Mbh.9.33.2382	After the heroic son of Rohini had set out under the constellation Pushya, the slayer of Madhu, placing the Pandavas in his van, proceeded against the Kurus.
Mbh.9.33.2424	In wealth of beauty, however, Rohini was the foremost of them all.
Mbh.9.33.2427	In those days of yore, O monarch, Soma lived long with Rohini exclusively.
Mbh.9.33.2430	He always payeth court to Rohini only!
Mbh.9.33.2437	Still the adorable Soma, O lord of earth, continued to act as before, for pleased with Rohini alone, he continued to live with her exclusively.
Mbh.9.33.2442	Disregarding, however, these words of Daksha, the adorable Soma continued to live with Rohini alone.
Mbh.9.33.2446	The adorable Candramas always lives with Rohini exclusively!
Mbh.9.35.2588	The son of Rohini then proceeded to the tirtha of the Gandharvas.
Mbh.9.49.3670	The mighty son of Rohini, and elder brother of Keshava, having given away wealth in that tirtha, then joyfully proceeded to another place where lived in days of yore an old lady without having passed through the ceremony of marriage
Mbh.9.52.3774	The son of Rohini then, in sorrowful words, enquired of the Rishi, saying, What is the state of the field?
Mbh.9.52.3779	Bhurishrava too, O son of Rohini, and the valiant chief of the Madras have fallen!
Mbh.9.58.4205	Having said these words, the valiant son of Rohini, looking like the crest of a white cloud, ascended his car and proceeded towards Dwaraka.
Mbh.12.165.9918	Agni is its deity, and Rohini is its Gotra
Mbh.12.342.22550	Although all the seven and twenty that were called Nakshatras and bestowed upon Shoma were equal in respect of beauty and accomplishments, yet Shoma became more attached to one, viz, Rohini, than the rest.
Mbh.12.342.22551	The rest of his spouses, filled with jealousy, leaving him, repaired to their sire and informed him of this conduct of their husband, saying, O holy one, although all of us are equal in point of beauty, yet our husband Shoma is exclusively attached to our sister Rohini,
Mbh.13.64.6191	Under the constellation Rohini, one should for freeing oneself from the debt one owes to the Brahmanas make gift unto them of many handfuls of venison along with rice and ghee and milk, and other kinds of edibles and drinks.
Mbh.13.76.6924	As regards the kine to be given away, they should be of the class called Rohini.
Mbh.13.89.8037	He that is desirous of children should perform the Sraddha under the constellation Rohini, while he that is desirous of energy should do it under the constellation Mrigasiras.
Mbh.13.103.9195	Performing many Soma sacrifices, I gave away unto each Brahmana ten kine each of whom yielded milk, and each of whom had brought forth only her first calf, besides making presents unto them of hundreds of kine belonging to that species which is known by the name of Rohini.
Mbh.13.103.9233	Indeed, O Lord of the universe, every one of those kine belonged to the Rohini species, and yielded milk at the time I gave them away.
Mbh.13.110.9925	Bhishma said, In the month of Margasirsha, when the moon comes in conjunction with the asterism called Mula, when his two feet are united with that very asterism, O king, when Rohini is in his calf, when his knee-joints are in Aswini, and his shins are in the two Ashadhas, when Phalguni makes his anus, and Krittika his waist, when his navel is in Bhadrapada, his ocular region in.
Mbh.13.126.11037	In the lighted fortnight of the month of Pausha, when the constellation Rohini is in conjunction, if one, purifying oneself by a bath, lies under the cope of heaven, clad in a single piece of raiment, with faith and concentrated attention, and drinks the rays of the moon, one acquires the merits that attach to the performance of great sacrifices.
Mbh.13.146.12165	Rohini is the chaste wife of Sasin, and Swaha of Vibhavasu.
Mbh.16.7.269	Those foremost of women, Devaki and Bhadra and Rohini and Madira threw themselves on the bodies of their lord.

Jijith Nadumuri Ravi
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Reference:- Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli; Source of Plain Text: www.sacred-texts.com; Wikified at AncientVoice.

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