"Like a dark steed adorned with pearl, the Fathers have decorated heaven With constellations. They set the light in day, in night the darkness. Bṛhaspati cleft the rock and found the cattle."
— Indian astronomy

January 1, 1970

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Variant: The Fathers fashioned heaven with the constellations (Nakshatras), like a dark horse with pearls. They placed the darkness in the night and the light within the day. Brihaspati broke the mountain and found the rays .