![]() ![]() ![]() Overcome by exhaustion, he lost all sense of direction and could not ascertain what the sky was and what the earth was.” Two makaras are shown on either end of the arch above the door of the to Garbhagriha of Chennakesava Temple at Belur. Suffering from hunger and thirst, attacked by Makaras and Timingila and battered by the waves and the wind, Markandeya wandered through the infinite gloom that enveloped him. Ksut-trt-parito makarais timingilair upadruto vici-nabhasvatahatah tamasy apare patito bhraman diso na veda kham gam ca parisramesitah In Srimad Bhagavatam, Makaras and Timingila are explicitly stated as dangerous predators that attacked sage Markandeya Amongst aquatics I am the makara and of rivers I am the Ganga. Jhasanam makaras casmi srotasam asmi jahnavi Pavanah pavatam asmi ramah sastra-bhrtam aham In Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna used Makara to represent entire aquatic species thus referring makara as the king of all aquatic species. The Timi, Timingila, Kulisa, Paka-matsya, Nirularu, Nandi-Varalaka, Makara, Gargaraka, Candraka, Maha-mina, and Rajiva etc, constitute the family of marine fish. Timi-timingila-kulisa-pakamatsya-nirularu There were seen Timingilas, tortoises, Timi-timingilas and Makaras, that were like great rocks submerged in the water.Īlso, some other text like Susruta Samhita, Bhagwad Gita and Bhagavad Purana depicts Makara and Timingila as the most dreadful amphibian species. Makarascatra drsyante jale magna ivadrayah Timingilah kacchapasca tatha timi timingilah Mahabharata mentions the Timingila and Makara as being deep within the ocean, along with other huge sea creatures: ![]() In some English translations of the Bhagwad Gita, for simplicity of reading, ‘makara’ has been translated as shark. A little research reveals this strange mythical creature to have been very popular both in ancient times and in our present day. In Hindu astrology the Makara is also the astrological sign of Capricorn. Varuna is said to be the only one who can control the Makara and does not fear them. A Makara is also the insignia of Kamadeva (god of lust) and Kamadeva’s flag is called makara-dhvaja, a flag having the Makara drawn on it. Makara is also described as the vehicle of Deity Varuna (the sea god). In scriptures, the Makara is known to be the Vahana (vehicle) of the Ganga Devi (goddess of the river Ganges). ![]()
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