Raining Blood: ru dhiravar ṣa

[Lars Martin Fosse]

For what it is worth, here is a scientific explanation of the phenomenon with some literary references:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_rain

Best regards,

Lars Martin Fosse


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Indology [mailto:INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Bill Mak
> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 6:06 PM
> To: INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk
> Subject: Re: [INDOLOGY] Raining Blood: rudhiravarṣa
> 
> For portents, your best source would be a jyotiṣa text like 
> Bṛhatsaṃhīta. I recall reading something about strange rain 
> and bloody water. Try Ch.45 utpātādhyāyaḥ and you may find 
> something there.
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> Bill M. Mak
> 
> University of Kyoto
> Graduate School of Humanities, Faculty of Letters Department 
> of Indological Studies Yoshida-Honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 
> 606-8501, Japan
> 
> bill.m.mak at gmail.com
> 
> On 2010/11/16, at 21:15, James Hegarty wrote:
> 
> > Dear Colleagues,
> >
> > Has anyone come across this term (rudhiravarṣa) outside of the war 
> > books of the Mahābhārata?
> >
> > I am especially interested where it occurs as a portent of future 
> > violence etc. I am aware of its use in Buddhist accounts of 
> the birth 
> > of Ajātaśatru, but that is about it!
> >
> > I have the wörterbuch entry, but the information here is somewhat 
> > lacking in context, by its very nature.
> >
> > Can anyone help me?
> >
> > With All Best Wishes,
> >
> > James Hegarty
> > Cardiff University