bhashma

Updated: May 15, 2025

This constellation, in Hindu astronomy, is known by the name of Sisumara because of its resemblance with the form of a tortoise. The word bhashma, meaning ashes, literally signifies anything that dispels, tears off all bonds, and cures every disease.

- The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4: Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18