I seem to recall being mentioned during my siddhis course that one "purpose" of Sun, Moon and Polar Star (suurya, candra, dhruva) is to be of help in "navigation" during Flying. Be it as it may, both Vyaasa and Bhojadeva mention "rays" in their comments on YF-suutra. The relevant passage in YS-bhaashya goes like this, I believe:
tatas tuurNanaabhitantumaatre vihRtya rashmiSu viharati (tataH; tu; uurNa-naabhi-tantu-maatre...) My attempt at translation: But then (after having been able to walk on water) having walked on a mere warp(?) of a spider's web he moves on in (on?) rays (rashmi_Su: locative plural of "rashmi"). Bhojadeva: [...] aadityarashmibhishca viharanyatheSTam aakaashena gacchati. (aaditya-rashmibhiH; ca; viharan; yathaa; iSTam...) ... moving (viharan) with the rays of sun ([aaditya]-rashmi_bhiH: instrumental plural of "rashmi" ) he goes (gacchati) by(?) aakaasha (aakaashena: instrumental singular of "aakaasha") as (yathaa) "he wishes" (iSTam). ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/2pRQfA/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
