DATING OF ROHIṆĪ-ŚAKAṬA-BHEDA

RohiṆī-Śakaṭa-Bheda (RSB) is referred in Indian literature as an event of great significance. RSB is said to occur when either Saturn or Mars pass through the triangle formed by α, ε and γ stars of the Taurus Constellation (or the Vṛṣabha). We have searched the literature and found descriptions of RSB recorded by several authors. We have compiled the various references to this event and show that the event has been given considerable importance in the literature, with only minor changes in the description over the millenniums. Based on this, we have derived a common minimal interpretation of the same. In some literature, this event is correlated with a huge disaster.