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Encyclopedia > Makara

The word Makara can refer to several different things.

  • In old Greek, Makara means "blessed." Since many East European people accepted Christianity from the Greeks, many of these peoples have Makara in the root of their last names: Makarios (Greeks), the given name Makar gave rise to a number of last names Makarov (Russians), Makarenko (Ukrainians).
  • In mythology, Makara is half animal half fish. For example, he is sometimes described as having the head of an elephant and the body of a fish. He is generally large and lives in the ocean rather than in lakes or streams.

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Makara and elephant are linked in a Indian (Hindu) tale in the Bhagvata Purana: Once Gajendera, king of the elephants, was bathing with his herd.
In astrology, the makara is often translated Water Horse, and corresponds to the western astrological sign of Capricorn.
In fact, the makara is used to symbolize the second chakra (in the Indian yogic system) which is at the level of the genitals.
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