Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 27
चन्द्रे तारव्यूहज्ञानम् ॥२७॥
candre tārā-vyūha-jñānam ||27||
Knowledge of arrangement of stars from the moon.
candra - the moon; a spot similar to the moon; water; glittering, shining; having the brilliancy or hue of light; a lovely or agreeable phenomenon of any kindtārā - a fixed star; a kind of meteor; the pupil of the eye; a Rāga of six notesvyūha - arrangement, placing apart, distribution; orderly arrangement of the parts of a whole;jñāna - knowing; knowledge; higher knowledgeCommentaries and Reflections
Commentary by T Krishnamacharya:
Commentary by TKV Desikachar:
Commentary by S Ramaswami:
“By meditating on the moon, the knowledge of how the stars are arranged is known.
This compares to modern astronomy.
Again some commentators say this takes place on a physical level.
Others say it takes place within the Candra Nāḍi because the light comes in the day and the stars are obscured.”