Guest guest Posted January 23, 2003 Report Share Posted January 23, 2003 JAYA JAGANNATHA! Dear Ajit, Namaste. > Hello Mr. Das, > > I have a query about Rahu and Ketu, and would really > appreciate your response on this. > > In many texts/descriptions about Rahu and Ketu, including your > web site they are called as head of dragon and tail respectively. > > However from the following shlokas from Navagrahastotra > written by Maharishi Vyas, it appears opposite, i.e. Rahu as > a body and Ketu as the head. > > --- Rahu --- > "Ardhakayam" Mahaviryam Chandradityavimardanam > Simhikagarbhasambhutam Tam Rahum Pranamamyaham Ardhakaayam means one whose body was sliced off i.e. "bodiless", so there is no diswcrepancy as fas as I can see. > --- Ketu --- > Palashpushpasankasham "Tarakagrahamastakam" > Raudramraudratmakam Ghoram Tam Ketum Pranamamyaham Here I don't see any word indicating that Ketu would be the head Where do you find it? Yours, Gauranga Das Vedic Astrologer gauranga Jyotish Remedies: WWW.BRIHASPATI.NET Phone:+36-309-140-839 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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