Heads and tails - an elementary Q

[Guest guest]

Hi,

 

There's been one long-standing nag in the mind. Why is it that

everyone (nearly) on this group regards Ketu to be the tail? Rahu I

know is only the head, which should logically make Ketu the body --

but why just tail?

 

To explain this, either (a) everything in the body other than the

head is to be regarded the tail, or (b) the original demon was a

creature that had just a head with a tail attached to it. Knowing

mythology and anatomy, I know that either option doesn't stand up to

much scrutiny.

 

I'm sure some guru here will help out with this one.

 

Warm regards,

 

Ramapriya

hubli

[Guest guest]

Hi Dear,

Your qurey seems realy interesting, where the middle part of the body of demon

gone away? I dont know the myth behind it except;

 

Rahu is said to be born of Viprachitti and Sinhika, having four arms and his

torso ends in a serpent's tail. The masking ability enabled him to mingled

amongst gods and drank a few drops of nectar, and as a result he became

immortal. Vishnu cut off his head and two of his arms. But as he had secured

immortality, his body was placed in the stellar sphere, the upper part of body

called Rahu and lower part called Ketu. Since the head is the focal point of

the upper part of the body of the Nag and tail is assumed powerful part of the

lower side. Thus they called dragon head and dragon tail. You can even observe

in any sort of snake (or reptile, scorpio) that their real strength and power

store either in head or tail...

 

In chart, there is lot of mystery and latent power behind these head and tail,

the fulcarum of karma.

 

Regards

IMRAN

ramapriya_d <hubli (AT) hotpop (DOT) com> wrote:

Hi,There's been one long-standing nag in the mind. Why is it that everyone

(nearly) on this group regards Ketu to be the tail? Rahu I know is only the

head, which should logically make Ketu the body -- but why just tail?To explain

this, either (a) everything in the body other than the head is to be regarded

the tail, or (b) the original demon was a creature that had just a head with a

tail attached to it. Knowing mythology and anatomy, I know that either option

doesn't stand up to much scrutiny.I'm sure some guru here will help out with

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[Guest guest]

Dear Ramapriya,

Your contention is correct. Ketu is headless body in vedic Jyotish. The

confusion arises as people bring in western astrology where the nodes are

called Dragon's head and Dragon's tail.

Chandrashekhar.

-

ramapriya_d

vedic astrology

Sunday, June 15, 2003 2:46 PM

[vedic astrology] Heads and tails - an elementary Q

Hi,There's been one long-standing nag in the mind. Why is it that everyone

(nearly) on this group regards Ketu to be the tail? Rahu I know is only the

head, which should logically make Ketu the body -- but why just tail?To explain

this, either (a) everything in the body other than the head is to be regarded

the tail, or (b) the original demon was a creature that had just a head with a

tail attached to it. Knowing mythology and anatomy, I know that either option

doesn't stand up to much scrutiny.I'm sure some guru here will help out with

this one.Warm regards,Ramapriyahubli (AT) vsnl (DOT) com

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