Puranic stories: Mercury-Moon-Jupiter story

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Dear Sarbaniji,

Thanks for your kind reply and reaffirming that it is true. I have in my

possession similar stories on all planets. I shall store your answer, makes me

think even the Wise Jupiter did once behave like a human ). Just in a

light manner i said that.

 

Also, I think PVRji's this particular para was very profound and made me think

for quite some time as the same thoughts had come to me years back.

 

 

"However, each human being is a microcosm of the entire universe. The entire

universe exists within each of us. There are gods, demons, planets, Shiva,

Vishnu etc in each of us. The Jupiter in us is our wisdom, which is the teacher

of the gods within us! The demons in us are sometimes stronger than the gods and

we do bad things. The Venus in us, i.e. our passion, is the teacher of demons

within us. Passion, spirit of entertainment and enjoyment keep the demons

going.

 

& even this

 

.. Jupiter is the wisdom and intelligence (dhee). Tara is the Sakti (energy) of

intelligence. Mind (Moon) is interested in a union with that energy associated

with intelligence. The result of the union is the learning ability (Mercury).

The learning ability (Mercury) stems from the energy associated with

intelligence (Tara), but it comes from the desire (union) of mind (Moon) rather

than that of intelligence. But the child or learning ability (Mercury) was

adopted and trained by intelligence (Jupiter).

 

Thanking you Sarbaniji, I shall store both of your messages.

 

With Blessings of the Divine Mother

 

Sunil John

 

 

Dear Sunil,

 

The story is very much correct and is mentioned in most of the puranas. The most

detailed that I have seen so far is in the Brahmavaivarta Purana. The

interesting part is that after Moon ran away with Tara, Brhaspati was in great

depression and he finally went and confided his heart's woes to Indra. Indra

sought Mahadev's help. Mahadev said, that Brahsapati had one time raped his

brother Utyatha's wife. Consequently, he had to suffer the same in his life.

 

Bets regards,

 

Sarbani