Guest guest Posted August 10, 2005 Report Share Posted August 10, 2005 Hare Rama Krishna Dear Sanjay Ji, Namaskar Thanks for your reply. Maya is explained very nicely by you, in a few words. While the boy and the girl are innocent, it is the maya played through Rahu - Ketu .... who is the real pray here? Probably one would reach a stage to consider the body as a clothing to be shed one day Thanks again for your note. regards Suryaviswanadham jyotisa , " Guru Sanjay Rath " <guruji@s...> wrote: > > > |om namo bhagavate vasudevaya| > Dear Vishwanadham > Cob webs are made by spiders for the purpose of trapping the prey they will > eat. So also men make nets to trap unsuspecting fish. 'Eating fish' is the > primary diet of Rahu just as eating meat is the primary diet of Ketu...the > nodes eat each other, or at least relish each other. So the trap or net is > symbolised by Rahu (Karaka or significator of attracting and trapping) while > the prey who was foolish enough (or headless) to get trapped in the net is > indicated by Ketu. All fish do not get caught in the net - the ones who have > Ketu ruling their misfortune do. > Metaphysically, Maya or the demon of illusion spins a web and that is > sansara or what we call human society/value systems that change based on > convenience. This trap is called Indra jaala or the net where the Indriyas > fail. A particular indriya fails in particular type of jaala or net. A very > beautiful girl has the neighbourhood discussing her dress and the young > minds become headless and make strange sounds when she walks across. This > state of headlessness is Ketu and for this to happen the lady uses perfumes, > well planned dresses etc represented by Rahu as the principle karaka. Venus > is the karaka for cloting that protects against weather and also the modesty > of both men and women. Venus does not outrage modesty - Rahu does. In this > manner think on the karaka's...I think you are in this wavelength with me, > but I look forward to other opinions. > With best wishes and warm regards, > Sanjay Rath > * * * > Sri Jagannath CenterR > 15B Gangaram Hospital Road > New Delhi 110060, India > http://srath.com <http://srath.com/> , +91-11-25717162 > * * * > > > > _____ > > jyotisa [jyotisa ] On Behalf Of > Viswanadham > Saturday, August 06, 2005 12:38 AM > jyotisa > Re: primary karaka for bee and wasp? > > > Hare Rama Krishna > > Namste Kasturi & other learned ones, > > i get a feeling that Ketu builds & Rahu dwells in it! Ant-hills & > Serpent, perhaps queen bee also. > > Yes cob-webs are considered inauspicious, especially in religious > places. Varahamihira says, when they are unseasonal (generally about > all the portents, chap 46 in Brihat Samhita). i do not know, when > cob-webs become unseasonal. > > Spider (insect) builds it and Rahu dwells in it! > > Just my thoughts. > > regards > Viswanadham > > On 8/5/05, lakshmi ramesh <b_lakshmi_ramesh> wrote: > > Om Gurave Namah > > > > Dear Kasturi/Hari, > > > > My feeling is that cob-webs represent Maya, and hence > > Rahu is their karaka. They are considered > > inauspicious, even though spider is considered as > > " Sri " (Venus)!! > > > > The Karaka for weaving is said to be Mercury (BV > > Raman),...isn't it coincidental that Rahu is very > > strong in the signs of Venus & Mercury? > > > > What do you feel? > > > > Regards, > > Lakshmi > > > > > > > > > > --- Jyotisa Shisya <achyutagaddi@g...> wrote: > > > > > ||om brihaspataye namah|| > > > Dear Kasturi, namaste > > > I have read that cobweb is analogous to silk, but > > > possessing better > > > mechanical properties so you can use that as a > > > starting basis to search for > > > a karaka in the classics. > > > The disappearance of the spider from the cobweb in > > > an open space is > > > considered to indicate rains. > > > best regards > > > Hari > > > > > > > > > On 8/3/05, R. Kasthuri Rangan <rkrangan@g...> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Sree Guro Paahimaam > > > > > > > > > > > > Namaste Viswanadham > > > > > > > > This discussion is turning pretty interesting. > > > > > > > > What do you read cob-webs from ? I have been > > > searching for a karaka for > > > > this for sometime now. > > > > > > > > Please share if you have any reference. > > > > > > > > Best wishes > > > > R. Kasthuri Rangan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Viswanadham wrote: > > > > > > > > Hare Rama Krishna > > > > > > > > Dear Hari, Namaste > > > > > > > > In Jataka Parijata, Prasna marga & Krishneeyam, > > > planets for birds > > > > (Sun/Mer), Moon for reptiles, Bipeds (Jup/Ven) & > > > Quadrapeds (Mars/Sat) > > > > are given. In fact Krishneeyam exchanges Sun & Sat > > > and adds more > > > > details like, Village vs Jungle. Land vs watery > > > and Vegetarian > > > > (grass/fruits eating) vs non-vegetarian! > > > > > > > > Now, regarding insects, i did not find a mention. > > > i remember reading > > > > somewhere that Ketu's affliction could result in > > > loss of crops through > > > > insects. > > > > > > > > Since 'insect' is a key word here, i like to go > > > for ketu, which also > > > > lords scorpio, which is a sign of insect (apart > > > from Cancer - crab). > > > > > > > > Hope Sanjay Ji will throw some light. > > > > > > > > regards > > > > Viswanatham > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 7/31/05, Jyotisa Shisya > > > > > <achyutagaddi@g...><achyutagaddi@g...>wrote: > > > > > > > ||om brihaspataye namah|| > > > > > > > > > > Dear Sanjay, > > > > > > > > > > What is the karaka for bee and wasp? At my > > > residence there is a beehive > > > > > outside the living room window while a wasp > > > keeps coming into the > > > > bathroom > > > > > making it inconvenient at times...oddly enough a > > > wasp also keeps coming > > > > > inside the workplace which is about 500 m from > > > the residence. So far no > > > > > problems as I follow mother Nature in these > > > aspects; let her decide what > > > > is > > > > > best for everyone. Another interesting > > > observation: some 2 months before > > > > I > > > > > left Mumbai, there was a beehive outside again > > > the living room window > > > > but a > > > > > little farther away. It was pulled down. > > > Apparently in my residence, > > > > prior > > > > > to me coming, they have tried three times to > > > pull down the honeycomb but > > > > to > > > > > no success. > > > > > > > > > > Based on my observations, bees are ruled by Mars > > > (technical skills to > > > > > construct a honeycomb) while I surmise wasps are > > > ruled by Ketu (like a > > > > bee > > > > > but lonely, wandering etc.). What are your > > > views? > > > > > > > > > > What do you make of the nimitta of shattered > > > glass window due to a > > > > sudden > > > > > gust of wind in heavy rain when I was trying to > > > pull the window inwards > > > > to > > > > > avoid water coming inside the room? As I was > > > standing to the side of the > > > > > window, I escaped with only a few scratches on > > > my hand. My guess is that > > > > I > > > > > would have to change residence soon. > > > > > > > > > > regards > > > > > Hari > > > > > > > > > > *tat savitur varenyam* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *tat savitur varenyam* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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