Guest guest Posted March 17, 2000 Report Share Posted March 17, 2000 > Dear Syamasundara prabhu, > > > It would be nice to have these stories related to the other naksatras > also. Maybe someone could post these? > > Your servant, > Dhira Krsna dasa Dhira Krsna Prabhu has nicely clarified his position to me in private and all is well. Regarding the point above let us examine just one nakshtra to illustrate the principle of how the nature of the Devata who rules the Nakshtra imbues it with its meaning. For this let us take Bharani which falls in the Rasi Mesha (Aries). According to the scheme of Vimshottari mahadasa Bharani is ruled by Shukra who also rules Purvaphalguni and Purvasadha. Followers of Krishna Murti Paddhati, and other writers actually say that Aries gets some of its qualities from Venus because it supposedly rules Bharani in the assigned rulerships of Vimshottari Dasha. This however is not so. If you examine any decent text on Muhurta, Bharani is considered very baneful. How could this be? Why should a nakshatra ruled by the great natural benefic Venus be considered so evil. It all becomes clear when we discover who the real ruling devata of Bharani is: none other than Yamaraja Lord of Death. Yes it is true that the nakshatra adds it essence to give the meaning of the Rasi that it constitutes but while Venus as ruler of Bharani is ludicrous in adding to the meaning of Aries, Yamaraja is just perfect. Mesha is a powerful warlike sign a killer and destroyer of his foes thus for Yamaraja to add to this mix is just perfect. Shyama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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