Fw: mail on Pt S Raths article

October 7, 2004

- nisha malik

vedic astrology

Cc:

Monday, September 27, 2004 7:29 PM

Fw:

Om Gurave Namah

Om Namah Shivaye

Dear List members and respected gurujis,

Would someone care to elaborate on this (an article by Pt Sanjay Rath )

The deity of Venus is Mahalakshmi and when the Asura had defeated the

Deva’s and were running away with Mahalakshmi, the Deva’s went to

Dattatreya (Om form of Vishnu) and asked Him to do something. With His divine

sight Dattaguru saw that the Asura were carrying Lakshmi on their head and

started smiling. He asked the Deva not to worry and told that Lakshmi would

return very soon. This happened exactly as Dattatreya had predicted and the

perplexed Deva asked for the reasons.

Dattatreya explained that Lakshmi is symbolic of money and those people who have

Lakshmi in their heads are bound to lose Her grace and consequently lose Her.

Instead those who have Lakshmi in their thighs (ninth house-Dharma) will always

find stability in wealth and Lakshmi will be please to be with them.

Thus, Rahu & Saturn have Rajyoga due to Venus and Venus becomes a Yogakaraka for

Capricorn and Aquarius. These people are always yearning for Lakshmi and

consequently they may be fortunate to get Her sometimes, but invariably lose

Her. That is why Rahu-Ven or Ven-Rahu, Sat-Ven or Ven-Sat periods are terrible

as Lakshmi is said to LEAVE THE HOUSE. Financial pressures and misfortune

results. The only exceptions are the Lagna of Jupiter (Pisces & Sagitarius) as

they have the sence to use Lakshmi properly and give Her a respectable place

next to Her Lord...see the real life & Jyotish implications.

Regards

Nisha Malik

October 9, 2004

Om Gurave Namah

Namaste Nisha,

Though I am really unequal to the task of interpreting Guruji’s words, I just

want to place before you my understanding and leave the rest to guruji to

correct.

Though Venus signifies Mahalakshmi, it is Jupiter, who is significator for

wealth. It is common to see in Hindu iconography Lakshmi seated on the left

thigh (Sagittarius) of Lord Vishnu or pressing the feet (pisces)of reclining

Vishnu. Here thighs can be taken to indicate stability and feet indicate

“aasraya” or refuge. Guruji could be referring to the tendency of Asuras to

worship material luxuries/wealth, while at the same time fighting with the

Source of this wealth (Vishnu), because Lakshmi is nothing but the Shakti or

manifestation of Vishnu’s sustaining function. Since shakti’s nature is

primarily to radiate/spread out, the aakasa tattwa of Jupiter facilitates an

unhindered

expansion of this shakti, and perhaps that is why Gajakesai yoga promises this

kind of expanding power.

Incidentally Taurus, depicted as a Vrishabha, is symbolic of Dharma and its

four-legged stability. This could be the reason for calling the 2nd house as

the house of Vishnu. Infact, some pundits say that Lord Krishna’s birth in

Vrishabha signifies His descent to stabilize Dharma. Venus’s other sign is that

of a balance and what other sign in the zodiac can indicate this equilibrium

better than the peaceful pisces?

This is further reinforced by the fact that Venus is exalted in the 27th degree

of Pisces. If we consider Aries as the Sunrise, this exaltation of Venus

would occur around the tranquil pure moment of Brahma Muhurtam, heralding the

birth of Light. Venus rejoices in Light, that’s why Maha Lakshmi is worshipped

in “Deepam” and deepavali is the festival of Lakshmi. That’s why during dusk,

every one lights a “diya” and prayers are offered to invite & retain the grace

of Lakshmi, both on the material and spiritual planes.

Hence, the best of Venus is when the world is lost in the abiding ecstasy that

the contemplation of the Highest brings, and not in mere physical pleasures as

the popular opinion goes. That’s why you see exalted Venus as a symbol of

purity in the charts of many saints.

Please excuse the howlers that may have crept in.

Regards,

Lakshmi

nisha malik <nisha1970 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

- nisha malik

vedic astrology

Cc:

Monday, September 27, 2004 7:29 PM

Fw:

Om Gurave Namah

Om Namah Shivaye

Dear List members and respected gurujis,

Would someone care to elaborate on this (an article by Pt Sanjay Rath )

The deity of Venus is Mahalakshmi and when the Asura had defeated the Deva’s and

were running away with Mahalakshmi, the Deva’s went to Dattatreya (Om form of

Vishnu) and asked Him to do something. With His divine sight Dattaguru saw that

the Asura were carrying Lakshmi on their head and started smiling. He asked the

Deva not to worry and told that Lakshmi would return very soon. This happened

exactly as Dattatreya had predicted and the perplexed Deva asked for the

reasons.