when do we need to pierce our nose

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Dear Upadhyayji:

 

Your analysis is correct - the 1952 edition of Lal kitab does

have " Naak Chhedan " or nose piercing upayay listed for Mercury House

number 2

 

Regards

Vijay Arora

 

 

lalkitab , " Suresh Upadhyay "

<upadhyay_iitd> wrote:

> Dear o' dear, a very interesting question. Although I haven't come

> across a reference of piercing the nose as an upaya yet , but I

would

> try giving you the logic behind it. Well piercing is done to

lessen

> the ill effects of the karak planet. Like the karak planet for

ears

> is Ketu , and when the ill effects of ketu {specially in the 8th

> house } are to be reduced the upaya mentioned is piercing the ears

> and wearing gold rings at least for 96 hours .It is prescribed for

> men only ; may be assuming that the women would normally have

their

> ears pierced already. Now the karak planet for the nose is

Mercury.

> Hence extending the logic , I think , a pierced nose would help

> keeping the ill effects of Mercury in check. But I haven't come

> across any reference to this upaya , may be because socially it

might

> not be accepted by men in India , and therefore being an

impractical

> upaya was not mentioned. Now does it mean that women who have

their

> noses pierced and wear studs will not be pained by the ill effects

of

> Mercury ? Well I have come across references mentioning that

Mercury

> is partial to the ladies. Mercury is a karak planet for our Bua ,

> sister and daughter, and the best way to appease Mercury is to get

> blessings from Kanya or feeding kanya or serving them in any way.

>

> I have tried to find a logic behind a tradition of times

immemorial ,

> I may be wrong in extending the logic , but thats the best I could

> think.

>

> sincerely,

>

> upadhyay

>

>

>

>

> lalkitab , Anjali Raj <anjaliraj1>

wrote:

> > can someone pls tell me what the significance of

> > piercing ones nose. how does it help ?

> >

> > thank you

> >

> >

> >

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