Guest guest Posted May 24, 2009 Report Share Posted May 24, 2009 Respected Jain Saheb A severed head over a crescent moon had always intrigued me. That is how Rahu is depicted pictorially on the Panchang covers. I could never correlate it to a ‘chandra bindi’. Now that you have pointed it out, it makes sense. Traditionally Rahu is depicted as a severed head over a bal-chandra. Really interesting !! I am not aware of any mythological reference as to why the ‘chandra bindi’ over the word ‘OUM’ is a depiction of Rahu or is associated with rahu. However, Amrita Preetam, the famous Indian author, has said that the ‘chandra bindi’ over the word ‘OUM’ is symbolic of Rahu. She herself was a great scholar of astrology and I have no reason to doubt her statement. Rahu is a planet of contradictions. It is a shrewd and cunning ‘rakshas’ who smuggles himself into the company of devtas and drinks ‘Amrit’. No one knows what a Rahu can or will do next; it is so unpredictable. The words ‘sudden’ and ‘unexpected’ could summarize its nature. Rahu has been looked upon as a malefic. Lal Kitab also categorizes it as a ‘paap grah’. On the other hand, all inventions, innovations, discoveries, higher pursuits of knowledge are the areas of his influence. A thought striking suddenly is what rahu does, what the Lal Kitab describes as ‘dimaghi lahar’. Rahu is also a karak of collective wisdom and knowledge of our earlier lives. No wonder Goddess Sarswati is the presiding deity of Rahu, a deity who represents the entire thinking process; a repository of all knowledge. Incidently, ‘dimagh’ [brain] and its physical form [dhancha] are signified by mercury. And as you might know that mercury is made of two constituents i.e. Jupiter and rahu, therefore the presence of rahu would be inherent in any depiction of ‘head’, which includes a ‘chandra bindi’ over the word ‘OUM’. As for the words malefic and pious, Saturn the Lord Chief Justice of all human beings is considered as malefic; Lal Kitab too includes him as the leader of the ‘paapi tola’. But a Saturn is also as pious as any one else. Be it rahu or Saturn, malefic ness is the role assigned to them by the Supreme Being; and they are carrying out that role. This doesn’t make them any less pious. In one of the messages respected Goel saheb has already written, quoting BPHS that all planets an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. I hope the quote from BPHS settles the issue of malefic and pious. If the word ‘OUM’ is consciousness then rahu will have a place in the scheme of things. Regards, Varun Trivedi , " mpj571 " <mpj571 wrote: > > Dear sirs, > > In a Satsang I heard that the Chandra-bindi over the word OM represents rahu. Why would a malefic planet like rahu be associated with a pious word like OM? Sincerely, > MP Jain > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 Respected Varun ji, Very beautifully explained. Sir I love the way you explain things. With respect. MP Jain , " varun_trvd " <varun_trvd wrote: > > Respected Jain Saheb > > A severed head over a crescent moon had always intrigued me. That is how Rahu is depicted pictorially on the Panchang covers. I could never correlate it to a ‘chandra bindi’. Now that you have pointed it out, it makes sense. Traditionally Rahu is depicted as a severed head over a bal-chandra. Really interesting !! > > I am not aware of any mythological reference as to why the ‘chandra bindi’ over the word ‘OUM’ is a depiction of Rahu or is associated with rahu. However, Amrita Preetam, the famous Indian author, has said that the ‘chandra bindi’ over the word ‘OUM’ is symbolic of Rahu. She herself was a great scholar of astrology and I have no reason to doubt her statement. > > Rahu is a planet of contradictions. It is a shrewd and cunning ‘rakshas’ who smuggles himself into the company of devtas and drinks ‘Amrit’. No one knows what a Rahu can or will do next; it is so unpredictable. The words ‘sudden’ and ‘unexpected’ could summarize its nature. Rahu has been looked upon as a malefic. Lal Kitab also categorizes it as a ‘paap grah’. > > On the other hand, all inventions, innovations, discoveries, higher pursuits of knowledge are the areas of his influence. A thought striking suddenly is what rahu does, what the Lal Kitab describes as ‘dimaghi lahar’. Rahu is also a karak of collective wisdom and knowledge of our earlier lives. No wonder Goddess Sarswati is the presiding deity of Rahu, a deity who represents the entire thinking process; a repository of all knowledge. > > Incidently, ‘dimagh’ [brain] and its physical form [dhancha] are signified by mercury. And as you might know that mercury is made of two constituents i.e. Jupiter and rahu, therefore the presence of rahu would be inherent in any depiction of ‘head’, which includes a ‘chandra bindi’ over the word ‘OUM’. > > As for the words malefic and pious, Saturn the Lord Chief Justice of all human beings is considered as malefic; Lal Kitab too includes him as the leader of the ‘paapi tola’. But a Saturn is also as pious as any one else. Be it rahu or Saturn, malefic ness is the role assigned to them by the Supreme Being; and they are carrying out that role. This doesn’t make them any less pious. > > In one of the messages respected Goel saheb has already written, quoting BPHS that all planets an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. I hope the quote from BPHS settles the issue of malefic and pious. > > > If the word ‘OUM’ is consciousness then rahu will have a place in the scheme of things. > > > Regards, > > Varun Trivedi > > > , " mpj571 " <mpj571@> wrote: > > > > Dear sirs, > > > > In a Satsang I heard that the Chandra-bindi over the word OM represents rahu. Why would a malefic planet like rahu be associated with a pious word like OM? Sincerely, > > MP Jain > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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