Venus as Shukra or Laxmi?

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Mrs. Wendy raised an excellent discussion about Venus in relation to

Jupiter, which I include below.

 

Venus has indications of being both Shukra and Laxmi devi. One has to

decide which of these to favor - or better, how to synthesize the two.

 

Shukra will advise the native AWAY from renunciation and godliness

(see the lila of Trivikrama / Vamana deva, where Shukra advised Bali

Maharaj not to give alms to Vamanaji).

 

Laxmi is the eternal mate of Godhead, therefore she will advise the

native TOWARDS godhead.

 

Does this seem contradictory? It is not! Venus provides a path towards

godhead which involves sensuality and happiness, not renunciation and

logic.

 

As such, when I see Venus in connection with spiritual planets and

houses - I advise the native towards feminine spiritual principles and

paths: bhakti, Sri Radha, shakti, etc.

 

I hope this is helpful.

 

Yours,

Vic

 

 

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> In Vedic myth Venus, or Sukra, is known as the Guru, or teacher of the

> ASURAS, or one of the two camps of the Vedic deities. Sukra

> therefore is

> a Brahmin, or the highest priestly order, and is considered the

> forefather of the Brig lineage of sages from ancient India.

>

> In Vedic myth the Asuras are the demonic aspect of the divine and,

> like

> many of the ancient creation myths, are locked in eternal battle

> with the

> Devas, the auspicious aspect of the Divine. In one episodic myth the

> Devas are particularly concerned in their battle with Asuras because

> Venus knows the mantra of immortality to raise the dead. This of

> course

> gave the Asuras an unfair advantage in their battle with the Devas. So

> Jupiter, or Brihaspati, the guru to the Devas, sends his son Kaca

> (brightness) to study under Sukra.

>

> Sukra has a beautiful daughter Devayani (way to the gods), and she is

> quite taken with Kaca. Now, the Asuras know what Kaca is up to, so

> like

> all good demons they kill him. Devayani, of course, grieves for him

> and

> tells father, so Sukra repeats the mantra and Kaca comes back to life.

> Then the demons kill Kaca again. Once again Devayani complains, and

> once

> again.

> Sukra repeats the mantra and Kaca come back to life.

>

> Undeterred, the demons go about killing Kaca and Sukra keeps

> resurrecting

> him. So the demons get a particularly demonic idea and this time they

> kill Kaca and grind him up into a fine powder and put him in Sukra's

> wine. Sukra drinks the wine, Devayani begins her grieving, and in

> response Sukra repeats the mantra, but this time he has a

> stomachache as

> Kaca speaks from inside him. At last the demons appear to be happy.

>

> But, they ironically bring about the very thing they were trying to

> prevent, for Sukra reveals the mantra of immortality to Kaca, so when

> Kaca tears himself out of Sukra's body he will repeat the mantra and

> raise Sukra from the dead. This myth explains why all Brahmins

> committed

> to spiritual life are not allowed to drink wine, and one of the

> epithets

> of Venus is: the one who " produces stomach problems " .