RE: On Ketu

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Om Gurave NamahDear ChadrasekharWhat Yama was teaching is that the soul is guided by Sri Vamana the Avatar. That is why the Ista devata is a Vishnu avatar as He alone can grant Moksha (param padam). The senses are like Raja Bali, strong and rulers of the individual who is dwelling in them. So why should the deities mentioned in the Upanishad and other by the Maharishi's not be taken literally? In this case the word 'like' indicates the symbolic closeness in nature as the soul is but a replica of the Param atma. There are many meanings behind every teaching and the episodes should be realised to be records rather than fables as many seem to mean. Krishna avatar existed and this is true..We need another Hanuman to tear His heart and show Rama out there, but that does not mean that Rama avatar never alighted on this planet. It is difficult to understand as to how Rama avatar is also there inside the body and outside at the same time, but then if He is not so then He is not Vishnu, sarva vyapakeswara..If He is Vishnu then why one heart, He sits in all hearts and is also outside them as well.Parasara has listed the ten avatar for this very purpose and their importance is stressed by the fact that this has been mentioned in the very first two chapters so that - so long as souls incarnate they will read his work and gt the names to call their Lord by. That would not mean that the avatars never appeared on this planet.Best Regards,Sanjay Rath71 Vasant Apartments, Mayur Vihar Ph-1, New Delhi 110091, IndiaTel: +91-11-2713201 Web: http://srath.com http://.org Chandrashekhar [boxdel]Tuesday, November 05, 2002 12:04 AMvedic astrology Subject: Re: [vedic astrology] On KetuDear Sarajit,It appears I misunderstod you. The reason is that instead of addressing my posers you made an observation which , to me appeared frivolous. I would like your comments on my posers point by point.If you read my posers carefully you will find that I am not much for giving literal meaning to the Planets names vis-a-vis scriputres. If you read "Kathopnishad", and I recommend others who are trying to corelate the two to this Upanishad; yo will find Yama telling Nachiketa that Vamana Avatar is an allegory where Vamana represents Soul and senses of Organs is the Bali.This should make it abundantaly clear that name of various dieties are not to be taken literally.This is to be taken more seriously in case of Jyotish as Jyotish is also a Vedanga as are the Upnishadas.Regards,Chandrashekhar