Shri Krishna, Astrology and Arjuna: The great Pandava

By Sri Chiraan 2008/10/23

Arjuna was born in utaraphalguni nakshatra in the moon sign Virgo. This sign is compatible with Taurus hence Arjuna was very close to Krishna born in Taurus. Krishna explained Bhagavadgeetha to him, showed his Vishwaroopa to him. Arjuna could fight simultaneously with 10000 warriors , Arjuna single handily defeated entire Kaurava army consisting of Bheeshma, Karna, Duryodhana, Ashwatthama, Kripacharya, Dronacharya, Shalya,etc, thrice before Mahabharatha war. Arjuna had the great Gandeeva bow, which was 22000 kgs in weight, it could simultaneous expel eight kinds of arrows

1. moorcha
2. mohana
3. bhranthi
4. one that creates dazzling light
5. one which multiplies in arrow after it leaves into thousands
6. one which releases spirits and pisacha
7. maya
8. one which induces tendency of suicide in the opponent.

Arjuna was very handsome, and expert in dancing and singing and disguising. Arjuna had a long belly as a result of which, he always kept travelling and missing family life. Arjuna had  many wives too. Subhadra was most dear to Him. He had another wife from Tripura (kaamroopa desh), he had a son Babruvahan from her. He had another son who was incarnation of mars from Uluchi. These both sons of Arjuna unknowingly bring death blow to Him.

Man according to astrology is born with a initial longevity at birth. A man can live maximum of 120 years and five days on earth. If one is careless with life, one can get premature death (apamrutyu). In case of premature death, one has to wander body-less on the very earth till he allocated longevity is exhausted. Hence one has to take precaution with respect to safety of the self. Also every person born on this earth is allocated some work /achievements to accomplish. If his accomplishments are exemplary w.r.t efforts he puts in, God extends his life expectancy towards a full of 120 years .

Arjuna defied death many times in his life. Every time he died he was brought back to life by Krishna. such incidents are

1. Laksha graha, (Bheema sena saves him by taking him on his shoulders)
2. Yaksha prashna (Yaksha Yama brings him back to life)
3. Combat with Pasupati (Shiva blesses him with Pashupati astra)
4. Combat with Babruvahan (Krishna brings back to life)
5. Combat with son of Uluchi (Krishna brings back to life)
6. Curse of Urvashi ( he turns Transvestite, Krishna makes it appear as a boon to him in vanavasa)
7. Jarasandha chooses Bheemasena to fight instead of Arjuna( Krishna influences his choice)
8. Combat with Karna (nagastra) [Krishna saves him by pressing his chariot one inch below ground ,thus astra hits crown]
9. To bring back son of Bramhana (Krishna takes him Narayana loka, shows him NaraNarayana)
10. Attempt at suicide before killing Jayadrath (saved by Krishna by stopping sunset with SudarshanChakra)
11. Attempt at suicide for not being able to Kill Yudhistira,  as latter had insulted Gandiva. (Saved by Krishna, who asks him to praise himself [akin to suicide])
12. Combat with Shalya (Krishna asks him step back to attain victory)
13. Combat with Bhargavdatta (use of vaishnavastra Krishna taking it on himself as garland)
14. Use of shakti by Karna on Ghatotkacha (thus saving Arjuna)
15. Burning of Chariot after Mahabharatha war (Krishna asks Arjuna to step down first, and then steps down later after which chariot burns up)
16. Duryodhan chooses Bheemasena to fight his last battle.( Krishna uses his maya avoids Arjun)
17. Bramhastra by ashwatthama (Krishna asks Ashwatthana to divert his brahmhastra)
18. Ashwatthama killing all uppandavas thinking they are Pandavas. (Krishna takes Arjun away to another place).

Arjuna was saved many times from death, death like situations, and even after certain death he was brought back to life. And all this because it was his progeny, son of Abhimanyu (which Krishna wanted to save to rule the earth), Parikshit who ruled the earth after Mahabharath, with great rulers like Janmejay, Shatanik, Sahasranik, and finally Kshemak ruling this earth in the lineage of Somavansha, Pandavas.for 1000 years.

The other names of Arjuna are

1. arjuna
2. anagha
3. kapidhwaja [he had Hanuman on his flag]
4. kurushrestha
5. kurunandan [born in lineage of kuru]
6. kurupravir
7. kaunteya [son of kunthi]
8. gudakesha [performed penance alone in a cave on indrakeela parvat without food and sleep for pasupatastra]
9. dhananjay
10. dhanurdhar
11. parantap
12. Parth
13. purushvyaghra
14. purusharshabha
15. Bharath
16. Mahabaho
17. Pandava
18. Bharathshreshta
19. Bharathsattam
20. savyasachi [one who can leave arrows from both hands simultaneously]
21. Phalguna.

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Moola nakshatra -The story of chandrahasa

By Sri Chiraan 2008/10/17

During Mahabharata era there lived a very just and benign ruler called Chandrahasa. He was a great devotee of Lord Krishna. Chandrahasa was born to a king in the star of MOOLA with moon sign  Sagittarius. This star is considered very inauspicious. It is said to wipe out entire clan after the birth of the child, child himself faces premature death. People of this star either live a wretched life or kingly life of high gains and successful accomplishments if successful, they later on establish a great unhindered race. (all extremes) Girls born in these star usually marry boys whose father has expired. It is inauspicious for Father in law.

These people usually have six fingers or toes.

Chandrahasa too had six toes. As he was born, the kingdom was attacked and king died in the battlefield , queen succumbed to the news. Minister took charge as the caretaker and wanted to usurp the kingdom. so he ordered henchman to kill the baby. These mercenaries took the boy to the jungle , feeling pity at the child cut off his sixth toe, smeared their swords with the blood as proof and left the boy in the jungle. Baby was crying as  villagers carried him to the village and he grew up as a village boy.one day as boy was playing with pebbles, he found a strange pebble with which he could win almost all pebbles of his fellow beings in the game. He carefully preserved this stone into his mouth day and night. This stone was Saligrama of Lord Vishnu.

With daily oblations to lord in the mouth he became purified. His body lustre grew day by day. Nearby King Vikramasena was issueless, so he asked astrologers to examine the chart of the lustrous boy, whether he is fit to be king to be adopted. Astrologers declared him to be a blessed child. King adopted Chandrahasa, Chandrahasa prayed to Saligrama with devotion every day. One day neighbouring King (earlier minister Durbuddhi) happened to visit the kingdom, stunned by the boy’s appearance and also witnessing his sixth toe(cut-off) sensed danger to his kingdom. So he hatched a plan to finish this boy. He pleaded the Vikramsena that he had forgotten an important document , would like to fetch it, if he could send his  adopted son to get it for Him. (Minister-king) Durbuddhi wrote a letter asking his son to give “Visha” (poison) to the bearer of this letter.

Chandrahasa rode a horse and went to the Durbuddhi’s Kingdom. Near the palace, he took rest in the nearby garden and fell asleep.Durbuddhi had a beautiful  daughter “Vishala” by name. She also visits  the garden, falls in love with a sleeping lustrous prince . She curiously reads the letter he held, sensing her fathers’ treachery, she adds “la” to the word “Visha” with her kajal (eye liner). now the text becomes

Give “Vishala” to the bearer of this letter.

Son happy at his Fathers’ decision, announces marriage in the state. Invitation is sent to Vikramasena as well, shocked everyone came to the capital. Durbuddhi still wanting to kill Chandrahasa, asks him to visit the family temple outside the capital as ritual. He sets up two henchmen to hack the first person who appears in the temple.

Chandrahasa gets ready towards the temple, Vishala’s brother insists that he will accompany and enters first the temple to be hacked by the henchmen. Durbuddhi becomes inconsolable and repents for the entire misdeeds, asks pardon to Chandrahasa. Chandrahasa prays goddess Durga to bring back the life of Son of Durbuddhi, since it was his misfortune that got exchanged with durbuddhi, due to his extreme devotion to Saligrama. Devi obliged, Vishala married chandrahas. He ruled for 900 years, where in his kingdom, everyone was a vaishnava and no sorrows were known.

One day Arjuna along with Krishna came to conquer Chandrahasa. Hearing about Krishna, Chandrahasa ran outskirts to pay his respects to Krishna. Arjuna angrily said “what Kshatriya are you, I have come to win your part of the world, and you are insanely crying looking at Krishna. Take your arms and Fight.”

900 year old man says to 46 year old Arjuna,"hey mighty pandav, with lord of the entire world by your side, which world are you set-about to conquer, is there any world beyond Krishna? so I pray to HIM, you may kill me if you wish. "

Krishna intervenes and blesses Chandrahasa, Arjuna is ashamed at his childishness, makes peace with Chandrahasa.

Thus Chandrahasa changed his destiny of short life and misfortune with great fortune and divine blessings by the worship of Saligrama Vishnu.

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