Indian astrology is a vast domain. It includes several facts and wonderful stories. The stories are followed by Indian people generation by generation sincerely. These stories offer knowledge that helps in solving daily life issues. The Shani Mahatmya is the only narration in India that describes the tale of Raja Vikramaditya during his Sade Shani. Listening to this story is a common remedy for those people who are suffering from the negative energy of Saturn. In this blog post, the summary of Shani Mahatmya, and the Rahu and Ketu section will be shared. Hence, let’s read the story—

The story:

King Vikramaditya was a gentle monarch and was famous for organizing talks and debates on his court. Once he opened a topic where all the planets had to prove themselves the best. One by one all the representatives presented their thought. The Sun was Afflicted by the Rahu on the other hand the Moon was afflicted by the Ketu. The nodes have the power to overshadow these two planets, the Sun and Moon. And the nodes can hamper people’s lives too.

You can control the effects of Rahu and Ketu through prayers. When Rahu is pleased, people are blessed with good health and mercy, on the other hand, when Ketu is pleased, people can expect astrological knowledge.

Shani Mahatmya: The earlier life of Rahu and Ketu

Swarbhanu, Rahu, and Ketu were one in earlier life. Rahu was the son of ViprachittiDaanav and Sinhikaa. Rahu’s mother was the sister of Hiranyakashyap. He was best known as the father of Prahlad. Rahu is the severed head of this Asura and Ketu was the trunk. Rahu stimulates fear in people’s minds while Ketu brings several negative impacts on human lives. Rahu is the minsters of Asuras and Ketu is the chief.

Sage Durvasa’s Curse:

All the Devas were once cursed by the sage Durvasa. The sage cursed to dismiss all the power and prosperity of the Devas. As a consequence, the entire cosmos was controlled by the Asuras. The devas were scared and took advice from the Lord Vishnu. He advised them to have patience and be diplomat. Lord Vishnu also suggested the devas to collect Amrit to get immortality. And this Amrit was only consumable by the devas, not the Asuras. Though the Asuras tried their best to drink the Amrit, the Devas win the battle. Asura Swarbhanu tried to collect the Amrit by disguising himself as Deva, the Sun and Moon recognize him and the Lord Vishnu cut off his head.

The Split-Rahu and Ketu:

When Lord Vishnu cut off the head of the Asura, he did not die as the Amrit was already consumed by him, however, his body divided into two parts. This is why the Sun and Moon hate the nodes so much. The body was renamed as Rahu and the trunk was renamed as Ketu. Lord Brahma gave the planet status to Rahu and Ketu.

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