Tamas: Nakshatras, Grahas and Rashis

The next nine Nakshatras from Magha on, belong to the Tamas or Tamassic Guna and the Rashis Virgo, Escorpio, Capricorn and Aquarious, the Grahas, Mars and Saturn are Tamassic.
The Gunas are the Three Essential Elements of nature in Vedic Astrology, it keeps us attracted andconecting with nature. There is no good or bad guna they just are. Justt like day and night, one is neither good neither bad. The entire spiritual realm relies on these gunas to exist and to understand God.. These elements exist in nature, since astrology is derived from nature they become part of this Divine Science.
Tamas is the quality related to Shiva: The God of destruction, death and endings. Tamas is not the guna to run away from because without it the first two will not be complete. There needs to be ending to start something fresh. We die so we can be recycled and reborn.
The most noticeable quality of tamas is laziness, darkness, decomposing, ignorance and to show us what we are afraid of. No one wants to see a dead body, limbs on street, floods, destruction, murder and killing. A tree is a tree, it gives fruits, shade and pleasure but if the tree falls on you it will also kill you instantly, or the tree could
have a snake wrapped around it without you knowing and it bits you. Tamas shows us what occurs when we have illusion about things in life, as in a tree will never harm me; but it can.
Tamas is a quality that works on the notion of ending, and cutting things out. A surgeon with tamas quality will not hesitate to cut the leg instead of saving it or preserving it.

Magha ruled by Ketu and Pitris, represented by a male Mouse;

It is located between zero degrees and 13º20′ of Leo (Simha), its deity are the Pitris.

Its symbol is the Royal Throne, Palanquin.

Its Yoga Tara is at 6º of Leo, its Padas are: 1 – Aries, 2 – Taurus, 3 – Gemini, 4 – Cancer, and its Caste is Shudra (worker).

Pitris, or ancestors, are groups of souls who visit the Earth on each Amavasya Tithi or New Moon day, or visit us in dreams frequently. Before any ceremony or important event in our lives, it is important to invoke the blessing of the ancestors, offering food to the altar of the ancestors and seeing the blessings of the families of gods and goddesses or Kul devi/Kul devata.

Karna after death had a place to live in wealth, but no food or drink, and Yamaraj explained that in life he had forgotten to offer oblations to his ancestors, despite his generous donations.  So Karna returned to Earth and offered oblations to his ancestors during the Pitru – Paksha time, and then returned to the astral world with access to food and water.

Purva Phalguni ruled by Venus and Baga, represented by a female Mouse;

It is located between 13º20′ and 26º40′ of Leo(Simha), its deity is Bhaga.

Its symbol is the front legs of a bed, Swinging Net, Fireplace, Platform.

His Yoga Tara is at 17º of Leo, his Padas are: 1 – Leo, 2 – Virgo, 3 – Libra, 4 – Scorpio, and his Caste is Brahmin (Priest).

Bhaga is the god of fortune, happiness and material blessings, inheritances, contracts and unions. He is also the giver of family inheritance.

Shiva in the form of Shiv Ling is still considered a deity. At Daksha’s Yagna event, Bhaga invited all the gods except Shiva who felt challenged by Bhaga, who was blinded by Shiva who then restored his sight.

Purva Phalguni is still where the moon was when Shiva began the preparations for his second marriage to Parvati.

Uttara Phalguni ruled by Sun and Aryaman, represented by a Bull;

It is a transitional Nakshatra as it is situated between 26º40′ of Leo(Simha) and 10º of Virgo (Kanya), its deity is Aryaman.

Its symbol is the back legs of a bed.

His Yoga Tara is at 27º of Leo, his Padas are: 1 – Sargitarius, 2 – Capricorn, 3 – Aquarius, 4 – Pisces, and his caste is Kshatriya (Warrior).

Aryaman is considered the god of patronage, unions, is considered to be the chief among ancestors, is often invoked along with Bhaga, is still the guardian of sacred laws, is still considered to have a special connection with marriage.

Shiva is said to have married Parvati on this Nakshatra. Nandi is the sacred hill of Shiva and the famous bull in the Indian pantheon.

It is said that prayers to Shiva should be whispered in Nandi’s ear.

Uttara Phalguni still has a connection with Lord Ganesha.

Ganesha Chaturthi usually happens when the sun is in the proximity of Uttara.

Arjuna, the great warrior, is called Phalgunian, Phalgunan and is said to have been born in this Nakshatra.

Hasta ruled by Moon and Savitur, represented by a female Bufalo;

It is located between 10° and 23°20′ of Virgo(Kanya), its deity is Savitur.

Its symbol is a hand or fist.

Its Yoga Tara is at 16º of Virgo, its Padas are: 1 – Aries, 2 – Taurus, 3 – Gemini, 4 – Cancer, and its Caste is Vaishya (merchant).

Savitur is one of the 12 Adityas, gods of the Sun, giver of life and assistant in childbirth. He has hands of gold and is known to grant what is desired. He is still the god of vitality, life and light, and the god of divine inspiration. He has an older sister Ushas, the Dawn Dawn who paves the way to Savitur. He is invoked in the famous Gayatri Mantra, the 24-syllable mantra of the Rig Veda that seems to hold the deepest secrets of the universe.

Hastinapur was the capital of the five Pandavas, the great Mahabharata was a war between Panch Pandavas and their cousins the Kauravs.

Chitra ruled by Mars and Vishwakarma, represented by a female Tiger;

It is a transitional Nakshatra as it is situated between 23º20′ of Virgo(Kanya) and 6º40′ of Libra (Tula), its deity is Vishwakarma.

Its symbol is a pearl or shining jewel.

His Yoga Tara is at 30º of Virgo, his Padas are: 1 – Leo, 2 – Virgo, 3 – Libra, 4 – Scorpio, and his Caste is farmer, servant.

Vishwakarma / Tvastar is the celestial architect who designed and created the Universe. He is invoked by those who wish to have children. He created Maya, the illusion that sustains the world. He further created the weapons of the gods. Vajra for Indra and the Chalice for Soma. He created the spiritual worlds as well. He is the father of Viswarupa or Trishira (the three-headed demon that was killed by Indra). In revenge, Tvastar created Vritra, the great dragon.

Tvastar was still the father of Sanjana, mother of Yama and Yami, the first mortals.

The tiger goddess Durga was the one who defeated the demon Mahishasur.

Swami Ayappa, who was born of Mohini, avatar of Vishnu and Lord Shiva, was found in the Tampa forest and adopted by King Raja Rajashekara, but the queen was pregnant and did not want Manikanda (Ayappa) to inherit the throne, so she asked him to go and get tiger milk, he went and came back riding the tiger and bringing milk, he became the deity of Sabarimala temple.

Swati ruled by Rahu and Vayu, represented by a male Bufalo;

It is located between 6º40′ and 20º of Libra (Tula), its deity is Vayu, god of wind.

Its symbol is a blade of Grass thrown into the wind, Coral, Sword.

His Yoga Tara is at 0º of Libra, his Padas are: 1 – Sargitarius, 2 – Capricorn, 3 – Aquarius, 4 – Pisces, and his Caste is Butcher.

Vayu, god of wind and celestial musicians, is the breath of life that nourishes with life force or prana, he is the father of Bhima among the Pandavas and the spiritual father of Hanuman, many qualities of Vayu can be seen by Hanuman. When Hanuman was young, he thought the Sun was a fruit and jumped into the sky wanting to eat it. The Sun felt intimidated and asked Indra to knock the child out with his weapon. Hanuman was struck on his jaw with Indra’s Vajra (lightning) weapon. Impressed with his endurance, the gods gifted him with various powers. Still as a child, he used his powers to harm others, so the Rishis cursed him to forget his gifts and powers. He apologized, and the Rishis said he would recover when remembered by someone.

While searching for Sita, Hanuman was reminded of his powers by Jambavam who had a bear’s head. Thus, he becomes the messenger for Sita, diplomat for Vibhishina and a soldier against Ravan, he also lifted the entire Dunagiri mountain and took to the battlefield of Lanka, when Rama’s brother, Lakshaman, was poisoned by a gun.

Swati tells the story of Hanuman.

Vishaka ruled by Jupiter and Indragni, represented by a male Tiger;

It is a transitional Nakshatra as it is situated between 20° Libra (Tula) and 3°20′ Scorpio (Vrischika), its deity is Indragni.

Its symbol is the Arch of Triumph, Potter’s Wheel.

Her Yoga Tara is at 21º of Libra, her Padas are: 1 – Aries, 2 – Taurus, 3 – Gemini, 4 – Cancer, and her Caste is Mleccha (Exiled).

She is the only Nakshatra that has two deities, Indra of Jyesta nakshatra and Agni of Krittika.

Indra is the king of the gods seen with all the lust, but he is insecure because he is afraid of losing his throne, but then gets rid of that insecurity.

Agni is the god of fire and just like Indra, he drinks soma, he transfers the offerings from men to gods and from gods to men, he is present in all fire rituals, especially Yagya and Havans made by man to fulfill his desires. The story tells that Agni was hungry and needed to burn the Kandava forest to satisfy himself, but there lived the serpent Tashaka who was a friend of Indra, who himself made it rain on the forest so that it would not be consumed.

Arjuna and Krishna after having their divine weapons and chariot from Varuna, created a cover of bows that allowed Agni to burn the forest. Indra was happy that his son Arjuna completed the task and blessed him.

Anuradha ruled by Saturn and Mitra, represented by a female
Deer;

It is located between 3º20′ and 16º40′ of Scorpio (Vrischika), its deity is Mitra.

Its symbol is the Lotus Flower, staff, Archway.

His Yoga Tara is at 8º of Scorpio, his Padas are: 1 – Leo, 2 – Virgo, 3 – Libra, 4 – Scorpio, and his Caste is Shudra (worker).

Mitra is the Sun god and the god of friendships and is often invoked with Varuna, god of cosmic law and cosmic ocean, promotes good faith, cordiality, and cooperation.

It has the story of Mitra and Varuna falling in love with Urvashi who liked Mitra, and whose semen fell into a pot and thus Sage Agastya was born. Varuna’s semen fell into another pot, and gave birth to Sage Vasishta who was also born from her. Agastya and Vasishta are also called Mitra-Varuna, Mitra being the divine friend. Radha was Lord Krishna’s childhood friend who despite leaving him to fulfill his duty as an avatar, yet her love took great mystical proportion and she became enlightened.

Jyeshta ruled by Mercury and Indra, represented by a male Deer;

It is located between 16º40′ and 30º of Scorpio (Vrischika), its deity is Indra.

Its symbol is an ear, gurda-chuva, circular amulet.

His Yoga Tara is at 15º of Scorpio, his Padas are: 1 – Sargitarius , 2 – Capricorn, 3 – Aquarius, 4 – Pisces, and his Caste is farmer or servant.

Indra is considered a hero among the gods, his mountain is the Airavat Elephant which has 3 backs, his weapon is the Vajra Ray. He became the dragon slayer, having defeated the dragon Vrittrasur which had to do with having lost his kingdom initially for disrespecting Brihaspathi, having difficulty finding a place for him. Vajra was made from the bones of Sage Dadichis.

Indra became involved with the wife of a Sage who cursed him to have a thousand vaginas, after great penance, he made it into a thousand eyes, the one with a thousand eyes, his ego seems to have been defeated by Lord Krishna, who saved his village by lifting him from Govardhan Hill, giving them shelter. Indra acknowledged defeat and recognized Krishna.

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