Shani and Rahu
There is a Sanskrit saying, “Rahu vat Shani, Ketu vat Mangal.”
Rahu acts like Saturn and Ketu acts like Mars.
But the nodes also take
on the flavor of planets influencing them or in whose nakshatra (constellation)
they occupy.
We have two powerful natural malefics posited in Libra. This can
bring about great transformation, but at a price. Saturn is the planet of
discipline, responsibility, toil and obstruction. Rahu is the shadow planet of
desire, ambition, and questing. Your experience of Saturn is amplified with a
focus on achievement by creative means, if necessary. Ketu has similar
qualities to Rahu, but can take on a more spiritual dimension, while Rahu
engages in the outer world primarily.
Rahu can see through the
plan, it has intuitive and analytical qualities of deriving the outcome of most
of the carefully set up plans and features , it has stealth like qualities and
likes to remain unnoticed and on low profile but it’s an intelligent spy that is aware of his right and uses his ability of disguise and illusion
to hilt to achieve its end. Contrary to popular belief while on quest its even
immune to hypnotic beauty of Mohini (the celestial maiden form of Lord
Vishnu).But its sense of triumph was short lived as it had to pay the price of
few drops of elixir with a body severed into two therefore the fruits it
provides for are also have a short life .
Rahu is instrumental in strengthening one's power
and converting even an enemy into a friend. In Buddhism Rahu is one of the krodhadevatas (lit: Anger divinities. i.e., a
divinity having the attributes of anger and the like).
The astrological text Lal Kitab makes an interesting point that if
Jupiter and Venus are conjunct in a chart, they can together be treated as
Rahu. This relates to the fact that Rahu acts as a bridge between Jupiter, the
preceptor of the gods, and Venus, the preceptor of the demons.
If rahu is deception, stealth, intelligence, intuition ,Shani is
righteous, judgmental, slow cold and ,unforgiving . While Rahu personifies
everything hidden , Shani delves on what
is revealed the character or persona. While Rahu is an urge a desire to seek
its right, Saturn is for looking inwards and renouncing. Saturn was born out of
a shadow ,while rahu is shadow itself.
Now the question is shani
vat Rahu.- There is a Sanskrit saying, “Rahu vat Shani, Ketu vat Mangal.” Rahu
acts like Saturn and Ketu acts like Mars. The nodes also take on the flavor of
planets influencing them or in whose nakshatra (constellation) they occupy.
How can a planet intelligent enough to sense the deception of
devas in partaking elixir remain under the cold and judgmental Shani. In laal
kitaab Rahu is taken as agent of Saturn . An agent who is aware of his rights
and can use the guise of deception ,stealth even in servitude and with imminent dangers
,that is why rahu is associated with occupation and things fraught with danger ,poisons and gases .
Rahu is an odd genius an outcast feared for his insights,
analysis and an urge for supremacy, immortality and power, so it urges,
triggers and incites the individual desires to fight for the moment of glory
however short-lived it may be. Shani on
the other hand was responsible of sun
going into eclipse the moment it set its eyes on Sun , the aspects of shani are
in fact are phoenix like it burns the emotional and physical garbage around the
soul to arise out the ashes just like phoenix and soar to new heights. Rahu on
the other hand is your vaam panthi friend working out on all potent mantras in
cremation grounds when the entire world is asleep and unaware, but the moon in
the night is the first witness followed by the first lustrous ray of the Sun. With
the Light of Sun the awareness creeps in and slowly and gradually the news is a
headline.
Rahu has been attributed to be like shani because its an urge ,a
desire for supremacy mostly denied by supreme forces thereby often leading to frustrations
, depressions and even the suicidical tendencies. Rahu is a focused hunter on hunt
for supremacy and almost nothing can deviate it from its near fatal love to
hunt for supremacy and immortality.
Conclusion- Though at times its like Saturn but then Rahu has multidimensional persona of its own it’s a master of disguise
and can think and act like the planets it associates with ,the lord of zodiac
sign housing Rahu ,the aspecting planets
and like the Nakshatra lord of nakshatra housing Rahu. With options available
the master of guise and deception is like your 007 flick hero with multitude of
gadgets and tools to mesmerize and terrify the enemies to submission.
