The reporting of Svarbhanu’s crime to Lord Vishnu is why Rahu and Ketu began to consider both the Sun and Moon to be their enemies. His head came to be known as Rahu and his body was called Ketu.Īfter this incident, they were given the status of ‘Grahas’ and to assert influence on the lives of earthly beings. But, by the time, the demon had consumed some of the Amrita meaning he had become immortal and could not die. Vishnu, then with his Sudharshana Chakra cut off Svarbhanu’s head from his body and decapitated him. They suspected the foul play and reported it to Lord Vishnu. He sat between the Sun God and the Moon God. Svarbhanu, an Asura, stealthily sat in the row of the Devas. The Devas and the Asuras were sitting opposite each other to consume it. History and Background of Rahu and Ketu:Īccording to the legends, the story goes back when the Gods and the Asuras were churning the Ocean of Milk, for the Amrita (the potion of immortality). Rahu was born on the 14th day, Chaturdasi Krishna Paksha, in the month of Bhadrapada. Rahu is the son of the demons Viprachitti and Simhika. He is the Vedic representation of materialism, fear, confusion, and inferior complexes. Unlike other Navagrahas, Rahu and Ketu are not planets, but the North and South Lunar Nodes. We all know Rahu is to be a malefic planet, but why? Rahu is one of the Navagraha of Vedic Astrology.
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