Pisces Nakshatras Deities: Revati and the Bhadrapadas
Disclaimer: unlike the ☀️ solar signs, the 🌙 lunar signs, aka, the nakshatras, are not ruled by planets. They are ruled by deities. The planets you will find regarding the nakshatras are only associated to them. Planets do not rule the nakshatras. As some nakshatras overlap two signs, you will see this nakshatra and the same deity in both of these signs.
🧜♀️Revati: Pushan, the nourisher, the guardian of the roads: Pushan is a soft deity who guides the cattle, makes the field grow, protects the travelers, helps you find your lost animals and items. He conducts the dead on the far-off path of their fathers as a boatman too. He is the messenger of Surya the Sun and travels on his golden aerial ship.
🐉Uttara Bhadrapada: Ahirbudhnya, the great serpent of the sky and the sea: this mysterious deity is a dragon who binds the depths of the sea and the sky. His nature is atmospheric, full of wisdom and he is said to rule the gravitational force. He is also a warrior as he is part of Shiva's army.
⚔️Purva Bhadrapada: Aja Ekapada, the one-footed god, the unborn lightning: this deity is also highly enigmatic. Unborn, standing on one leg, he is referred to a glaring pillar of light rising from nowhere. He is said to be a rudra or a marut, a storm deity, as well as the mount of Agni, the voracious messenger of the demigods.
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the parallels between Saint Blaise and Revati Nakshatra
St. Blaise is said to have healed animals (who came to the saint on their own for his assistance) and to have been assisted by animals.
He received a message from God to escape to the hills in order to avoid persecution. He came upon a cave that was surrounded by sick animals. He was able to cure them of their illness. The men who were hunting in this area recognized him as a bishop where he was brought before the governor and killed.
Blaise was apparently forced to flee to the back country. There he lived as a hermit in solitude and prayer, but he made friends with the wild animals. One day a group of hunters seeking wild animals for the amphitheater stumbled upon Blaise’s cave. They were first surprised and then frightened. The bishop was kneeling in prayer surrounded by patiently waiting wolves, lions and bears.
Another story relates that on that journey to jail, a woman begged him to save her pig who had been seized by a wolf. Bishop Blaise ordered the wolf to release the pig and the wolf obeyed.
In an incantation collected by a priest from a herder in 1784 the herder asks Blažej to:
Lock the mouths of all wolves and she-wolves, lynxes, snakes, scorpions, hornets, sorcerers, and witches with three keys from the Virgin Mary,
So that they do not smell, hear, tear the skin, tear the hair, eat the flesh of the cattle, spill their blood, break their bones, or even see God's herd.
The presiding deity of Revati Nakshatra, Pushan, is the lord of cattle and the lord of the paths. He leads, protects and gathers the herd in their movement, particularly to new pastures. In this way he also protects the soul in its journey to the next world.
The following is a hymn to Lord Pushan:
Shorten our ways, O Pushan, move aside obstruction in the path: Go close before us, cloud-born God.
Drive, Pushan, from our road the wolf, the wicked inauspicious wolf, Who lies in wait to injure us.
Who lurks about the path we take, the robber with a guileful heart: Far from the road chase him away.
Tread with thy foot and trample out the firebrand of the wicked one, The double-tongued, who ever he be.
Wise Pushan, Wonder-Worker, we claim of thee now the aid wherewith Thou furtheredst our sires of old.
So, Lord of all prosperity, best wielder of the golden sword, Make riches easy to be won.
Past all pursuers lead us, make pleasant our path and fair to tread: O Pushan, find thou power for this.
Lead us to meadows rich in grass: send on our way no early heat: O Pushan, find thou power for this.
Be gracious to us, fill us full, give, feed us, and invigorate: O Pushan, find thou power for this.
No blame have we for Pushan; him we magnify with songs of praise: We seek the Mighty One for wealth.
Revati is also associated with the Pashupati avatar of Lord Shiva
Pashupati - The herdsman of all creatures
The lord of animals. Sovereignty. Protector of herds and movable wealth. Faces the five directions & rules over the five elements. He is often compared to Rudra, Shiva’s form as the lord of beasts. The difference being is that Pashupati is connected with domesticated animals and moveable wealth. Pashupati is the headman rather than the hunter. But he is also the one who shepards souls in their after life. At least this is suggested by the infamous cremation grounds in Kathmandu called Pashupatinath. Rudra carries the energy from universe to particular; Pashupati carries the soul from the particular to the universal.
*Agastya and Lopamudra were having an argument, when the gods interrupt*
Mitra: Alright, what's the matter?
Agastya: So I don't mean to be rude but.... I think she's overreacting-
Saraswati: You watch your tone, young man!
Saraswati, to Pushan: Gay parents encourage rebellion, there's studies on this-
Surya: Okay let's not-
YO, AGNI AIN'T AN ADITYA?! I THOUGHT HE WAS INDRA'S BRO ALL ALONG WTF
TvT FIRST VAYU THEN AGNI IM DED
Can you tell me who all are the Adityas and what are they a God of? (asking for research purposes, and I don't trust wikipedia)
NUHHHHHH
His dad is Brahma 😌✨ (most of the times) but he does get's considered as an Aditya sometimes too....
Noi Indragni are boyfriends 🗿✨ (it's canon)
Ok so the Adityas are all solar deities ☀️✨ like Surya 🌞 is the complete God of Sun as you know (he got too many names like Vivasvat or Bhaskar or etc etc)
But then Indra is associated with rain 🌧️⛈️ thunder⚡⛈️🌩️ and clouds ☁️✨
Vishnu gets the special place of being the ✨preserver✨ (Mitra is also considered preserver)
Varuna get's the sky 🌌, oceans 🌊✨ and water 💦🌊💧✨ (don't confuse him with Samudra that guy's different)
Mitra our very own God of ✨ friendships ✨🤝
Then there's Pushan, he's the God of marriage ✨, cattles 🐄🐂🐃 also I think and the journey of humans to afterlife... Or just journeys if I remember correctly
Then there's Aryaman he's the lord of tribes and stallions and customs Ig but sun ☀️ too ofcourse
Then Savitr he's also Sun God ☀️🌞, sun rays etc etc ✨☀️✨
Bhaga is there, I forgot but ig he's supposed to be like Aryaman like God of ✨ prosperity and marriage ☀️✨ and stuff
Hmmmm I forgot if there were anyone else... But I'm sure I'm missing someone or the other..
Was Tvastar considered an Aditya?? I forgot... Sorry 😭 but know he's the builder God... Sometimes he get's confused with Vishwakarma too but they are different (he's the daddy of Vritra)
Actually yk you can sometimes trust Wiki but yeha don't do it too much
So remember the Medusa in MB AU we were discussing in the comments of the Zombie AU post the other day? @chahaa-piun-ja and @friend-shaped-but
I have been thinking about it a lot, and now I have a detailed outline for it (this is only part 1):
1. Perseus, in order to free his mother, pursues the Gorgon Medusa, helped along by Athena and Hermes.
2. Medusa learns about it beforehand, and realizing it would be almost impossible to defeat a demigod son of Zeus who is backed by two Olympians, does the sensible thing and bolts. Her sisters, who are immortal, go to Phorkys to hide.
3. Unfortunately for her, one of the gods helping Perseus is Hermes, god of roads and travellers, so all types of accidents keep happening her on the way.
4. In the end, she makes for the sea where hopefully Poseidon would look the other way, climbs into the cargo hold of the first ship she lays her eyes on (because she can't really talk to people) and books it.
5. But an Olympian's ill-will is hard to shake off, so even though Hermes is no longer actively trying to hinder her, she ends up far from Greece and in India, turns a bunch of people into stone when she disembarks, and then horrified with herself, disappears.
6. Medusa wanders about for a bit, veiling her face* and going out only at night, and ends up in Jarasandh's hands when he is beseiging the Yadus. Jarasandh does not really like Medusa, he is even a little afraid of her, so he sends her to Dhritarashtra in Hastinapur. The idea is that either she turns everyone in the palace into stone, creating a power vacuum in Hastinapur which Jarasandh can take advantage of (because the Kauravas and Pandavas are going to fight) or Dhritarashtra and Gandhari (both blind) use her to get rid off their political opponents and reward Jarasandh by becoming his ally against Mathura.
7. Unfortunately, in this whole journey, another bunch of people get turned into stone, and news reaches the Hindu Gods, who are all very confused about this random, undocumented issue that popped out of nowhere, and which was not supposed to happen dammit! Indra calls for a council meeting, where Pushan, god of roads, agrees to try and look into her history and where she came from.
8. Medusa meets Dhritarashtra, who is overjoyed by her existence and immediately offers to help Jarasandh against Krishna. He is, in fact, so pleased with her powers that Medusa is flattered beyond belief (even though she knows he's going to use her) and agrees to turn all of Dhritarashtra's enemies to stone. Krishna, now trapped between two powerful empires, retreats from Mathura and brings the people to Dwarika, putting more distance between himself and his enemies.
9. Krishna weds Satyabhama in Dwarika, after they kill Narakasura. Unfortunately, Narakasura's son Bhagadatta, King of Pragjyotisha, immediately becomes their enemy. Less unfortunately, Indra remembers Krishna exists, and pleased with Narakasura's death and Swarga's freedom, forgets about his insult and becomes his friend again. This is how Krishna finds out about the widespread pertrification of people.
10. Meanwhile, Pushan, in his enquiries, runs across a very angry Hermes, who rants to him about how Some People^(TM) need to listen to their King and think about the consequences of their actions and that is an actual monster UNCLE!! This is how the Hindu Pantheon learns about Medusa and the Greek Pantheon realises where she's hiding.
11. Fortunately, Perseus is still raring to go kill Medusa and free his mother. Unfortunately, Indra and Zeus are now locked in a political headlock because Zeus cannot keep his monsters within his kingdom and Indra refuses to let a random greek demigod (who just so happens to be the son of the other God of Thunder) show up in India, insisting Krishna can take care of it.
12. Zeus sends Athena and Apollo and Hermes to intercede on his behalf, Indra sends Krishna, Mitra and Saraswati. They agree to let Perseus kill Medusa, but his fame will be shortlived in human memory, and in return, Dionysos will not show up to attack India. Zeus and Indra are unimpressed with these terms, because Zeus refuses to deny his son his well-deserved kleos, and Indra refuses to let intruders into India, whether Perseus or Dionysos. It kind of spirals out of control from there.
13. Meanwhile Duryodhana** and Medusa are having the time of their lives turning people into stone, although Gandhari thinks they shouldn't be using this ability so indiscriminately. So far their victims include Vidura, Kunti, Yudhisthira and Bheem (I'm sorry, they'll recover, promise). Dhritarashtra is conflicted about all of this, because at the end of the day these people are his family, but he doesn't protest either.
14. Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva are left alone because Dhritarashtra refuses to allow them to be petrified; not only are they not competitors for the throne, but they could also be prevailed upon to become assets. They are not idiots though, so they leave for Madra, to take asylum under Shalya. Bhishma is given to understand that this is a sickness/disease, but he has his doubts.
*I don't really know whether you have to look into Medusa's petrifying eyes or just gazing at her face overall is enough, so she has a full face veil of a very dark colour. She had the idea for this when she noticed other women wearing this and remembered that Greek women also used veils. In true Indian soap opera style, she has a black veil so everyone knows she's the villain.
**Duryodhana operates through his father, because Dhritarashtra refuses to let him see Medusa. So although he might ask for a lot of things, Dhritrashtra almost always has a say in what happens.
