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new approach to life, its problems have a different significance for him. He
is able to perceive the deeper mysteries of life.
Rahu, as the lord of the asterism, and Saturn, ruling the sign in which it is
located, refer to the trials and the purification of the soul. Both planets act at
a very deep level. Saturn annihilates everything personal, which is what the
flowering process requires. On the purification of the outer encasement, the
inner spirituality swells, which is the real blossoming of the man. Rahu,
however, turns the individual consciousness to materiality and thereby
arouses a sense of loneliness and depression. Shatabhishak people are rarely
happy within themselves. Life to them is a duty, not an experience of
personal satisfaction. A flower is meant for the enjoyment and pleasure of
others. It does not enjoy its own beauty, fragrance and freedom. The
individual attaining spiritual knowledge may not be happy in his personal
life, but having acquired spiritual knowledge, he has a sense of impersonal
joy.
The acquisition of higher knowledge and comprehension of universal
principles, which Varuna bestows, destroy the hold of the material sheaths
and enable a new awakening. Such a process which results in an expansion
of consciousness entails abundant austerity and sacrifice on the part of the
individual for the good of others. The energy ensouling Shatabhishak turns
the individual outward for the good of mankind. If this transformation does
not occur, the individual may explode and annihilate himself. Those born
under this star are truthful, daring, victorious, but unfortunate from a worldly
standpoint.
The difficulties of the asterisrn arise from its secondary attribute of Tamas
occasionally impinging on its generally Sattvic nature. These are the
psychological impediments encountered in the fulfillment of one's inner
aspirations. Generally, the asterism produces harmony in relationships and
leads the individual towards his ultimate goal but the Tamasic proclivities
limit this to some extent. This happens because the individual is still
susceptible to sloth, lethargy, and psychological stagnation.
Other Shatabhishak classifications help us understand it further. Its feminine
nature appears in its passivity or inertia unless it is affected by an active
agent. Once the asterism is aroused to action, it can move ruthlessly. Its
animal species, the horse, is full of vitality and energy; it is ever willing to
serve its master. Shatabhishak is also full of vitality. Once inspiration is
received, and psychological lethargy is overcome, it impels the individual to
follow his inner direction through all adversity. The demon and the butcher,
as its temperament and caste, also signify such traits. Both of them are nonemotional
and act in a detached manner. A butcher carries out the operations