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Ganesh took his bath and asked his parents to take their seats on the throne.
He worshipped them, went round them seven times and demanded that he
should now be married. He argued that the scriptures had assigned a higher
status to his parents than to the entire universe so he had accomplished more
than the required journey. Convinced by his argument, they married Ganesh
to Buddhi (intellect) and Siddhi (perfection), two eligible girls. Ganesh
began to live happily with his family. When Kartikeya returned from his
circumambulation he was told of what happened. He became very
depressed, felt tricked and went to meditate in the mountains. Shiva and
Parvali visited him in the mountains at regular
intervals.
This refers to the great attraction of Mars for conjugal happiness generally
denied him. He has an uncommon approach to sex and sociability. As the
offspring of the upward directed seed of Shiva, expressed as fire which
destroyed the god of love and separated him from his wife for several eons,
he does not give sexual happiness. Martian people possess a strong sexual
urge, but outer conditions are usually not suitable for such union. They try to
abide by ethical and moral codes in their behavior but such approaches lead
them to greater spirituality rather than to physical and worldly happiness.
Another implication of this story is that the Martian impact is ex-trefliely
individualistic. Marriage being a symbolic expression of the blending
between two forces or levels, Kartikeya or Mars does not get the
opportunity, In his spiritual pilgrimage, he has to proceed alone to his hieher
consciousness (mountains represent higher consciousness) and become so
deeply immersed in penance that even the higher powers, both positive
(Shiva) and negative (Parvati), protect him and provide him the necessary
guidance and sustenance. Mars is self-respecting, self-reliant, and
remorselessly upsetting in his decisions. One-pointedness and confidence in
his own power are his two most important virtues, but this is because Mars
is empowered by the cosmic energy which enables the manifestation to bring
forth his inherent destiny.
In essence, Mars is a deeply spiritual planet engaged in articulating the inner
potential on the outer surface of life. The inner potential is represented by
the circle and its extemalization by the arrow, the direction of the arrow
showing the destiny according to the Divine Plan of evolution. As the regent
of the planet Mars comes from the vital energy of Shiva, the electrifying fire
inherent in all living forms, Mars destroys all restricting influences to Divine
fulfillment. It is invincible in its effect. It destroys the material forces in
order to enable the higher forces to sprout and grow. It is connected with
blood circulation in human beings and the electrifying energy in all forms of