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infatuated with her. This aroused jealousy among her sisters. They
complained to Brahma and in return he cursed the Moon, who thereby
became sick. On realizing what they had done to their husband, they felt
sorry for him and once again pleaded with the Creator to forgive him. But
such a curse, once pronounced, could not be taken back. It was, however,
softened by making the Moon gradually lose his splendor, after which he
could gradually regain it.
Spiritual illumination requires close association with the mind-principle in
order to operate on earth. The conditions under which this relationship can
be established are given in this myth. Such illumination is a Divine gift, the
child of the Cosmic Patriarch so to say. It must be united with the Moon,
representing the mind-principle, for the furtherance of the Divine Will. But
in this operation, if the individual becomes possessive and begins pursuing
the objects of the senses to the detriment of his other faculties, he is caught
in tidal waves of growth and decay. This is the status of the Moon after
being cursed by Brahma for his infatuation with Rohini.
The mind principle in man can discharge its obligations correctly and escape
the swing of pleasure and pain only with the utmost equilibrium. Personal
indulgence, which is likely to be accentuated in association with Rohini
because of its supreme brilliance, may lead the individual to shed his Divine
glory and become entangled in the fluctuations of time, the cycle of karma
and repeated birth and death. Rohini is that attraction which compels the
Divinity in man to lose its pristine memory and become immersed in
worldly gratification. In this process it aids the creative impulse in
manifestation. Rohini is a powerful procreative force. It attracts the Divine
Energy towards the world of manifestation, as suggested by the allegory of
Balarama and Krishna. Balarama was protected and nourished by Rohini
until Krishna revealed himself. Rohini paves the way for the birth and
growth of the Divine potential. It is by activating the Divine Energy and
directing it towards matter (one is reminded of Balarama's plough, a tool for
tilling land) that Rohini involves the individual in sensory pleasures and
inevitably causes suffering as its consequence.
Astrologically, the symbol assigned to Rohini is a chariot. It is a means of
transportation for royalty, especially on the battlefield. Swift and dignified
movement is its special feature. It is led by horses which stand for virility
and Divine kinetic energy. Rohini functions to transport the universal lifeforce,
which is essentially regal and dignified in nature, protecting it at its
initial stages until it reaches the time when it is strong enough to meet its
adversaries. These are the various allurements of the outer existence.