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physical garb trying to purify and spiritualize it. The realization of inner
spirituality has to be absorbed and assimilated in one's psychic nature. This
is the inevitable consequence of every true understanding. With the
realization of the Real, the universal laws of nature begin to manifest to the
individual. One begins to perceive life in a different light. With such an
understanding, the individual begins to weave a pattern of life in which the
universal rather than the individual, social or the personal are more
important. This is the role of the Vishwedevas, the Universal Gods who
personify universality.
The rods of a bed, or the bed itself, as a symbol of the asterism do not
merely represent a place of rest and relaxation. The rods serve to hold the
bed up. The symbol therefore indicates the provision of the necessary means
for securing rest and peace. The asterism in this way provides the necessary
psychological condition for the universalization process that affords peace.
The psychological orientation received under its impulse allows the wider
unfoldment of the individual. The asterism arouses in the individual those
faculties and powers which later provide the foundation for ultimate rest,
Moksha or final liberation of the soul.
Under Uttarashadha, there is constant activity. The experiences gained as a
result of incessant change lead to psychological readjustments which
necessarily produce much pain. Our personal defenses in life break down
and material supports are destroyed. The process of sacrificing the individual
on the cross of universal consciousness is always painful. This process is
intensified at Uttarashadha.
The Sun, as the lord of the asterism, cannot leave the individual isolated,
while Saturn has the supreme quality of restricting and destroying all
materialistic foundations. The influence of Vishwedevas can be felt on
intellectual development and the urge towards socialization. The foundation
of harmony is empathy, and the rod of the bed also represents human
relationship, which depends upon empathy for its endurance. Only on such
harmonious relationships can the individual experience lasting repose.
Before one attains the universalization of consciousness, there has to occur
empathy, which is born out of humility. It can be truly experienced only
when the individual has passed through the devastating fire of life's struggle
and turmoil. The rod of the bed represents the asterism in this sense. There is
nothing lower than the rod of the bed; this part of the bed is treated without
much care.
In understanding the significance of this asterism, it is necessary to examine
the attributes that flow from it. The harmonious impulses coming from the
primary and tertiary Sattvic attribute emphasize the urge to merge in the