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etween a warrior and a cow. The symbols assigned to the asterism also refer
to its dual character.
Ahir Budhnya, its presiding deity, the dragon of the deep sea, is related to
Ahi-Vritra, the dragon of primordial ignorance which lies concealed hi
primeval darkness. The dual principles of light and darkness, heat and cold,
are emphasized by Aja Ekapada and Ahir Budhnya. These two are in eternal
conflict. They are the two fundamental principles of cosmic creation. They
govern fire and water, heat and cold, and are personified by Agni and Soma.
They are the two primary Rudras, a group of gods, eleven in number, which
are manifestations of Shiva. Together these two Rudras, representing the
unity between Uttara and Purva Bhadra, are the four legs of the cot. The four
legs of the cot represent two twins each within itself containing dual or
opposing qualities.
Purva Bhadra governed by Jupiter, lies mainly within Aquarius ruled by
Saturn, while Uttara Bhadra, governed by Saturn, lies within Pisces ruled by
Jupiter. The contradictory or opposite tendencies contained in the asterism of
Bhadra as a whole are differentiated between Purva and Uttara. The asterism
in its wholeness contains the two basic polarized forces which constitute the
universe.
Ahir Budhnya is of the nature of Soma, the Moon, which is associated with
water and has the quality of passivity. The passivity of darkness is the
mysterious source from which all forms of creation have arisen and this kind
of passivity predominates in Uttara Bhadra. This is why it is considered
female by sex. Uttara Bhadra becomes powerful only when associated with a
planet. Its singular feature is complete passivity, non-action; it is without
motion unless another force impinges on it.
Furthermore, AM is a serpent, a demon, and darkness personified. In the
form of a serpent it is the demon Vritra killed by Indra, the Vedic god who
works for the preservation of life on earth. The basic darkness of an
individual, from which all forms of ignorance arise that lead to involvement
in matter and bondage to rebirth, finally comes to an end with the dawn of
enlightenment. Yet when the darkness of ignorance ends, there still remains
the darkness of wisdom. The presence of light implies something that it
illumines. Only darkness containing nothing, nihil, can be the final negation
of existence, good as well as bad. In that darkness there is Ahir Budhnya or
the deep sea, suggesting the circularity of the creative process in its cyclic
movement. After unity has been established in universality in Purva Bhadra,
under Uttara Bhadra the individual soul merges itself in the great deep which
is the source of all creative energy. It is from the deep sea that all life