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This led to a war in heaven. The Gods, along with Indra and Brahma were
arrayed with Jupiter, and the Asuras, Danavas, Daityas, and other enemies of
the Gods with the Moon. The sage Ushana or Venus, the priest of the Asuras,
out of enmity to Jupiter sided with the Moon. A fierce battle ensued and "the
earth was shaken at its center" (the axis of the earth began to wobble). Both
sides were adamant. No one wanted to yield. Even Tara was not willing to
return to Jupiter. Shiva with his trident cut Soma into two, but the contest
continued as before. Realizing the imminent possibility of the world coming
to an end as a result of this strife, Brahma interposed. He stopped the fight.
He compelled Soma to return Tara to her husband. When Tara in time had a
son, she would not reveal who its father was. At last, when she indicated
Soma to be the true father, Jupiter did not want the child. But when the child
turned out to be a charming creature, he became attracted to it and adopted
him as his own. This child was named Budha, who became the planet
Mercury and started the lunar dynasty of kings.
This allusion to Soma or Moon emphasizes that the lunar impact is
necessary for producing inner wisdom which cannot be produced by mere
outer religious rituals represented by Jupiter. The Moon has the quality of
revealing the hidden secrets of nature. The Moon can be subdued by creative
power (Brahma), while the mere exercise of force, even at the threat of
reducing its power (Shiva's trident cutting Soma in two) cannot make the
Moon swerve from its determination. Not only are the godly potentials
(Tara) attracted towards the Moon, but even Ushana, the Daityas and
Danavas who represent Asuric forces of nature and foes of the gods are ever
willing to support the Moon in order to attain their own ends.
Blavatsky (SD Vol. HI, p.76) once stated that "the Moon, masculine in its
theogonic character, is, in its cosmic aspect only, the female generative
principle, as the Sun is the male emblem thereof. Water is the progeny of the
Moon, an androgyne deity with every nation." In the terrestrial evolution, the
Moon has the primary role. The Sun is the giver of life to the whole
planetary system, while the Moon specifically directs life to our globe. The
relative status of the Sun and the Moon has often been described by
associating the Sun with the Seventh Principle of our planetay system and
the Moon with the Fourth, "shining in the borrowed robes of her master,
saturated with and reflecting every passionate impulse and evil desire of her
grossly material body, Earth." The Fourth Principle arouses thirst for sentient
existence, Trishna as the Buddhists call it. It is the desire for experience
rooted in the sense organs and sensory qualities which acting through the
elements produces the mind. This interrelationship between the Sun and
Moon has been described in many ways. Puranic mythology which refers to