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the working of karma. Though he knew the secret of restoring a person to
life even after death, yet he failed, in spite of his love for his daughter, to
make her happy.
Devayani, daughter of Shukra and his feminine counterpart, cannot marry a
Brahmin, one of the religious class. She can unite only with a warrior. With
the blending of consciousness with wisdom represented by the Brahmin
class, the urge for sensory gratification is weakened. In association with
Jupiter, the Venusian impact declines and the relationship becomes Platonic.
Kacha, being a son of Jupiter, knew very well that marriage or the blending
together of physical and psychological lives can only effectively take place
when both individuals are of the same nature. The thirst for life emanating
from Venus and personified in Devayani could not agree with the Brahmin
temperament toward renunciation. His curse that Devayani would only
marry in the warrior class arose from the same law of affinity.
The asterism Magha, which Venus is named son of, marks the beginning of
Tamasic tendencies that relate to the materialization of the Divine Essence in
the soul. Devayani represents this temperament. Her union with the Sattwic
temperament or the Brahmin class could not occur according to the law of
harmony. Devayani, the female counterpart of Venus, could only unite with
materially oriented masculine souls represented by the Kshatriya class. The
union between the Kshatriya king Yayati and Devayani, the daughter of a
Brahmin, could be productive but Yayati was enamoured with his own
Kshatriya counterpart represented by Sharmishtha the daughter of a king.
Only Sharmishtha's son succeeded Yayati; none of Devayani's were able to
do so. Mercury, from whom Yayati descended, was capable of involving
himself in matter while maintaining his consciousness at spiritual levels
also. Yayati could be productive with both Devayani and Sharmishtha. Venus
is productive in association with Mercury but is more so in association with
Mars. Venus can make one who is old, infirm, and decrepit young again, but
he cannot make him overcome his craving for worldly pleasure. Yayati in
association with Devayani could never transcend his desire for selfgratification.
Shukra could make him old, could restore his youth and
perpetuate his existence, but Yayati's psychological transformation was
beyond him. Such a transformation could come only with inner reflection,
an attribute of Mercury, and strong mental determination which shows
identification with one's higher triad where Mercury operates correctly.
To summarize, Venus is associated with the seminal fluid which represents
the Divine creative energy in the materialization process. It functions like a
twin sister to the Earth. It is even considered as the little Sun for the Earth.
Venus scatters or splits the Divine Essence among the multitude. It guides