Puranic Story Related to Jupiter

When the Moon ran away with Jupiter's wife

Many stories related to Jupiter have been written in our texts. Among them, when I read the story of the birth of Mercury, I realized that it is of great importance from the present perspective. In today's highly hectic work culture where everyone is running and people do not have time for others, this story tells a lot and indicates the consequences of such types of culture and environment.

The Birth of Mercury

The Moon (Chandra Dev) is the most beautiful of all the gods in heaven (Devloka). Devraj Indra asked him to gain knowledge from Devguru Brihaspati (Jupiter) and become wise. As per the advice of Devraj Indra, he starts going to Brihaspati's palace to gain knowledge where he meets Jupiter's beautiful wife Tara.

Devguru Brihaspati was very busy with the affairs of the kingdom and was unable to give proper time for teaching and also for his wife. In the absence of Jupiter, Tara feels an attraction to the Moon and a relationship develops between them. But Brihaspati could not recognize what mistake he was making. His excessive involvement in the activity of the kingdom and his absence provides both a chance.

Soon, Tara falls in love with Moon and elopes with him. This made Brihaspati very angry and he asked Moon to return his wife but Moon refused. Brihaspati then told Indra that if his wife did not return, he would stop performing all the rituals and providing all the necessary direction for the kingdom. The story goes further that Venus helped the Moon and the possibility of a war between gods and demons intensified. Lord Brahma then intervened in the matter and asked Moon to return Tara.

After such intervention, Moon returned Tara, but Brihaspati refused to accept her, as she was pregnant and Brihaspati said that this child is not mine. Now Tara is helpless, where will she go now, she cannot go back with Moon and her husband is not accepting her. Then, Lord Sun then came to Tara's rescue and said that she could give birth to the child in their palace. Then Mercury was born which is always close to the Sun.

Significance of The Story

This story has great importance in today's world. This indicates that even a very knowledgeable person can make mistakes if he forgets the principle of balance in life. It is very important to understand the mistakes made by Jupiter;

·       Incorrect assessment of priorities

·       Excessive involvement in a single activity

·       Not giving time to other responsibilities

·       Unable to catch the hidden development

·       Misjudgment of the current situation

Jupiter was unable to understand the attraction of Moon and the consequences of continuing his ignorance towards Tara. He wakes up only when his wife runs away.

This story indicates that even a very intelligent person can lose the most favorable thing in his life by being overly involved in some activity and neglecting others.

Everything is balanced in nature. When a person's life becomes imbalanced due to his excessive indulgence, it has to be balanced. So, Jupiter is not the end of the solar system.

Then, comes the tough master, “Saturn - The Planet of Balance”, which shows the real world to the person and cuts off all the redundancies done by Jupiter.

Excerpts: Jupiter - The Planet of Fortune

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