Venus in Vedic Scriptures🔗

The asuras are the demons who are in eternal battle with the devas, the auspicious aspect of the Divine. In one mythical episode, the devas became very concerned because Venus has come to know the mantra of immortality that raises the dead. It gave the asuras an advantage in their battle with the devas.

To counteract that, Jupiter, the guru to the devas, sends his son Kaca to study under Śukra.

Śukra has a beautiful daughter called Devayānī. She fell in love with Kaca at first sight. But the asuras, knowing why Kaca came, had decided to kill him.

Devayānī could not tolerate Kaca’s death. In her deep grief, she asked her father Śukra to repeat the Mṛtyuñjaya mantra. Kaca came back to life but got killed again by the asuras.

Devayānī, torn by grief, requested her father to once again repeat the mantra. Again, Kaca came back to life.

The demons followed their evil plan to murder Kaca many times, but each time, Śukra kept resurrecting him.

The demons started to contemplate how to destroy Kaca once for all. They came up with the idea to kill him, grind him up into a fine powder and put him in Śukra’s wine.

Śukra drank the wine. Her daughter, in despair, asked him to repeat the mantra, but this time Kaca resurrected in Śukra’s stomach itself, and spoke from inside of him. At last the demons appeared to be happy.

But, in their unconsciousness, they brought about the very thing they were trying to prevent, for Śukra revealed the mantra of immortality to Kaca, so that when Kaca would tear himself out of Śukra's body, he would repeat the mantra and raise Śukra from the dead.

'Venus is charming, has a splendorous physique, is excellent or great in disposition, has charming eyes, is a poet, is phlegmatic and windy and has curly hair.'

Symbol: The bull

Element: Earth

Ruling Planet: Venus/Śukra

Cakra: Mulādhāra and anāhata

Body Type: Kapha

Healing stone: Crystal

Venus is the vehicle of desires and passion; it represents the cosmic principle of attraction. This results in pro-creative activity, and the enfoldment of music, harmony, love and the urge to unite.

The symbol of Taurus is the bull. Like the bull, Taurus is the most durable and stable sign. It displays a calm and relaxed disposition, self-reliance and a great deal of endurance, latent power and energy. He is known for his productivity, efficiency, practicality, willpower, great concentration, inner joy, good job skills, solidity and patience.

His memory power is remarkable, and his intuition... surpassing. Affectionate, sentimental, obstinate and loving, the native will show a spirit of sacrifice. But liable to extremes, he can be jealous and possessive at times. Slow to anger, he will be furious like a bull when provoked, and slow to forgive the pain endured.

Taurus likes comfort in his home and he is very hospitable. Loyal and generous to his family and friends, he is very helpful and likes to enjoy in all pleasures of life.

The intellect of the Taurus-born has its own strong, often traditional principles, and the person puts his ideas into practice. He may sometimes be stubborn, prejudiced and unreasonable or overly ambitious. He may overuse his authority over others, which can manifest as pride or a fixed attitude difficult to change.

Spiritually, Taurus people are devotional, traditional and like rituals.