Knight of Wands

Knight of Wands

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The Upright Readings

generous, journey, impetuous, Energy, passion, inspired action, adventure, impulsiveness

This card tells about Lord Vishnu's commander Vishwakasena. You are as generous as he is. Help everyone. You can travel, so do not postpone traveling. You have to go on a journey with your family. Your sizzling aura energy seems to be something divine. Passion for work is good. Driven action and adventure, with impulse you will be able to complete it. This is the order of Lord Vishnu, blessings.

The Reverse Readings

suspicion, jealousy, narrow-mindedness, Passion project, haste, scattered energy, delays, frustration

When God Himself is with you, then stop doubting yourself now. There is no dearth of people, who envy you. To give up narcissism is to indulge yourself in a passion project. Do not try to finish anything in a hurry. The scattered energy will create a hindrance in many of your work. There may be a delay in some work. There will be disappointment in some work in the beginning but it goes on. It is not necessary to win every day. When you make your move, others will get defeated.

Knight of The Wand

European Tarot card study points:

A Knight with yellow and black flowers armor is riding a brown horse holding a wand in his right hand. Three pyramids, like Egyptian pyramids, are in the background.

Ancient Indian Tarot card study points:

A Knight in his red clothes is enjoying grey galloping horse riding in the pleasant morning. The ground is green. A lake is nearby. An Eagle is flying in the sky.

He is Vishvaksena, commander-in-chief of the army of Lord Vishnu. He is the gate-keeper "chamberlain" of Vishnu's abode Vaikuntha.

Vishvaksena is worshipped before any ritual or function in Sri Vaishnavism sects. He occupies an important place in Vaikhanasa and Pancharatra temple traditions, where often temple festivals begin with his worship and procession.

(Details about Vishvaksena.)

The Kurma Purana describes Vishvaksena as born out of a portion of Vishnu, carrying a conch, shankha, Sudarshana chakra, discus and gada, mace, and wearing yellow clothes like his master. The Kalika Purana describes him as an attendant of Vishnu, who has four arms and is red and brown in complexion. He seats on a white lotus have a long beard and wear matted hair. He carries a lotus, gada, Shanka, and chakra in his hands.

The Lakshmi Tantra mentions Vishvaksena as four-armed and holding a shankha and a lotus. In another instance, he carries a sword and a club, wears yellow clothes, and has tawny eyes, beard and eyebrows, and four teeth. In a hymn, the remark is that Vishvaksena carries all attributes of Vishnu, including the srivatsa mark and his weapons. Vishvaksena icon of the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple has four hands and carries a conch, shankha, Sudarshana chakra (discus) in his upper hands and his lower hands are on the thigh, Gada hasta, and in Avgana hasta.

Vishvaksena does not appear in Vedas or the Dharma Shastra texts, but his worship is mentioned in Pancharatra and other Agama texts. Vishvaksena symbolizes the sacred Agama scriptures.

The twelve Alvar saints of the Sri Vaishnavism sect are considered as manifestations of Vishnu in some form, and the Alvar saint Nammalvar is considered as an avatar of Vishvaksena. The poet Bhattar in his Srirangaraja Stava has verses praising various acharyas, teachers. Vishvaksena also has a taniyan dedicated to him in the latter part of the work, incorporating him in the list of the traditional Sri Vaishnava guru parampara.