Queen of Swords

Queen of Swords

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The Upright Readings

skillful, brave, clever, rush, Independent, unbiased judgment, clear boundaries, direct communication

This card depicting the queen of Manipur 'Chitrangada' shows how skilled, brave and clever you are. Chitrangada' was such an excellent administrator that her temples were barricaded. You are also an efficient administrator, whether it is home, family, business job, or society. You always want to be quick, independent to handle any work. Fair judgment, clear boundaries, direct communication are all your strengths. You are always energetic and excited to do new things.

The Reverse Readings

sly, keen, deceitful, Overly-emotional, easily influenced, bitchy, cold-hearted

You always have to face cunning, curious, deceitful people who pretend to be emotional. They do not know that you are not one to be easily influenced. You have the power to deal with crooked and cold-hearted people.

European Tarot card study points:

A queen is in her white dress with a crown on her head. I am sorry to say but Greek artists fail to show the exact body structure of males and females. If there is no caption as 'queen' no one can identify it, as female. If anyone gives a caption as 'king' anyone will believe it as a king. This is not the case with Indian artists. If it is a female image, it will look like a female image.

Anyways, the queen is holding the sword in her right hand; she is giving instructions to someone by raising her left hand. Her chair has beautiful carvings with a baby face. She is sitting under the sun. The sky is cloudy. The bird is flying in the sky. The air is blowing through the trees.

Ancient Indian Tarot card study points:

The Queen has raised her sword in her right hand, but she is not aggressive. She is smiling at someone. She is sitting in her Palace. The palace reflects pinkish feminine choices in design. The Queen is Chitrangada from Manipur, she was the third wife of Arjuna.

Manipura was a kingdom in India during the Mahabharata period. A king named Chitravahana ruled it. He had a daughter, Chitrangada. For multiple generations, the dynasty never attacks neighboring dynasties. Since Chitravahana was the only child, he trained Chitrangada in warfare and rule. Chitrangada was well-versed in warfare and acquired the skills to protect the people of her land.

Arjuna, the Pandava prince met Chitrangada. In Rabindranath Tagore's play Chitra, where Tagore depicts Chitrangada as a warrior dressed in male clothes. Arjuna fell in love with her. Arjuna's wanderings, during his period of exile, also took him to the ancient kingdom of Manipura.

After meeting king Chitravahana, the ruler of Manipura, he beheld his beautiful daughter Chitrangada and fell in love with her. When he approached the king for marriage, the king told him the story of Prabhanjana who was childless and undertook severe austerities to obtain offspring.

Finally, Lord Shiva gave the boon that each successive descendant of his race should have one child. Chitravahana was blessed to have a daughter. This meant that a child, born of her, would be his successor, and no one else. Arjuna readily agreed to this condition. Marrying Chitrangada, he stayed with her for three years. Chitrangada gave birth to a son; Arjuna left her and her father to resume his wanderings. She had a maid called Sujata.

Arjuna returned to Hastinapur. Chitrangada started bringing up her son Babruvahana.

Yudhishthira became the king of Hastinapur after the Mahabharata war. His mind was restless since he always felt bad about killing his kith and kin during the war. On the advice of sages, he conducted Ashvamedha yagna, where a decorated horse would be sent across the kingdom, and wherever it goes unopposed, the king who sent it would acquire the land. Arjuna was tasked to take care of the horse. While the horse moved towards the northeast, a young man opposed Arjuna. Arjuna asked about the young man, he said he was the prince of the land.

A fierce fight started and Arjuna was shocked to see the dexterity with which arrows were pouring at him. One of the arrows finally hit him and before he fell unconscious, he realized that the young man was the son of Chitrangada. Chitrangada came to the spot knowing that Arjuna is sinking.

Ulupi, Arjuna's second wife came to the spot with mrityusanjivani, a medical herb to give life to the dead man. She told Chitrangada and Babruvahana that Arjuna had a curse that his son would kill him. He was relieved of his curse. Arjuna wake up and was happy to see both his wives and sons. Arjuna took Ulupi, Chitrangada, and her son Babruvahana to Hastinapur, where Chitrangada readily became the servant of Gandhari, the aunt of Arjuna. She spent her life in her service to Gandhari.

Upon the onset of the Kali Yuga, the Pandavas along with Draupadi retired and left the throne to their only heir Arjuna's grandson, Parikshit. Giving up all their belongings they made their final journey of pilgrimage to the Himalayas, accompanied by a dog. Chitrangada went back to her kingdom, Manipur