Two of Swords

Two of Swords

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The Upright Readings

indecision, trouble, balanced, Difficult decisions, weighing up options, an impasse, avoidance

This card associated with the Chhathi Mata, (explained ahead) will lead you to indecision like King Priyavrata. You may have to face domestic problems. You have to take tough decisions for a balanced life. Know all the options. You may have to face deadlock in your personal life. People's procrastination avoidance may have to be faced in every single work.

The Reverse Readings

unscrupulous, release, Indecision, confusion, information overload, stalemate

Be aware! You are soon going to be surrounded by dishonest people. If someone is in jail, he will be released, which may make you restless. Sometimes you will reach a state of indecision. Right now you are going through a state of confusion. Information is overloaded and it is increasing. Deadlocks will come repeatedly, but you have to keep moving ahead.

Two of the swords

European Tarot card study points:

A lady in her white peignoir is sitting on the bank of the river with a blindfold. She is holding two swords with cross hands. The second-night moon is in reverse position.

Ancient Indian Tarot card study points:

A mature lady with a blindfold holding some rituals by raising swords in both hands. She is in her red sari. She is sitting on the tiger skin. She has lighted up the fire (Yagnya) in a cave, near the Jamuna River. The second-night inverse moon is shining bright in the sky. The river is calm and quiet.

She is Chamunda Joganiya Mata, among 64 Jogini mata. Chamunda is avatar of Maa Kali. She was a devotee of Chhat Mata. She is performing some rituals to get the blessings of Chhat Mata.

King Priyavrat and his wife Sairandhri were unhappy as they were unable to be blessed to be parents.

The King called Maharshi Kashyap to perform Putra Kameshti Yagya. Due to the rituals, the queen was pregnant, but unfortunately, she delivered a dead child.

The king decided to commit suicide by draining himself in the river. At that time a beautiful Goddesses, crop-out-fourth. She was the Goddesses Shashti (Chhat). She asked the king to worship her and donate grains to the poor. The King and queen obeyed Shasti (Chhat) Mata and they got blessed, a boy child. From that day Chhat puja is followed in north India.

Draupadi from Mahabharata was also a devotee of Chhat Mata.

(Detail story of 64 Jogini Mata, Chhat Mata )

Celebrated in Uttar Pradesh and especially in Bihar, this festival is a very important festival that is celebrated with pomp all over the country. Chhat is not only a festival but a great festival which lasts for four days. This festival is offering Arghya, water, to the rising Lord Sun. It has a historical significance of its own.

Many historical stories are prevalent behind how the Chhat festival started. The story behind Chhat Puja in Purana is about King Priyavrat. King Priyavrat was childless, then Maharishi Kashyap performed a Putra Kameshti Yagya for the attainment of a son, and gave a kheer, sweet, to Priyavrat 's wife Sairandhri. Due to the rituals, the queen was pregnant, but unfortunately, she delivered a dead child.

Priyavrat went to the crematorium of his son decided to suicide in Jamuna River. At that time, Goddess Shashti (Chhat) appeared and told the king to worship her. The King told I never heard about the name Shashti (Chhat) She told that because she was born from the sixth part of the universe, she is named Shashti (Chhat). She asked the king to worship and inspire others to worship.

King Priyavrat kept fast for Goddess Shashti (Chhat). Goddesses blessed him with a son. This worship ritual appears on Kartik Shukla Shashthi from then onwards.

In Ramayana, when Rama-Sita returned to Ayodhya after 14 years of exile, they decided to perform the Rajasurya Yagya to get rid of the sin of killing Ravana. Mugdal Rishi was invited for it.

Sage Mugdal sanctified Mother Sita by sprinkling Ganga water and ordered to worship the Sun God on the sixth day of Shukla Paksha of Kartik month. Sitaji worshiped Lord Sun for six days in the ashram of Mugdal Rishi.

In Mahabharata, when the Pandavas lost their entire kingdom in gambling, Draupadi kept the Chhat fast. By this fast, the Pandavas won the war. The Sun and Chhathi Mayya are brother and sister. Therefore, the Sun and Chhathi Mayya are worshipped together.