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Shukra (Sanskrit: शुक्र, IAST: Śukra) is a Sanskrit word that means "clear" or "bright". It also has other meanings, such as the name of a sage who was the preceptor of the asuras and taught them the Vedas. [ 3 ]
Shukra may refer to: Shukra, an ancient lineage of sages who counselled Asuras in Vedic history; Sukra, alternate spelling of Shukra, the Sanskrit name for Venus;
Lord: Shukra (Venus) Symbol: Yoni, the female organ of reproduction; Deity: Yama, god of death or Dharma; Indian zodiac: 13° 20' - 26°40' Mesha; Western zodiac 7°06' - 20°26' Taurus; 3 Krittika - कृत्तिका an old name of the Pleiades; personified as the nurses of Kārttikeya, a son of Shiva. Pleiades: Lord: Surya (Sun) Symbol ...
Lallanji Gopal disputes the origin of Shukra-Niti to the Vedic period and claims the work was written far later. This is due to the mention of guns, gunpowder, and cannons in the work. Modern historians argue that although some incendiary arrows were used in ancient India, there were no mentions of fire-arms using gunpowder in those texts.
The asuras rushed to the hermitage of Shukra, while being chased by Vishnu and the devas. None of the men were present at the hermitage when asuras arrived; Shukra and his father were at work. Kavyamata sent all the devas into a state of deep sleep. By her meditative power, Kavyamata petrified Indra, the king of the devas, paralysing him. [1]
Shukra, son of Bhṛgu, is considered to be a Daitya-Guru, teacher of the Asuras. Shukra learned the mṛtyu sañjivini vidya from Lord Shiva, with which he could revive the dead and grant them immortality. [29] Additionally, Shukra is also known the planet Venus in astronomical terms. [30]
God When the subject of shukr is God, the concept signifies "requiting and commending [a person]", "forgiving" a person, or "regarding" the person "with content, satisfaction, good will"; and thus, necessarily, "recompensing".
Shastri in a photo published in 1928. The tree at Pachali from which Shastri was hanged in 1941. Statue of Shastri in Lalitpur. Shukra Raj Shastri Joshi(Nepali: शुक्रराज शास्त्री जाेशी) (born Shukra Raj Joshi) (1894–24 January 1941) was a Nepalese social activist from Newar community, an intellectual and fighter for democracy who was executed by the ...