Verse 2.3

जीवोऽङ्गिराः सुर गुरुर्वचसां पतीज्यः शुक्रो भृगुर्भृगुसुतः सितास्फुजिच्च । राहुस्तमोऽगुरसुरश्च शिखीति केतुः पर्यायम्अन्यम्उपलभ्य वदेच्च लोकात्

同时，经文也指出了交点罗睺与计都的独特性质。罗睺被描述为“黑暗”与“阿修罗”，象征着无明、执念以及背离神圣秩序的倾向，它是物质欲望的阴影面。相比之下，计都被称为“孔雀”，这一意象既暗示了其绚丽多彩却可能虚幻的本质，也隐喻了通过洞察幻象而获得的解脱智慧。Varahamihira 在此教导我们，要深入理解星盘，必须超越单纯的数学计算，去领悟这些行星背后所承载的古老叙事与哲学内涵，因为名称即本质，知悉其别名便是知悉其深层的运作机制。…

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