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ग्रह भेद

Verse 2.34

रक्तोग्रदृष्टिविषवाग्रदेहः सशस्त्रः पतितश्च केतुः । धूम्रद्युतिर्धूमप एव नित्यं व्रणाङ्किताङ्गश्च कृशो नृशम्सः

Keetu is red, fierce in gaze, poisonous in speech and body, armed with weapons, fallen, and always possessing a smoky radiance; he is a smoke-eater, his limbs marked by wounds, emaciated, and cruel. This verse paints the archetypal image…

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