Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Shukra neethi.

Shukracharya was the guru of asuras. He was the son of sage Bhrigu who is regarded as the father of Indian Astrology.

The planet Venus and the day of the week Friday ---shukravaar is named after Shukracharya ,to his honour.

Mahabharata traces his history and also lists his sagacious advises. Though he was the guru of the much hated Asura's he was not lacking in scholarship or wisdom .

The following is from Shukra neethi---regarding secrecy,

One should maintain secrecy of age, wealth, demerits of his home , mantra, union , medicine, charity , respect and disrespect. One should never ever divulge any of these 9 information to any one .


2 comments:

Viper said...

Just curious, did he give the reasons for maintaining secrecy on the nine subjects?

Vidat said...

Hello there Vetri,

Long since you commented.

As far as my knowledge goes, he hasn't given any reasons for maintaining silence on those subjects.
k.c.sujata