164 Spiritual Astrology
has five brothers who are the sons of light (Pa-ndu). The
man of the mental plane is called the middle man or the
third of the brothers. In the allegory of Maha-bha-ratha, he
is called Nara (the man in man), the disciple of Na-ra-yana
(God in man). The descent of man into these nine signs
upto Sagittarius on the planetary path and the ascent of
man on the path of the equinox comprise the whole
allegory of Maha-bha-ratha in 18 books. Then, the message
of the Lord is given to his disciple through a book of 18
chapters. Also, the war of Kurukshe-tra is fought between
the 100 sons of the blind king and the five sons of light.
The duration of the war is 18 days. 18 squadrons took
part in it. But in the end, “only 10 persons survived” in
the language of the blind king. This is the mission of the
Great Lord coming down as the Saviour according to Maha--
bha-ratha.
A student of the spiritual path at first has to locate
his target only as a reflection on the lower plane. Fixing
his gaze at the reflection of the ever-moving target, he
should hit at the target which is above. This should be
done with his five arrows, the five senses withdrawn into
the five-pointed star at his heart. Then the spiritual
marriage is performed. The five brothers in him marry
the one virgin, who is born out of the Light of the
Sacrifice.* Now the man with the bow and the arrows is
located in Sagittarius. The target is located in the sign
Pisces. It is called the mechanism of the fish. Remember
that this target is in the would-be higher-bridge between
the Pineal gland and Pituitary body. Its reflection is under
his feet or in the lower planes of man.
*Maha-bha-ratha.