Mars 267the pairs which imprison man within the array of pairs of
opposites.
Meditating upon the six-faced God and invoking
him with the six-syllabled sound potency will enable the
disciple transcend these aspects of the opposites and gain
mastery over the six divine qualities. These six qualities
which act as the six modes of self-expression, through the
six chakra-s, will rearrange the zodiacal effects into six pairs
of signs. Each of the opposite signs will merge into the
other and also supplement the other. The six syllabled
sound potency (Mantram) is “S’A-RA-VA-N.A-BHA-VA”.
This is one of the most powerful mantrams of the ancient
sages. Agastya, an adept of this mantram, is said to have
directed many of his disciples through its vibration. The
reader should remember that this great sage came from
the northern regions to the south to subdue the Vindhya-s
in between.
This bears a special significance, when we remember
that the sign of Agastya which is Aquarius is linked up
with Aries (the orthodox sign of Mars) with a sextile aspect
and his mission lies in raising the sign to a rulership of
Uranus, Lord of Aquarius. Also remember that the sign
Aquarius and the Guru-s belonging to that sign are
connected with the sacred mission of producing advanced
humanity with the aid of Leo. Note that the above mantram
is composed of the sounds governed by Gemini (trine of
Aquarius), Taurus (trine of Virgo), Libra (trine of
Aquarius), Leo (opposite of Aquarius) and Aries which
links them all. There is a sacred glyph to meditate upon
this Kuma-ra. It is the three-dimensional cross which has
six arms emanating from a point, mutually at right angles.
This is called the great weapon Shan.mukha. Its full
significance will be given in the volume on ‘RITUALS’. The