Who cut Rahu head?

A demon named Svarbhanu, sat amidst gods and consumed the elixir out of turn. Enraged, Lord Vishnu, cut his head off but Svarbhanu couldn’t die as he had gained immortality. 2.

Is Rahu head or body?

Rahu is the severed head and Ketu is the body without a head. In visual descriptions of the navagraha, Rahu is typically depicted as a figure with a human head and a serpent body. Ketu is depicted as a serpent head with a human body. 3.

What was the original name of the demon whose head is known as Rahu and the bottom part as Ketu after Lord Vishnu had beheaded him?

Svarbhānu or Swarbhanu (Sanskrit: स्वरभानु, lit. ‘Splendour of Radiance’) is a Hindu Asura traditionally held responsible for solar eclipses in Vedic mythology. The name is also used as an attribute of the demon Rahu and Ketu in Puranic mythology, who are also connected to Solar Eclipse and Lunar Eclipse.

What is the significance of Rahu and Ketu in Hinduism?

Since the demon was immortal, his head and body became separate entities. Later, his head became “Rahu” and the body became “Ketu”. These two shadow planets are the enemies of the Sun and the Moon according to Vedic astrology.

What happened to Rahu’s head before his body?

However, even though his head and body became separated, they still remained immortal as the separate entity because before his head was served, he managed to drink a drop of the nectar from the Amrit. The Head is known as Rahu and the headless body is the Ketu.

Why do Rahu and Ketu constantly chase the Sun and Moon?

Since then Rahu and Ketu constantly chase the Sun and the Moon for revenge as they are the cause of separating the head and body of the Asura Rahu.

What is Ketu or dragon’s tail (Rahu)?

When Moon transits towards South and crosses the Sun’s path – the incision point is called Ketu or Dragon’s Tail. This point is at 180 degree distance from the previously mentioned incision point (Rahu). Plenty of information about Rahu is available in Brahma Purana, Maha Bhagavata, Mahabharata, Matsya Puran, Vishnu Puran and Rigved.