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b'There is an interesting story about how Chandra came to be the Crest Ornament of Lord Shiva. Chandra had 27 wives who were the daughters of Daksha Prajapati. But Chandra was partial to Rohini & Kartikai. Other daughters complained to Daksha Prajapati, who warned Chandra twice. But the behaviour of Chandra did not change. So the third time, Daksha Prajapati cursed him that he will lose his luminosity and sink into oblivion. Chandra sought his forgiveness but Daksha Prajapati was relentless. Chandra started losing his luminosity. He got worried. The world was also getting affected by it. So he went to the refuge of Lord Shiva, told him about his mistake, the curse and sought forgiveness. The Compassionate Lord lifted him, forgave him and also adorned him as a crest ornament. He also told him that he will lose and regain the luminosity every fortnight. Thus Chandra was uplifted by the Lord. As a Jiva we also do many mistakes. We must surrender to the Lord and we must seek His Forgiveness. From the utter gloom to full bloom we rise with HIS Grace.

Why is the Moon only a cresent shape? Poojya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda says that it represents the Yogi\\u2019s mind which is in steady contemplation on the Self. It is not lost in the world or full moon, not in a complete blank or nothingness or New Moon. Man of contemplation is thinking. Mind has not ended. There is thought flow. But one is thinking steadily only about the Self.

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