Explanation for selection of Mars as the lord of Aries and Scorpio

Aries is the first sign of the Zodiac where the life-cycle starts. An individual soul requires energy and water for assuming a physical body according to its deeds in previous births. Life when expressed from the latent stage of the soul remains in Tamas form which tends to spread itself in different ways out of the seed. The best expression for this is fire in number of flames which spreads itself very quickly in different directions. As such, the life-cycle is assumed to start in Aries. In the planetary kingdom of our solar system, Mars is the significator of energy, activity, fire etc. According to Hindu Mythology, the deity Kartika is described as the military commander and is the ruler of the planet Mars. Therefore, in Mars there is full expression of energy, activity, the strong desire to express itself and ego in its highest form. The sole motive of Mars is that it is only itself which will exist in the world and this is also the desire of the individual soul at the start of a life-cycle which is the primary target of the individual soul. Therefore, the reason of selecting Mars as the lord of the sign Aries is quite justified.

The eighth sign of the Zodiac is Scorpio – fixed, watery sign of Rajas nature. Eighth sign signifies longevity cum death which being the most mysterious matter in the world signifies all mysterious affairs, secrecy etc. The sign Scorpio stands second counted from Libra, the seventh sign in the Zodiac. Being the seventh sign in the Zodiac, Libra signifies lust, physical pleasures, destruction of body and the surroundings in general. Libra is the cardinal, airy sign of Tamas nature in the Zodiac. As the result of excessive lust, the physical body finds detriment and ultimately is sublimed in the air but the inherent soul with its accumulated results of past deeds remains stored in the eighth sign Scorpio which, therefore, signifies the stored wealth of the individual after death. This stored results of deeds is subsequently best expressed in the sign Leo, the tenth sign counted from Scorpio which being the fifth sign of the Zodiac signifies the ultimate expression of the individual soul and in the material level in the form of offspring according to genetic characteristics.

Scorpio being the fixed, watery sign of Rajas nature expresses the silent activity of Mars in the mental plane and being the eighth sign of the Zodiac, signifies the lower part of human body viz. the rectum, the genetic organ etc. Scorpio also signifies the Muladhar Chakra in Ayurveda and Hindu Philosophy where the energy of the soul remains latent in a spiral form. When it is aroused by proper nurture viz. Tapasya, it becomes the source of infinite energy of which the significator is also Mars in Astrology and as such the lordship of Scorpio is attributed to Mars. The difference between the activities of Mars in Aries and Scorpio is that in Aries, it is like flaming fire employed in creativity and defence while in Scorpio, it acts in hidden form in the plane of consciousness wherefrom it helps for the protection of the entire creation. For comparison, it may be said that Mars as the lord of Aries acts like police or military force while as the lord of Scorpio it acts in the detective function of the same department.

Even after the destruction of the physical body, the soul energy of the native is not destroyed and according to its deeds in the previous births, it remains as if suspended in its own plane and in due time availing of suitable scope, the soul assumes a physical body as rebirth either in following incarnation and in the same life the soul takes a rebirth as the offspring.