Shukra (Sanskrit: Śukra) is a Sanskrit word that means "lucid, clear, bright". It also has other meanings, such as the name of an ancient sage who counseled Asuras in Vedic mythology. In medieval mythology and Hindu astrology, the term refers to the planet Venus, one of the Navagrahas. Shukra is also the name of the seventh dhatu (tissue layer) in Ayurveda that corresponds to sexual energy.urasVenusNavagrahas dhatuIn one mythology, Shukra is the name of a son of Bhrigu, of the third Manu, one of the saptarishis. He was the guru of Daityas / Asuras, and is also referred to as Shukracharya or Asuracharya in various Hindu texts. Daitya Guru Shukracharya taught the ritual and rites to powerful Datyas/Asurs/Rakshas of the time how to appease Bhrahma and Shiva to defeat Indra]. As per some stories he was angry with Indra and therefore wanted to humble him by constant defeat he suffered at hands of his step brother line of Asurs as Indra is the king of Surs. Later he ended his differences and since then the wars between Sur and Asur lines ceased. Among his most respected diciples is Danavraj Baali and Ravan the founder of Rakshas culture. Shukracharya named the Velleeswarar Temple, Mangadu after the blessings of the Trimurti, to mark the end of a long period of blindness. In another account found in the Mahabharata, Shukra divided himself into two, one half becoming the knowledge source for the Devas (gods) and the other half being the knowledge source of the Asuras (demons). Shukra in the Puranic mythology is famed as one with the knowledge that raises the dead back to life, something that helps the violent evil return back to life even after the gods and the forces of good destroy them; this knowledge is sought by the gods and is ultimately gained by them.