Seeking Answers

The best way to learn is to ask questions. The second best is to listen to what others are asking. The magic is in the listening.

Why does Lord Ganesha Have an Elephant Head?
Ramayana, Basic Concepts Arpan Gupta Ramayana, Basic Concepts Arpan Gupta

Why does Lord Ganesha Have an Elephant Head?

A clear symbolic reading of Ganesha’s form: subtle eyes (seeing the good), big ears (deep listening), trunk (handling the tiniest and largest tasks), one broken tusk (one clear goal), big belly (capacity to absorb and keep confidences), the mouse (quietly picking up essentials and using reasoning for protection), and four hands — axe, rope, blessing, and modaka — showing how discernment cuts vices, holds virtues, wishes well, and brings joy.

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Ardhanarishvara - The Union of Puruṣa and Prakṛti
Ramayana Arpan Gupta Ramayana Arpan Gupta

Ardhanarishvara - The Union of Puruṣa and Prakṛti

A listener asks how puruṣa can be called supreme when the concept of Ardhanarishvara itself shows equality between man and woman, consciousness and nature. The answer explains that both puruṣa (soul) and prakṛti (nature) are equally essential — neither can function without the other. The mistaken idea of male dominance arises from deep-rooted impressions over many births, but the fire of knowledge can dissolve them completely.

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Was Sita Really Born from the Earth?
Ramayana Arpan Gupta Ramayana Arpan Gupta

Was Sita Really Born from the Earth?

A listener asks whether it’s possible for Sita to be born from the ground, as described in the Ramayana. The answer reveals the spiritual meaning: King Janaka’s “plowing” symbolizes running the plow of knowledge over the field of the mind. When impurities are removed, inner purity arises — that purity itself is called Sita. The story is not about a girl emerging from soil, but about the birth of pure thought within consciousness.

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Why Does the Bride’s Family Seem “Lower”?
Ramayana Arpan Gupta Ramayana Arpan Gupta

Why Does the Bride’s Family Seem “Lower”?

A listener asks why scriptures say that even if the groom’s family is of lower lineage, the bride’s side still faces humiliation — was such inequality present even in the ancient Treta Yuga? The answer explains that this is not a reflection of ancient dharma but the result of misinterpreting symbolic language: once “woman” was taken to mean female instead of prakriti, and “man” as male instead of soul, social imbalances arose — a misunderstanding whose effects still persist today.

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“Husband and Wife” in Scriptures
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“Husband and Wife” in Scriptures

A listener asks whether scriptures command a wife to serve even an immoral husband. The answer clarifies the symbolic language of the Puranas: “man/husband” signifies the soul (puruṣa) and “woman/wife” signifies prakriti (body–mind–senses). The teaching is that prakriti should follow the soul’s direction — not a gender rule — illustrated with episodes like Nishadraj Guh and Bharadwaj Muni.

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