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.

“Husband and Wife” in Scriptures
Ramayana Arpan Gupta Ramayana Arpan Gupta

“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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Inner Meaning of Savitri–Satyavan
Festivals Arpan Gupta Festivals Arpan Gupta

Inner Meaning of Savitri–Satyavan

An interpretation of the Savitri–Satyavan tale as a precise symbolic teaching: Aśvapati as the mind, Savitri as the mind’s sāttvic power, Satyavan as the truth-Self, Yama as the law of karma, and the banyan-thread ritual as a reminder to keep attachments light while restoring Self-remembrance.

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