Mahabharata and its Spiritual Symbolism
The ‘Mahabharata’ has a deep underlying symbolism. Imagine Draupadi as the human body, The Pandavas, the five senses, are wedded to it. Their first cousins,
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The ‘Mahabharata’ has a deep underlying symbolism. Imagine Draupadi as the human body, The Pandavas, the five senses, are wedded to it. Their first cousins,
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