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Two wheels
The cart must have two wheels for it to move. A
cart could neither stand nor move on just one
wheel.
Therefore in a home the husband is one wheel and the
wife is the other. In this manner one could easily
establish the position held by a wife.
Two wings
Just as a bird flies to great heights with the support
of both its wings, the household bird with both its wings,
representing the husband and wife, could fly to great
heights and reach heaven.
Confluence of two streams
At the altar of the wedding ceremony the bride-
groom uttered words which meant that just as the waters
of two separate streams come together and mix, their
two hearts had met and attained oneness. Just as the
wItsrs of the two streams havin_g come togetnd
not b s e se arated tre two h-Uvi uals belon ing to
di altrimilb .mes em: united b3 t e .on. o matri-
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could not art m each otger. Similarly there
is a merging o earts etween the members of the two
families:
if
grcanwrfq 91
samapo hridayani nau
(10/85/47).
Water and milk
1When water is mixed
with milk it becomes part of
the
.,./ milk and it is sold as milk.
A bride in similar
manner surrenders her individuality to her husband
and increases her own prestige and status.
Word and its meaning
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The
great poet Kalidas gave a very interesting
description of the oneness of man and wife. For
example, as a noun and its meaning could not be