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Mohini is the female form of Vishnu. Reality that you can experience through your senses is called material reality and it is represented by females. On the other hand, there is a type of reality that you cannot experience through your senses. This is called spiritual reality and it is represented by males. These two realities are interdependent of each other. Without one, you cannot have the other. This dependent nature of the two realities is expressed as a human couple in Hindu mythology. This mythology focuses a lot on the couple: the man and the woman. There are many physiological differences between a man and a woman that led to them be associated with the reality that they are now. Men create life outside of their body while women create life inside of theirs. Vishnu's sacred mark is known as the vertical namam. It includes both realities.
Material Reality: Red because it is the color of blood which sustains life
Spiritual Reality: White because it is the color of bones which keeps us upright.
Spiritual growth is one's ability to have material things while being able to overcome while still being able to enjoy them without greed. A goddess called is created because Brahma yearns for comfort. Maya constantly changes herself. That is why she is often seen as a delusion.
Culture: the world imagined and contructed by man with maya is known as Brahmanda.
Bibliography
Pattanaik, Devdutt. Seven Secrets of Vishnu. Link to videos online.
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