spider creates a web from its own body, sits in that web and later withdraws it into its body. Similarly the Lord creates the world from Himself, maintains it and absorbs it into Himself!).

The Lord grants his wish saying, “Three days from today, Swayambhoo Manu and his wife Shatharoopa will approach you to propose for their most beautiful daughter Devahoothi. You will marry her and will be blessed with nine daughters. And, I will be born as your tenth child”.

On the third day, the expected guests visited Karddama’s beautiful and serene Ashram near the lake “Bindu Sarassu” on the banks of River Saraswathi.

Note – According to Indian culture, the role of a wife is sacred; without her, the life of a Grihasthashrami is incomplete. So, we call her “Sahadharmini”, who will be a part of both worldly and spiritual life of the husband. They complement each other and support to uplift each other’s mind while focusing their minds on the Lord. You can lean on strong shoulders only, and this mental strength comes from the devotion to the Lord only. The message of this story is that the Lord’s grace alone can gift such a life partner! So, anyone seeking a life partner must qualify himself/herself with mental purity through a prayerful mind first. This is the foundation of a happy married life – a