Acharya Prashant responds to a question about learning 'sacred sex' from figures like Shiva-Parvati and Radha-Krishna. He begins by humorously noting that it's good the question was asked online, as it could be harmful to one's health if asked in person. He questions why, out of all the things one could learn from these divine figures, the questioner is focused on 'sacred sex.' He asserts that such concepts are the 'dirty creation of someone's dirty mind' and that books promoting these ideas exist only because people are eager to read them. This, he explains, is why he often receives comments on his videos about love where people justify their lust by citing Radha and Krishna. Acharya Prashant clarifies that he has no objection to sex itself, calling it a natural act that one can engage in as much as they want. His strong objection is to associating 'sacredness' with sex and dragging divine figures into it. He explains that figures like Shiva, Parvati, Radha, and Krishna are not literal human beings but profound symbols. Shiva represents the Atman (the Self), while Parvati represents Prakriti (Nature) or Shakti (Energy). Their relationship is symbolic of the dance of the manifest world around the unmanifest center, not a story of a physical man and woman. He directs the questioner to authentic scriptures for true understanding: the Bhagavad Gita to know Krishna, and texts like the Shiva Sutras, Ribhu Gita, or Avadhuta Gita to know Shiva. He emphasizes that these core scriptures do not mention 'sacred sex.' He warns against the great crime of taking what is formless and metaphysical and reducing it to literal, human stories, which leads to childish and absurd interpretations. The Puranic stories, he states, are symbolic and point to a higher, metaphysical truth, not a literal, physical reality. He concludes by dismissing the authority of any guru who promotes such ideas, stating that if they have said such things, they have lied, as the only standard is Truth, not the fame of the speaker.
