Acharya Prashant addresses the question of the true meaning of Raksha Bandhan, acknowledging that the common understanding is that a weak sister seeks protection from her brother. He calls this a sweet but incomplete interpretation. Using the analogy of food, he explains that while sweetness is good, nutrition is essential. Similarly, the festival's sweetness is nice, but its spiritual nourishment is what truly matters. The speaker then delves into the question of 'whose protection' is being sought. He explains that in life, there is a constant conflict between dualities like truth and falsehood, honesty and dishonesty, love and violence, and knowledge and ignorance. In this struggle, truth, love, and knowledge are often defeated. Therefore, Raksha Bandhan is about protecting that which is worthy of protection but is constantly losing—the Truth. It is about saving what should be saved but is often destroyed. He points out that while our ideal is 'Satyamev Jayate' (Truth alone triumphs), the reality often appears to be 'Asatyamev Jayate' (Falsehood alone triumphs), so much so that even Shri Krishna had to incarnate to ensure truth's victory. Regarding the 'bandhan' or bond, Acharya Prashant clarifies that while Vedanta teaches cutting worldly bonds, the bond of Raksha Bandhan is of a different dimension. It signifies 'nishtha' or devotion. We are already born with numerous bonds—to the body, beliefs, conditioning, and superstitions. The festival encourages us to form one supreme bond with the Absolute Truth. This single, sacred bond, like a bond with the sky, has the power to sever all other earthly, restrictive bonds. It is a bond of devotion and surrender, similar to how Arjun's bond with Shri Krishna freed him from all other attachments. Finally, he discusses who is capable of offering protection. To protect others, one must first be capable of helping oneself. A person who is internally weak is often externally violent. True strength comes from being internally complete and nourished, which leads to external calmness, gentleness, and forgiveness. Raksha Bandhan, therefore, is a reminder to first cultivate the inner strength and eligibility to help and protect. This involves a deep inquiry to understand what is truly worth protecting and then dedicating oneself to its protection with one's entire being.