According to Tantrik physiology, the dead are reborn when the white seed of man successfully merges with the red seed of woman. Split semen holds the possibility of a new life. Split menstrual fluid indicates failure to create that life. Seed, white or red, is thus the most potent substance in nature.
White, the colour of male reproductive fluid, represents Purusha; red the colour of female reproductive fuid, represents Prakriti. The earth is red before the rains. After the rains, the earth is green. Red thus represents the virginal Prakriti who holds the promise of creating new life. Green represents the maternal Prakriti who has realized that promise and created new life. Men women such as monks and widows, who seek Purusha and withdraw from worldly life prefer wearing white clothes. Men and women who seek to celebrate the union of Purusha na Prakriti and enjoy worldly life prefer coloured clothes: red for brides, green for mothers.
Dhumavati
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A Handbook of Hindu Mythology
Dr Devdutt Pattanaik
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