From the Sacred India Tarot, the Five of Arrows (Swords); from the Land Sky Oracle, Asteya:
Relationships based on obligation lack dignity.
―Wayne Dyer
King Santanu ruled his kingdom with wisdom and virtue, but he longed for a wife (his son's mother was the river goddess Ganga). He found a maiden he longed to marry, but her father denied permission unless her son would be the next heir to the throne. Because his son Devavrata was the rightful heir, he declined. But kindhearted Devarata saw his father's grief and vowed to remain celibate and not take the throne, allowing the marriage. Sometimes disagreements can take on a manipulative and shrewd quality in an effort to get what one wants. Asteya (literally non-stealing) is an ethical restraint that says we should not take what is not freely given. Santanu did not break this vow because his son willingly gave up the throne. The father of the maiden, on the other hand, was a wily thief.
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