Two of Cups

Two of Cups

हिंदी के लिए कृपया यहाँ क्लिक करें
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The Upright Readings

romance, friendship, cooperation, Unified love, partnership, mutual attraction

This card is about the love story of King Dushyanta and Shakuntala. This is a symbol of romance, friendship, cooperation, unified love. This card is a perfect example of partnership, mutual attraction.

The Reverse Readings

violent passion, misunderstanding, Self-love, break-ups,

Violent passion takes over you when people do not understand you properly. Like King Dushyant and Shakuntala, you too can become a victim of misunderstanding. You may be upset because of self-love, but sometimes it becomes your strength. There is a chance of breaking up. Break-up means a stressful situation does not come only between two lovers but in any relationship. You have neither animosity nor any enmity with anyone. You have trusted everyone, but people distrust you, for unknown reasons.

Two of The Cups

European Tarot card study points:

A couple might be prince and princes, as they crowned Apollo 'olive leaves'.



The princess is in her white wedding-type gown. The prince is wearing a yellow dress with black flowers on it. They are meeting on the ground with the hilly background.

Both are toasting cups. The prince is trying to touch the princes by his right hand. He is holding the cup with his left hand. The princess is holding the cup with both hands.


In between Cups, a mysterious sign can be noticed. It has two serpents and a straight bar is holding a lion face with spread wings. This mysterious sign is taken as Caduceus, which is a symbol of Kundalini Shakti. (Explained in the second part of the book.)

Ancient Indian Tarot card study points:

The great Sanskrit poet Kalidas has immortalized the story of Dushyanta's encounter, marriage, separation, and reunion with his queen, Shakuntala, in the Mahabharata era.

Dushyant meets Shakuntala, who is a daughter of Vishvamitra and Menaka, while on an excursion from his kingdom. He sees Shakuntala in an ashram, hermitage, of Rishi Kanva and starts to love. He and Shakuntala have a Gandharva marriage (a marriage in a temple without any witness.) there. After some time, Dushyant leaves for his kingdom, gives Shakuntala a royal ring as a sign of love. Promise her to return.

Dushyant became too absorbed for many years in state affairs. Shakuntala waits and despairs. One day, sage Durvasa visits the hermitage, but Shakuntala, was thinking about her love, i.e. Dushyant, forgets to serve him food. Angry Durvasa cursed her, that the person she is thinking about will forget her. Shakuntala begged to forgive and the sage assured her that the person will remember her again when she shows proof of their acquaintance.

A shocked Shakuntala sets off to the capital, to meet Dushyant. While crossing the river Shakuntala was playing with the water waves. She was wearing the ring. A fish swallowed the glittering ring. Then it vanished in deep water. Shakuntala was not aware that her ring is missing. Shakuntala was with no formidable proof.

Dushyanta was unable to recognize Shakuntala. Shakuntala returns and gives birth to a child.

After a few months, an angler catches the fish and found the royal ring in it. The angler offers the ring to the king. The king remembers Shakuntala and her love. Then king finds his wife and her son, Bharat.