The speaker discusses the process of cloning in this context. In its origin, there is a possibility of an old person becoming young (by a process of Kayakalp) thereby extending life.
The speaker explains how this truth got distorted over a period of time by the human consciousness. Speaker also explains how subtle truth in religions got distorted with time.
Man should unite within himself before he can think of human unity. As an illustration of the principle of Ekattva, the speaker narrates the story of Shikhidhwaja and Chudala, and also the story of Yajnavalkya.
The second Canto of Book Five starts by introducing us to the personality of Satyavan, a jewel among men. He is a being of rare make, beautiful within and without, endowed with richness of inner life and qualities that are not easily found.
Why is there grief and suffering on earth? Is it Karma or Divine Grace (Pragya) or both? Is law of Karma a crude mechanism of sin and virtue or is it a means for progress and evolution? Does one suffer due to ignorance? Should one accept a particular situation or try to change it? Speaker answers these questions in detail.