The symbolism of this story tells us of the jealous God.

• Indra has its origin in the word Andar or Antar, which means inner, the innermost spirit, which man idealizes as God the Almighty.
• The Peris are the souls that He created out of His own Being, whose dance in His praise, in His knowledge, in His presence, is the only thing He wants of them.
• The black Deva is the symbol of darkness, which in Sanskrit is called Tamas, under which the soul has built for itself house of earthly elements, the physical body. God has created the world out of darkness.
• Sabz means green, which is symbolical of water, the first element that formed substance, matter in other words.
• Sabzpari means a soul drawn to the material body.
• When the soul involves itself in the earthly body, which Gulfam signifies, then the soul involved in the body becomes absorbed in earthly experiences, its love on earth, its joy on earth, and its comfort on earth.