Guest guest Posted January 28, 1997 Report Share Posted January 28, 1997 Dear Prapatti Group Members: Continuing on the discussion and the interesting information brought out by Smt. Vasudha Narayanan on Sri Vaishnava Women, Rg. Veda mentions as many as 27 rsikas (women rishis). Some of them such as Aditi, Indrani, Sraddha, Medha , Ghosha, Godha.. may be familiar to some of you. These women were also known as Brhmavadinis. It is said that they were eligible for upanayana, vedadhyayana and Agni-Upasana. Some of them were Rishi-Patnis also. They had equal rights with their men in the performance of Yagnas. The Vedas say that one must consider the wife as the half of oneself. (Ardho va esha athmano yathpathni). The vedas also say that there is no Yagna without a wife. (Ayajno va esa ya apathneekaha). Therefore, it is not difficult to see why the rishis led the householder's life - which was essential for the performance of Yagas etc., for loka kalyana. Seetha Piratti in her conversation with Ravana mentions the name of several rishi couples (Vasishta-Arundhathi..) who are regarded with veneration even today. I would like to end this with an interesting anecdote. When Bernard Shaw was asked: Who is superior-a Man or a Woman. His answer was: Which Man and Which Woman. Vijayaraghavan Srinivasan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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