follow sastra in spiritual and material matters

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Vedic civilization takes advantage of the perfect knowledge presented in the

Vedas and presented by great sages and brahmanas for the benefit of human

society. Vedic injunctions are known as sruti, and the additional

supplementary presentations of these principles, as given by the great

sages, are known as smrti. They follow the principles of Vedic instruction.

Human society should take advantage of the instructions from both sruti and

smrti. If one wants to advance in spiritual life, he must take these

instructions and follow the principles. In Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, Srila

Rupa Gosvami says that if one poses himself as advanced in spiritual life

but does not refer to the srutis and smrtis he is simply a disturbance in

society. One should follow the principles laid down in srutis and smrtis not

only in one's spiritual life but in material life as well. As far as human

society is concerned, it should follow the Manu-smrti as well, for these

laws are given by Manu, the father of mankind.

 

In the Manu-smrti it is stated that a woman should not be given

independence, but should be given protection by her father, husband and

elderly sons. In all circumstances a woman should remain dependent upon some

guardian. Presently women are given full independence like men, but actually

we can see that such independent women are no happier than those women who

are placed under guardians. If people follow the injunctions given by the

great sages, srutis and smrtis, they can actually be happy in both this life

and the next. Unfortunately rascals are manufacturing so many ways and means

to be happy. Everyone is inventing so many methods. Consequently human

society has lost the standard ways of life, both materially and spiritually,

and as a result people are bewildered, and there is no peace or happiness in

the world. Although they are trying to solve the problems of human society

in the United Nations, they are still baffled. Because they do not follow

the liberated instructions of the Vedas, they are unhappy.

 

 

>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 4.18.3