victory for a woman

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TRANSLATION

Cyavana Muni was very irritable, but since Sukanya had gotten him as her

husband, she dealt with him carefully, according to his mood. Knowing his

mind, she performed service to him without being bewildered.

 

PURPORT

This is an indication of the relationship between husband and wife. A great

personality like Cyavana Muni has the temperament of always wanting to be in

a superior position. Such a person cannot submit to anyone. Therefore,

Cyavana Muni had an irritable temperament. His wife, Sukanya, could

understand his attitude, and under the circumstances she treated him

accordingly. If any wife wants to be happy with her husband, she must try to

understand her husband's temperament and please him. This is victory for a

woman. Even in the dealings of Lord Krsna with His different queens, it has

been seen that although the queens were the daughters of great kings, they

placed themselves before Lord Krsna as His maidservants. However great a

woman may be, she must place herself before her husband in this way; that is

to say, she must be ready to carry out her husband's orders and please him

in all circumstances. Then her life will be successful. When the wife

becomes as irritable as the husband, their life at home is sure to be

disturbed or ultimately completely broken. In the modern day, the wife is

never submissive, and therefore home life is broken even by slight

incidents. Either the wife or the husband may take advantage of the divorce

laws. According to the Vedic law, however, there is no such thing as divorce

laws, and a woman must be trained to be submissive to the will of her

husband. Westerners contend that this is a slave mentality for the wife, but

factually it is not; it is the tactic by which a woman can conquer the heart

of her husband, however irritable or cruel he may be. In this case we

clearly see that although Cyavana Muni was not young but indeed old enough

to be Sukanya's grandfather and was also very irritable, Sukanya, the

beautiful young daughter of a king, submitted herself to her old husband and

tried to please him in all respects. Thus she was a faithful and chaste

wife.

 

>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 9.3.10