Guest guest Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 > Prabhupada sometimes quoted the poet Tulasi dasa about four things that > can be beaten. One can beat a drum, or a dog, or a woman, or a sudra. One > time when Prabhupada mentioned this, he laughed and turned to his disciple > Nara-Narayana. "Nara-Narayana understands this principle very well," said > Prabhupada, and the other devotees also laughed. But then Prabhupada > turned seriously to Nara-Narayana and said, "But don't do it. These are > not ordinary women. These are devotees." > > >>> Ref. VedaBase => SPN 3-24: Srila Prabhupada Said: on Women > > > I am not trying to start a controversial discussion, but I would like to > know how to answer the following question. Why would it be OK to beat > (ordinary) women? For the same reason it would be OK to beat (ordinary) sudras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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