Guest guest Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 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. A woman is not prohibited from beating a drum or a dog. So by logic a wife can also beat her husband if he is a sudra. Kalau sudra sambhava - ouch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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