divorce

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(A few of the many quotes from Srila Prabhupada on this subject)

 

The divorce act is encouraging prostitution, and this should be abolished.

 

>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 1.17.38

 

Generally, separation between husband and wife is due to womanly behavior;

divorce takes place due to womanly weakness. The best course for a woman is

to abide by the orders of her husband. That makes family life very peaceful.

Sometimes there may be misunderstandings between husband and wife, as found

even in such an elevated family relationship as that of Sati and Lord Siva,

but a wife should not leave her husband's protection because of such a

misunderstanding. If she does so, it is understood to be due to her womanly

weakness.

 

>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 4.4.3

 

In Vedic civilization the husband and wife were not separated by such

man-made laws as divorce. We should understand the necessity for maintaining

family life in human society and should thus abolish this artificial law

known as divorce. The husband and wife should live in Krsna consciousness

and follow in the footsteps of Laksmi-Narayana or Krsna-Rukmini. In this way

peace and harmony can be possible within this world.

 

>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 4.23.26

 

It is quite clear that according to Vedic culture a woman who accepts a

paramour or second husband in the presence of the husband she has married is

certainly responsible for the degradation of her father's family and the

family of her husband. The rules of Vedic culture in this regard are

strictly observed in the respectable families of brahmanas, ksatriyas and

vaisyas even today; only the sudras are degraded in this matter. For a woman

of the brahmana, ksatriya or vaisya class to accept another husband in the

presence of the husband she has married, or to file for divorce or accept a

boyfriend or paramour, is unacceptable in the Vedic culture.

 

>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 9.3.21

 

"Even if he is not of very good character, or even if he is not very rich or

fortunate, or even if he is old or invalid on account of continued diseases,

whatever her husband's condition, a woman should not divorce her husband if

she actually desires to be elevated to the higher planetary systems after

leaving this body. Besides that, it is considered abominable in society if a

woman is unfaithful and goes searching for another man. Such habits will

deter a woman from being elevated to the heavenly planets, and the results

of such habits are very degrading. A married woman should not search for a

paramour, for this is not sanctioned by the Vedic principles of life."

The instruction given herein by the Supreme Personality of Godhead to the

gopis was not at all sarcastic. Such instructions should be taken very

seriously by all honest women. The chastity of women is specifically

stressed herein by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore this

principle should be followed by any serious woman who wants to be elevated

to a higher status of life.

 

>>> Ref. VedaBase => KB 29: The Rasa Dance: Introduction