Guest guest Posted January 1, 1999 Report Share Posted January 1, 1999 > then you have scary things like this: > > 371. If a wife, proud of the greatness of her relatives or (her own) > excellence, violates the duty which she owes to her lord, the king shall > cause her to be devoured by dogs in a place frequented by many. > > Eeeesh! For every verse that says great things about women, there are > others that women strongly oppose. Srila Prabhupada definitely considered > it in a very high regard, and refers to it often. No, no, it's not against women. This part was descibing punishments for sexual abuses and so on. Next verse is: 372. Let him cause the male offender to be burnt on a red-hot iron bed; they shall put logs under it, (until) the sinner is burned (to death). So for men there even more heavy punishments. I think the words "the duty which she owes to her lord" refers to chastity of a wife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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