Guest guest Posted June 4, 2000 Report Share Posted June 4, 2000 Hi Jay, You will not find a specific verse in the Gita stating that the wife must submit to her husband. However, if you really want to stretch and find such " male superiority " proof, you can twist a Gita verse such as: " 18.9 - But he who does holy work, Arjuna, because it ought to be done, and surrenders selfishness and thought of reward, his work is pure, and is peace. " and then try to find in other scriptures exactly what work a wife should do, such as in the Thirukural. A 10 verse section of the Thirukural entitled " The Good Wife " goes something like this: " Verse 51 She is the helpful wife who possesses the fullness of Household culture and spends within her husband's means. Verse 52 The fullest family life remains empty If the wife lacks the lofty culture of the home. Verse 53 What does a man lack if his wife is worthy? And what does he possess if she is lacking worth? Verse 54 What is more majestic than a women Who commands the copious prodigious strength of chastity? Verse 55 Even the rains will fall at the command of the wife Who upon rising worships not God, but her husband. Verse 56 She who vigilantly guards herself, fondly secures her husband's needs And protects their unblemished reputation is truly a wife. Verse 57 Why do guardians protect women by confinement? Her own Strong-willed staunch chastity is a women's prime supreme protection. Verse 58 A women deeply devoted to the man who wed her Will be worthy of great rewards in the world where Gods delight Verse 59 Unless the wife pursues praiseworthy purity, The husband cannot stride prance like a proud lion before his critics. Verse 60 A worthy wife is the blessing of a home, And good children are its precious ornament. " You can comb over the Laws of Manu and find similar stuff. However, you will not find it in the Gita, as Krishna would have little use in convincing Arjuna to fight by enumerating the duties of the wife. Exactly why are we looking for this? We could continually find verses that show women must " submit " to their husband, but then conveniently forget the duties of the husband for the wife. Marriage is a two-way street, and the wife is in no way subservient or subordinate to the husband. Ankur Goel - Vivekananda Centre list ; Self Knowledge List Sunday, June 04, 2000 1:47 AM [ramakrishna] Fw: Male superiority in Homes. Interesting request! ========================= - Hollis F. Coker <coker <hindu 04 June 2000 03:49 Male superiority in Homes. > I would like if you can quote from your text [bhagavad Gita] any verse > that shows why women must submit themselves to their husbands. =====end of message===== Does anyone know of any such verse in the Bhagavad Gita? Pls reply directly. jay Vivekananda Centre London Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2000 Report Share Posted June 4, 2000 Nonsense, there are no such words in the Bhagavad Gita or for that matter in any scriptures. However, the word 'submit' means what? Does it mean ' yes,sir' ? If you think that what it means, there is no verse to support it. Thank you. On Sun, 4 Jun 2000 07:47:14 +0100 " Vivekananda Centre " <vivekananda writes: > Interesting request! > ========================= > > - > Hollis F. Coker <coker > <hindu > 04 June 2000 03:49 > Male superiority in Homes. > > > > I would like if you can quote from your text [bhagavad Gita] any > verse > > that shows why women must submit themselves to their husbands. > > =====end of message===== > > Does anyone know of any such verse in the Bhagavad Gita? > > Pls reply directly. > > jay > Vivekananda Centre London > > > > > ------ > Was the salesman clueless? Productopia has the answers. > http://click./1/4633/3/_/411454/_/960101644/ > ------ > > Sri Ramakrishnaye Namah > Vivekananda Centre London > http://www.btinternet.com/~vivekananda/ > ______________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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