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Re: Is Sita an Ideal Wife?
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Subject: Re: Is Sita an Ideal Wife?
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From: dchakrav@netserv.unmc.edu (Dhruba Chakravarti)
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Date: 3 Oct 1995 06:19:04 GMT
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Approved: srh <srh@rbhatnagar>
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Article: 332 of soc.religion.hindu
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Newsgroups: soc.religion.hindu
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Organization: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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References: <44cdae$sbr@babbage.ece.uc.edu>
Megumi Hayashi (mhayashi@abo.fi) wrote:
: I am doing a reserch on position of women in Hinduism. In Hindu
: mythology, Sita is described as an ideal wife. And in a book I read, the
: auther wrote, "In Hindu tradition, a woman is taught to understand
: herself in relation to others. She id taught to emphasize in the
: development of her character what others expect of her. A central demand
: placed on a woman is that she subordinate her welfare to welfare of
: others, especially her husband and children." Is this value commonly
: accepted? I´m waiting for reply especially from women. please send an
: answer.
Dear Ms. Megumi Hayashi:
In order to study the Hindu concepts of the ideal wife, you need to
explore various Dharmashastras. I remember one line that might interest
you, sorry I do not remember the name of the text.
Sa bhAryA yA patibratA
Sa bhAryA yA shuchirdakshA.
(She who is loyal to her husband and she who is of clean habits is
(worthy of the honorable mention of) a wife.
Regards,
Dhruba.
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