HINDUISM'S BHAGAVAD GITA SAYS WOMEN ARE POLLUTED
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III. THE BHAGAVAD-GITA’S WARNING AGAINST THE CORRUPT IMMORAL WOMAN AND
DEGRADATION OF SOCIETY
The Bhagavad-Gita recognizes the wisdom of guarding women (and
children) from their evil tendencies. The following quote from the
Gita not only further confirms the above excerpts, but also clearly
warns that in societies where religion is lacking, women resort to
their polluted tendencies, and unwanted progeny therefore results;
Arjuna explains to Krishna:
“When irreligion is prominent in the family, O Krsna, the women of the
family become polluted, and from the degradation of womanhood, O
descendant of Vrsni, comes unwanted progeny.” -- Bhagavad-Gita 1:40.
[Prabhupada, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami. Bhagavad-Gita As It Is:
Complete Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Los Angeles: Bhaktivedanta
Book Trust, 1986. p.66].
To elaborate on this pertinent and common sense principle, the full
purport regarding the above verse from the Bhagavad-Gita As It Is is
excerpted below:
“Good population in human society is the basic principle for peace,
prosperity and spiritual progress in life. The varnasrama religion’s
principles were so designed that the good population would prevail in
society for the general spiritual progress of state and community. Such
population depends on the chastity and faithfulness of its womanhood.
As children are very prone to be misled, women are similarly very prone
to degradation. Therefore, both children and women require protection
by the elder members of the family. By being engaged in various
religious practices, women will not be misled into adultery. According
to Canakya Pandita, women are generally not very intelligent and
therefore not trustworthy. So the different family traditions of
religious activities should always engage them, and thus their chastity
and devotion will give birth to a good population eligible for
participating in the varnasrama system. On the failure of such
varnasrama-dharma, naturally the women become free to act and mix with
men, and thus adultery is indulged in at the risk of unwanted
population. Irresponsible men also provoke adultery in society, and
thus unwanted children flood the human race at the risk of war and
pestilence.” [Prabhupada, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami. Bhagavad-Gita As
It Is: Complete Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Los Angeles:
Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, 1986. pp.66-67].
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Before you buy.
TR
translation by Eknath Easwaran. He wrote:
"With them are lost the spiritual foundations of life, and the
family looses it's sense of unity. Where there is no sense of
unity, the women of the family become corrupt; and with the
corruption of its women, society is plunged into chaos."
First, let's keep in mind that this is Arjuna speaking, not
Krishna. We read the Gita to learn from the teacher, Krishna,
not from the mortal student, Arjuna.
Second, Arjuna is saying that the corruption is caused when
"the family" looses its spirituality. He is not blaming women
for the problem, he is only saying that the problem is a
natural result of a failure of family spiritual traditions. As
such, the solution to the problem is for the family to recover
its spiritual values, not to guard its women. There is no
implication that women have evil tendencies as a part of
their essence.
It is foolish to think that the problem of corruption should
be solved by locking up half the human population and forcing
them into practicing more religious rituals. If you wish to
believe that women are less intelligent and trustworthy, or
if you wish to believe that they are any more prone to
adultery than men, then that is your choice. But don't try
to back up your personal misogyny with the authority of
the Gita. Krishna's solution for all of these problems is
a deepening of mankind's spiritual knowledge, not an abuse
of women.
TR
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> III. THE BHAGAVAD-GITA’S WARNING AGAINST THE CORRUPT IMMORAL WOMAN
AND
> DEGRADATION OF SOCIETY
>
> The Bhagavad-Gita recognizes the wisdom of guarding women (and
> children) from their evil tendencies. The following quote from the
> Gita not only further confirms the above excerpts, but also clearly
> warns that in societies where religion is lacking, women resort to
> their polluted tendencies, and unwanted progeny therefore results;
> Arjuna explains to Krishna:
>
> “When irreligion is prominent in the family, O Krsna, the women of the
> family become polluted, and from the degradation of womanhood, O
> descendant of Vrsni, comes unwanted progeny.” -- Bhagavad-Gita 1:40.
> [Prabhupada, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami. Bhagavad-Gita As It Is:
> Complete Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Los Angeles: Bhaktivedanta
> Book Trust, 1986. p.66].
First of all u should know this is what Arjuna says!! Shri Bhagavan
replies from 2-11!!!
Secondlt it is common sense that when women are abused and
illegitimate children are born when there is chaos and law does not
prevail! Which part of it do u not understand? Do u want chaos and rape
and illegitimate kids?
Dont be a coward ! Reply and face a debate!
Sharique Wase
“When irreligion is prominent in the family, O Krsna, the women of the
family become polluted, and from the degradation of womanhood, O
descendant of Vrsni, comes unwanted progeny.” -- Bhagavad-Gita 1:40.
