The High-caste Hindu WomanRodgers print Company, 1888 - 119 pàgines |
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Pàgina 54 - Day and night women must be kept in dependence by the males (of) their (families), and, if they attach themselves to sensual enjoyments, they must be kept under one's control. Her father protects (her) in childhood, her husband protects (her) in youth, and her sons protect (her) in old age ; a woman is never fit for independence.
Pàgina 59 - Though destitute of virtue, or seeking pleasure (elsewhere), or devoid of good qualities, (yet) a husband must be constantly worshiped as a god by a faithful wife.
Pàgina 74 - Om! let these women, not to be widowed, good wives adorned with collyrium, holding clarified butter, consign themselves to the fire! Immortal, not childless, not husbandless, well adorned with gems, let them pass into the fire, whose original element is water.
Pàgina 53 - For women are able to lead astray in (this) world not only a fool, but even a learned man, and (to make) him a slave of desire and anger.
Pàgina 58 - In childhood a female must be subject to her father, in youth to her husband, when her lord is dead to her sons; a woman must never be independent.
Pàgina 53 - ... (When creating them) Manu allotted to women (a love of their) bed, (of their) seat and (of) ornament, impure desires, wrath, dishonesty, malice, and bad conduct.
Pàgina 60 - He only is a perfect man who consists (of three persons united), his wife, himself, and his offspring ; thus (says the Veda), and (learned) Brahmanas propound this (maxim) likewise, 'The husband is declared to be one with the wife.
Pàgina 88 - Lord, save us, for we cannot bear our lot; many of us have killed ourselves, and we are still killing ourselves. O God of mercies, our prayer to thee is this, that the curse may be removed from the women of India.
Pàgina 71 - Endless are the worlds of those who have sons ; there is no place for the man who is destitute of male offspring.
Pàgina 55 - Let the (husband) employ his (wife) in the collection and expenditure of his wealth, in keeping (everything) clean, in (the fulfilment of) religious duties, in the preparation of his food, and in looking after the household utensils.