Questions tagged [women]
For questions about issues in Hinduism that specifically affect or concern women.
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What scripture or text is the source of this verse on living on others money such as a woman's wealth?
Uttamam swArjitam vittam madhyamam putrArjitam
adhamam bhrAtru jAyAdi stree vittam adhamAdhamam
Meaning: One's own income/wealth is the best to live on, it is moderate to live on son's income, ...
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Can I melt my thirumangalyam and can i get done newly
Can someone confirm if can I melt my thali and get it done newly with same gold.
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Are Shudras and women more fortunate than Brahmanas according to the Vishnu Purana?
Are Shudras and women more fortunate than Brahmanas according to the Vishnu Purana? Or is it better to be a Brahmana?
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Do dharma sastras allow woman to be diksha guru? [duplicate]
Do dharma sastras allow woman to give deeksha in mantras to people? The duplicate questions that people are linking is mine. Here I am exclusively asking from dharma sastras aka smritis not tantras.
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Can woman give diksha to others as per scriptures?
Can women give diksha to either man or woman as per Hindu scriptures?
If no, what is the reason?
If yes, why don't we see woman gurus who give mantras to others much?
Do dharma shastras allow women ...
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Did Lopamudra ever receive Upanayana?
Lopamudra was a female Rishi who revealed Vedic mantras and did lots of Tapas, as per Mahabharata:
And obtaining her as wife, Agastya addressed Lopamudra, saying, 'Cast
thou away these costly ...
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Are Brahmavadini women allowed to marry and have sex?
Brahmavadini women are women who learn the Vedas, recite mantras, and do Yajnas, as stated here.
My question is, can they marry and have sex with their husbands?
According to the translator's note ...
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Are there sects that prohibit their women from uttering “Om”?
There is a chap on u-tube that says women should not say "Om" - they should say "am".
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Manu Smriti contradicts Bhagavad Gita on qualities of women?
The Bhagavad Gita says in 10.34:
I am Death among plunderers. I am the origin of all that shall be
born. In women I am fame, prosperity, eloquence, memory, intelligence,
endurance and ...
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Why did Yudhishthira give 2,640,000 female slaves to Brahmanas?
This question is NOT a duplicate of the above. My question "Why did Yudhishthira give 2,640,000 female slaves to Brahmanas?" is different from "Was slavery allowed in Mahabarata times?"
In the ...
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Can a lady undergoing menstruation period do yoga?
I heard that a lady undergoing menstruation should not do yoga.
My doubt is can a lady during her menstruation do yoga or not?
If no then after how many days she can be able to do yoga?
If yes, ...
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Why do Hindu women put Sindoor on her forehead? [duplicate]
Hindu women put Sindoor and take veil on their forehead ,what is the reason?
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What does this statement mean in the Atri Smriti about the Devas enjoying girls?
These verses are cited in the work known as the Mitākṣarā, commentary on Yajnavalkya Smriti:
“A woman is not rendered guilty by her connection with her paramour, nor a Brãhmaia by his performance ...
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What are the differences between goddess and female human beings?
Other than goddess being God and women being human are there any other considerable differences between goddess and women? If yes, can you list them. Also could you please explain why such differences ...
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Can a person be a guru for his own wife?
Is it allowed for a person to be a guru for his own wife? Does any scripture disallows it?
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Is it a sin for a husband to cheat on his wife?
This section of the Manusmriti on wisdomlib.org talks about what constitutes adultery.
In this section, it is clearly said that for a man, adultery constitutes engaging in sex with the wife of ...
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Does Narada Maharishi permit having sex with prostitutes and promiscuous girls? Need commentary
Note, that this question is NOT a duplicate of this, or this, or even this.
This verse from the Narada Smriti permits sex with promiscuous women, prostitutes, and unmarried women freely:
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Why do Hindu scriptures prescribe rape victims to perform penance/expiation?
Many Dharma Shastras enjoin victims of rape to do Prayaschitta after being raped.
For example:
If a young man all primped up barges accidentally into the presence of
another man’s wife or a ...
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Is this verse from the Brihaspati Smriti telling to kill rape victims?
This verse appears to enjoin killing rape victims:
When a woman has been enjoyed against her will, she shall be kept in the house well guarded, smeared (with ashes), lying on a low couch, and ...
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Does Hinduism permit having sex with female slaves? [duplicate]
This verse from the Narada Dharma Shastra apparently permits sexual intercourse with promiscuous women, prostitutes, and female slaves:
Nārada (12.78).—‘Intercourse is permitted with a wanton woman ...
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Is it a sin to have sex with promiscuous, unmarried women?
According to Hindu scriptures, it is a sin for a man to have sex with most women who aren't his wives.
An ancient acharya says that it is permissible (not sinful) to have sex with your wife(s) and ...
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Why did Ramakrishna marry Sarada Devi when he had no intention of leading a married life?
The Wikipedia article on Ramakrishna Paramahansa says:
By the time his bride joined him, Ramakrishna had already embraced the monastic life of a sannyasi; as a result, the marriage was never ...
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What is the meaning of Atharva veda 4:34:2?
This is what I found on a Hindu critique blog vedkabhed on Wordpress.
अनस्थाः पूताः पवनेन शुद्धाः शुचयः शुचिमपि यन्ति लोकम् |
नैषां शिश्र्नं प्र दहति जातवेदाः स्वर्गे लोके बहु स्त्रैणमेषाम् ||
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Are women allowed to read Vedas? Are any religious text not meant to be read by women?
Are women allowed to read Vedas? Are any religious text not meant to be read by women? Kindly answer to my mentioned question.
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Guarding of women's quarter in the later Vedic and Puranic eras
We come to learn from the Mahabharata and various puranas that Krishna had 16,000 or 16,100 wives besides his 8 principal consorts. Is there any direct or indirect reference in any of the major/minor ...
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Is there any scriptural reference that women should take bath before preparing the food?
In many families, they ask women to take bath before preparing food.
Is there any scriptural reference that women should take bath before preparing the food?
Note: This is regarding morning food and ...
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Performing Pooja, japa etc during wife's monthly period
My question is should the men in the household perform sandhyavandanam,, Pooja and japa when the woman in the family is during her monthly menstrual cycle. We do not have provision to spare the only ...
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What do the scriptures say about the qualities of an ideal bride? [duplicate]
According to the Shastras - are there any qualities of an woman that should be kept in mind, by a man before taking the decision of marriage?
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Does kanyadaan have a Vedic sanction?
In a traditional Hindu marriage, the bride is 'gifted' to the groom by her father Like Godaan (gifting of cow) bhudaan (gifting of land) etc women are treated as objects that can be gifted away !
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Did women menstruate before they partook Indra's sin?
The Vedas say that women menstruate as they took a portion of Indra's sin for killing a brahmin. Didn't women menstruate before this happened? How did they give birth before this happened?
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Do any scriptures mention what would happen if temple restrictions are not followed?
The Supreme Court allowed the entry of women in the Swami Ayappa Temple at Shabarimala and ever since then a lot of protests have erupted in Kerala against the decision. One of the points that is ...
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Didn't the Sati practice exist in India? [duplicate]
There's a YouTube channel called FMF, which makes videos on Indian culture and Hinduism. Recently one of its videos focused on the Sati practice.
here's the link to that video. It will also be ...
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Guru Dattatreya Parayan
Being a woman, can I read the whole Sri Guru Charitra, which is known as GuruDatta Parayana, in the coming Datta Jayanti (Festival) ?
In our home, my father used to read it every year by following ...
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Why Gayatri mantra is widely recited by non-bramhins nowadays which was once the stronghold of only the brahmins?
Is there any reason for release of Gayatri mantra to non brahmins and even to women? I think such practice is irregular. Who is responsible for deviation from very ancient practice and making it ...
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Do scriptures allow men to perform last rites for relatives that are still alive?
According to this news report, a group of Indian men decided to perform last rites for their former wives.
They say taking a dip in the Ganga redeems you of all your sins. But a group of Indian men ...
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What is the correct translation, context & interpretation of a verse, which demeans women?
Taittiriya Samhita of Krishna Yajurveda has the following verse. [Translated by Arthur Berriedale Keith and emphasis mine]. From archive.org
Women are powerless, have no inheritance, and speak more ...
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Does SB 4.25.41 give a hint to the thing that women like men who are expert in rape?
Often purport are used to understand verses of scripture in clearer way. In purport S.B. 4.25.41, Sri AC Bhaktivedanata Prabhupada comments in the last part of commentary as:
In this regard, the ...
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Why did Prabhupada make objectionable comments on women in SB 4.25.41 purport? [closed]
Prabhupada is the Propagator of ISKCON which is a world wide organization and which is related to vaishnavism.
I came to know about following remarks made by him about women.
It is not that the ...
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What is the significance of bride leading the groom during Saptapadi?
This question has nothing to do with feminism or anything else. In Vedic or Hindu religion every step has deep meaning or significance. I know the significance of sacred oaths taken during Saptapadi. ...
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What do dharma shastras say about women inheritance?
What do different dharmashastras say about distribution of will among the heirs as well as inheritance by female children and other inheritance laws.
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What is the punishment given for using filthy and vulgar language towards women [duplicate]
What's the punishment given for abusing, using filthy vulgar language towards wife and children according to scriptures?
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Does rAmAyaNa mention women chanting vedic mantras?
In some place I read that the queens KausalyA and Kaikeyi are mentioned chanting vedic mantras.
For example they chanted when lord Rama and his brothers were born.
Also Sri Kaushalya used to offer ...
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What is Hinduism's view of marital rape?
Marital rape has been one of the most controversial social issues raised by feminists over the last century. It has been widely recognised in the western world as a form of domestic violence and ...
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What types of [non-intimate] friendly touches are allowed with other women?
As per scriptures, is it allowed for men to touch either married or unmarried women, not from own family, with or without her permission?
The touch I used here refers to handshakes, keeping hands on ...
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Is the 6th section/Putramantha Brahmana of Brihadaranyaka Upanishad shruti?
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 6.4.7:
If she does not willingly yield her body to him, he should buy her
with presents. If she is still unyielding, he should strike her with a
stick or with his hand ...
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Are husband and wife, associated/affected by each others' sins?
Is it true, that husband is associated in his wife's sin but the wife is not associated in her husband's sin?
Example: Robber Valia's wife told him that I have not associated with your sin. Later he ...
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Names of Brahmavadinis in our puranas and vedas [duplicate]
I want to know about exemplary women who realised brahman and became brahamavadinis mentioned in our puranas and vedas. Few names and their short backstory will suffice.
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Which Hindu scriptures discuss the Sati practice?
My teacher said that the Sati practice was not actually a common practice and does not belong to our dharma. Vedic Religion was there from around 500 BC but Sati started from around 4th century (I ...
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What is the position of Women in the Vedic era?
Since there are lot of difference of opinion and lack of clarity regarding women and its status in hinduism, especially in the Vedas. There is a lack of clarity with respect to the important things ...
