*"When the king has taken counsel about all of this with his counsellors, and when he has exercised and bathed, he should enter the harem at noon to eat. There he should eat food over which Vedic verses that dispel poison have been chanted, food that has been well tested by kitchen servants who are like his second self, who cannot be seduced and who know the time (for food). And he should clean all of his articles with waters that destroy poison, and he should always be circumspect about wearing jewels that destroy poison. Well-tested women whose clothing and ornaments have been thoroughly cleaned should attentively caress him with fans, water, and incense. In the same way, he should be careful about his carriage, bed, seat, and food, and about bathing, anointing and adorning his body, and all his ornaments. When he has eaten, he should take his pleasure with the women in the harem; and when he has taken his pleasure at the proper time, he should think again about the things he must do. In full regalia, he shouldinspect the armed forces again, and all the vehicles, weapons, and ornaments. When he has performed his twilight rituals, he should arm himself, and in the inner chamber he should hear about the movements of his spies and those who report secrets. When he has dismissed these people and gone to another inner chamber, he should again enter the harem to eat,surrounded by women. When he has again eaten something there, his spirits lifted by instrumental music, he should lie down and then arise at the proper time free from fatigue. A king should follow this regime when he is healthy; but when he is not well, he may entrust all of this to his *retainers." Manusmrti 7:216-226
I just want to show that most of the Hindus propagate the fact that Hinduism is strictly "monogamous" but that is false. And it is "Polygamous and polyandrous" and the number of women is not even defined in it.
lol, Manusmirti is not a holy text. it was a lawbook for a certain period in ancient India.
Manu was a brahmin author who published the Manusmirti…it is totally different from those that are considered the revealed texts - the Vedas and Upanishads. no Hindu will ever say that Manusmirti is divine literature, and you will never find a copy of it in any Hindu home sitting next to the Gita.
i can write Nikhilsmirti today and it will be considered as holy as Manusmirti - meaning not at all.
more importantly, why have you not provided the link yet?
Stay assured, I can provide a weblink. But it is not important.
The important thing is that you must be able to tell us what is right or wrong ;)
Isn't it? :D
As the laws of Manu were in practice in Hindu society so it has once gained the status of "Holy" book..... right? Simply lying besides another holy book does not mean some book is holy or not.....
Manusamriti 7:213. For times of need let him preserve his wealth; at the expense of his wealth let him preserve his wife; let him at all events preserve himself even by (giving up) his wife and his wealth.
it will take 2 seconds for you to copy/paste the weblink. you spend most of your time obsessively posting about Hinduism anyways, so what’s another 2 seconds?
quite possibly the worst logical deduction i’ve ever seen in my life.
is the Indian constitution also a “holy book” to Hindus?
Since most of the Hindus follow this book,which is written thousands of years ago, majority of Hindus practice Polyandry and polygamy.. thats what you want to say..
:)
The gift of a daughter, after decking her with as much costly garments and jewels as possible, to a learned man of good conduct, whom the father himself invites, is called the Brahma rite.
The gift of a daughter who has been decked with ornaments, to a priest who duly officiates at a sacrifice, during the course of its performance, is called the Daiva rite. [here the hope is that by such a marriage the priest's prayers would be doubly powerful].
When the father gives away his daughter according to the rule, after receiving from the bridegroom according to sacred laws, a cow and a bull or two pairs of cows, that is named the Arsha rite.
When a contract is signed with the husband, and it has been said [by the bride's father] that "You two shall now practice your [householder's] duties together" and the daughter is given after the husband had been duly honoured, then the marriage is known as Pragyapata marriage. [here possibly, the husband himself sought the girl's hand].
When the bridegroom receives a maiden, after having given as much wealth as he can afford to the kinsmen of the bride, and to the bride herself, according to his own will, that is called the Asura rite. [here instead of the husband receiving the dowry, it is the bride and her family who receive it].
The voluntary union of a woman and her lover is the Gandharva rite, which springs from desire and has sexual intercourse for its purpose. [Here, no rituals or witnesses are necessary; merely the couple exchanging vows is sufficient].
The forcible abduction of a maiden from her home, while she cries out and weeps, after her kinsmen have been slain or wounded and their houses broken open, or during war, and subsequent marriage is called the Rakshasa rite.
When a man by stealth seduces a girl who is sleeping, intoxicated, or disordered in intellect, and then marries her, that is the eighth, the most base and sinful rite of the Pisakas.
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