Respect of Women

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Re: Respect of Women

@Arleitter

The more on `women were treated nice inm ancient Iindia’

Hindu Wisdom - Women in Hinduism

Literary evidence suggests that kings and towns were destroyed because a single woman was wronged by the state. For example, Valmiki’s Ramayana teaches us that Ravana and his entire clan was wiped out because he abducted Sita.

Veda Vyasa’s Mahabharatha teaches us that all the Kauravas were killed because they humiliated Draupadi in public. Elango Adigal’s Sillapathigaram teaches us Madurai, the capital of the Pandyas was burnt because Pandyan Nedunchezhiyan mistakenly killed her husband on theft charges.

Peace Arlietter

If the whole town was destroyed over a single woman - does that include the women of that town? Does the love for a specific woman by a specific person translate necessarily to respect of women per se by all? BTW … Ravana was a demon wasn’t he? I mean he was not human.

So King Pandyan was killed and his city razed because he mistakenly accused someone of theft and killed him … what does that have to do with the wife of the accused? Surely every married man who has been killed wrongfully - wouldn’t the revenge for that be a result of his murder not the result of leaving his wife as a widow? This is stretching the respect reference for women. The revenge was for wrongful killing not for leaving a woman as a widow. And then the excess that this goes to - imagine how many women would be out of house and home for having their town ransacked … on account of a mistake.

These examples show excess in revenge and how wrathful a leader can be for his property or what belongs to him - such as a woman who he loved. Do similar examples exist where kings have defended the honour of women who they did not love … or who were simply mothers of one of their servants?

How were women from the enemies treated? Surely this would show unreserved and unbiased respect for women.