This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 Excerpt: ...his plate. Woman's Place In Religion And Society The Hindu religion commands; "Women must be honored and adorned by their fathers, brothers, husbands, and brothers-in-law, who desire their own welfare." "Where women are honored, there the gods are pleased; but where they are not honored, no sacred rite yields rewards." ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 Excerpt: ...his plate. Woman's Place In Religion And Society The Hindu religion commands; "Women must be honored and adorned by their fathers, brothers, husbands, and brothers-in-law, who desire their own welfare." "Where women are honored, there the gods are pleased; but where they are not honored, no sacred rite yields rewards." "Where the female relations live in grief, the family soon wholly perishes; but that family where they are not unhappy ever prospers." "The houses on which female relations, not being duly honored, pronounce a curse, perish completely, as if destroyed by magic." "Hence men who seek their own welfare, should always honor women on holidays and festivals with (gifts of) ornaments, clothes and dainty food." "In that family where the husband is pleased with his wife, and the wife with her husband, happiness will assuredly be lasting." "For if the wife is not radiant with beauty, she will not attract her husband; but if she has no attractions for him, no children will be born." "If the wife is radiant with beauty, the whole house is bright; but if she is destitute of beauty, all will appear dismal."--Manu III. 55-62. These commandments are very significant. Our Aryan Hindus did, and still do honor woman to a certain extent. Thehonor bestowed upon the mother is without parallel in any other country. Although the woman is looked upon as an inferior being, the mother is nevertheless the chief person and worthy to receive all honor from the son. One of the great commandments of the Hindu Scriptures is, "Let thy mother be to thee like unto a god." Do not neglect what is useful. My readers would perhaps be interested to see these commandments; they are as follows: --...
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