Thanks Sri. Brigante. The first point is inaccurate. Draupadi's sari kept extending on and on.
Unfortunately, the second point is true. There was a lowering of the status of women as time went on and on in India.
Dogmas like Dowry, Sati, and Devadasi system etc etc came into the Indian culture. The Status of Women became even worse when Muslim invaders started coming to India.
Female infanticide is still rampant in India. Dowry deaths still kill thousands of women in India. The Gender ratio is skewed.
Date: Sun, 14 May 2006 22:21:19 -0000
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rig-Veda and Women
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rig-Veda and Women
> >In spite of her five husbands, Draupadi was staked and lost in a
> >game of dice, disrobed and publicly humiliated. The men of the
> >Ramayana and Mahabharata had several wives, an indication of the
> >lowering status of women.
>
I question the accuracy of this article, since this paragraph is not
at all accurate. Draupadi was not disrobed, according to the story,
because her sari magically extended itself despite her harassers'
attempts to disrobe her:
"Kauravas now command Pandavas to strip themselves in the manner of slaves. Pandavas obey by stripping off their upper garments. Then
Kauravas demand the same from Draupadi, who remains crying in her
hour of test. Then to the horror of everybody present, Dushasana
proceeds to strip Draupadi off her saari. Seeing her husbands unable
or unwilling to help her, Draupadi prays to Lord Krishna to protect
her modesty. Lord Krishna now works a miracle so that as Dushasana
unwraps layers and layers of her sari, her sari keeps getting
extended. Seeing Draupadi being violated so brazenly, Bhima in a
roaring rage, vows to tear open Dushasana's breast one day and drink
his blood. Finally a tired Dushasana backs off without being able to
strip Draupadi."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draupadi
It's also illogical for the author of this article to say that
multiple wives meant the lowering of status of women, as the author
has just mentioned the polyandrous Draupadi with her 5 husbands!
Bob Brigante
http://geocities.com/bbrigante
> >game of dice, disrobed and publicly humiliated. The men of the
> >Ramayana and Mahabharata had several wives, an indication of the
> >lowering status of women.
>
I question the accuracy of this article, since this paragraph is not
at all accurate. Draupadi was not disrobed, according to the story,
because her sari magically extended itself despite her harassers'
attempts to disrobe her:
"Kauravas now command Pandavas to strip themselves in the manner of slaves. Pandavas obey by stripping off their upper garments. Then
Kauravas demand the same from Draupadi, who remains crying in her
hour of test. Then to the horror of everybody present, Dushasana
proceeds to strip Draupadi off her saari. Seeing her husbands unable
or unwilling to help her, Draupadi prays to Lord Krishna to protect
her modesty. Lord Krishna now works a miracle so that as Dushasana
unwraps layers and layers of her sari, her sari keeps getting
extended. Seeing Draupadi being violated so brazenly, Bhima in a
roaring rage, vows to tear open Dushasana's breast one day and drink
his blood. Finally a tired Dushasana backs off without being able to
strip Draupadi."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draupadi
It's also illogical for the author of this article to say that
multiple wives meant the lowering of status of women, as the author
has just mentioned the polyandrous Draupadi with her 5 husbands!
Bob Brigante
http://geocities.com/bbrigante
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