SON IN LAW IN PURANA The Brahma Purana
20. Son-in-Law Marriage, Family and Position of Women The position of a son-in-law is of particular significance in the Hindu family. The parents-in-law remain very eager to please him as the happiness of their daughter in her married life depends completely on him. The Brahma Purana also gives a happy picture of the cordial reception of the son-in-law at his father-in-law's house. But at the same time if the son-in-law ill-treated the daughter, the father of the daughter intervened and asked for justice regarding the treatment of his daughter. Thus when Samjna, Tvasta's daughter, being unable to bear the lustre of the sun (her husband), left her home and came to her father's house, her father advised her to return to her husband's house but when he saw that she was adament in her decision, he allowed her to practice penance in the forest. Later on, when Surya came to know about his wife's decision, he came to Tvasta's house where he was given hearty reception but at the same time, Tvasta advised the Sun to lessen his lustre so that his daughter could be happy with him. Whereupon the sun pared his brightness on Tvasta's wheel (A.6.30 ff.). The son-in-law on his part also properly respected the father-in-law. Indra. Thus it is said that once the demon Mahasani captured All the gods approached Varuna as he was the father-inlaw of Mahasni. At the request of Varuna, Mahasani released Indra (129.14-29). in-law. But the Brahma Purana also gives an instance where a father-inlaw shows unequal treatment towards his different sonsThus it is stated that Daksa invited all his sons-inlaw in the celebration of his sacrifice but did not invite Siva, the husband of his eldest daughter Sati, as he had a prejudice against him and openly condemned him in the sacrificial hall when Sati asked the reason for such distinction of treatment (34.7-24). K Rajaram IRS 51124 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZoqQ85PuGBbmptzRb_LiOO%2BTxqFeADL5QtQqNFT_4w5yEA%40mail.gmail.com.
