Duties of a CHASTE Wife 4 страница

Hari-sauri: Cyavana and his followers?

Prabhupada: No, Cyavana became young and the asvini-kumaras also became...

Hari-sauri: Oh, they all went in.

Prabhupada: They dipped down in a certain lake. In this way, he became a very beautiful young man. Then for soma-yajna, his father-in-law, the daughter's father came. He came. So he was surprised, "How is that? My daughter is with another young man?" He became angry. "My dear daughter, what is this? You are defaming your husband's family and my family." He began to chastise like that. And just see. Because he sees that "I got my daughter married with old Cyavana. How is that, with a young man?" Just see. Condemned like anything. And she was laughing. She knew that "I have not changed my husband. A change of body." Then she said, "My dear father, don't be angry. He's your real son-in-law. He has become now young by treatment." Then he was very pleased and embraced his daughter, that "You are so nice." This is Vedic civilization. Even one has got old, going to die husband, she cannot change. This is the CHASTITY.

Hari-sauri: Once a woman was married, then that was finished. No connection with another man.

Prabhupada: No, no. That one marriage is sufficient. She must remain very faithful to her husband, CHASTE. That is wanted. Not that "I do not like this husband. I'll change." That is not wanted.

Hari-sauri: That's Western mentality.

Prabhupada: Whatever your father and mother has chosen, that's all. He's your worshipable husband. This is the... This point I wanted to bring. And her father was surprised. "How is that? I got you married with an old man? Somehow or other, circumstances I was obliged. How is that you have picked up one young man?" He chastised her like anything. Then when he came to understand that the same old man has become now young man by medical treatment, then he was satisfied. So you cannot change. I have seen it. One, my father's friend, he was very old man. My father was also... He was at that time not less than sixty-five. But his wife died, and he was married with another young girl. But his sister forced him to marry. That "Unless you marry, who will look after you? You have no children." But I have seen that young woman who was married with that gentleman... In our childhood we used to called her didi. Didi means elder sister. So the relationship was very thick and thin. But that old man, not less than sixty-five, and this young woman, utmost twenty to twenty-five. She was serving the husband like anything. We have seen it. There is no question of changing or being dissatisfied.

Hari-sauri: Now they bring them up to be independent.

Prabhupada: It is a question of culture. Culture. She was king's daughter, royal, and married her with a muni, old, rotten. Older than me. All the skin has become slackened. But still she was serving him just like worshipable lord. The age difference is great-grandfather and great-granddaughter. You'll find in Bhagavatam. Lord Siva, he could not construct even a house. He was living underneath a tree. And his wife, Durga, srsti-sthiti-pralaya-sadhana-saktir eka. She can create a new world, so powerful, Durga. She's living with her husband underneath a tree. Never claims, "My dear husband, if you cannot, I can make one." There is a story about that. That, "People criticize us. All right, let us have some house." So Lord Siva, Durga, both of them capable to do anything. So they constructed a very nice gold house. "Now we shall live." So there is new house entering ceremony. So one Gargamuni was invited as brahmana. Many other brahmanas. So they began to eat so much... That story I'm now forgetting. Then whatever stock they have finished, when, after eating, when they wanted, "Give us daksina." Because after eating there is... So Lord Siva, where shall I get everything? I have finished." Then they became puzzled what to do. So Lord Siva said, "All right, you take this house." Again they became underneath a tree. (laughs) "All right, as daksina you take this house. Don't bother." Their house entrance ceremony was there. As a result of that ceremony they became again underneath a tree. (About someone else:) What they're doing? (end)

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Prabhupada: "They say." Therefore they are nonsense, mudha, rascals. They do not know what is God, what is demigod, what is Lord Siva, what is Lord Visnu or Brahma. They do not know. If a woman says, "Oh, everyone is my husband," then she is a prostitute. That's all. A CHASTE woman will say, "No, there is one, my husband. That's all." That is CHASTE woman. And if she is liberal, if she says, "No, no, everyone is my husband," that means she is prostitute. She does not know what is value of husband. In Bhagavad-gita Krsna says, kamais tais tair hrta-jnanah prapadyante anya devatah: "Those who have adhered to other demigods, they have lost their intelligence," hrta-jnanah, "rascals." They'll go. Kamais tais tair hrta-jnanah prapadyante anya devatah, antavat tu phalam tesam tad bhavaty alpa-medhasam. Because they are rascals, they prefer like that. The public opinion will be taken out; Krsna's opinion will be... Public is rascals. They can say all nonsense. That is not to be taken. You have to take--that is Krsna consciousness movement--what Krsna says. What do you think? Krsna says, kamais tais tair hrta-jnanah prapadyante anya devatah

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a: My opinion is already there according to the... They should be CHASTE, faithful to husband. Little literary knowledge, they can read. That's all. Not very much

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Prabhupada: Oh, yes. That is husband's duty. She has dedicated her everything to the husband, and husband must see that she is comfortable. This is husband. She must have children, she must have good house, good eating, good clothing, good ornament. Then she is satisfied. They want these things. A woman does not mind very much, "My husband has got more than one wife." If she gets all the comforts of her wishes, some children and some comforts, then she is... She does not grudge because woman knows man's psychology. A man is not satisfied with one woman. So he must be given that. But she must be CHASTE. She cannot have more than... Then their relation is all right. If the woman allows husband--"He likes. Let him have more than one woman, but I must be CHASTE"--this... Our civilization is nowhere, Vedic culture.

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... satisfied with one woman. So he must be given that. But she must be CHASTE. She cannot have more than... Then their relation is all right. If the woman allows husband--"He likes. Let him have more than one woman, but I must be CHASTE"--this... Our civilization is nowhere, Vedic culture.

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Prabhupada:...Britishers. Otherwise, nonvegetarian in India means up to fish. (pause) In Gujarat still you'll find. One young girl... You see here that all young girls are carrying water, collecting. In the morning collecting water, cleansing the house, utensils, clothes, taking bath, then cooking, those girls. Their first business. Man's business is to earn money, go to the market, the necessities. Woman's business is take care of household affairs, children, and they have got engagement. And in the presence of father or elder brother or husband, a woman has to earn livelihood--that's a great insult.

Tamala Krsna: Disgrace. That's disgraceful.

Prabhupada: Yes.

Tamala Krsna: That means the husband is irresponsible. That means the man is irresponsible, to let his wife do that. And they let their unmarried daughters do.

Prabhupada: And woman left alone means prostitution.

Tamala Krsna: That's what's going on now in Bombay, Calcutta. The men send their unmarried daughters to become secretary. She must be... And even before that, they go to college, freely mixing with the men.

Prabhupada: As soon as they allow young girl to mix with young boys--finished.

Tamala Krsna: This coeducation is very bad.

Prabhupada: And in the Western countries it is openly allowed, dating. "Please learn this art." (pause) And if you keep woman CHASTE, then nice children will come, no hippies.

Tamala Krsna: Yeah, just like that boy, Dapni, Dapni's(?) grandson. Nice boy.

Prabhupada: That's it. And if nice children are there in the society, they will become responsible men. Then there will be no disturbance in the society. Everything will go on smoothly. Brahmana is acting as brahmana; ksatriya is acting as... They are both... No quarrel. No animosity. Everyone is cooperating with one another. The whole society becomes peaceful

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